Re: Smarthome Powerlinc Controller

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

SmartHome was reluctant to give out the protocol for that one so you're
likely to find that only the high priced spreads support it.

John O'Boyle <john.l.oboyle@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>USB.  32kb memory.
>J.
>
>
>Dave Houston wrote:
>> What version of the PowerLinc controller? There have been about 4 or 5. Is
>> yours USB or serial? With or without memory?
>>
>> John O'Boyle <john.l.oboyle@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> I haven't noticed much, if any, discussion in this group of the
>>> Smarthome Powerlinc controller.  I have a fairly extensive X10 setup in
>>> my home and was happy to see this device hit the market two years or so
>>> ago.  I'm somewhat less happy with the Smarthome Manager Plus Program,
>>> which had problems from the start, and hasn't been updated in more than
>>> a year.
>>>
>>> While I'd REALLY like to see some robust software for this device but
>>> I'll settle for a command-line interface.  Does anyone know if this
>>> exists anywhere?  I've a need to trigger a Powerlinc macro
>>> automatically, and am using an ActiveHome interface just for this one
>>> signal.  Sure would be nice to get THAT device disconnected from my
>>> system.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help you can offer.
>>>
>>> BTW - please don't respond with how obsolete X10 is.  I've been using
>>> this stuff since the BSR days, and have had a great deal of success with
>>> it.  I agree with someone else in this group who suggests that when the
>>> newer technologies have the comparable functional devices it will be
>>> time to retire X10 and move on.
>>>
>>> JLOB
>>