Re: Smarthome Powerlinc Controller

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

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