Re: Smarthome Powerlinc Controller

[John O'Boyle <john.l.oboyle@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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?
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> 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
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