Re: Receiving security RF codes from DS10A

[Charles Sullivan <cwsulliv@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 16:02:26 -0500, Robert Green wrote:

> Someone in the ADI forum asked if there was a way for the Ocelot to read
> X-10 security RF codes as in those transmitted  by the DS10A.  While this
> device:
>
> http://www.wgldesigns.com/w800.html
>
> translates X-10 RF to serial ASCII, IIRC, the Ocelot can't read ASCII, only
> write it.  Am I all wet on this or what?

The W800RF32A doesn't send ASCII.  For the DS10A and HR12A at
least, it sends groups of four 8-bit binary bytes to the serial
port (normally repeated multiple times depending on the
transmitter).  I have no idea whether or not the Ocelot can deal
with this.

Regards,
Charles Sullivan