Re: X10 General Question

["Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx>]

> it looks like I can only turn ALL 3 lights on if ANY of the
> motion sensors is triggered. Is that > correct?


You *can* set each socket rocket to a separate unit code and each motion
detector to match.  Use either all even numbered unit codes or all odd
numbered ones.  The motion detectors also control the next numbered unit
which results in bizarre interactions if they are in view of each other.

Set socket rocket 1 to housecode B and unit code 1
Set socket rocket 2 to housecode B and unit code 3
Set socket rocket 3 to housecode B and unit code 5

Set thet motion detectors the same way.

Here are the details from the X-10 website for setting the MS16a unit codes:

Setting The Unit Code

Press and hold the UNIT/OFF button (located in the battery compartment).

The red LED flashes.

A few seconds later, the ActiveEye will report its current Unit code
setting. The total number of blinks equals the unit number.

When the ActiveEye starts to report its current setting, release the button.

If you do not wish to change the current setting, take no further action at
this point. A few seconds later, the ActiveEye will timeout. The ActiveEye
will indicate this to you by displaying a sustained blink (slightly longer
than the report blinks).

Once the ActiveEye has finished reporting its current setting, press the
button the number of times equal to the Unit code you wish to set and hold
the button down on the last press. Determine the code you wish to use before
starting the programming procedure because the ActiveEye will only wait a
few seconds after it has finished reporting its current setting for you to
begin entering the new code.

A few seconds later, the red LED will blink the new setting.

If the programming fails, the red LED will display a sustained blink
(slightly longer than the report blinks). This can occur if you wait too
long to start your programming, you press the button more than 16 times, or
you press the HOUSE/ON button. If the programming procedure fails, you must
start the procedure over.

http://www.x10.com/instructions/ms16a_inst.htm

--
Bobby G.


"Mike C" <michaeljc70@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I bought a 3 pack of socket rockets and wireless motion detectors
> (MS16a) . It came with one mini transceiver (TM751).  I wanted to
> control 3 lights via a separate motion detectors (none affecting any of
> the others) and it seemed like this kit would do it. After reading the
> directions and setting up the first one, it seems like I can't do that.
> Since the transceiver only has 1 code, it looks like I can only turn
> ALL 3 lights on if ANY of the motion sensors is triggered. Is that
> correct?
>