Re: Batch sent X10 command

["Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:27:27 -0400, MFHult@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Here is a zero-cost(except for time expended) solution native to XP and
> TI!03. Talking to a TI103 is different than to a CM11/12. This is for a
> TI103 (a better interface).
>
> Assuming that your ACT T103 is connected to com1 and its DIP switches set
> for 192000,n,8,1 (if not, change as needed).
>
> 1) OPEN notepad.exe
> 2) Enter (type):
>
> 	@echo off
> 	mode com1: baud=19200 parity=n data=8 stop=1
> 	copy /A X10_OFF.txt com1:
> 	PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 5000 >NUL
> 	copy /A X10_ON.txt com1:
>
> 3) SAVE the file as X10toCom1.bat
>
> You may need to fiddle with the 5000 value in the PING command to achieve a
> five-second delay. This line in the batch file pings the non-existent IP
> address 1.1.1.1  to create a nominal 5000 millisecond delay. In pre-W2K we
> could have used the choice.com command, but ABIK, that's gone in WXP, hence
> the workaround using PING.
>
> 4) Go to http://www.act-solutions.com/PCCSpecFrame.htm and download the test
> software for the ACT TI103 ( compressed in TI103-SW.zip)
>
> 5) Unzip, install, and run to generate the ASCII commands  that you need to
> include in next two files ( X10_OFF.txt and X10_ON.txt). This program
> generates the necessary check sums and provides a test-bed for communicating
> with X-10 devices through the TI103. See also
> http://www.act-solutions.com/pdfs/PCCSpecs/A10mod2_spec.pdf
>
> 6) Create two files using notepad.exe named  X10_OFF.txt and X10_ON.txt
>
> X10_OFF.txt should contain the OFF command for your appliance module which
> will look something like this depending on the module address and resulting
> checksum::
>
> 	$>28002A01AOFF1C#
>
> X10_ON.txt should contain the ON command for the module which will look
> something like:
>
> 	$>28002A01AONDE#
>
> 7) Put all three files in C:\
>
> 8) Have DynDNS Updater run the file c:\X10toCOM1.bat

Marc, many thanks for giving this so much of your time and effort.  I will
try it out when I get home from my present trip.

Tony