Re: HA Issue

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

I shoulda said "high-pass" filter.

nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston) wrote:

>Here's ACT's PDF...
>
>     http://www.act-solutions.com/pdfs/PCCInst/scopetest2_instr.pdf
>
>and web page...
>
>     http://www.act-solutions.com/PCCHPWOrderInfo.htm
>
>I got mine from Worthington but I don't think it's listed in their online
>catalog and it's no longer in their print catalog. I believe ACT has
>abandoned this market and bet the farm on A-10 and Z-Wave.
>
>You can use 3 resistors and a capacitor to accomplish more or less the same
>thing. See Microchip's AN236, Appendix C-3 for the values. It blocks most of
>the 60Hz although you'll still see a wee bit. It has the advantage of being
>a low-pass filter so you might see higher frequencies than what the
>Scope-Test2 or ESM1 will pass. (IIRC, Paul Beam, who designed the ESM1, told
>me it passes ~75-175kHz.) I was never able to see what was affecting the
>Smarthome devices.
>
>FWIW, an LM14A performed flawlessly in the same outlet where the 1132B and
>other Smarthome modules would not. And the 2000STW and 2414S are OK in other
>circuits. So I think it was akin to "no seeums".
>
>BTW, search this group on "John Galvin 1132B" and you'll find a schematic of
>the 1132B. I don't think you will be able to easily improve the tuning but
>you can create your own PIC or perhaps incorporate the needed functionality
>in your current PIC.
>
>John Galvin also did a schematic of the ESM1 which you can find in the same
>way.
>
>"Brad" <bsnedek@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Hey Dave,
>>
>>   I just got done looking around for that ACT Scope-Test2 setup. I
>>can't seem to find them online. Got any hints as to where I may
>>purchase one from. Looks like a better tool then the little Elk tester
>>I barrowed from a friend.
>>
>>   I like to see whats going on.
>>
>>   Thanks again
>>     Brad
>>Brad wrote:
>>> Thanks Dave,
>>>
>>>    yup, 1132B PowerLinc. And that was my exact issue with the
>>> SwitchLincs. They would just flash away, and never accept the assigned
>>> House and Unit I sent them.
>>>
>>>    Sooo, It sounds like I need to switch to the tw523 or psc05. Thats
>>> not too bad I only have 2 PowerLincs to replace. Then I can take one
>>> apart and see if it can be tuned alittle better.
>>>
>>>    I thought about the noise issue so I barrowed an ELK signal
>>> detector. Thanks to Jeff's XTB I have tons of signal but really never
>>> saw much noise on the ELK. Thats why I was fustrated with this.
>>>
>>>    Thanks for the tip
>>>     Brad
>>>
>>> On Oct 19, 8:30 am, nob...@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston) wrote:
>>> > I think you are referring to the 1132B. I bought one when they were
>>> > introduced and found that they were overly sensitive to low level and
>>> > out-of-band (I think) noise. They would become deaf to the powerline. I
>>> > never found any way to fix it. Someone who sells thousands of TW523s was
>>> > looking at using them but experienced the same problem.
>>> >
>>> > All of their later models appear to have the same issue. The LEDs on the
>>> > 2000STW lamp modules and 2414S interface would flicker rapidly if on the
>>> > same circuit with an older MultiSync monitor. I could not see any noise on
>>> > my scope through an ACT Scope-Test2 which is why I think it was reacting to
>>> > something out of the normal X-10 frequency band.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "Brad" <bsne...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> > >Good Morning All,
>>> >
>>> > >   I seem to be having an issue with a couple of Smarthome PowerLincs.
>>> > >My tw523's all work fine as does my XTB and CM11. Over the last couple
>>> > >of weeks I seem to be getting a lot of failures on the X10 portion of
>>> > >my system.
>>> >
>>> > >   In my garage for example, I monitor my well pump, an rf motion
>>> > >detector in the driveway, and a motion detector at my back gate. Latley
>>> > >I have little or no communication with these devices. The garage system
>>> > >uses a custom built pic board with a PowerLinc.
>>> >
>>> > >   My front yard low voltage lighting is partly controlled by a
>>> > >PowerLinc and a custom built pic board. It is not receiving X10 from my
>>> > >system.
>>> >
>>> > >   My question is. These PowerLincs seem to be somewhat smart. Is there
>>> > >a way to reset them other then to remove power? Is there an issue with
>>> > >these units? I am using them in plain old tw523 mode. I am starting to
>>> > >get fustrated with these units. I bought a couple of SwitchLincs a
>>> > >while back and all they did was slam my system with a bunch of X10
>>> > >traffic. Can the PowerLincs do that to?
>>> >
>>> > >Thanks For Your Time
>>> > >      Bradhttp://www.davehouston.nethttp://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/roZetta/
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