Re: X10 AGC and Insteon

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

How about using the time after the third 120kHz burst and before the Insteon
window? Or the time between the other 120kHz bursts?

"Jeff Volp" <JeffVolp@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>"Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> I would sample outside the X-10 and Insteon windows.
>
>It turns out that wasn't as simple as it first appeared.
>
>It was easy to sample between zero-crossing Insteon/X10 windows, and that
>worked perfectly for X10 data from the Ocelot.  However, nothing was
>received from a palm pad.
>
>It turns out the extraneous 3-phase transmissions from the RR501 appear as
>noise in the AGC window, and the AGC dutifully reduces sensitivity so that
>X10 signal is ignored.  I guess that shows the AGC is working.
>
>The solution may be to just sample during the first half of the Insteon
>window for each half cycle.  If the XTB-II tunes out any Insteon "noise", it
>might even be able to receive a strong X10 signal occurring at the same
>time.  If the Insteon signal is as strong as the X10 signal, the message
>would be rejected anyway due to collisions.
>
>Jeff
>


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