Re: XTB-II Enhanced Repeater

["Jeff Volp" <JeffVolp@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the feedback.

Unfortunately, that would require a hardware change.  The XTB-II and the
XTB-IIR will share the same V1.1 PCB.  The board is populated with a few
additional components for the enhanced repeater, and there are some value
changes, including a different PIC.  I already have the boards.

Your point on the broadcast storm is well taken.  The present firmware
includes an undocumented option that prevents the ping-pong that can happen
when using multiple repeaters.  That can be modified to also recognize a
broadcast storm.  However there is nothing the present hardware can do to
issue an audible alarm or a contact closure when that happens.  Sorry...

Jeff

"Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Jeff,
>
> I'd like to have leads out to a Sonalert so if there is ever a broadcast
> storm for any reason it would beep.  It would be very useful to know about
> it when happened rather than the *next* time I sent an X-10 command and it
> failed to fire.   I just had an old BSR w/ultrasound crap out on me and I
> wasted a lot of time looking for the usual culprits, the PalmPads!  Had
> the
> repeater beeped as soon as I hit that key and it stuck, I would have known
> right where the problem was.
>
> I know you can lock down the repeater and prevent it from repeating the
> storm, but I think it would be very useful to be able to know exactly when
> that key got stuck and the X-10 PLC network "locked up."  Even something
> that would simply close some relay contacts whenever an unending stream of
> X-10 commands was detected would be useful.
>
> --
> Bobby G.
>
>
> "Jeff Volp" <JeffVolp@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Some of you know I have been working on an enhanced repeater version of
> the
>> XTB-II.  I was derailed in this effort while taking advantage of the
>> beautiful early spring weather here in the Southwest.  Now that
> temperatures
>> are pushing 100, I'm back to coding.  I am aware of some of the special
>> cases, and will be trying to handle them in an elegant manner.  However,
>> I
>> would appreciate any input you might have regarding the unit's
> capabilities.
>> Here is a link to that unit's development:
>>
>> http://jeffvolp.home.att.net/x10xmtbuf/XTB-IIR_development.htm
>>
>> Thank you for any input.
>>
>> Jeff