Re: XTBIIR Install

["Jeff Volp" <JeffVolp@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Dennis,

Thank you for the feedback.

The two-level signal is normally what you see when a repeater boosts the 2nd
half of a command.  With no repeaters active in your home, I can think of
several other possibilities:

If you have multiple RF transceivers, it is possible that one might relay
the command first, followed by the second (particularly if that is a RR501).
If the second is closer to the ESM1, its signal would be stronger.

Another possibility is that the first command is triggering a macro in the
CM11A.  Again, if the CM11A is closer to the ESM1, its signal would appear
stronger.

The last idea I have is that there might be a repeater at a nearby home that
shares the same utility transformer.

For two different signal levels, there must be two different sources.

I am not aware of any plug for a RJ receptacle.  If you want to keep the
dust out, how about simply a piece of electrical tape?

Jeff

"news groups" <djraher@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:CMrek.6562$vn7.5555@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi Jeff,
>
> I received the XTBIIR unit and have it installed. First, it's really a
> nice piece of work from a design and construction standpoint. I was
> running some pre and post tests and was wondering if you could explain
> what I was seeing on the ESM-1. I have a light controlled by an X10 motion
> detector. The ESM-1 showed a single 5 bar signal from the motion sensor,
> but when I tripped the light using a palm pad controller I see what looks
> like two signals, a 2 bar signal followed by a 5 bar signal. What's the
> difference between the two signal sources. These tests were done pre XTB
> install and I have no other repeaters or couplers installed, just a CM11A.
> After the XTB install I still see the same one signal, two signal
> difference between the two sources, although at a higher level. The single
> signal is a full 10 bar, and no doubt more, and the two signal reading is
> 8 bars and 10 + bars.
>
> I am glad you mentioned in the instructions that installing the power cord
> would be easier if the board was removed from the case.  I would have been
> more hesitent to do so other wise, but it certainly was a great deal
> easier. I don't supose you know of a rubber plug for the RJ socket. Since
> it's installed on the top of the unit, I would think it should be covered
> to protect it against dust and dirt if it's not being used.
>
> Thanks
> Dennis Raher
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