Re: newbie X10 Freewire Question

[Finlay Spicer <fspicer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ah.....I never tried using the X10 transceiver to set the code on the
freewire......just their own hub.........

will give it a go.....thanx

J Miller wrote:
> I've used the BD freewire outdoor modules without the hub for a few
> years.  You use a x10 controller (I use a maxi) to set their x10
> address.  After that, they act just like any other x10 module.
>
> The programming is a bit weird, and "kind of" documented on the module.
>  Within a 30 seconds of plugging it in, you send out a "x10 on" for the
> address you want to use (three times, IIRC)  The module says to just
> hold the "on" of the freewire hub until the led stops blinking, so the
> hub must be repeating the command if the button is held.  With the maxi,
> you must press the "on" three times...
>
> dlh wrote:
>> I have no hands-on experience with the Black & Decker stuff but this
>> paragraph from their manual probably explains what you are seeing.
>>
>>> What is the Remote Control SYNCHRONIZATION?
>>> When you first install your Freewire units it is essential that your
>>> match up the wireless Remote Controls
>>> (Indoor Remote and Keychain Remote) with the plugged in Receiver Hub.
>>> This will synchronize their
>>> wireless communication in a distinct way that prevents interference
>>> with other Freewire systems that may
>>> be in your neighborhood.
>>
>> My guess is that the Freewire remote can only communicate with the hub
>> and the X-10 transceiver will ignore it. I doubt that they would have
>> modified the PLC codes. Also, you need to check that the X-10
>> transceiver and the outdoor units you want to control are on the same
>> phase of your electrical wiring. If on opposite phases, that could
>> explain why the X10 transceiver cannot control them.
>>
>> Sometimes there are more details in the FCC files for a particular
>> device, sometimes not. What is the FCC ID code on the Freewire remote?
>>
>> On Sat, 31 May 2008 12:12:48 +0000, Finlay Spicer wrote:
>>
>>> This may have once been asked and answered but a google search yielded
>>> little.  I have an X10 remote system   :appliance modules, light
>>> switches, transceiver, palm pad and those stick on RF switches that look
>>> exactly like an electrical wall plate, and they all work well.
>>>
>>> I needed a weatherproof controller and bought a Black and decker
>>> freewire setup with a remote, a messenger hub 2 outdoor modules etc,
>>> because I had read that they were X10 compatible.  I programmed the
>>> outside controller using the hub, and it worked with both the Black and
>>> decker remote and the X10 remotes.  The Black and decker remote
>>> controlled the X10 modules. However, I assumed that once the outdoor
>>> wireless plug was coded, the X10 transceiver would be adequate.
>>>
>>> As long as both the X10 transceiver and b and d hub are both plugged in,
>>>   all is well, but with the b and d hub out of the loop, the X10
>>> transceiver wont run the b and d controllers, unplug the X10 transceiver
>>> using just the b and d hub, only the b and d sockets/modules work.
>>>
>>> My question is this.  Will the X10 transceiver all by itself run the b
>>> and d  outlets, am I doing something wrong to acheive that, or will I
>>> need to keep both the X10 transceiver and B and D hub plugged in?
>>>
>>> I read that the freewire stuff was programmed like the X10 socket
>>> rocket, tried it that way, no go.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for any answers
>>>
>>> FRS    from a small Eastern Canadian Seaport
>>
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