Re: X10 PC Interface upgrade

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"Art Todesco" <actodesco@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Art, does your controller's software allow to set random event times
>> as
>> the old CP290 does? It's random within an hour's window. As I only
>> have
>> one-way X-10 modules, I think I could get by with the essential
>> manager
>> software.
> Yes.  I don't really use the feature because when you are at home, the
> 1 hour window is so large  that at times, you are left in the dark.
> That is especially true in this house because the sun goes down behind
> a mountain and dark falls very fast.  At other times the light turns
> on way too early.  But, it does do a calculated dusk/dawn for your
> area.  That does vary the time from day to day as the season changes.
> I don't use the dawn part as I just turn off the lights at a
> designated time.  I suppose this could be set to random, but usually
> "lights out" occurs from an ALL OFF from my nightstand.  I also have
> an X10 motion detector that will send an ON when it gets dark.  If a
> storm goes through and it gets really dark, it will send the required
> ON to turn on the main living room lights.  It did it yesterday, as a
> mater of fact.  But, I forgot to put in the OFF, so that when the
> storm passes, it will turn them off again.  I'll have to remember to
> do that next time I'm in the 1132.

Thanks. Do you also use Insteon modules in your setup?