I'm wondering what will be the effect on HA controllers of upcoming changes to the week Daylight Savings Time starts and ends in the US. I use a CM11A "Home Automation Interface" module to turn lights on and off; some of the settings depend on knowing what time sunrise and sunset occur, and I'm guessing they'll be thrown off by the changes. (Even now the CM11A seems to stop working at the changeovers as well as January 1, but it's only for a day.) The Windows ActiveHome software that programs the unit hasn't been updated for a while and looks like it won't, and I don't know any way to upgrade the firmware. I got a "PowerLinc 1132CU Controller" from SmartHome with software for it which I could probably set up, but the latest version of that application seems to be dated 2004. My guess is this could be a widespread problem; or is it automatically handled by these units and there's nothing to worry about?
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