SignaLinc Repeater 3-Wire Dryer - No Dim with Active Home Programs
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Posted by Mark on April 17, 2007, 10:04 pm
Please log in for more thread options improved X10 reliability in my home. But, none of the dims that I have programmed in Active Home Pro ever activate. For example, a simple C1 dim to 50% (or any other %) just turns the lamp on. Before adding the bridge/repeater the dims would perform properly. Note that I also tried setting the AH to repeat the command, no help. | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Art Todesco on April 18, 2007, 10:24 am
Please log in for more thread options 1132CU controlling my house. It doesn't work for any of the dims. If you set it to dim to 50%, it just goes on, full. I don't have a real signal repeater, just a phase coupler. I asked Santa Claus for an X10 test unit, however, all I got was a Kill-a-Watt, which BTW, I did want also. I do have some macros in the 1132CU that do repeating such as "if N3 Off is received, send an N3 Off. I do this because some senders can't seem to get to N3, but they can get to the 1132CU, which then resends the N3 Off. I am now wondering if, somehow, the 1132 is messing itself up. I'll have to do some experimenting. | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Dan Lanciani on April 18, 2007, 3:37 pm
Please log in for more thread options please_reply@news.group (Mark) writes:
| I recently added a SignaLinc Repeater 3-Wire Dryer which has greatly | improved X10 reliability in my home. But, none of the dims that I have | programmed in Active Home Pro ever activate. For example, a simple C1 | dim to 50% (or any other %) just turns the lamp on. Before adding the | bridge/repeater the dims would perform properly. Note that I also | tried setting the AH to repeat the command, no help. (previously you wrote:) |After 15yrs of X10 signal problems, and adding numerous different |boosters, couplers and repeaters (none of which helped), my problems |have been solved with a SignaLinc Repeater 3-Wire Dryer |amplifier/coupler/repeater http://www.smarthome.com/4826b.html ... |FINALLY! :D Well, that was a short honeymoon. :) Which repeaters had you tried before the SignalLinc? In particular, did you try any of ACT's offerings? Dan Lanciani ddl@danlan.*com | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Mark on April 19, 2007, 1:16 am
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> please_reply@news.group (Mark) writes:
> > | I recently added a SignaLinc Repeater 3-Wire Dryer which has > greatly > | improved X10 reliability in my home. But, none of the dims that I > have > | programmed in Active Home Pro ever activate. For example, a simple > C1 > | dim to 50% (or any other %) just turns the lamp on. Before adding > the > | bridge/repeater the dims would perform properly. Note that I also > | tried setting the AH to repeat the command, no help. > > (previously you wrote:) > > |After 15yrs of X10 signal problems, and adding numerous different > |boosters, couplers and repeaters (none of which helped), my > problems > |have been solved with a SignaLinc Repeater 3-Wire Dryer > |amplifier/coupler/repeater http://www.smarthome.com/4826b.html ... > |FINALLY! :D > > Well, that was a short honeymoon. :) > > Which repeaters had you tried before the SignalLinc? In particular, > did you try any of ACT's offerings? Hi Dan, I have been working too much (60-80hr weeks, ugh) to respond to your other question, I wasn't intentionally ignoring you (well, actually I was :) ... anyway, no I don't think I tried any ACT products. I must say though that even though the dims are not coming through when sent with AH via my PC otherwise having high reliability of at least on/off is tremendous. Note that I can dim using any of the remotes, it's just AH that won't dim, very odd, but I'm no X10 guru (but definitely a veteran, one of my 1st X10 systems was based around an X10 board (with ultrasonic sender, i think) in an Apple II circa 1980, ha). | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Dan Lanciani on April 19, 2007, 11:50 pm
Please log in for more thread options please_reply@news.group (Mark) writes:
| | > please_reply@news.group (Mark) writes:
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| > | > | I recently added a SignaLinc Repeater 3-Wire Dryer which has | > greatly | > | improved X10 reliability in my home. But, none of the dims that I | > have | > | programmed in Active Home Pro ever activate. For example, a simple | > C1 | > | dim to 50% (or any other %) just turns the lamp on. Before adding | > the | > | bridge/repeater the dims would perform properly. Note that I also | > | tried setting the AH to repeat the command, no help. | > | > (previously you wrote:) | > | > |After 15yrs of X10 signal problems, and adding numerous different | > |boosters, couplers and repeaters (none of which helped), my | > problems | > |have been solved with a SignaLinc Repeater 3-Wire Dryer | > |amplifier/coupler/repeater http://www.smarthome.com/4826b.html ... | > |FINALLY! :D | > | > Well, that was a short honeymoon. :) | > | > Which repeaters had you tried before the SignalLinc? In particular, | > did you try any of ACT's offerings? | Hi Dan, I have been working too much (60-80hr weeks, ugh) to respond | to your other question, I wasn't intentionally ignoring you (well, | actually I was :) ... anyway, no I don't think I tried any ACT | products. I must say though that even though the dims are not coming | through when sent with AH via my PC otherwise having high reliability | of at least on/off is tremendous. Note that I can dim using any of | the remotes, it's just AH that won't dim, very odd, but I'm no X10 | guru (but definitely a veteran, one of my 1st X10 systems was based | around an X10 board (with ultrasonic sender, i think) in an Apple II | circa 1980, ha). The *Linc products have a history of (shall we say) disagreements with Active Home over the correct interpretation of the X10 protocol. I see no reason that this has not extended to Active Home Pro. Unfortunately, while the last area of disagreement was fairly easy to understand I don't see off hand how they could argue about DIM/BRI sequences since pretty much everybody agrees that they are sent back-to-back. On the other hand, they are really creative with their screw-ups... As always, I would recommend trying an ACT repeater. They seem to have the functionality down, though there are (were?) some construction issues. If you like you can try my spare/repaired CR230. Dan Lanciani ddl@danlan.*com | |||||||||||||
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> improved X10 reliability in my home. But, none of the dims that I have
> programmed in Active Home Pro ever activate. For example, a simple C1
> dim to 50% (or any other %) just turns the lamp on. Before adding the
> bridge/repeater the dims would perform properly. Note that I also tried
> setting the AH to repeat the command, no help.