reterive status of x10 devices using c#
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Posted by arnie on July 2, 2007, 2:21 am
Please log in for more thread options I am working on a c# 2005 project using SDM [from smarthome]. My PC is connected to powerlinc controller through USB. I have one x10 pro device that is connected to a lamp module. I want to query the status of the lamp module [On/Off] so i have tried sendX10 "A1, Status Request" but it does not work Any idea/alternative for this Thanks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Dave Houston on July 2, 2007, 7:11 am
Please log in for more thread options I'm not sure what you mean by "one x10 pro device that is connected to a lamp module" but assume that your lamp module is A1 and it's connected directly to the powerline. Not all X-10 made lamp modules respond to Status Request. It's been a long time since I worked with this but IIRC only the 2-way lamp module responds. I don't know the X-10 Pro model designation but the X-10 un-Pro version is LM14A. If you are just starting out, you should consider using Smarthome's lamp modules, etc. Many of them respond to Status Request with a Preset Dim code indicating their current level. They also send this automatically any time there is a change in the state of the device, reducing the need to query. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by arnie on July 2, 2007, 7:51 am
Please log in for more thread options On Jul 2, 4:11 pm, nob...@whocares.com (Dave Houston) wrote:
> I'm not sure what you mean by "one x10 pro device that is connected to a
> lamp module" but assume that your lamp module is A1 and it's connected > directly to the powerline. Not all X-10 made lamp modules respond to Status > Request. It's been a long time since I worked with this but IIRC only the > 2-way lamp module responds. I don't know the X-10 Pro model designation but > the X-10 un-Pro version is LM14A. > > If you are just starting out, you should consider using Smarthome's lamp > modules, etc. Many of them respond to Status Request with a Preset Dim code > indicating their current level. They also send this automatically any time > there is a change in the state of the device, reducing the need to query. Thanks for your reply Yes i am newbie in this field. Is there no alternative to query using other functions available in sdm3 dll or any combination of command. Please help Thanks once again | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Dave Houston on July 2, 2007, 12:00 pm
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>On Jul 2, 4:11 pm, nob...@whocares.com (Dave Houston) wrote:
>> I'm not sure what you mean by "one x10 pro device that is connected to a
>> lamp module" but assume that your lamp module is A1 and it's connected >> directly to the powerline. Not all X-10 made lamp modules respond to Status >> Request. It's been a long time since I worked with this but IIRC only the >> 2-way lamp module responds. I don't know the X-10 Pro model designation but >> the X-10 un-Pro version is LM14A. >> >> If you are just starting out, you should consider using Smarthome's lamp >> modules, etc. Many of them respond to Status Request with a Preset Dim code >> indicating their current level. They also send this automatically any time >> there is a change in the state of the device, reducing the need to query. >
>Thanks for your reply >Yes i am newbie in this field. Is there no alternative to query using >other functions available in sdm3 dll or any combination of command. >Please help >Thanks once again I have no idea what sdm3.dll is. It's a matter of the hardware. If the X-10 module or switch does not support Status Request you can query from here to eternity using whatever protocol or dll you like but you'll never get a reply just as you cannot carry on a verbal conversation with a mime. Unfortunately, I don't think the documentation for the various modules lists which commands they respond to so the only way to know is to ask here where others have learned these details through experience. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Charles Sullivan on July 2, 2007, 12:01 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:51:19 -0700, arnie wrote:
> On Jul 2, 4:11 pm, nob...@whocares.com (Dave Houston) wrote:
>> I'm not sure what you mean by "one x10 pro device that is connected to a
>> lamp module" but assume that your lamp module is A1 and it's connected >> directly to the powerline. Not all X-10 made lamp modules respond to Status >> Request. It's been a long time since I worked with this but IIRC only the >> 2-way lamp module responds. I don't know the X-10 Pro model designation but >> the X-10 un-Pro version is LM14A. >> >> If you are just starting out, you should consider using Smarthome's lamp >> modules, etc. Many of them respond to Status Request with a Preset Dim code >> indicating their current level. They also send this automatically any time >> there is a change in the state of the device, reducing the need to query. >
> Thanks for your reply > Yes i am newbie in this field. Is there no alternative to query using > other functions available in sdm3 dll or any combination of command. > Please help > Thanks once again Unless you tell us the model numbers of your lamp module and other X10 components, any attempt at giving you advice is a waste of everybody's time. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
>I am working on a c# 2005 project using SDM [from smarthome]. My PC is
>connected to powerlinc controller through USB. I have one x10 pro
>device that is connected to a lamp module. I want to query the status
>of the lamp module [On/Off] so i have tried sendX10 "A1, Status
>Request" but it does not work
>Any idea/alternative for this
>Thanks