I had an older Stanley LightMaker grarge door opener. The gear casing cracked so I have replaced it with new a Genie opener but I would like to restore the functionality of the Stanley garage door status indicator. I figure that I can do this with some normally open reed switches, a Powerflash module and some macro sequences. The Stanley door status indicator (model # 3040) has three LED indicators. The LEDs are green red and yellow.
- green on = door closed
- red on = door open
- red blink = door obstructed
- yellow on = door secured
I have the house code set to "G" and I know that the door opener controller head transmitted a standard "G1 ON" and "G1 OFF" to control a lamp module. However, it sent non-standard message to "G2" and "G3" for controlling the status indicator. I assume that this is some form of extended data.
Can anyone provide the message info for controlling the status indicator? Any info is greatly appreciated.
With the 30001, 30003 the door sensors sent RF that used the security protocol but the 30001 transceiver then sent extended PLC codes to the 30003 indicator.
I listed all the codes >The codes sent by the garage door sensors are the same type as used by
I know that the Powerflash can only send standard messages. I am planning to use the X-10 Powerflash module transmission to trigger a macro in a SmartHome Powerlinc or other X-10 controller that is capable of sending extended codes.
-- Brian
snipped-for-privacy@whocares.com (Dave Houston) wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@nntp.fuse.net:
The sensor does not transmit the message in my case. The sensor (a simple magnetic switch) is wired to the Powerflash module contacts. THe Powerflash then transmits the X-10 message that triggers a macro. That macro turns on other lights in the garage dor a set duration and sounds a chime in the house. The same macro is triggered by a motion detector in the garage. Now I want to add the status indicator function to the mix.
-- Brian
"BruceR" wrote in news:WZAWg.967$zy2.915 @tornado.socal.rr.com:
Thanks. The PIC project looks interesting. I already have a functioning reed switch located on the door opener "rail" and "car" near the limit switch. The switch is wired to the Powerflash. The Powerflaash message triggers a macro that does all of the things trhat I want to associate with an open garage door. The garage is detached (about 75 feet from the house) so the X-10 is the best option for me. I could easily use a standard lamp module or Universal module with an indicator lamp but I have the Stanley monitor so I want to put it back to work.
-- Brian
AZ Woody wrote in news:452ae5c4$0$611$ snipped-for-privacy@news.qwest.net:
Sorry - that you are using another macro capable unit that can send extended codes wasn't clear from your other posts.
Here's the info I published on the 30001, 30003. I have no idea whether it applies to your hardware. Your macro capable transmitter may have no way to define the Type 29 (1D hex) codes which were only used by Stanley.
If you can find someone who will part with a BX24-AHT (it was a DIY project I designed), it could send the Type 29 codes. I'll probably include them in roZetta, as well, although there probably aren't many people using them.
Stanley Homelink Garage Door Status Indicator =============================================
The Homelink Garage Door Status Transmitters send RF commands to the Vehicle Interface which then sends Type 29 (hex 1D) extended code commands over the powerline to the Garage Door Status Indicator. The unit code of the Status Indicator changes with the number of sensors.
Here's an example log snippet:
17:57:56 RX: H5 Extended Data [10,1D] 17:57:57 RX: H5 Extended Data [10,1D] 17:58:01 RX: H5 Extended Data [11,1D] 17:58:02 RX: H5 Extended Data [11,1D]
The first hex byte indicates which sensor is sending and the open/closed state of the door(s). Bits 0-2 indicate the open/closed states and bits 4-6 indicate the active door sensor. In the above example, 10 indicates the door is closed and 11 indicates the door is open.
With one sensor, the unit code is 1 and the possible codes are:
Hex Binary Sender State 10,1D 0001 0000 1 CLOSED 11,1D 0001 0001 1 OPEN
With two sensors, the unit code is 5:
Hex Binary Sender States 2, 1 10,1D 0001 0000 1 CLOSED CLOSED 11,1D 0001 0001 1 CLOSED OPEN 12,1D 0001 0010 1 OPEN CLOSED 13,1D 0001 0011 1 OPEN OPEN 20,1D 0010 0000 2 CLOSED CLOSED 21,1D 0010 0001 2 CLOSED OPEN 22,1D 0010 0010 2 OPEN CLOSED 23,1D 0010 0011 2 OPEN OPEN
With three sensors, the unit code is 9:
Hex Binary Sender States 3, 2, 1 10,1D 0001 0000 1 CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED 11,1D 0001 0001 1 CLOSED CLOSED OPEN 12,1D 0001 0010 1 CLOSED OPEN CLOSED 13,1D 0001 0011 1 CLOSED OPEN OPEN 14,1D 0001 0100 1 OPEN CLOSED CLOSED 15,1D 0001 0101 1 OPEN CLOSED OPEN 16,1D 0001 0110 1 OPEN OPEN CLOSED 17,1D 0001 0111 1 OPEN OPEN OPEN 20,1D 0010 0000 2 CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED 21,1D 0010 0001 2 CLOSED CLOSED OPEN 22,1D 0010 0010 2 CLOSED OPEN CLOSED 23,1D 0010 0011 2 CLOSED OPEN OPEN 24,1D 0010 0100 2 OPEN CLOSED CLOSED 25,1D 0010 0101 2 OPEN CLOSED OPEN 26,1D 0010 0110 2 OPEN OPEN CLOSED 27,1D 0010 0111 2 OPEN OPEN OPEN 40,1D 0100 0000 3 CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED 41,1D 0100 0001 3 CLOSED CLOSED OPEN 42,1D 0100 0010 3 CLOSED OPEN CLOSED 43,1D 0100 0011 3 CLOSED OPEN OPEN 44,1D 0100 0100 3 OPEN CLOSED CLOSED 45,1D 0100 0101 3 OPEN CLOSED OPEN 46,1D 0100 0110 3 OPEN OPEN CLOSED 47,1D 0100 0111 3 OPEN OPEN OPEN
The Status Indicator requires that the sensors be "enrolled" by first sending a signal to unit code 1 for the first sensor, then to unit code 5 for the second sensor, then to unit code 9 for the third sensor.
The RF signal from the sensor units appears to follow the same 32-bit format used by other X-10 security RF transmitters with the excepti>
The X-10 CM11A EEPROM memory can be programmed with macros to transmit ANY X10 extended codes (including extended function 1D hex), when triggered by Powerflash On/Off signals. It's only a matter of finding software which is capable of programming these codes into the CM11A memory.
The program HEYU for Linux, Unix, and Mac OS X
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do this easily using the info Dave Houston posted, however I'm unfamiliar with a Windows program which has this capability.
Perhaps someone else would know of one?
(If you have a friend running any of the operating systems supported by HEYU on a PC with a serial port, you could program the CM11A on their system and bring it back to your house or garage.)
Dave, OK. I had the impression he hadn't gotten anything yet. Yeah, it's fairly easy to send arbitrary commands via ASCII from the command line with the
1132B. Hopefully the software for the model with memory will have some provision for loading arbitrary commands as macros - I don't know that he'd want to have to keep his PC running all the time just for garage door status.
BTW, for anyone interested, X-10 is unloading their stock of RCA-branded CM11A (firmware 7) interfaces (RCA RC60RX) for $10 + $6 S&H. (I bought a few for spares.) See:
I have both the X-10 CM11A and Smarthome PowerLinc (the USB model). The PowerLinc software has the ability to send extended data in the advanced mode. I will try to use the data provided by Dave. if I am sucessful then I will keep the status monitor. Otherwise it is eBay bound.
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