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Re: Whole house noise filter
« Reply #30 on: February 16, 2018, 04:52:03 AM »

I saw the schematic of the ESM1 on your web site Dave.

Compare that with the schematic for the XTBM, which is on the jvde.us website.  I was trying to match the ESM1 price, but the parts alone cost about $80.

The XTBM and all other XTB products verify the correct number of bits AND the complimentary bit pattern before accepting a command as valid.

Jeff

The cost is probably why Elk discontinued the ESM1.

IIRC, the XTB products also report ALL bit patterns, not just valid X10 codes. That can help with troubleshooting.
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Re: Whole house noise filter
« Reply #31 on: February 16, 2018, 05:24:36 AM »


CM15 is unplugged.  I tried configuring as a module and nothing works when i do that.  Strange.
Plug in the cm15 and connect it to the PC open Ahp 's activity monitor and send an on with the wm100 to see if Ahp sees it also try sending the pn with ahp.
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Re: Whole house noise filter
« Reply #32 on: February 16, 2018, 06:40:40 AM »

IIRC, the XTB products also report ALL bit patterns, not just valid X10 codes. That can help with troubleshooting.

The XTB-IIR and XTB-523 do have an option to "Return All Bits" received in real-time, but the default mode is to just accept valid commands.  I used the Return All Bits mode with a digital storage scope during development to understand exactly what was on the powerline.

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Re: Whole house noise filter
« Reply #33 on: February 16, 2018, 06:48:09 AM »

The cost is probably why Elk discontinued the ESM1.

Looking at the schematic, I doubt that parts for the ESM1 cost more than $20.  I recall Elk sold it for about $100.

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Re: Whole house noise filter
« Reply #34 on: February 16, 2018, 08:12:22 AM »


CM15 is unplugged.  I tried configuring as a module and nothing works when i do that.  Strange.
Plug in the cm15 and connect it to the PC open Ahp 's activity monitor and send an on with the wm100 to see if Ahp sees it also try sending the pn with ahp.

CM15 shows commands being sent.  And now, like magic, everything seems to be working. B:(
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Re: Whole house noise filter
« Reply #35 on: February 16, 2018, 08:45:44 AM »

CM15 shows commands being sent.  And now, like magic, everything seems to be working. B:(

What was the original switch model?
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Re: Whole house noise filter
« Reply #36 on: February 16, 2018, 09:08:29 AM »

CM15 shows commands being sent.  And now, like magic, everything seems to be working. B:(

What was the original switch model?

WS12.  I kept the CM15 plugged in so i can see if any stay commands are getting into the house somehow.
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Re: Whole house noise filter
« Reply #37 on: February 16, 2018, 09:45:26 AM »

WS12.  I kept the CM15 plugged in so i can see if any stay commands are getting into the house somehow.

Good. That's usually the 1st step for troubleshooting this type of problem.

In addition to noise, some switches and modules will respond to powerline surges while others might react to a dip in the voltage supply. The PIC MCUs used in many have a brownout detector that will cause a reset in response to the latter.

As fate would have it, when I awoke this AM, a lamp which I had turned off just before retiring last night was on. We had a thunderstorm in the early hours and Duke Energy reported it caused a brief outage. The LampLinc 2000STW module controlling this lamp has always had a brownout issue from its introduction 13 or more years ago. A second 2000STW which is usually more volatile ignored things. The only other thing amiss was the clock on the coffee maker. All else weathered the storm.
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Re: Whole house noise filter
« Reply #38 on: February 18, 2018, 02:13:52 AM »

CM15 shows commands being sent.  And now, like magic, everything seems to be working. B:(

What was the original switch model?

WS12.  I kept the CM15 plugged in so i can see if any stay commands are getting into the house somehow.

I'm not familiar with the hardware details but this 2001 post to comp.home.automation showed both the cause and a fix for a WS467 switch exhibiting similar random ONs.
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/comp.home.automation/HJOVTh8Y_Ps/6vX-Nood1GIJ
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Re: Whole house noise filter
« Reply #39 on: February 18, 2018, 03:12:53 AM »

I have a whole house filter in the mains cabinet.  Primarily for noise.  Not the issue you are trying to track down.

AHP has two tools: Find Other Computers; and Activity Monitor, which you are probably familiar with. The only thing I can add is, I have AHP on Windows 10 Pro.  This way, I can access AHP with a laptop using Remote Desktop Connector and move around the house to troubleshoot.  Only the PC where AHP is hosted needs Win 10 Pro, the laptop can be any version. 

Set up is simple.  On the host PC go to Windows Explorer, right click on This PC, then click on Properties.  Click on Remote Settings, click on Allow remote connections to this computer, click OK. 

On the laptop, a quick and dirty way to access is in Windows Explorer.  Click on Networks, find the PC.  Right click on the PC and select, Connect with Remote Desktop Connection.  Happy hunting.
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