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Tuicemen:
 AHP is Dead! :(
Despite others & my attempts to revive this, extending its life utilizing AHP Lifejacket and playing with recovered code snippets this software is in my opinion, Dead!  :(
There is no way to update, Authinx lost all servers related to it as well as decent salvageable software code. :(
We thought the WM100 and created apps would replace this  but that has failed to materialize. :(
Despite the CM15A reputation of having poor RF, my CM15As continue to perform well (yes I have more then one in operation) however it has been ages since using AHP.
I first moved to third party software which others created as well as my own (Windows Based) then on to a PI and Linux software. I've yet to commit to a specific Pi HA software and there are a number of them, some more actively being developed then others.

With talk of a WM100 pro module I thought about a CM15 with an imbedded PI board which I manged to do with a PI Zero W board.
Authinx appeared interested in this at first & even supplied a working CM15A for me to experiment with. :)%
But is there really any interest in an improved CM15 with an embedded SBC like a PI?

And what about a Linux version of AHP? All the other software options have other protocols coded in or the ability to add in with a plugin.
AHP and the CM15 were ahead of their time sadly it didn't stay that way :(

I love my X10 Setup and wouldn't swap it for anything, though I have tried other protocols in the past and still have some in operation. These are mainly because X0 doesn't offer something comparable.
Should we be asking Authinx for an updated CM15 (more powerful) with a SBC embedded?
If so should it come preconfigured with X10 created software or allow users to choose their preferred Linux based software. ::) :'

The Authinx owner has always stated they wish to create things for the average X10 user first and expand to the power users later.
 My main question is who is the average X10 user? :o
it certainly isn't me! ::) :'
Is it someone happy with a glorified remote? After all that is all the WM100 is  right now using a smartphone.

Sorry for the soap box, questions and the rantings.
I'm use to progress moving forward and I'm currently more then just frustrated. :-[ :(
>!

JeffVolp:

--- Quote from: Tuicemen on September 16, 2018, 05:13:55 PM ---Sorry for the soap box, questions and the rantings.
I'm use to progress moving forward and I'm currently more then just frustrated.
--- End quote ---

I share your frustration with the WM100.  After 3 years of development I certainly expected more.  And it has taken months to have just the most obvious bugs addressed.  I can't believe a developer like that could still be in business.

Jeff

SkipWX10:
I agree that the WM100 is just a glorified remote receiver and the software makes my phone a glorified remote. Once I got over the 'newness' factor, I hardly use it anymore. Since I can't trust the time sync or server reliability, it will never replace my CM15a (or even have any timed events on it actually)

I LOVE my CM15a setup, although I am not even close to a power user. It basically runs lights and there are a few macros that I use intermittently. I have my downloaded software (from ??, somewhere in Europe IIRC) that I now run on a Win8 computer running classic shell, so the GUI is still the same as the XP machine it used to run on, and a city list xml I got from somewhere else in 2008...

Would I love to have a pure, new software load and updates on a regular basis....sure. Would I love to have a new CM15a with more power and great reliability, along with WiFi capabilities, etc....sure.  Am I going to jump ship to another protocol any time soon....no.

Knightrider:
Bite the bullet and buy the code for the willie. Either that, or dump it.

We dont need a pro unit on the WM100,  but if you could come up with an RF unit that works in unison with the WM, I'd drop money on it. The caveat would be I'd demand a single app to run them both.

If you could then go to phase three and make units with sensors (temp, lux, humidity, etc) we'd be back on track.

Buy the damned code and give it to a developer in North America that actually uses this stuff. Better yet, give us an SDK so us hobbyists who care more about it than the pros can make this work the way it should.

I have a few android apps under my belt, they're not hateful to write.

HA Dave:

--- Quote from: Tuicemen on September 16, 2018, 05:13:55 PM ---
The Authinx owner has always stated they wish to create things for the average X10 user first and expand to the power users later.
 My main question is who is the average X10 user? :o
it certainly isn't me!

Sorry for the soap box, questions and the rantings.
I'm use to progress moving forward and I'm currently more then just frustrated. :-[ :(
>!

--- End quote ---

I think most of us here share in this frustration. And I'd guess that none of us are "average" X10 users.

av·er·age
noun
A number expressing the central or typical value in a set of data, in particular the mode, median, or (most commonly) the mean, which is calculated by dividing the sum of the values in the set by their number.

From the many thousands of posts on these forums (and I've read almost everyone of them)…. I would bet a pay check (if I still got those) that most current X10 users have a setup that solved a particular problem. Some I can remember off the top of my head are:

Holiday lights X10 turns them On and Off saving power and giving the illusion of the residents being home. I'd guess that most of us also use X10 that way too.

The light switch is downstairs... so a simple X10 transceiver allows for a light downstairs that can be turned off from the bedroom upstairs.

A similar problem/fix is the patio light downstairs... yet the bedroom window is upstairs above the patio. (Again X10 controlled lights downstairs and a remote up).

Few people build elaborate set-ups... IMHO. I know I sorta got addicted to automation and have tried to make my home as smart as I can. I have NO PROBLEM... incorporating any brand/flavor/type/method or product into my smart home (I even have a clapper somewhere). I currently use two CM15A's.... one serves as just a interface for my Homeseer Hometroller. The other holds 3 (I think) macros... and runs free-standing (with no PC connection). I also use 2 other hubs (with cloud based solutions) and 3 Amazon Echo devices. Along with numerous automation apps on my iphone.

I'd just guess (again IMHO) that anyone that searched the internet... and tolerated the old X10's, pop-up and soft-porn ads.... has noticed the recent proliferation of Home Automation products as well as the Alexa and Google devices. And... with about 1 out of every 4 American households owning one of the digitial assistances I'd guess that the "average" X10 user has one too.

I've made it clear (repeatedly) that AI devices are where the home automation market is. I believe that to be indisputable... no matter what the power users here at the forum worry about as far as goggle/AI/listening/etc. I do NOT believe most people (average X10 user, people) worry about such things. If they did... there would not be so many millions of Alexa/google/siri units out there. And those users ARE THERE.

X10 needs to stop looking for the big meal.... and grab a quick snack instead. Hire a code writer (X10's OWN code writer) to work with Samsung... so the CM19A works with the Samsung $69 hub (it has a usb port)... and get a Amazon skill. BOOM. X10 would be back playing with the new guys (and the old big boys)... and for very little cash and almost no time invested.

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