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siegelmichael:
Much of my X10 equipment was destroyed in Hurricane Michael. Everything worked great for years with an old laptop stored in a closet.
I rebuilt everything, but currently do not have a computer on site.
With my travel laptop loaded with ActiveHome Pro I connected a new CM19A and downloaded my timers to a new PAT03. Everything worked fine until I disconnected the CM19A from the laptop.
I thought the timers are supposed to be stored in the PAT03 when you update the interface and it will trigger the timers on its own?
However when in ActiveHome Pro when you go to the interface option it shows the time as 01-01-1600 so I’m thinking the PAT03 doesn’t know what time it is?
Any thoughts on how to get this working?
Thanks for the help!

dave w:
Are you sure it is a PAT03?
PAT03 is the upgraded version of the PAT01 transceiver. Don't think it stores anything. Just receives RF commands from CM19 and converts to powerline commands.  CM19 requires computer running AHP 24/7. You need a CM15A to store off line. Sorry to hear Michael whacked you. 

siegelmichael:
Then that’s my problem. I thought it stored the timers. I had planned on using a WM100 after I rebuilt my internal network. Everything appeared to be going fine until one step where it appears the WM100 is trying to communicate over the Internet (internet is still down in the area).

Couple of questions:
1) Does the WM100 store timers in the cloud or internally on the device? Or neither? I couldn’t get far enough in the setup.
2) Is the CM15A the best device on the market now to store timers independent of a computer or the Internet?

Thanks!

SkipWX10:
Glad you were able to rebuild after Michael! I'm no expert here but I have been running at CM15a for years with no problems. I do not have a complicated setup, mostly lighting timers and a macro or two used infrequently. I have found it to be a very stable setup, I even run it on my generator during our frequent outages here. (Timers a bit early, but my generator is overclocked, not the CM15a's fault) The WM100 has proven to be somewhat unreliable due to it's cloud needs (internet down, it doesn't work...server down, it doesn't work, etc) I have one I use as a glorified remote from my phone but I wouldn't trust it with my lighting automation needs.

CM15a is readily available and there are plenty of places to download a working version of AHP if needed and an updated city list for the US.

dave w:

--- Quote from: siegelmichael on November 03, 2018, 10:35:08 AM ---Couple of questions:
1) Does the WM100 store timers in the cloud or internally on the device? Or neither? I couldn’t get far enough in the setup.
2) Is the CM15A the best device on the market now to store timers independent of a computer or the Internet?

--- End quote ---
1. Unfortunately WM100 is 100% cloud. Many on the forum including me) see this as a mistake.
2. My opinion would be: yes, since you are familiar with AHP. But AHP and CM15 is pre internet as you know. Homeseer has a Raspberry Pi based version called Hometroller, but is expensive. There are several on the forum that are working with a Linux based Raspberry Pi 3 running Home Genie. Check the "Pi" threads.

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