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bitman:
Hi,

I have a special need.

At my office I have a cable modem, network switch and arris phone modem all plugged into an APC UPS.

I have an active home pc that is here at the office and connected to my neighbor's wifi, and can connect to it from home when my internet at the office is down because the cable modem went wonky.

I want to be able to power cycle the internet modem only, but PLC won't get through to the modem through the APC UPS. so I have to drive down to the office sometimes in pajamas because we run a server orphanage here. If I power cycle the whole UPS with an appliance controller, well it won't run out of battery power and really turn off for at least a half an hour.

So what would be good would be an x10 appliance module that responds not to PLC but wireless commands if that exists.
I have an old x10 transceiver with the nice transistor radio type antenna that is fixed at A1? if I recall, but can that be triggered from say and active home pro wireless transceiver connected to the PC?

I drowning.

Brian H:
From your description of the module.

The TM751 or X10Pro PAT02 can be added into AHP. Since it is RF only it is controlled by the X10 transmitter in the AHP CM15A controller. Since it is hard coded to Unit 1 it only needs a House Code set into it.

It does have to be with in RF range from the CM15A's X10 transmitter.

If you want to use the TM751 on the UPS AC output to the equipment. It may depend on the UPS AC output on battery. Some are a modified sine wave and the TM751 may not run well on it. I did a test for a member and when on battery mine started to smoke.

bitman:
Great that's what I wanted to hear. They're within feet of one another in the same lab.

Thanks a ton.

My, the  AHP CM15A has gotten pricey.

Re: Smoke, what brand of ups? APC?

Brian H:
Most of the X10 modules use a capacitor derived power supply. That don't work well on the stepped or modified sine wave AC output on most UPS units. Unless the UPS is specified to have a pure sine wave output on battery power.

I know it was an APC.
I believe it was my XS1000 and not my real old Back UP 450 and Back UPS 500. In storage.
Other brands with stepped or modified sine wave outputs may also do it.

The CM15A is probably closer to what the price should be from the present owners. X10WTI before they went bankrupt use to sell stuff that looked like a loss leader to me.

bitman:
Thanks for that heads up Brian! It's a Backups 450 and it could go on battery at any time burning the place down!

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