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[poursha]

Can the CM15A and AHP be used like a Maxi
Controller to deliver codes w/o the ON/OFF
commands?  Would like to use to program
scenes modules.

Rob

[arf1410]

I have tried to do just that, and in theory
the answer is YES, but in practice I have
had no success sending the address only
commands necessary to program my Switchlincs

[Charles Sullivan]

Not from the AHP GUI, but you can easily send
only an address from the command line if
you've installed the SDK - the 'ahcmd sendplc
...' command will accept an address without
a function.  E.g., at the command prompt,
entering:
'ahcmd sendplc A1'
(without the quotes) will send the code for
address A1.

[arf1410]

that's false Charles - you CAN send an
address only command from the AHP
interface.  They added that feature a few
revisions ago...

[Charles Sullivan]

arf1410:
You're right - when I look further under
Advanced Functions I see I was mistaken.  But
you said previously it doesn't work for
programming SwitchLincs?  Did you try adding
a short delay between the address
transmissions?

[arf1410]

yes, I tried short delay, and according to
the activity monitor, the commands were
being sent as instructed, however I could
not actually get the switchlincs
programmed.  I didn't spend a huge number
of hours troubleshooting, so I can't
someone else might not be able to get it to
work...

[tommy]

Rob,

Tried the same thing with no success.
CM15A seemed to hang after sending the
first house/unit code as if waiting for a
command.

Bought the Smarthome controller for $20
and it worked fine.

[poursha]

I just it the bullet and bought a Maxi for
$19.99.  Will be easier to program localy
anyway.

Thanks, Rob

[Charles Sullivan]

OK guys, I found the time to experiment with
this.  I experienced the problem TommyHo
mentioned, i.e., only the first address in a
sequence of addresses is transmitted, but
that was solved by inserting a zero delay
between each address.

My procedure:
I have a LampLinc 2000STW which is set to
address A3.
To be able to turn it On and Off with
ordinary On and Off commands, I dragged in an
AM486 Appliance Module set to address A3.
To be able to set the dim level, I dragged in
a LM465 Lamp Module also set to the same
address A3.

I created four macros:

Macro "Clear" (B1 On): Addr O16; Del 0; Addr
N16; Del 0; Addr M16; Del 0; Addr P16; Del 0;
Addr M16.

Macro "Fastrise" (B2 On): Drag in LM465
module (A3) and set slider to "Set absolute"
100%.

Macro "Slowrise" (B3 On): Drag in LM465 Lamp
Module (A3) and set slider to "Set absolute"
79%.

Macro "Lock" (B4 On): Addr O16; Del 0; Addr
P16; Del 0; Addr N16; Del 0; Addr M16; Del 0;
Addr O16.

In the above, "Addr X16" is dragged in from
the Advanced Functions menu and "Del 0" is
shorthand for dragging in a Delay and setting
it to 00:00:00.

From the Room screen, I ran the macros
"Clear", "Fastrise", and "Lock".  Then I
repeatedly clicked the On and Off buttons on
the AM486 Appliance Module icon and observed
that the ramp-up/down time of the lamp is
very quick.

Now running the macros "Clear", "Slowrise",
and "Lock" and again clicking the On and Off
buttons on the AM486 Appliance Module icon, I
observe that the ramp-up/down time is now
fairly long - about 19 seconds with the dim
level set to 79%

You may have to experiment a little with the
"Set absolute" Dim level to achieve the
desired ramp rate because the percent dim
level of the LampLinc (per the data sheet)
doesn't exactly match that of the LM465.

I assume a similar test would program other
SwitchLinc modules as well as my LampLinc,
but don't own any.

Note: The macros have to be run by clicking
the "Run macro" button in the icon on the
Room panel - they aren't triggered by sending
B1 On or B4 On from an external controller.

For this experiment I was running AHP 3.201
under Win XP Pro SP1.