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🔌General Home Automation => Automating Your House => Topic started by: RAN on November 12, 2008, 11:08:05 AM

Title: X10 State Panel (Monitor X10 State Changes)
Post by: RAN on November 12, 2008, 11:08:05 AM

Hi,

I have a house with two floors.
Sometimes is difficult to see (be sure) if a module is On or Off.

Any chance to make a state panel like this
(http://www.vartdesign.com/panel.jpg)
to see the state of module in Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3? ....

Thank you for your help
RAN

Title: Re: X10 State Panel (Monitor X10 State Changes)
Post by: Brian H on November 12, 2008, 04:18:09 PM

Most X10 modules are not two way. So sending a request to a module for its state will not work. Lighting an LED with the on and off being sent to the modules; would not be valid all the time as the LED may follow the command while the module missed it.

Title: Re: X10 State Panel (Monitor X10 State Changes)
Post by: Charles Sullivan on November 12, 2008, 06:53:18 PM

Quote from: Brian H on November 12, 2008, 04:18:09 PM

Most X10 modules are not two way. So sending a request to a module for its state will not work. Lighting an LED with the on and off being sent to the modules; would not be valid all the time as the LED may follow the command while the module missed it.

What you say is all true, but shouldn't be a major problem if the X10 system has been debugged and has been working fairly reliably.

The major problems are wall switch modules which are also operated manually by pushing the button on the switch, or lamps or appliances which are turned on via local sensing.  Most X10 modules don't send out any signal over the powerline when manually switched, so the computer can have no idea of the change of state.