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Title: TM751 and Activehome Pro Transciever issue
Post by: fuzz54 on July 24, 2006, 05:05:10 PM

I bought the Activehome Pro software with the included transciever interfaced to my computer with USB.  I have written some nighttime only macros to work with the transciever.  I'm using a TM751 transciever at the far end of my house to get coverage throughout my house.  However the TM751 is sending ON signals faster than my Activehome Pro transciever can send the OFF signal for my nighttime only macros.  Basically the lights now flicker quickly when motion is detected during the day instead of staying off during the day. 

Is anyone else having this problem?  Is the only solution to buy another programmable Activehome Pro Transciever to extend the range instead of the non-programmable TM751?

Thanks

Title: Re: TM751 and Activehome Pro Transciever issue
Post by: fuzz54 on July 24, 2006, 05:13:59 PM

Also, does anyone know if it would be possible to configure a TM751 to send an OFF signal instead of an ON signal when responding to a motion sensor being triggered?

Title: Re: TM751 and Activehome Pro Transciever issue
Post by: JMac on July 24, 2006, 05:43:59 PM

I had this problem and removed the 751 as I didn't seem to need the added range.  This seemed to correct all my problems.  The addition of a delay in the macros will  slow things down a bit.

Title: Re: TM751 and Activehome Pro Transciever issue
Post by: Brian H on July 24, 2006, 06:19:42 PM

The TM751 only repeats the command it receives from the RF device. In your case the Motion Sensor. So no it only sends what it receives. The TM751 has no powerline receiver in it and can clobber any line signals from other devices that are sending. The RR501 was more polite and was supposed to wait if it see powerline signals. Though that may not do much for your problem. You don't have the motion sensor on the same Address as the lights do you? The macro should be triggered by a different code from the lights and then it controls the devices on a their address.

Title: Re: TM751 and Activehome Pro Transciever issue
Post by: fuzz54 on July 24, 2006, 07:06:50 PM

Okay, I think I see the issue now.  Thanks Brian.  I DO have the sensors on the same code as the lights.  I'll have to fix this as you suggested.  If I understand correctly, now I can have the sensor trigger the macro either relayed through the TM751 or straight to the Activehome Pro Transciever if the signal from the motion sensor makes it that far on its own.  Then the macro uses a powerline signal to activate my devices.  I suppose this will reduce the number of flags I have available on the A housecode by half if I use a macro for each light, but I can deal with that.

Great!