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Title: CM15A sending RF M8 Off 3 to 4 times a second
Post by: oneeye on August 05, 2006, 07:17:33 PM

I just hooked up a CM15A with Active Home Pro.  everything looked good untill I sent a command to turn on a module on house code N,  the CM15A started sending RF M8 Off signals constantly
I unplugged every module in the house removed batteries from all palm pads and left only the CM15A plugged in and the RF M8 Off signal still continuasly transmits.
Has anyone else had such an experience?  If so how did they fix it?

Title: Re: CM15A sending RF M8 Off 3 to 4 times a second
Post by: Brian H on August 05, 2006, 08:04:49 PM

Well you may want to try the reset trick that some have used when their cm15a goes crazy.
Unplug from power and the USB cable
Remove Batteries
Wait a minute
Reinstall batteries
plug in
reconnect USB
download all your timers.

Title: Re: CM15A sending RF M8 Off 3 to 4 times a second
Post by: oneeye on August 05, 2006, 08:10:06 PM

Tried that,  even left it unplugged without batteries 24 hours.   Same results.

Title: Re: CM15A sending RF M8 Off 3 to 4 times a second
Post by: oneeye on August 05, 2006, 08:21:44 PM

Not positive if this is CM15A or x10nets.exe causing the prob, I notice the memory being used by x10nets.exe growing real fast and never being freed while it is sending the RF M8 Off command

Title: Re: CM15A sending RF M8 Off 3 to 4 times a second
Post by: -Bill- (of wgjohns.com) on August 05, 2006, 08:54:08 PM

Oneeye,

When you say you "sent a command...", how did you send it?  Did you click something in AHP?  Did you press a button on a remote?  Did you send a command with a program other than AHP?

Also, what version of AHP do you have installed?

Specifics REALLY HELP to find an answer.

Title: Re: CM15A sending RF M8 Off 3 to 4 times a second
Post by: oneeye on August 05, 2006, 09:01:46 PM

I have tried sending with ahp by clicking a module both ways off or on, and a palmpad remote to turn on a module and a plug in controller.
The version of ahp is 3.204
My replacement x10 devices arrived today so I have even replaced every device in the house except the cm15a

Title: Re: CM15A sending RF M8 Off 3 to 4 times a second
Post by: -Bill- (of wgjohns.com) on August 05, 2006, 09:20:40 PM

Much better!  :)

What happens if you unplug the CM15A from the wall (but not the computer) and send that "N whatever" command?

Title: Re: CM15A sending RF M8 Off 3 to 4 times a second
Post by: oneeye on August 05, 2006, 09:27:30 PM

the same thing happens.

Title: Re: CM15A sending RF M8 Off 3 to 4 times a second
Post by: -Bill- (of wgjohns.com) on August 05, 2006, 09:48:08 PM

Go into AHP and under "Tools" - "Hardware Configuration..." - "Transceived House Code(s)" (lower right on mine) click the circle by "Specific" and then clear the check box by "M".

Then, click the "Update Interface" button.

Once the changes have been sent to the interface, see if you still have the problem.

Title: Re: CM15A sending RF M8 Off 3 to 4 times a second
Post by: oneeye on August 05, 2006, 09:55:42 PM

Same problem.

Title: Re: CM15A sending RF M8 Off 3 to 4 times a second
Post by: -Bill- (of wgjohns.com) on August 05, 2006, 09:59:50 PM

On the same setup screen, is the "Monitored House Code" set to "M"?

Title: Re: CM15A sending RF M8 Off 3 to 4 times a second
Post by: oneeye on August 05, 2006, 10:00:54 PM

No the monitored house code is N which is what my house code is

Title: Re: CM15A sending RF M8 Off 3 to 4 times a second
Post by: oneeye on August 05, 2006, 10:09:31 PM

I have tried none, auto and specified for Transceived House Code(s)

Title: Re: CM15A sending RF M8 Off 3 to 4 times a second
Post by: -Bill- (of wgjohns.com) on August 05, 2006, 10:10:57 PM

*Stumped*   ???

The best I can tell you is I'm using AHP Version 3.203 and although I haven't noticed that problem with it, I did notice a similar (though not as drastic) problem when I wrote a control program with the SDK that monitored the received RF codes.

Whenever an RF code was transmitted, the monitor reported the correct device and command, but then also showed 1 or 2 RF commands (that had never been sent) on similar but slightly different House/Unit codes.

I think it's a software glitch.

Title: Re: CM15A sending RF M8 Off 3 to 4 times a second
Post by: jawaid on August 06, 2006, 12:45:13 AM

I am experiencing a similar problem. For some reason when the camera F3 is shut off through a macro, the AHP send s multiple F3 OFF commands. A second problem I am seeing is that these multiple F3 OFF seem to turn off the camera F1 right after it gets activated from the same macro. I solved the problem with a new macro which is triggered by F3 OFF and it simply turns F1 back on. After reading these posts, I am going to reset the AHP with the steps described by Brian H.

Title: Re: CM15A sending RF M8 Off 3 to 4 times a second
Post by: oneeye on August 06, 2006, 01:30:07 PM

ok now I feel real stupid.  I unpacked the box my x10 cameras were in and found a remote set to house code m and pulled it from the box and the problem went away.  The cameras have been packed away for over a year since we moved.  I installed a cctv system in the new house and forgot about the x10 cameras.

Thanks for all the help.

Title: Re: CM15A sending RF M8 Off 3 to 4 times a second
Post by: Brian H on August 06, 2006, 07:28:18 PM

WOW good batteries in that sucker. ::)  Glad you found that unique trouble maker.

Title: Re: CM15A sending RF M8 Off 3 to 4 times a second
Post by: steven r on August 06, 2006, 07:43:28 PM

Quote from: Brian H on August 06, 2006, 07:28:18 PM

WOW good batteries in that sucker. ::)  Glad you found that unique trouble maker.

We all know the remote's range would of been about 10 ft if he had been trying to use it.  ;)

Title: Re: CM15A sending RF M8 Off 3 to 4 times a second
Post by: oneeye on August 06, 2006, 07:48:52 PM

Actually the range was about 5 feet.  The cm15a wason one side of desk the box was on the other side of desk.  The batterries did last a long time.  But I moved the box into the office a week ago and I would bet something in the box shifted and started hitting the button.

Title: Re: CM15A sending RF M8 Off 3 to 4 times a second
Post by: -Bill- (of wgjohns.com) on August 06, 2006, 08:00:23 PM

An important lesson for all!   ;D

It's not always X10's bad software / hardware!  :o :P