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🔌General Home Automation => Automating Your House => Troubleshooting Automation Problems => Topic started by: liderbug on July 28, 2014, 01:33:32 PM
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So I've got an older single board ARM running Heyu with a CM11. I've got a RasPi running Uechi's Simplemon.pl. I've got a EagleEye at the front door that talks to a x10 transceiver. Too much distance/wood/brick between front door and CM19 to work. If I take the eagleye to the CM19 - "Yes sir, no sir, 3 bags full sir.". Problem: My older ARM runs busybox, no php, scripting is.... light, I don't feel like cross compiling... my CM11 is RS232, my Pi doesn't have serial. I know the answer but I'm going to ask again - is there anyway to get PL sigs into my RasPi? A CM15A??? Thanks
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How about a RS232 to USB converter for about $5 on eBay? I tested a CM11A and XTB-232 with one of those and it worked fine.
Jeff
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Do a web search on raspi rs232. There are some voltage mismatch issues to consider as the RasPi is 3V3. And there may be driver issues with USB/RS232 adapters.
- http://elinux.org/RPi_Serial_Connection
Also, this may solve your CM19A range issues.
- http://davehouston.org/ImproveCM19A.htm
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Thanks - I'll look in to it - next few day there are some other fish in the pan. (nuder story)