CM15A timers from VB

[adagio]

New X10 user here. Just installed a system to measure the weight of my septic pipe and shut off the water if a plug occurs. I wrote a program using VB5 to send the commands to the CM15A.

All is working well, but what I want to do is set a watchdog timer in the CM15A so if the program or PC dies, the CM15A will shut off the water after a time period. I've heard that the CM15A can run without a PC, so I know it can do it, but I can not find any information on how to program timers via a programming language.

Anyone know of any documentation that would help?

Thanks.

[-Bill- (of wgjohns.com)]

At present, there is no way to write to the CM15A except using Active Home Pro.

Many are trying however.

[adagio]

You mean no way to write timers and such, right? Because I am writing On, Off, Dim, etc. commands with no problems.

[steven r]

...Just installed a system to measure the weight of my septic pipe and shut off the water if a plug occurs....

Creative solution that I, as a city dweller, didn't realize was a common problem for septic tanks.

[-Bill- (of wgjohns.com)]

You mean no way to write timers and such, right? Because I am writing On, Off, Dim, etc. commands with no problems.

Correct, no way to save timers, macros, settings, etc. as AHP does.

[HA Dave]

............I want to do is set a watchdog timer in the CM15A so if the program or PC dies, the CM15A will shut off the water after a time period.

IF...."your program" could be set to turn Off a monitored code/device. The CM15A could certainly be "taught" to turn the monitored code/device (real or imaginary) ON and then delay and later react with the same devices ON condition being a condition within the macro. So as long as "your program" turned the monitored code/device OFF before the end of the delay... there would be no further action (automatic water shut-off).

In other words: watchdog timer in the CM15A so if the program or PC dies, the CM15A will shut off the water after a time period

[adagio]

Yes, that is what I want to do. So how do I program the CM15A with a timer? You mean use AHP to do that part? (Haven't actually used AHP yet.)

[HA Dave]

You mean use AHP to do that part? (Haven't actually used AHP yet.)

Yep.... thats what I meant. The ONLY way to get the CM15A to remember ANYTHING... is via the AHP. So mixing and matching of the AHP and your program will be required.

[adagio]

Hmmm. Looks like someone needs to reverse-engineer AHP. 

[-Bill- (of wgjohns.com)]

Hmmm. Looks like someone needs to reverse-engineer AHP. 

Any takers?   

[HA Dave]

Hmmm. Looks like someone needs to reverse-engineer AHP. 

Any takers?   

Well I certainly should have stayed out of this thread! Bill- (of wgjohns.com) has done more with the CM15A and AHP his BVC software than maybe anyone else (although there ARE OTHERS THAT HAVE DONE MUCH). I am a big fan of BVC and have found it to work VERY well with the AHP.