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[MANOWAR©]

http://www.thehomeautomationstore.com/xpt4-w-ns.html

I have a double gang box at my front door. One switch controls the outside front porch light, the other controls an outlet right below it. Stupid I know. It's supposed to be for a lamp control but if I'm close enough to hit the switch on the wall I can also reach the lamp. My question is, I would like to remove that  switch. Wire the outlet to be always hot and put this device in to control other things. My question is, since I can set it to any house code can I use it to control macros I have for lighting functions? I don't know if it transmits RF or just over the copper but either way if I make the buttons M1,2,3,4 and use those addresses I should be able to set it up for like All Lights On/Off, Away Mode On/Off for outside lights etc. I've been reading but I can't find out if it will work for macros that have no physical modules.

[BaBaLou.]

Hi MANOWAR©,
Those Xpt4 and other like it, work as a wall transmitter that will send its signals to PLC only. Nice little units and very well made. Set the first botton to the HC/UC and the rest will follow with the proceeding UC. All you need to hook them up is to have any livewire with a neutral to connect too.

The UC that are set can be to any module or macro you like. By pressing the botton will trigger any unit set to that HC/UC. The same is done to any RF transmitter or remote, set the first botton the desired HC/UC and the rest will follow in order of UC.

These units are also nice because you can buy a single, double, triple or quad bottons to fit into the units and a standard Decora cover fits on them nicely.

Hope that helps.
BaBaLou.

[MANOWAR©]

Thanks BaBaLou but the one question I was really wanting to know was can it send macro addresses over the power wires to my CM15A and trip macros to activate other stuff. I know the RF remotes talk to the CM15a but is this doing the same thing or is it sending its codes directly to the devices.  I'm using A and B house codes for my lights and outlets respectively and C for motions to trip macros. The Macros are all M. So with no physical modules at house code M just virtual ones can it tell the CM15A to run these or does it only talk to stuff physically on the power wires?

[JeffVolp]

the one question I was really wanting to know was can it send macro addresses over the power wires to my CM15A and trip macros to activate other stuff.

We use the Leviton version of that controller here (16400) for exactly that purpose.  The Leviton unit will issue ON or OFF commands on 4 sequential house codes.  You select the starting address.

Since it sends ordinary X10 commands, they can be used to either directly control X10 modules, or trigger macros looking for those specific commands.

Jeff

[Knightrider]

YES!!!!!
Just be sure to set the unit to transmit on HC "M"


Darn, Volp beat me to the post.

[MANOWAR©]

Cool, that's exactly what I was hoping. Thanks everyone.