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[rcb923]

I've have a Protector Plus (DS7000)
Security system installed.
I also use Active Home, I use several house
codes for diffrent areas in and around my
home. I use 'F' for my main floor, 'B' for
my basement and 'O' for outdoor lighting.
I have the DS7000 set to House Code 'F'.
When an alarm is triggered, all lights
on 'F' will flash,
I would like to also "FLASH" lights on
other House/Unit codes (ie: 'O').

Let me know if there is a way to do this.

[Kenneth Herring]

It seems that there should be a way to
program a macro to do as you're saying, but
there may also be a hardware way to do this
with current X-10 products. If there are low
voltage terminals on the base unit that can
be accessed, you could order a PowerFlash
Interface (PUM01) to do as you want. It has
low-voltage terminals that can be used to
trigger an X-10 power-line signal, and can
be selected that the resultant signal be an
on/off one. I'm going to research this more
and see what I can figure-out. I've got that
same alarm system, but haven't had a chance
to install it, yet, so I am still a little
unfamiliar with it.
I thought I had a way to trigger an X-10
power-line event with this and another x-10
device, but it was going to end-up being a
Rube Goldberg contraption. However, it would
have worked and would have translated an X-
10 power-line event from one house code into
an X-10 power-line command on a different
house code, and would have flashed those
lights without the use of ActiveHome.

[rcb923]

Thanks Kenneth Herring,
I've tried several macro's in AHP triggered
by default (on the DS7000) to FLASH lights
on other HC's, but without success. It may
be a problem w/AHP, since it still has a
few bugs...

[Kenneth Herring]

Hey, RandyB.
My thoughts on my Rube Goldberg device was
to take a Universal Module (PUM01) and
address it to the address that get's
activated by the alarm. Then, incorporate an
AC adapter putting out between 6-12 volts.
Use this low voltage to trigger a PowerFlash
Interface (PSC01) and address it to
whichever house and unit code you want to
activate and switch it to flash those
lights. This should be a hardware way to do
what you want, I think, although you've got
to spend money on something the software
should be able to do.

[miker]

I have been trying the same thing. From what
i have seen the activehome software can see
signals sent though the air or over the
house wiring. It will only start a macro if
the signal is received over the air. It they
would add a feature to start macros from
signals it received over house wiring also
we would be able to do a lot more with the
system.