Green LED by switch in AHP

[uh60james]

Another note, what I know believe to be a CM10A came in an IBM Home Director Starter Kit.  It included the CM10A, Appliance Module, Lamp Module, Software and the RJ11 to serial cord.  Although the front of the modules are marked with IBM Home Director the back side has Radio Shack markings.  Not sure if any of this is relevant at all.

[Noam]

I just thought of another thing:
Can the CM11A send Extended Codes? Has anyone tried that before?

The CM11A Protocol defines extended codes.  Both the CM11A and XTB-232 support them.

Jeff

Thanks for clarifying.

[Noam]

The COM port is set correctly to COM6 which is what the adapter is set to, COM6 is the only COM port showing up in AHP.  I will have to check the COM port settings when I get home.

No warning given by AHP.

Based on further research I apparently have a CM10 not a CM11A.  This is the IBM version with no slot for batteries.  I don't if that is problematic or not.

If my memory serves me correctly the CM10 shows up as unknown device in Device Manager but there is no error associated with it.

Perhaps AHP can't support the CM10.
Can anyone out there with a CM10 test it?

[Brian H]

Read reply #4 of this thread.
http://forums.x10.com/index.php?topic=14652.0

The CM10A does not have any clock in it and a very small memory IC that does not remember during a power loss.
Thread also indicated the older Active Home didn't work with a CM10A. I would imagine AHP would be the same.

[Noam]

Read reply #4 of this thread.
http://forums.x10.com/index.php?topic=14652.0

The CM10A does not have any clock in it and a very small memory IC that does not remember during a power loss.
Thread also indicated the older Active Home didn't work with a CM10A. I would imagine AHP would be the same.

I never knew that. Thanks for pointing it out.
So, I guess the CM10A is useless in this capacity. That's too bad.

[Brian H]

I knew there where differences but until I tried a search and found the thread. I didn't know how much different it was.
The X10Shop was the vendor that bought the late date code lot of CM11As and still has over 900 left.
http://www.thex10shop.com/product/x10-genuine-cm11a-activehome-serial-computer-interface

[uh60james]

Wow, that sucks.  Now I have two relatively useless interfaces.  Time to spend more $ I guess.

[uh60james]

Would a PowerLinc 2414u work with AHP?

[Brian H]

No a 2414U will not work with AHP.

[uh60james]

I successfully got the CM10A to work with the original ActiveHome running in Virtual XP Mode in Windows 7.  Brian said the CM10A does not have a clock in it yet I set a timer for one light and ActiveHome sent it to the CM10A successfully.  I don't know enough about X10 to know if software would still send a timer to a interface even if it can't support it.  Unfortunately after I sent the timer the VirtualPC started acting up and I was too tired to continue messing with it.  When I get home from work will be the test, if the light in my front room is on I will still have a bit of hope for this.

[Noam]

Did you run the timer with the Pc still connected, and ActiveHome running?
If so, that might be why it worked. It doesn't need an onboard clock or memory, if the PC is going to do all the work.

[uh60james]

The timer didn't run, I set it to come on at 5pm today.  I was going to set another timer to come on to test it and unplug the CM10A but I started having problems with the VirtualPC.  The differnce is that now I can actually control modules directly from the software, AHP wasn't letting me.  I am thinking the light won't be on tonight when I get home but I am hoping it will be.  I read an article yesterday that was talking about the interface I have which is actually labled HDSK11A (I think,) the writer was saying that the internals were basically the same as the CM11A.  I can't find the link now but if this is true and they are both basically the same internally minus the battery slot I don't see why this couldn't keep time as long as its plugged in.

[Brian H]

I found HDSK11A IBM Home Director Kits listed on eBay.
Unfortunately they didn't give details of what the kit had in it.

There is some data on the HD16 {older like a CM10A} and HD11A {CM11A} on this web site.
http://www.heyu.org/

So look at your interface and see if it is the HD16A or HD11A.

[uh60james]

Thanks, will check it out.