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[gfriedman]

OK looks like a bug in ActivePhone Pro - if anyone can confirm or maybe knows a workaround.....

I have a light in the controlled socket on the TM751 (defaults to A1).    I can control the light through the TM751 module in AHP - no issues.  However, when I use ActivePhone Pro nothing happens when turning the TM751 on/off.

Looking in the Activity Monitor it shows different commands  being sent from AHP as opposed to Activephone Pro.   Here is what it shows:

(FROM AHP)
------------
Transmit RF    A1 On
Receive          A1 (Transceiver TM751)
Receive          A On  (Transceiver TM751)

(FROM ACTIVEPHONE PRO)
-------------------------
Transmit        A1 (Transceiver TM751)
Transmit        A On (Transceiver TM751)


Seems weird Activephone Pro doesn't just trigger the module within AHP but instead send its own commands.   What to do??

G

[Brian H]

Well since the TM751 has no power line receiver in it and has to be controlled by an RF command.
AHP sending an RF command is working.
While Activephone Pro sending a power line command is the reason you can't control it.

I don't have Activehome Pro so I can't contribute to a fix. Just some data on why it sending a power line command is failing.

[dave w]

There are probably other work-arounds, but a RR501 or PAT01 transceiver has both PLC and RF receivers, so would respond to the PLC code from Active Phone.

Curious, are you using the CM15A with ActiveHome Pro and if so why are you using the TM751? In other words can you dump the TM751 and use a standard Appliance Modul instead?

[Brian H]

Good point.
Are you running AHP on a CM15A interface or the CM15K that was a TM751 and a CM19A interface?

[gfriedman]

I am running AHP with a CM15A.   I am using a TM751 on the other side of the house where remote control signals do not reach the CM15A.

Great info.   Didnt know TM751 was RF controlled only.  I can probably use a lamp module for the light as a workaround.   Just seemed convenient to use the TM751 that was already there.


But what I dont understand is since ActivePhone must communicate with AHP to get the rooms, modules, and status; and is tightly integrated with AHP - why wasn`t ActivePhone programmed to simply pass the user command to AHP and then let AHP handle the necessary module communications.   It seems redundant to have coded Activephone to do the same work as AHP already does.   Also makes it more difficult to maintain since now 2 sets of module communications need to be coded and kept in sync (which it obviously isnt).