Contact | X10.com
Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length

Author Topic: Alexa to X10  (Read 9494 times)

BroHogan

  • Newbie
  • Helpful Post Rating: 0
  • Posts: 6
Alexa to X10
« on: December 27, 2017, 08:47:28 PM »
For those who can work with Arduino (ESP8266) Here is a way to control X10 (CM17A) with Alexa.
brohogan.blogspot.com/search/label/Alexa (can't post links!)
Logged

HA Dave

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Helpful Post Rating: 175
  • Posts: 7127
Re: Alexa to X10
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2017, 09:20:19 PM »
Quote from: BroHogan on December 27, 2017, 08:47:28 PM
For those who can work with Arduino (ESP8266) Here is a way to control X10 (CM17A) with Alexa.
brohogan.blogspot.com/search/label/Alexa (can't post links!)

An Arduino with a serial port?
Logged
Home Automation is an always changing technology

dhouston

  • Advanced Member
  • Hero Member
  • ******
  • Helpful Post Rating: 37
  • Posts: 2547
    • davehouston.org
Re: Alexa to X10
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2017, 04:57:12 AM »
Logged
This message was composed entirely from recycled letters of the alphabet using only renewable, caffeinated energy sources.
No twees, wabbits, chimps or whales died in the process.
https://www.laser.com/dhouston

BroHogan

  • Newbie
  • Helpful Post Rating: 0
  • Posts: 6
Re: Alexa to X10
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2017, 08:13:25 AM »
Yes, the Arduino has a serial port, but it is not used for the CM17A. The CM17A uses the RTS and DTR lines for input.
Logged

dhouston

  • Advanced Member
  • Hero Member
  • ******
  • Helpful Post Rating: 37
  • Posts: 2547
    • davehouston.org
Re: Alexa to X10
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2017, 09:22:52 AM »
To clarify, you're not using an Arduino+ESP8266 but an ESP8266 on its own.
Logged
This message was composed entirely from recycled letters of the alphabet using only renewable, caffeinated energy sources.
No twees, wabbits, chimps or whales died in the process.
https://www.laser.com/dhouston

BroHogan

  • Newbie
  • Helpful Post Rating: 0
  • Posts: 6
Re: Alexa to X10
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2017, 09:29:02 AM »
Yup, just the ESP (which also has a Serial port). Sorry about using "Arduino" to describe this. (I use the Arduino IDE to program the ESP.)
Logged

dhouston

  • Advanced Member
  • Hero Member
  • ******
  • Helpful Post Rating: 37
  • Posts: 2547
    • davehouston.org
Re: Alexa to X10
« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2017, 09:35:38 AM »
I understood but many of the other my fellow dotards here possibly did not.

Should there be an API for the WM100 (X10 WiFi unit) an Arduino+ESP8266, standalone ESP8266 or RPi might all be able to communicate with it.
« Last Edit: December 28, 2017, 11:31:28 AM by dhouston »
Logged
This message was composed entirely from recycled letters of the alphabet using only renewable, caffeinated energy sources.
No twees, wabbits, chimps or whales died in the process.
https://www.laser.com/dhouston
 

X10.com | About X10 | X10 Security Systems | Cameras| Package Deals
© Copyright 2014-2016 X10.com All rights reserved.