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[ronald hirsch]

I've been using X-10 products for over 20
years. And, I have several of the older
ActiveHome Computer Interface units which
requires a serial port connection on the
computer.

I just received my first ActiveHome Pro
Computer Interface model CM15A, which is USB
connected. The software has some nice
features. But I have several questions on
the unit.

1. When it is connected and I'm working with
the software, there is no listing of the
unit in the active USB devices list, when I
click on the tray icon which reads "safely
remove hardware" in Windows XP. I always
prefer to use this featue when I disconnect
USB devices, to keep XP happy. Disconnecting
it without being able to find the item
there, does cause the system to give out
its "bloop". Are other users noticing the
same thing???

2. This model has an antenna on the side,
but it is not clear what this is for. Does
the unit act as a transceiver module to pick
up commands from a wireless remote
controller, and send them through the AC
power line? Or, is this a transmitter
antenna, which can send out a wireless
signal to another transceiver?

3. Assuming it is one of the above, I guess
it must cover all of the 16 possible code
letters, where the usual transceiver can
cover only on at a time.

I'd like to get info on the above. And, in
addition to posting any replies in this
forum, would you please also send a copy of
the reply to me via email -
ronhirsch@adelphia.net.

Thanks -

Ron Hirsch

[Brian H]

2) The cm15a has both an RF receiver like a
TM751 or RR501 tranceiver and an RF
transmitter like a Firecracker Interface.
Look in Hardware Configuration where you can
set house codes to be tranceived. I believe
that codes not tranceived can still be used
to trigger macros, just not broadcast back
over the powerline.

[carmine pacifico]

Ronald Hirsch

Regarding stopping the X10 USB driver, X10
does not provide any means to do so, in
fact even if you un-install AHP, X10nets (
the USB driver) remain and run every time
the computer start.
The only way is to use “Task Manager:
Processes” to manually stop X10nets; if you
decide this product it’s not good for you
and return it, it’s a lot of work to
manually remove all the left over garbage,
from running drivers to registry entries;
the un-install program removes only AHP,
every thing else is left beyond.