From: Gianni V. <gia...@ya...> - 2005-07-18 07:11:08
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News on my torturus story with CM11-TM13. Initially I thought my CM11 was deaf. I tried to use Active Home software to check its health. This was misleading as it seems Active Home software has serious problems to run on Win2K or WinXp. (althought it runs OK on win95/98) Tip: AVOID USING ACTIVE-HOME SW ON OTHER O.S. THAN WIN9x ! Unfortunately I lost quite some time with this trying to test my Cm11...Anyway.... Then I followed the advice to connect CM11 and TM13 on the SAME powerstrip. (Unexpectedly,) this WORKED and consequently my MH code trigegrs fired fine! I felt very nice!!! Then I moved the tranceiver TM13 to its original plug (in an adjacent room). Again, CM11 was not able to hear the X10 signal generated by TM13. The funny thing is that CM11 is able to trigger the built-in appliance module in TM13. Than means that CM11 is 'Hard-of-hearing' or TM13 hasn't a loud enough voice??? It was aleady after midnight and I quit trying. Any hint or advice welcome TIA GV --- Gianni Veloce <gia...@ya...> wrote: > I need to thank all for their supportive actions. > > My 'deaf' CM11 seems not curable. > Although working with MH and sending out X10 signals, it cannot receive any. > I have changed house codes. I have removed batteries. I have even opened it (why?).. > I have used active home sw. Big story now. Active home is not able to see the CM11. > Communications > test give a failure result. I have managed twice to clear the EEPROM running the relevant menu > command. After a while I get a 'GPF' (old fashion expr) and the active home communications > program > crashes. > I have used ZEUS (demo version). Better results that active home. It communicated with CM11 but > only at 4800baud (?) > It was possible to issue x10 commands and clear the interface eeprom. > > This evening I try to follow you advice with the powerstrip setup and see. But I am not > optimist > at all.. > > By the way what should be the baud rate and other settings for the serial port connected to > CM11? > > TIA > GV > > > > --- Jim Serack <js...@sy...> wrote: > > > I don't know if my previous message got through or not - I certainly didn't > > have any feedback from anyone so it would be good if someone could respond > > that they get this message and have understood. > > > > I had a very similar problem with a CM11 interface and it was very > > frustrating but ultimately a simple problem. > > > > The CM11 interface can contain macros within itself and operate > > independently of the computer that it is connected to. Some software calls > > these "fast macros". > > > > When the module sees a trigger (such as A2 ON) that it has a "fast" macro > > programmed to respond with, it DOES NOT PASS THE TRIGGER to the serial > > interface but just responds with its macro instructions (such as A3 50%, A1 > > Off, etc). Those macros would most likely be there because the CM11 has been > > used with other software like ActiveHome. > > > > Misterhouse does not seem to have a mechanism monitor or take advantage of > > this functionality. If a CM11 has a macro in it, then Misterhouse would not > > see any inbound codes when the CM11 macro responds to it by itself. > > > > A way to test this use a controller - change it to a house code and device > > code that you are sure that you never used before and send a code into the > > very same power socket (circuit) that CM11 is plugged into and see if the > > code gets picked up by the Misterhouse debug display. (I had a little > > experimental set up - a basic power bar (strip) with no spike or noise > > filtering, the controller, an RF receiver module, and a lamp module with a > > bulb plugged in it - I put it all on housecode E). > > > > If it does - then you have some macro problem with some previous assigned > > codes. > > > > If it doesn't then look at the serial interface settings and ultimately > > hardware - cables, and finally the CM11. (Perhaps someone else had this > > problem and knows how to go about debugging port setup problems). > > > > If you have macros then you need to use some software other than Misterhouse > > (unless somewhere in Misterhouse unknown to me there is a function to wipe > > the macros in a module) to clear the macros. In Activehome you need to > > delete all the functions. (If you ported to Linux like I did - there is a > > Linux program called heyu2 which can be used to clear the modules macros). > > > > I hope this helps. > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the 'Do More With Dual!' webinar happening > > July 14 at 8am PDT/11am EDT. We invite you to explore the latest in dual > > core and dual graphics technology at this free one hour event hosted by HP, > > AMD, and NVIDIA. To register visit http://www.hp.com/go/dualwebinar > > ________________________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe from this list, go to: http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id65 > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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From: Neil W. <ne...@nw...> - 2005-07-18 08:48:34
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Hi Gianni, Don't know how much this is of help but I had a few issues with X10 and lost signals. Basically in the process of debugging my problem I unplugged every signal item in my house to locate the items that were killing the X10 signal. These were - New NEC TV New Laser Colour Printer Old VHS Recorder Old PIII computer OLD 800*600 Monitor Luckily these items were fed from two power points and only required installation of two filters onto these power points (wall sockets) to fix the problem. Prior to this, I could not get the X10 signal from one room to the next. Regards, Neil Wrightson. > -----Original Message----- > From: Gianni Veloce [mailto:gia...@ya...] > Sent: Monday, 18 July 2005 5:11 PM > To: Gianni Veloce; mis...@li... > Subject: [mh] Hard-of-hearing CM11 or TM13 hasn't a loud voice? > > > News on my torturus story with CM11-TM13. > > Initially I thought my CM11 was deaf. > I tried to use Active Home software to check its health. > This was misleading as it seems Active Home software has > serious problems to run on Win2K or > WinXp. (althought it runs OK on win95/98) Tip: AVOID USING > ACTIVE-HOME SW ON OTHER O.S. THAN WIN9x > ! > Unfortunately I lost quite some time with this trying to test > my Cm11...Anyway.... > > Then I followed the advice to connect CM11 and TM13 on the > SAME powerstrip. > (Unexpectedly,) this WORKED and consequently my MH code > trigegrs fired fine! > I felt very nice!!! > Then I moved the tranceiver TM13 to its original plug (in an > adjacent room). > Again, CM11 was not able to hear the X10 signal generated by TM13. > The funny thing is that CM11 is able to trigger the built-in > appliance module in TM13. > Than means that CM11 is 'Hard-of-hearing' or TM13 hasn't a > loud enough voice??? > > It was aleady after midnight and I quit trying. > > Any hint or advice welcome > > TIA > GV > > > --- Gianni Veloce <gia...@ya...> wrote: > > > I need to thank all for their supportive actions. > > > > My 'deaf' CM11 seems not curable. > > Although working with MH and sending out X10 signals, it > cannot receive any. > > I have changed house codes. I have removed batteries. I > have even opened it (why?).. > > I have used active home sw. Big story now. Active home is > not able to see the CM11. > > Communications > > test give a failure result. I have managed twice to clear > the EEPROM running the relevant menu > > command. After a while I get a 'GPF' (old fashion expr) and > the active home communications > > program > > crashes. > > I have used ZEUS (demo version). Better results that active > home. It communicated with CM11 but > > only at 4800baud (?) > > It was possible to issue x10 commands and clear the > interface eeprom. > > > > This evening I try to follow you advice with the > powerstrip setup and see. But I am not > > optimist > > at all.. > > > > By the way what should be the baud rate and other settings > for the serial port connected to > > CM11? > > > > TIA > > GV > > > > > > > > --- Jim Serack <js...@sy...> wrote: > > > > > I don't know if my previous message got through or not - > I certainly didn't > > > have any feedback from anyone so it would be good if > someone could respond > > > that they get this message and have understood. > > > > > > I had a very similar problem with a CM11 interface and it was very > > > frustrating but ultimately a simple problem. > > > > > > The CM11 interface can contain macros within itself and operate > > > independently of the computer that it is connected to. > Some software calls > > > these "fast macros". > > > > > > When the module sees a trigger (such as A2 ON) that it > has a "fast" macro > > > programmed to respond with, it DOES NOT PASS THE TRIGGER > to the serial > > > interface but just responds with its macro instructions > (such as A3 50%, A1 > > > Off, etc). Those macros would most likely be there > because the CM11 has been > > > used with other software like ActiveHome. > > > > > > Misterhouse does not seem to have a mechanism monitor or > take advantage of > > > this functionality. If a CM11 has a macro in it, then > Misterhouse would not > > > see any inbound codes when the CM11 macro responds to it > by itself. > > > > > > A way to test this use a controller - change it to a > house code and device > > > code that you are sure that you never used before and > send a code into the > > > very same power socket (circuit) that CM11 is plugged > into and see if the > > > code gets picked up by the Misterhouse debug display. (I > had a little > > > experimental set up - a basic power bar (strip) with no > spike or noise > > > filtering, the controller, an RF receiver module, and a > lamp module with a > > > bulb plugged in it - I put it all on housecode E). > > > > > > If it does - then you have some macro problem with some > previous assigned > > > codes. > > > > > > If it doesn't then look at the serial interface settings > and ultimately > > > hardware - cables, and finally the CM11. (Perhaps someone > else had this > > > problem and knows how to go about debugging port setup problems). > > > > > > If you have macros then you need to use some software > other than Misterhouse > > > (unless somewhere in Misterhouse unknown to me there is a > function to wipe > > > the macros in a module) to clear the macros. In > Activehome you need to > > > delete all the functions. (If you ported to Linux like I > did - there is a > > > Linux program called heyu2 which can be used to clear the > modules macros). > > > > > > I hope this helps. > > > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the 'Do More With > Dual!' webinar happening > > > July 14 at 8am PDT/11am EDT. We invite you to explore the > latest in dual > > > core and dual graphics technology at this free one hour > event hosted by HP, > > > AMD, and NVIDIA. To register visit > http://www.hp.com/go/dualwebinar > > > ________________________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe from this list, go to: > http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id65 > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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From: Jim S. <js...@sy...> - 2005-07-18 12:45:15
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Gianni, What is the model of the CM11 that you are using. Is this a 110V or 220V system? Jim |