[mh] Insteon X10 with LM14

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The Insteon PLM has recovered just about all the functionality I lost when my 
Lynx10PLC died.  Great work Gregg and Jason.

Now that I've gotten over the euphoria of having my installation work again, 
I'm noticing the little places that don't work the same before.

The first (and most important) issue was addressed in another email where I 
need to know how to the the "all units off" command onto the powerline.  
Heck, I'll even settle for "all lights off" to avoid sending tons of x10 
commands to turn all the lights off.

Secondly, and the point of this email, is using LM14 wall warts.  These are 
two-way units.  The PLM seems to be able to turn off the light on the LM14, 
but I cannot get the PLM and LM14 to turn the light on at any dim level.

From the web GUI, if I set the dim level to 100%, I see the following:
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04/21/08 12:26:57 PM [Insteon_PLM] x10 sending code: CF as insteon msg: 
02630000
04/21/08 12:26:57 PM [Insteon_PLM] Parsing serial data: 0263000006
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But no light.  Getting a status of the LM14 gives the following:
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04/21/08 12:27:53 PM [Insteon_PLM] x10 sending code: CF as insteon msg: 
02632400
04/21/08 12:27:53 PM [Insteon_PLM] x10 sending code: CSTATUS as insteon msg: 
02632f80
04/21/08 12:27:53 PM [Insteon_PLM] Command stack size: 1
04/21/08 12:27:53 PM [Insteon_PLM] Parsing serial data: 0263240006
04/21/08 12:27:54 PM [Insteon_PLM] Parsing serial data: 02632f8006
04/21/08 12:27:54 PM [Insteon_PLM] Parsing serial data: 02522e80
04/21/08 12:27:54 PM Status request on undefined state: data=CSTATUS_OFF 
event_data=X
04/21/08 12:27:54 PM X10: Incoming data=XCSTATUS_OFF
04/21/08 12:27:54 PM X10: Unmatched incoming data=XCSTATUS_OFF
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I've not seen that output before, but maybe I've never looked before.  In 
spite odd output above, it seems that the status report says the LM14 is 
still OFF, even though I sent the command just before.

When I try to set the light to be 30%, I see the following, which is the same 
output as setting 100%:
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04/21/08 12:32:41 PM [Insteon_PLM] x10 sending code: CF as insteon msg: 
02630000
04/21/08 12:32:41 PM [Insteon_PLM] Parsing serial data: 0263000006
-------

BUT, if I set the light to ON, I see this and the corresponding status command 
that shows the light is ON:
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04/21/08 12:34:17 PM [Insteon_PLM] x10 sending code: CF as insteon msg: 
02632400
04/21/08 12:34:17 PM [Insteon_PLM] x10 sending code: CJ as insteon msg: 
02632280
04/21/08 12:34:17 PM [Insteon_PLM] Command stack size: 1
04/21/08 12:34:18 PM [Insteon_PLM] Parsing serial data: 0263240006
04/21/08 12:34:18 PM [Insteon_PLM] Parsing serial data: 0263228006
04/21/08 12:34:25 PM [Insteon_PLM] x10 sending code: CF as insteon msg: 
02632400
04/21/08 12:34:25 PM [Insteon_PLM] x10 sending code: CSTATUS as insteon msg: 
02632f80
04/21/08 12:34:25 PM [Insteon_PLM] Command stack size: 1
04/21/08 12:34:25 PM [Insteon_PLM] Parsing serial data: 0263240006
04/21/08 12:34:26 PM [Insteon_PLM] Parsing serial data: 02632f8006
04/21/08 12:34:27 PM [Insteon_PLM] Parsing serial data: 02522d80
04/21/08 12:34:27 PM Status request on undefined state: data=CSTATUS_ON 
event_data=X
04/21/08 12:34:27 PM X10: Incoming data=XCSTATUS_ON
04/21/08 12:34:27 PM X10: Unmatched incoming data=XCSTATUS_ON
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For example, by comparison here's a Switchlinc set to 30%, which generates 
much different output):
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04/21/08 12:38:19 PM [Insteon_PLM] x10 sending code: CB as insteon msg: 
02632300
04/21/08 12:38:19 PM [Insteon_PLM] x10 sending code: CPRESET_DIM1 as insteon 
msg: 02639a80
04/21/08 12:38:19 PM [Insteon_PLM] Command stack size: 1
04/21/08 12:38:19 PM [Insteon_PLM] Parsing serial data: 0263230006
04/21/08 12:38:20 PM [Insteon_PLM] Parsing serial data: 02639a8006
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(I am not home right now, but I have not had trouble with the PLM setting my 
old X10 switchlincs to any dim level).

So, mh thinking is that for the LM14 specifically there is something wrong.  
Setting a standard old school pushbutton X10 wall switch to 30% generated:
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04/21/08 12:41:57 PM [Insteon_PLM] x10 sending code: AF as insteon msg: 
02636400
04/21/08 12:41:57 PM [Insteon_PLM] x10 sending code: AJ as insteon msg: 
02636280
04/21/08 12:41:57 PM [Insteon_PLM] Command stack size: 1
04/21/08 12:41:57 PM Changing light by -70 (30 - 100)
04/21/08 12:41:57 PM [Insteon_PLM] x10 sending code: AF as insteon msg: 
02630000
04/21/08 12:41:57 PM [Insteon_PLM] Command stack size: 2
04/21/08 12:41:57 PM [Insteon_PLM] Parsing serial data: 0263640006
04/21/08 12:41:58 PM [Insteon_PLM] Parsing serial data: 0263628006
04/21/08 12:41:58 PM [Insteon_PLM] Parsing serial data: 0263000006
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For completeness, here's the MHT defintion of my LM14s:
X10I, C15, Lamp1, All_Lights|Master, MyPLM, LM14
X10I, C16, Lamp2, All_Lights|Master, MyPLM, LM14

Sorry for the long message, but I wanted to be sure I had everything there, 
and some success output for comparison.