pyLights Files

pyLights Installation 
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NOTE: pyserial is required.  Install it before using pylights.

Unzip the archive to a location of your choice.
(Optional) Modify the devices.xml file to match your Insteon device names and addresses.
Start a Python interpreter and 'cd' to that location.
Refer to the usage examples within the pylights.py source code.



pyLights Release Notes
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v0.6 : (12/18/2016)
-Support for Python 3

v0.5 : (1/21/2015)
-Added ability to send extended messages
-Added 'Event' class for registering triggered events
-Can now register callback functions based on asynchronous events
-Numerous fixes/improvements


v0.4 : (??)
-Dotted hex addresses, e.g., '12.5F.5E', are now supported.
-Basic software link management.
-Rudimentary X10 support.
-setLevel and getLevel have the option to use either direct levels (0-255) or 
	percent.  Device status is now stored as a direct level.


v0.3 : (August 29, 2010)
-Supports commands over a socket interface.
-The device file is now automatically updated by asynchronous events from
	devices linked to the PLM.
-Support for named serial ports like /dev/ttyUSB0 (thanks to bradfritz).
-Instantiating plm without a port will scan all available ports until a PLM is
	found.
-Fixed a bug in 'findDevAddress()' that caused it to always return the last 
	index.


v0.2 : (August 5, 2010)
-Asynchronous serial events, such as those from when a dimmer toggle switch is 
	pressed, are now handled by a serial receive thread. This allows for 
	immediate updating of device status in the XML file, though this is not yet
	implemented.
-Commands can now be issued by address without the use of a device file.


v0.1 : 
-Original release