Google Groups no longer supports new Usenet posts or subscriptions. Historical content remains viewable.
Dismiss

2-Way Lamp module status?

0 views
Skip to first unread message

Neil Cherry

unread,
May 31, 2005, 10:57:25 PM5/31/05
to
I just discovered that in my collection of things I don't have any of
X10's 2 way lamp modules (my loss ;-). I'm wondering, can you poll a
lamp module and get it's dim lever or is it just on and off?

--
Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry nch...@comcast.net
http://home.comcast.net/~ncherry/ (Text only)
http://hcs.sourceforge.net/ (HCS II)
http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog

Dave Houston

unread,
May 31, 2005, 11:20:02 PM5/31/05
to
IIRC, the only (X-10 made) lamp module that responds to STATUS REQUEST is
the LM14A. I'm not sure whether its response reflects the state of the load
(I don't think it does.) but you can also configure it to report its on/off
state using extended commands. The documentation implies this reflects the
true state of the load but I haven't checked that specifically. I don't
recall that it tells you the level.

You can find the documentation (in human readable form) at...

http://www.mbx-usa.com/xtc798.txt

Thierry PARENT

unread,
Jun 1, 2005, 4:04:08 PM6/1/05
to
The smarthome 2000STW X10 module support 2 way communication.

By default it replies to X10 STATUS REQUEST by providing the effective DIM
level (percentage).

If you enable local control, the module trigger an ON command each time that
you locally switch on a lamp. In the same way, it trigger a OFF if you
manuallly switch off the lamp.

Take care that local control is only working with bulb lamp.

Hope it helps

Thierry
"Neil Cherry" <n...@wolfgang.uucp> wrote in message
news:slrnd9q90...@wolfgang.uucp...

Charles Sullivan

unread,
Jun 5, 2005, 11:13:40 PM6/5/05
to
On Tue, 31 May 2005 21:57:25 -0500, Neil Cherry wrote:

> I just discovered that in my collection of things I don't have any of
> X10's 2 way lamp modules (my loss ;-). I'm wondering, can you poll a
> lamp module and get it's dim lever or is it just on and off?

The X10 LM14A responds to a standard X10 status_request with just
status_on or status_off. However it will respond to an extended
code status request (Type/Command 0x37) with the actual level (0-62),
plus codes indicating it's a lamp rather than appliance module
and whether or not the load, i.e., bulb, is connected.

Regards,
Charles Sullivan


Neil Cherry

unread,
Jun 6, 2005, 6:43:40 AM6/6/05
to

Thanks! That's what I expected. :-)

0 new messages