KR22 Credit Card Remote - Dim & Bright Problem
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 8:09 pm
Hi All,
I think I'm going slightly mad !!
I have a KR22 Credit Card Remote controller which turns two lamps on/off, and dims/brights them.
Within Housebot (v1.51c) , these two lamps are set up as X10 Controller Devices with Composite properties as follows
Lamp1 = A;1;On
Lamp2 = A;2;On
When I use the KR22 Credit Card Remote to Turn off Lamp1 the values become
Lamp1 = A;1;Off
Lamp2 = A;2;On
So it can independently recognise the difference between the house codes for On and Off.
However, when i use the Bright or Dim buttons the values become
Lamp1 = A;*;Bright
Lamp2 = A;*;Bright
or
Lamp1 = A;*;Dim
Lamp2 = A;*;Dim
The Dim and Bright buttons as I understand are relative to the last house code button pressed, so after I press A1 on, and then press Dim it should Dim only A1.
I've added logging to the Computer Interface and it's not receiving the numeric part (1 or 2) of the Unit Code of the module, just the "A" part.
Now I'm sure this used to work and I'm trying to figure out why it isn't working now. Since the unit can Dim and Bright the lamps independently (without Housebot) I'm guessing that the controller is working correctly and sending the correct codes to the lamp modules.
The only thing that has changed is the addition of a Wireless Access Point in my house - but I can't imagine it would receive the data with just the unit code missing !!!
Or I am going mad and maybe it didn't used to work correctly - It's been a few months since I last played with it !
I'll turn on tracing this evening as well as installing the latest version of Housebot.
In the meantime, has anyone ever experienced anything similar ?
Kind regards,
Dave
I think I'm going slightly mad !!
I have a KR22 Credit Card Remote controller which turns two lamps on/off, and dims/brights them.
Within Housebot (v1.51c) , these two lamps are set up as X10 Controller Devices with Composite properties as follows
Lamp1 = A;1;On
Lamp2 = A;2;On
When I use the KR22 Credit Card Remote to Turn off Lamp1 the values become
Lamp1 = A;1;Off
Lamp2 = A;2;On
So it can independently recognise the difference between the house codes for On and Off.
However, when i use the Bright or Dim buttons the values become
Lamp1 = A;*;Bright
Lamp2 = A;*;Bright
or
Lamp1 = A;*;Dim
Lamp2 = A;*;Dim
The Dim and Bright buttons as I understand are relative to the last house code button pressed, so after I press A1 on, and then press Dim it should Dim only A1.
I've added logging to the Computer Interface and it's not receiving the numeric part (1 or 2) of the Unit Code of the module, just the "A" part.
Now I'm sure this used to work and I'm trying to figure out why it isn't working now. Since the unit can Dim and Bright the lamps independently (without Housebot) I'm guessing that the controller is working correctly and sending the correct codes to the lamp modules.
The only thing that has changed is the addition of a Wireless Access Point in my house - but I can't imagine it would receive the data with just the unit code missing !!!
Or I am going mad and maybe it didn't used to work correctly - It's been a few months since I last played with it !
I'll turn on tracing this evening as well as installing the latest version of Housebot.
In the meantime, has anyone ever experienced anything similar ?
Kind regards,
Dave