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X10 Power State Problems

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:46 am
by mrichmond007
All,

i am having quite a weird problem. I have an X10 light controller set to A3 for my house lights. It functions correctly from the wall switch and the X10 controller in the room. When I try and operate it with housebot it won't operate. It will not respond to a power state change on the device in Housebot.

However, I have a task set up that switches the power state on or off of each of my light controllers in turn, and this works!

Why will it not operate on a single state change but when used in a task with others it works?

Help !? :?

Re: X10 Power State Problems

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:33 pm
by sundodger
Is the device and or interface enabled?
How is the state change set up?

Re: X10 Power State Problems

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:26 am
by mrichmond007
Yep, both are enabled. I dont understand your question about the state change. When I change the state of the Device, nothing happens to the light. Unless it is in this task of 3 other state changes to 3 other modules, then it switches on ok,

Cheers,


Martin

Re: X10 Power State Problems

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:56 am
by vcruz777
Try deleting from the task the other two modules to see if it turns on. It looks like the module you are trying to turn on is really responding to a different address. One that is probably set on the other two devices in the task.

Re: X10 Power State Problems

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:21 pm
by mrichmond007
Solved.

Changed the address to another one. i think it was getting confused by other close addresses. Works like a charm now.