[Hai-users] Strange OP2/X10 problem

[Byron Peebles]

In re-reading my comment, I noticed I missed the point of
suggesting you add "when X-10 received, toggle button FRONT".
That will give you the test mule you need.  As others have suggested,
the change in state of a unit does not act as an event.  You can only use
those states in the ANDIF portion of your programming.

At 09:12 AM 6/15/2005, Byron Peebles wrote:
>It has been awhile since I did X-10/PLC, but as I recall
>the valid event is the arrival of the X-10 command, not the
>change in status of a labeled device.  To prove that, label a button
>"front" and change nothing else.
>
>At 08:46 AM 6/15/2005, Tom Lyons wrote:
>>Got a little X10 mini-controller from RS to toy around
>>with.  I named an X10 unit on the OP2 "front" and
>>programmed thusly:  when front on, hall lights on.
>>Simple.
>>
>>But, and there's always a but, when I press the
>>appropriate button on the controller, no lights.  If I
>>am looking at the unit status screen on PCAccess, I
>>see the unit called "front" go on when the controller
>>button is pressed.  The strange thing is that if I
>>turn "front" on manually through the command screen in
>>PCAccess, the lights come on.
>>
>>So....why won't the program respond to the unit going
>>to an on state via X10, but will respond if the unit
>>gets turned on manually?


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