Realy dimming lamps
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Try using the X-10 equipment without the power-strips. Some of these
have internal filter circuits that disrupt X-10 communications.
Plug the X-10 transmitter/receiver into a standard wall-socket, and see
if the problem clears up.
Regards,
-Bruce
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Original Message
From: <dogiewal@n...>
To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 8:08 PM
Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Realy dimming lamps
> I followed the directions in the BS-2 manual for X-10 control
> TO THE LETTER with no results.
>
> I have been programming BS-2's since they first came out.
>
> I tested everything I could think of including lighting LED's with
> pins 0 and 1 just to see if I was getting out.
>
> I bought a second $29.95 X-10 interface in case the first one was
> faulty.
>
> To see the EXACT programming I used, look at the X-10 commands
> example in the BS-2 manual and add "high 2 'to indicate the program is
> through" to light an LED at the end.
>
> I emailed Parralax back and forth several times but got realy nubie
> questions back.
>
> The X-10 interface LED blinks intelligently during each pulseout
> command, but nothing else happens.
>
> I've been using X-10 devices since radio shack first started carrying
> them. I put four X-10 receivers in the same power strip with the X-10
> interface. None of them responded. I tried several different
> settings from 1 to 16 on them. Nada. Yes, I know the BS-2 considers
> the X-10 numbering scheme of 1 to 16 to be 0 to 15.
>
> Has anyone had similar experiences? Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance, Wally
>
>
>
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have internal filter circuits that disrupt X-10 communications.
Plug the X-10 transmitter/receiver into a standard wall-socket, and see
if the problem clears up.
Regards,
-Bruce
webmaster@r...
http://www.rentron.com
Original Message
From: <dogiewal@n...>
To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 8:08 PM
Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Realy dimming lamps
> I followed the directions in the BS-2 manual for X-10 control
> TO THE LETTER with no results.
>
> I have been programming BS-2's since they first came out.
>
> I tested everything I could think of including lighting LED's with
> pins 0 and 1 just to see if I was getting out.
>
> I bought a second $29.95 X-10 interface in case the first one was
> faulty.
>
> To see the EXACT programming I used, look at the X-10 commands
> example in the BS-2 manual and add "high 2 'to indicate the program is
> through" to light an LED at the end.
>
> I emailed Parralax back and forth several times but got realy nubie
> questions back.
>
> The X-10 interface LED blinks intelligently during each pulseout
> command, but nothing else happens.
>
> I've been using X-10 devices since radio shack first started carrying
> them. I put four X-10 receivers in the same power strip with the X-10
> interface. None of them responded. I tried several different
> settings from 1 to 16 on them. Nada. Yes, I know the BS-2 considers
> the X-10 numbering scheme of 1 to 16 to be 0 to 15.
>
> Has anyone had similar experiences? Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance, Wally
>
>
>
>
> To UNSUBSCRIBE, just send mail to:
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of the message will be ignored.
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>I followed the directions in the BS-2 manual for X-10 control
>TO THE LETTER with no results.
>
>I have been programming BS-2's since they first came out.
>
>I tested everything I could think of including lighting LED's with
>pins 0 and 1 just to see if I was getting out.
>
>I bought a second $29.95 X-10 interface in case the first one was
>faulty.
>
>To see the EXACT programming I used, look at the X-10 commands
>example in the BS-2 manual and add "high 2 'to indicate the program is
>through" to light an LED at the end.
>
>I emailed Parralax back and forth several times but got realy nubie
>questions back.
>
>The X-10 interface LED blinks intelligently during each pulseout
>command, but nothing else happens.
>
>I've been using X-10 devices since radio shack first started carrying
>them. I put four X-10 receivers in the same power strip with the X-10
>interface. None of them responded. I tried several different
>settings from 1 to 16 on them. Nada. Yes, I know the BS-2 considers
>the X-10 numbering scheme of 1 to 16 to be 0 to 15.
>
>Has anyone had similar experiences? Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance, Wally
>
>Hi Wally -
Just a couple of thoughts:
Is the X-10 interface and at least one of the X-10 devices on the same pole
transformer ? An example of this NOT being the case would be if the X-10
Interface
was in the house, and the X-10 unit was in a remote barn or shed.
Have you tried using this just with an ordinary X-10 Base Unit ? This would
remove the Stamp from the picture just to see if the X-10 System was
functional.
The only other I thing I could imagine is - sometimes an X-10 "coupler" is
needed.
This electrically ties the legs together, so that if one leg contains the X-10
Interface and the OTHER the X-10 Devices, the signal will still pass through.
If you need more information on this device, just ask.
Regards,
Bruce Bates