RE: Re: X10 Connector and BSC

["Edward Pearson" <edward.mailgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kevin may well be correct here but I'm not near my development machine to
check it out. In-house I always send the connector numbered output blocks
even if there's only one

xap-header
{
v=12
hop=1
uid=FFABCD00
class=xAPBSC.cmd
source=KCSoft.X10ControlPanel.baltic
target=ERSP.X10.pacific:workroom.desklights
}
output.state.1
{
id=*
state=On
level=30%
}

I'll check the code tomorrow to see how this is dealt with. It probably
uses
the xFx methods that deal with message block arrays so does whatever that
implements. Steve, could you try the numbered block please to see if this
is
what is holding you up.

Edward


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From: xap_automation@xxxxxxx [mailto:xap_automation@xxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Kevin Hawkins
Sent: 24 May 2005 14:18
To: xap_automation@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [xap_automation] Re: X10 Connector and BSC


Just a quick thought - before I even try and see if it works..

Try changing the boby section name to output.state.1  instead of
output.state

We don't allow multiple blocks of the same name so to allow multiple
devices to be addressed in one message we use several blocks named

output.state.1
output.state.2
output.state.3  etc

most BSC implementations also allow a single block called output.state
to work too but maybe Edwards' doesn't.  I think maybe Pierre in his
XLobby implementation is sending output.state maybe (?)  ...

I am assuming the television is on a binary ONOFF module eg an
appliance module and also as the current state shows as ? it means no
X10 commands have been sent to that module (so the state is unknown). As
the standard schema is working I think the CM11U/12U connection is proven.

Kevin

hiller131 wrote:

>Kevin,
>
>Thanks for the reply. Here is a BSC info message from the Connector:
>
>xap-header
>{
>    v=12
>    hop=1
>    uid=FF182001
>    class=xAPBSC.info
>    source=ERSP.X10.STEVE:LivingRoom.Television
>}
>output.state
>{
>    state=?
>    displaytext=Info: Living room television state unknown
>}
>
>Here is an example of what I am trying to send. This may not be exact,
>as I am not on the same machine right now but it should give you an
>idea.
>
>xap-header
>{
>    v=12
>    hop=1
>    uid=FF987600
>    class=xAPBSC.cmd
>    source=Hiller.Send.Test
>    Target=ERSP.X10.STEVE:LivingRoom.Television
>}
>output.state
>{
>    id=*
>    state=on
>}
>
>I have tried playing with the * and > wildcards in the target and on
>the id and can't seem to get the connector to respond. I'm sure I'm
>missing something very simple but I just can't find it at the moment.
>The actual source will end up being the XLobby xAP plugin but I
>thought I would test with the Send Program and get the connector
>working first.
>
>Thanks,
>Steve
>
>
>
>--- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, Kevin Hawkins <lists@u...>
>wrote:
>
>
>>Hi Steve,
>>
>>    It may be easier if you could post a copy of a BSC message that
>>
>>
>the
>
>
>>connector sends and then I will construct a BSC message to command
>>
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>it to
>
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>>change state. If you are running the correct version you will be
>>
>>
>seeing
>
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>>messages of class xAPBSC being sent   (xAPBSC.info, xAPBSC.event)
>>    So...run the application and change the state of an X10 device
>>
>>
>by
>
>
>>sending it an X10 command from something.  In xAP Viewer you will
>>
>>
>see a
>
>
>>corresponding xapBSC.event message coming from the application each
>>
>>
>time
>
>
>>the device changes state. If you paste one of these to the list
>>
>>
>here I
>
>
>>will use the address information in that to post the appropriate
>>
>>
>command
>
>
>>message.
>>
>>    Kevin
>>
>>hiller131 wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Hey everyone,
>>>
>>>I reciently downloaded the X10 connector again and tried to
send
>>>
>>>
>BSC
>
>
>>>messages to it but was unable to have the connector see the
>>>
>>>
>messages.
>
>
>>>I downloaded the GUI connector from Edward's site so I'm pretty
>>>
>>>
>sure
>
>
>>>it's the newest version. Could someone post a known working
message
>>>that I could copy into a text file for testing with
>>>
>>>
>xAPSendMessage? I
>
>
>>>can send old schema style messages to the connector and it
works
>>>
>>>
>fine...
>
>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Steve
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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