Re: xAP control of X10 Extended commands via Homeseer

["Jon" <jon00@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have to send 'on' after every dim level except 0% dim when it does go
off.


--- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, "Edward Pearson"
<edward.mailgroup@...> wrote:
>
> Are you saying you need to send the 'on' for every change in level or
just
> once to get out of the 'off' state?
>
>
> _____
>
> From: xap_automation@xxxxxxx
[mailto:xap_automation@xxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Jon
> Sent: 07 May 2007 17:51
> To: xap_automation@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [xap_automation] Re: xAP control of X10 Extended commands via
> Homeseer
>
>
>
>
> Hi James,
>
> Thanks for your work on this.
>
> I have tried your new ocx and it would appear we now have partial
> success. If I send an extended dim command, nothing happens as before,
> however if I then send a X10 on, it does immediately go to that dim
> level! Unfortunately no HS event will currently work with absolute
dim.
> Somehow, this on command needs to be sent after the extended command.
>
> I have also tracked down the starting up issue. You may not know but
> when Homeseer starts the web server, it first loads and runs the home
> page in memory to assist with ASP.NET loading pages. It looks like
your
> plugin stops any VB.NET scripts from running if they are called from
> within this page. It's unfortunate that I run two scripts in this way
> (to notify guests on my site etc). It would appear VB Script code
works
> fine but this is a backward step IMO as I have converted most to
VB.NET.
>
> HTH
>
> Jon
>
> --- In xap_automation@ <mailto:xap_automation%40yahoogroups.com>
> yahoogroups.com, James Traynor james@ wrote:
> >
> > Hi Jon,
> >
> > I have been chatting with Edward re the extended x10 commands and
the
> > following ocx will support it
> >
> > www.mi4.biz/files/testing/20070507_hspi_xAP2.zip
> >
> > I have also added a line that means that should HS request and
x10
> code
> > that the plugin doesn't know that the info will be put in the log
> which
> > will hopefully make debugging easier!
> > If you do have lots and lots of devices then I would suggest
going
to
> > the xAP>Config>Devices tab and disabling some. Down the
bottom of
the
> > list you have a disable all option. Probably best to start with
then
> all
> > off and turn them on as needed.
> > Stability wise I haven't seen any problems. I have seen issues
> > occasionally where when HS2 restarts the hs_compatibilty.exe
which
> runs
> > the plugin doesn't stop and when HS2 starts it can't run any
plugins.
> > There is an issue with domotion, both xAP and domotion work fine
on
> > their own. Run them together and one or the other doesn't work,
very
> odd.
> > It may be worth deleting your /xAP/ folder before running the new
ocx
> to
> > make sure all is nice and clean. The vb.net error is very odd and
not
> > something i've seen before, if it continues could you email you
> > /xAP/settings.txt file to me and i'll see what is going on. (
james
at
> > mi4 dot biz). I don't know if your running this on vista but
there
is
> a
> > hot fix for some vb.net errors ftp://homeseer.
> <ftp://homeseer.com/pub/VBPatch.exe,>
com/pub/VBPatch.exe, but
> > even without that patch the xap plugin is working fine here on
vista
> > with HS2.2.0.11
> >
> > Let me know how you get on.
> >
> > James
> > Jon wrote:
> > > Kevin,
> > >
> > > Sorry, I should have answered your first post better.
> > >
> > > I do also have Michaels xAP plugin installed (but disabled)
and
> tried
> > > it before downloading James offering.
> > >
> > > I was hoping to support a home grown plugin first! That
said, I
did
> see
> > > a post somewhere on the HS message board about xAP conduit
stability
> > > issues (I cannot find it ATM) and wanting to change to
Michaels
> plugin.
> > >
> > > With conduit, I am seeing so many xAP messages, probably due
to my
> 486
> > > devices being constantly updated that the xAP viewer cannot
cope
at
> > > times. As usual, I'm probably pushing things to their limit.
> > >
> > > I'll wait until James replies before going down a different
route.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Jon
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In xap_automation@ <mailto:xap_automation%40yahoogroups.com>
> yahoogroups.com, Kevin Hawkins lists@ wrote:
> > >
> > >> HI Jon - sounds ominous ... HS runs for me pretty much
24/7 but
> > >> maybe you're using an aspect of the xAP plugin that I'm
not.
There
> is
> > >> also Michaels xAP plugin for HS - a very different UI
but he uses
> it a
> > >> lot and it fully supports BSC.
> > >>
> > >> K
> > >>
> > >> Jon wrote:
> > >>
>