X-10 and girder newbie. Please be gentle....

[lawdawg]

Hello everyone. I am happily using girder, usb-uirt, and firefly combo to control my HTPC and external AV gear, wonderfully.

I would like to add some lighting control. I figure that girder can send X-10 commands easily enough, to dim lights, etc. However, can it recieve x-10 commands from wirless wall switches, and execute commands on the HTPC? I would like to have a wirless switch that turns on all the lights and then turns on the projector, reciver, etc.

Thanks for you help. If anyone has some favorite X-10 equiment that they use to do this job, I'd really appreciate you sharing.

Adam

[Promixis]

Adam,

Girder can send and receive x10. It supports a wide variety of devices. I think the best to date is the PowerLinc USB using Curtis Wren's plugin.

[lawdawg]

Thanks Mike.

Looks like it's off to the web for some x-10 purchases! :)

[lawdawg]

So I have my purchases, and now the questions begin! I really have only one problem, so far.

I have the powerlinc usb working to turn off/on appropriate coded x-10 devices. Works pretty slick. I'm sure I'll have no problem using girder to take the pause command from my snapstream/firefly remote and then turning the lights on.

I am at a loss for how to intercept commands from my x-10 wall switch (model ss13a.) I can use this to turn my light switches on and off. It looks like it simply togles house code A and devices 1-3. What I would like to do is have the lights go on AND turn the projector on, etc. etc. by using this wall switch, and a x-10 RR501 module.

From looking at the readme.txt that comes with the powerlinc plugin, I gather that I should be able to see some kind of information in the "more" box, when learning an event? I have the house code set to A and unit code to 1and command to ON, repeats any. When I press the on switch on the wall plate, shouldn't I be seeing some feedback in the "more" area?

Thanks, and if you can point me towards something that explains this whole thing, I'll be glad to read it.

Adam

[Promixis]

I think the easiest way to learn the event is to click learn event then push the button on the wall switch...