[RELEASE] X10 - lights (Domotica Commander)

Would it be possible to add some way of using X10 Commander lights with Cinema Experience's script for home automation? I have the X10 commander plugin working with no problems, the only thing missing is the on/off instead of bright/dim and having multiple devices; but from what I have read that is exactly what your next release will take care of.

But on the Cinema Experience script, having it to work with Eventghost, I have spent hours tring to figure this out and I feel no closer to getting it to work than when I started.

Invincer Wrote:Would it be possible to add some way of using X10 Commander lights with Cinema Experience's script for home automation? I have the X10 commander plugin working with no problems, the only thing missing is the on/off instead of bright/dim and having multiple devices; but from what I have read that is exactly what your next release will take care of.

But on the Cinema Experience script, having it to work with Eventghost, I have spent hours tring to figure this out and I feel no closer to getting it to work than when I started.

Yep next release will have multiple Device's and On/Off capability.
The release will be around the end of november 2011.

For now I have no plans of integrating X10 commander with Cinema Experience's
(They have there own home automation system, Which I also was not able to figure out, therefor I developed X10 commander lights)

Shoop_NL Wrote:The idea of X10 commander lights is that you do http stringnot have to use HTTP strings.
This is done by the Add-on it self (it will send the HTTP string), you only have to configure what should happen with your device on a certain event.
I can put in your home automation system into the add-on if you provide some documentation on how to build up the HTTP strings of that automation system.

Shoop,
I suggested this before but maybe I was not clear on the method and use cases.

For systems that use HTTP, if you expose the http command mapping to the end-user, then users can create configs on their own and share them with others - lessening your load and allowing for end-user customizations for specific setups.

Suggested Method:

• Separate mapping file (links specific http commands to script objects/commands) for each system
• Script's config file defines which mapping file it reads in - this is a similar concept that the Addons have with addon.xml file (being that it tell XBMC what to do).
• Upon launch, your script loads the selected mapping file
  

Example file set:

• config.xml = holds core script config, points to mapping file
• map_homeseer = http mapping
• map_tellstick = http mapping
• ...etc
  

I also suggest the same basic method for the Event definitions, this way there is the potential for users to create/share custom events.

After you mentioned being unable to get Cinema Experience working through EventGhost, like me; then I got to thinking of it from another angle. I now have Cinema Experience working perfectly with X10 on my system (at least today). For details and the code look at the Cinema Experience thread...

The only problem is to make sure it works I had to disable X10 Commander Lights because of probably two sets of signals since each video in the script sends the dim lights signal to X10CL.

So my question/request is this, is it possible to either differentiate between movies and TV shows in X10 Lights so I can keep it on for the TV shows but disabled in movies to not interfere with the Cinema Experience script? Or would it be possible to disable X10 lights while CE script is running?

Hi.

I am new to this forum and I would like to thank everyone, pretty useful information can be found here.

I am planning to implement this add-on but I am planning to buy Z-wave instead of X10 devices. I know z-wave is supported by HomeSeer and I wonder, will this add-on work with Z-Wave devices?

Thanks in advance.

John.

Invincer Wrote:After you mentioned being unable to get Cinema Experience working through EventGhost, like me; then I got to thinking of it from another angle. I now have Cinema Experience working perfectly with X10 on my system (at least today). For details and the code look at the Cinema Experience thread...

The only problem is to make sure it works I had to disable X10 Commander Lights because of probably two sets of signals since each video in the script sends the dim lights signal to X10CL.

So my question/request is this, is it possible to either differentiate between movies and TV shows in X10 Lights so I can keep it on for the TV shows but disabled in movies to not interfere with the Cinema Experience script? Or would it be possible to disable X10 lights while CE script is running?

The latest versions of Cinema Experience now supply a "property" to the skin which skins and addons can access. When CE is running, this property is set to True. This script could test for the property an temporarily not function. Or this add-on could also provide a property that it tests to see if it is enabled, then this could be set in the Script_start section CE's homeautomation.py. Just food for thought.

jhongomezmontes Wrote:Hi.

I am new to this forum and I would like to thank everyone, pretty useful information can be found here.

I am planning to implement this add-on but I am planning to buy Z-wave instead of X10 devices. I know z-wave is supported by HomeSeer and I wonder, will this add-on work with Z-Wave devices?

Thanks in advance.

John.

Technically X10 Commander can support anything Homeseer can do... since X10C only sends triggers to tell Homeseer what to do and Homeseer does all the work.

I have made suggestions (a few posts ago) to a methodology that would expand X10 Commander allowing user customization to support Home Automation 'integration' (meaning it could communicate with any HTTP based apps - so people can use whatever HA app they have/want) .

At that point it should really be called Home Automation Commander

I get Password Do Not Match for Heyu (x10 commander) server. What is the password your addon uses. Would be great if we could set it somewhere in the config.

Kal

kalross Wrote:I get Password Do Not Match for Heyu (x10 commander) server. What is the password your addon uses. Would be great if we could set it somewhere in the config.

Kal

Aaahhh. Alas, a wasted evening. HTTP GET doesn't work with the Linux/Heyu X10 commander.

Will try and rewrite the python script to interact with it.

Duuh!

I am really intrested in automating my lights in my home theater. Right now I have 3 zones controlled by simple wall dimmers. I was looking for something that could be controlled from ipad. I have seen Lutrons Radiora, but man they are way over priced and have to be profesionaly installed as software is not available to end user. Is there a cheaper soulution that will let me replace my 3 dimmers and either have ipad or xbmc controll lighting?