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Posted: May 20 2007 at 13:38 | IP Logged Quote Tomcat7194
Hello everyone. I just upgraded from the Firecracker to the CM11A so as to be able to accept X10 inputs. At the moment, there are two problems.

First, Powerhome takes a long time (5-10 seconds) to respond to an input. For example, if I have a trigger that does a TTS on X10 code A1, when I hit the switch for A1, there's about 5 seconds before it does the TTS. I'm not sure if this is a software problem, or just a symptom of the fact that I have an old house which requires a phase combiner for X10 to function. Any ideas for things to tweak?

Also, for some reason, when I do an input, Powerhome reads it twice. For example, when I do the A1 trigger, it does the TTS macro twice. If I make the mistake of holding the A1 switch down for a second (which is an easy mistake to make with the 10 second delay), it sometimes runs the macro 10-20 times. Any way to prevent this kind of behavior?

Finally, and this is kind of an aside...does anyone know the range of the Eagle Eye motion sensor?

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Tom
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Posted: May 20 2007 at 15:32 | IP Logged Quote TonyNo
What are you using to send the X10 commands?

I also asked around for Eagle Eye specs but never saw any.
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Posted: May 20 2007 at 15:39 | IP Logged Quote Tomcat7194
I've been using a Slimline wall switch and a Palmpad remote.
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Posted: May 20 2007 at 18:50 | IP Logged Quote TonyNo
Then that delay could make sense.

To get a significant speed increase, you should upgrade to a WGL W800RF32 for receiving X10 RF. Works fast and great.
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