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jimspobox
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I'm using Elk which requires a serial PLC and a laptop which only has a USB connection, no serial. I tried the Elk approved USA to serial adapter cable and hooked the adapter to the PLC serial cable then to the computer, but Powerhome could not find a PLC. I'm sure there are others using a laptop with only USB, so how do you do it so Powerhome communicates with the PLC? I can't use a USB PLC since Elk requires the serial PLC.
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Dean
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I'm not familiar with the Elk, but it sounds like it may be an issue with the Smarthome SDM software not finding the PCL. Again, maybe things are different with Elk, but PowerHome uses SDM to communicate to the PCL.
I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong.
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Did you tell the SDM which COM port to use and did that match what the device manager says for it?
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| Once PowerHome is restarted, the SmartHome Insteon Device Manager should automatically load. You should see a new icon in the System Tray (the list of icons on the far right of the Start toolbar). The Device Manager should automatically detect the type of PLC and what port it is on but sometimes fails to do so. If the Device Manager is unable to sense your PLC, PowerHome will respond with the message: "The XXX PLC is not responding. Commands will not be sent." where XXX is the ID you assigned to your Insteon controller. If you should get this message, open the SmartHome Device Manager by doubleclicking it's icon in the System Tray. You should see the SmartHome Device Manager window open. Left click anywhere in the big log window and then type the letters D M. A single line edit window should open towards the bottom of the screen. Type "port=?" without the quotes in the edit window and press enter. This should force the DM to locate your PLC. Give it a few seconds and you should see "PLC: port=true" in the log window. However, if it still cannot locate your PLC, you may get a "PLC: port=false" message. Whatever message you get, type "getport" in the edit window and press enter. In the log window, you should see what port the DM is currently looking at. If you have a USB PLC, then the port should be "USB4". If your PLC is serial, then you should see COM followed by the number of the COM port the PLC is in. If the port returned by getport is not correct for your setup then type "port=USB4" if your PLC is USB and "port=COM1" if your PLC is serial and connected to COM1. Adjust the COM port number for your situation. You can verify the port was set using the "getport" command. Once the DM finally recognizes your PLC, it will store the settings in the registry and will be remembered unless you change the port. Once everything is communicating, you can minimize the DM. |
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