Control any x10 module in your home from your computer. Control your x10 devices without the need for lineofsight that traditional remotes need. Mochad will transfer any x10 rf signals received by the cm15pro to domoticz for you, so you can still use your x10 rf remotes and devices. If you are looking for something simpler to use, you might want to consider heyu heyu provides a complete control of x10 devices on, off, dim, bright. Control your x10 devices with the amazon echo using ifttt. The x10 cm15a interface module serves as a transceiver, passing x10 signals between the pc and your x10 light control modules. Use a minicontroller or wireless transmitter to turn an x10 module on or off.
Whenever a heyu command is issued, the program starts the relay. This is an easy way of interfacing your computer to the outside world. Smarthome forum solved download and install activehome. X10 commander is the property and trademark from the developer melloware. Heyu is a program for controlling an x10 cm11a 2way computer interface. It requires some domotica hardwaresoftware as a backbone.
Free software downloads to download any of the x10 software, just click on the appropriate link below. The items listed above are the minimum to get your x10 home automation started. Now i knew the server exists, so i had to trick windows into thinking the server at x10pro restricted is software to do this, youll have to put a manual dns entry into your windows hosts file that directs all requests for software. X10 commander is used to connect to a computer running windows x10commander server, macosx thinkinghome, or linux heyu. The actual developer of the free software is microsoft. The complete source is made available under the gnu gplv3 license. Luckily xbmc provides plugins and scripts which allow en easy way to extend basic xbmc functionality. With the demise of x10, there have been a number of requests for alternative automation software.
Heyu with custom shell script the purpose of this program is simple. Lets extend the work weve already done to write a smart home skill to natively manage your x10 devices. With heyu, it can respond to x10 signals by executing an arbitrary command or script selected by the user. Lux17 and lux23 are console programs to configure and operate, respectively, the x10 ux17a ir commander and ux23a vcr commander ii devices under linuxunixmac os x. Tuicemen discovered the marmitek european version of activehome pro can be installed without an x10 license or access to the x10 server. X10 commander is an x10 controller client for iosandroid mobile platforms that. X10 commander is an x10 controller client for the iphoneipodipad and is a native ios application that allows you to control x10 devices an. X10 genuine cm11a activehome serial computer interface pre. The dimmer slider can get out of sync with the actual light because of the way x10 works. On some switches if you turn them on they will go to full bright and some switches will return to the previous dim level. The x10 module used to test the hardware and software is an old radio. Now with x10 commander you can do all that from the comfort of your android. Heyu is an open source program for controlling the cm11a interface. X10 commander is an x10 controller client for the iphoneipodipad and is a native ios application that allows you to control x10 devices anywhere in your house.
The pc application is free and available from our downloads section, the macosx support is provided by thinking home software from and the linuxunix support is provided by heyu and. X10 onoff switches with a cm11a interface in domoticz. To add discoverable devices, the bridge comes with a configurator to make adding and editing devices a snap. View and download x10 ir commander ux17a user manual online. Our software library provides a free download of x10 commander 4. X10 commander lies within system utilities, more precisely device assistants. With that it can control your lights by switching them onoff or brightdim based on what happens in the xbmc player. In a previous post youve learned how to control your x10 devices using the amazon echo and the ifttt service. In the end, x10 does what the newer lamp control modules do.
Getting your x10 cm17a firecracker module working in linux. X10 commander is an x10 controller client for iosandroid mobile platforms that allows you to control x10. Control your x10 lights from a raspberry pi wouter spaans. Its a simple commandline tool that you can easily integrate into a. Heyu1 a control program for the x10 cm11a serial interface. Basically a one bit of information is sent on every power line cycle or every 0. By default, support for the x10 cm17a firecracker device is compiled into heyu. The cm11a is a device built by the x10 company for controlling devices by sending signals through the power lines. The cm11a activehome serial computer interface can be moved to any outlet you choose after program. Plus you need to know a bit of perl to take full advantage of it.
Heyu uses the cm11a computer interface to send and receive x10 control signals over the ac power lines to modules which can turn on, off, or dim attached lamps or appliances. Set up and run the x10 ir commander software following. Its a small box that plugs into an ac outlet and connects to a serial port. Download x10 commander en geniet ervan op je iphone, ipad en ipod touch. Other products have come and gone, but x10 and x10 pro have stood the test. I am a long, long time user of x10, heyu, and a electrical engineer. X10 brand model number cm11a activehome serial computer interface.
It also has a bitmap that shows what it thinks is the state of the x10 modules on the same. It can store a schedule of events in the cm11 memory for disconnected operation, and use an optional rf receiver for processing. Now with the release of bws systems habridge version 2. X10 commander x10 commander is used to connect to a computer running windows x10commander server, macosx thinkinghome, or linux heyu. About x10 commander x10 commander is used to connect to a computer running windows x10commander server, macosx thinkinghome, or linux heyu.
This requires no coding other than 2 ifttt recipes per x10 device. But now amazon allows you to code a smart home skill so you can say alexa turn on the lights instead of alexa trigger lights on. Heyu is a textbased console program for remotely controlling lights and appliances in the home or office. Lets put them together and make the lights shine again. If you are looking for more geeky automation toys, go to. They use heyu as a back end to drive a cm17a firecracker rf transmitter. Read the readme file for mochad for the list of commands available installing apache. This is a bit of a pain and it uses the cloud, but it gets the job done. Whenever possible, we have the software title hosted on our own site as well as a link to the original site we got it from. Heyu is a driver and control program for managing power line. So based on the found information i created my own service addon.
Heyu uses the cm11a computer interface to send and receive x10 control signals over the ac power lines to modules which can turn on, off, or dim attached. The x10 and x10 pro product lines are the original home automation source for endusers, installers, contractors and the doityourself market. X10 is a communication protocol enabling communication between smart home devices. X10 lights domotica commander is a domotica engine addon for xbmc. X10 does not interface with any technology that the amazon echo can control. X10mms project allows users to both control the device directly, sending and receiving basic onoff commands, and also includes a sample application that allows xmms to be remotely controlled using the cm19a transceiver and an x10 palmpad remote. Control your x10 devices with the amazon echo using the. We will need to do some math within the code to get the dim level command correct. Also, the vast number of options with x10 allows, in my opinion, for a more flexible implementation of lighting control for the casual enthusiast, or the person who wants to install x10 compatible outlets, lamp or fan modules. If any apk download infringes your, please contact us. X10 commander consists of two piecesa server piece which runs on your pcmaclinux and the client piece which runs on your iosandroid device.
As there is no known version of this device available which transmits at frequencies other than the 310 mhz used for transceivers in north america, users outside this region may wish to compile without cm17a support. In my original post last august i detailed how i was able to control my x10 equipment with an amazon echo. Step 1 prepare your raspberry pi in a previous post i wireless installed a clean version of raspbian on a raspbian pi 3. This is awesome news, i no longer need an apache server and php installed on my rpi to make the exec commands to call the heyu scripts, i can make them from the habridge. X10mms is a software suite that provides support for the x10 cm19a usb home automation transceiver under linux. If you dont have the apache web server installed and that would be very weird if youre reading this blog you can install it using aptget. Be careful though, its easy to spend money on cool stuff like this. X10 carries a signal over the mains power wiring in your home so you can control light switches, lamp holders or mains outlets. Ever wanted to control your lights from a raspberry pi. Ever wanted to close the garage door while lying in your bed. X10 onoff switches with a cm11a interface in domoticz sigmdel. After installing the program, rightclick on your mouse to access. Any onoff device should work with the scripts presented here including the wsa, xps3 and xps4 decorator relay wall switch, the new ws469 push button relay wall switch, the sr227 and.
Also, i dont use the active home software, i dont need it with this, but i. The only additional software i have is a communication package that arranges my requests to go to the x10 devices via a cm15pro but you need this also in the other cases. I currently manage all my x10 home automation with misterhouse which is a fantastic tool but is a bit on the heavyweight side. X10 commander wiki page full gallery, updates, where to download and user tips in comments. X10 control via cm11a, cm17a firecracker, mr26a mouse remote, cpuxaocelot, w800, w800rf32, powerlinc rs232, powerlinc usb.
With x10 this gets a bit tricky since x10 dimbright is from 1 to 22. Cm15a x10 with iphone x10 commander app homeseer message. X10 commander x10 commander is an x10 controller client for the iphone ipodipad and is a native ios application that allows you to control x10 devices anywhere in your house. The x10 activehome pro computer interface module works in conjunction with free downloadable activehome software to provide remote control over your whole home directly through your computer. You are probably better off using the rfxcom if you need to send out x10 rf commands as well. But it doesnt cover any smarthome areas except entertainment. X10 software downloads download32 software archive. Full support for insteon including software link discovery and building as well as keypadlinc support. Recent changes by amazon to the echos software now require the bridge to run on. X10 commander is a free trial software application from the system. The x10 module used to test the hardware and software is an old radio shack plugn power appliance module 612684b which is a rebranded am466 appliance module. Heyu uses the cm11a computer interface to send and receive x10 control signals over. I turned on the lamp module on with the x10 house code a and the unit code 2, and then off. Commonly, this programs installer has the following filenames.
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