Below is a copy of an email sent to this lists a few years back announcing a module to the CM11a X10 interface.
I would like to rewrite my home automation server in Smalltalk using Squeak the current perl code is a bit of a bear to work with and the code for the interface to CM11a would give a huge boost to that process.
If you have any information on the whereabouts of the code or the author please enlighten.
Thanks Will.
______________________________________________________________ A MESSAGE SENT TO Squeak-Dev on Thu Jan 24 16:52:45 CET 2002
Download it from: http://spair.swiki.net/X10
"Change Set: X10-CM11a Date: 24 January 2002 Author: Stephen Pair
This change set provides a model of the X10 CM11A module. It allows you to use Squeak to send and receive X10 commands over your house electrical wiring (you need the X10 CM11a module attached to a serial port of course). It also provides a model of the CM11a EEPROM memory to allow you to download timers and macros to the module for disconnected operation.
I have not documented this stuff in the slightest. I wrote it to program a CM11a module that I have because the X10.com ActiveHome software would not install or run properly on my Win2k machine. I use this to program my CM11a (so I know it works...at least on some level). There is no GUI interface...just the model. I am releasing it in this immature state mainly because I don't plan to spend any more time on it anytime soon. If you would like help getting this stuff to work, send me an email: spair at acm.org.
The following is an example of the EEPROM memory setup: Turns A2 lights on at 5pm and off at midnight, also A4 on is a macro that dims A3 to 50%
----- |memory macro1 timer1 macroInit1 | memory := X10Memory new.
command1 := X10BrightnessCommand new houseCode: $A; addDevice: 3; function: #dim; brightness: 0.5; yourself.
command2 := X10BrightnessCommand new houseCode: $A; addDevice: 1; function: #dim; brightenFirst: true; brightness: 0; yourself.
command3 := X10BasicCommand new houseCode: $A; addDevice: 2; function: #on; yourself.
command4 := X10BasicCommand new houseCode: $A; addDevice: 2; function: #off; yourself.
macro1 := X10Macro new delay: 0; addCommand: command1; yourself.
macro2 := X10Macro new delay: 15; addCommand: command2; yourself.
macro3 := X10Macro new delay: 0; addCommand: command3; yourself.
macro4 := X10Macro new delay: 0; addCommand: command4; yourself.
timer1 := X10TimerInitiator new dayRange: (1 to: 366); days: #(Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday); startTime: (Time fromString: '17:00:00'); stopTime: (Time fromString: '23:59:00'); startMacro: macro3; stopMacro: macro4; yourself.
macroInit1 := X10MacroInitiator new houseCode: $A; deviceCode: 4; macro: macro1; yourself.
memory addMacro: macro1. memory addMacro: macro2. memory addMacro: macro3. memory addMacro: macro4. memory addTimerInitiator: timer1. memory addMacroInitiator: macroInit1. memory.
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And the following will download the memory to a CM11AModule (on serial port 1):
(CM11AModule new: 1) writeEeprom: memory
You can also issue direct X10 commands:
(CM11AModule new: 1) address: 'A2'; function: #on; address: 'A3'; function: #dim by: 1.
And, you may open the transcript to monitor any signals issued by other X10 devices.
Note: You should not create a new CM11AModule every time you want to do something with it (as I have shown in these examples), create one, then keep it around for issue commands and configuring it.
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