http://machomeautomation.com/ 2012-02-04T06:52:00-05:00 http://machomeautomation.com/ http://machomeautomation.com/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2012-01-03T09:43:42-05:00 James Sentman http://machomeautomation.com/doku.php/supported_modules/oregon/index?rev=1325601822&do=diff Oregon Scientific Devices Oregon Scientific makes many wireless sensors for temperature, weather data, UV light and lots of really useful and interesting things. XTension supports most of these devices via the RFX interface. The RFX Plugin is necessary to receive the oregon data from the RFX. This section talks about some of the devices we know specifically work and a complete list of what the RFX knows about can be found at RFX Oregon Support List text/html 2012-01-03T09:39:29-05:00 James Sentman http://machomeautomation.com/doku.php/tech_notes/thermostats?rev=1325601569&do=diff General Thermostat Discussion Xtension now supports direct serial or networked connections to several brands of communicating thermostats. Replacing a thermostat should be within the skills of any home automation enthusiast keeping a couple of things in mind. text/html 2012-01-03T09:34:14-05:00 James Sentman http://machomeautomation.com/doku.php/supported_hardware/ups?rev=1325601254&do=diff UPS: Uninterruptible Power Supply Plugin The UPS plugin provides a connection between XTension and a UPS that is compatible with the built in OSX support for such devices. If you see a battery level in the system for a UPS connected via USB then the same UPS will be compatible with the UPS plugin for XTension. Build 830 of XTension adds the reporting of disk drive space to this plugin too. text/html 2012-01-03T07:29:59-05:00 James Sentman http://machomeautomation.com/doku.php/troubleshooting/x10noise?rev=1325593799&do=diff List of known X10 noise and trouble sources * Trane XV80 air handlers. * These really caused me pain at a previous house putting several volts of noise onto the powerline whenever the fan was running. The noise was such that it would interrupt X10 signals as you would expect, but it also would put many modules into a mode where they would just randomly turn on, or would turn on when the next signal was received regardless of the address of it. Several nights I had to jump out of bed and h… text/html 2011-12-30T11:33:16-05:00 James Sentman http://machomeautomation.com/doku.php/index.php?rev=1325262796&do=diff Macintosh Home Automation With XTension XTension has been automating the homes of Macintosh users since 1996! XTension provides more connections to more devices and protocols than any other comparable piece of software. GET THE LATEST VERSION! Latest Version build 828 with ZWave fixes and Thermostat integration. text/html 2011-12-30T11:27:09-05:00 James Sentman http://machomeautomation.com/doku.php/supported_hardware/index?rev=1325262429&do=diff Supported Interfaces This is a list of the currently supported interfaces. For a discussion of some of the modules and devices supported by these interfaces see the Supported Modules section. X10 Powerline Protocol Devices * CM11a (X10) * Lynx (X10) * CM15 (X10 and X10 wireless receive and transmit) * Powerlinc 1132U and PowerlincCU (1132CU) (Smarthome X10 Powerline Interface) * Powerlink 1132b (Smarthome serial X10 Powerline Interface) text/html 2011-12-04T13:20:41-05:00 James Sentman http://machomeautomation.com/doku.php/beta?rev=1323022841&do=diff Beta Versions download XTension Beta build 828 * download Radio Shack multimeter 22-812 plugin (now included in package) * download barix 50 plugin, creates necessary units for the device 12/4/11 build 828 * Zwave interfaces now support properly validating that the units have received the commands and will retry commands to get them through. The system default is 3 retries but you can change this on a unit by unit basis by creating a unit property called “retries” with a number value … text/html 2011-12-01T16:38:17-05:00 James Sentman http://machomeautomation.com/doku.php/supported_hardware/barix?rev=1322775497&do=diff [Barionet 50] XTension has built in support for Barionet devices. The barix devices are IP enabled data capture and remote control. The Barionet 50 has 4 input channels, 4 relays, a 1-wire bus for temperature sensing as well as a remote RS232 port that becomes available to connect any other serial device to from XTension and an RS485, half duplex port for connecting to thermostats or modbus devices. These things are supported out of the box by XTension. text/html 2011-12-01T02:01:32-05:00 James Sentman http://machomeautomation.com/doku.php/tutorials/pmrfid?rev=1322722892&do=diff Poor Mans RFID How to track presence/absence with an Oregon Temperature sensor. While struggling with the need to tell if one or the other of our cars was at home via some RFID method I ran up against the difficulty of reception of the long range devices through the lath stucco and metal garage doors. There is simply no setup that will receive from a transmitter in my car both parked outside and inside the garage. There is another solution that doesn’t require the RFID devices at all, just an … text/html 2011-11-30T22:45:10-05:00 James Sentman http://machomeautomation.com/doku.php/supported_hardware/rcs485?rev=1322711110&do=diff RCS RS-485 Thermostat [TR60 ] As of build 827 XTension supports the RS-485 serial communicating thermostats from RCS. RCS has been in the communicating thermostat business forever and make a terrific product. The also make versions that accept changes and setbacks for all the various powerline and wireless communication protocols from X10 to ZWave and UPB but by far the most reliable is the 485 serial model.