[slinkelist] RE: Firecracker support - would be TRANSMIT ONLY

[Tom Gillispie]

I'm pretty sure the Firecracker can only TRANSMIT X-10 commands, not receive
them.  It transmits using RF to a X-10 RF receiver to get X-10 signals onto
the power line, but does not receive RF.

This would prohibit "triggering" Slink-e actions using X-10 command consoles
like the "palm controller" or from wall-mounted switches, etc.

> Message: 1
> From: "Brian L Hunt" <bhunt01@ibm.net>
> To: "David Aue" <aue@nirvis.com>,
> "Jay Pfaffman" <pfaffman@relax.com>
> Cc: <cboles@nirvis.com>,
> <slinkelist@nirvis.com>
> Subject: RE: [slinkelist] Is there any chance of Firecracker support?
> Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 10:48:56 -0800
> charset="iso-8859-1"
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> David, the benefit of Firecracker support is that the device is a
> passthrough device. The CM11a has no passthrough ports. 
> Unless I am missing
> the obvious this means that the user needs two serial ports 
> (and potentially
> a third for a modem to do the look-ups on CDDB) when using a 
> CM11a plus
> slink-e. Adding to the problem is the use of notebooks as a 
> common machine
> for slink-e control. Notebooks typically only have one 
> physical serial port
> so its CM11a or slink-e.
> 
> Perhaps other users of CM11a might comment on how they are 
> dealing with the
> serial port requirements?
> 
> Brian
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com 
> [mailto:slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com]On
> > Behalf Of David Aue
> > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 1:06 PM
> > To: Jay Pfaffman
> > Cc: cboles@nirvis.com; slinkelist@nirvis.com
> > Subject: Re: [slinkelist] Is there any chance of 
> Firecracker support?
> >
> >
> > Hi Jay,
> >
> > We've considered firecracker support but it is way down on 
> along list of
> > things and since we have CM11a it's not much of a priority.  In
> > other words
> > it might happen but I wouldn't hold my breath.
> >
> > David Aue
> > Nirvis Systems
> >
> > At 01:40 PM 1/19/00 , Jay Pfaffman wrote:
> > >I, like several on the list, bought a Firecracker package 
> because it
> > >was really cheap.  Now I've bought a bit more X11 stuff & of course
> > >want Slinke/CDJ to control it all.  Colby, is there any 
> chance you'll
> > >add support for the firecracker any time soon (I have no 
> idea what's
> > >involved & don't know if it's 2 hours or 200) or should I 
> buy a CM11a?
> > >
> > >I'm checking x10.com's site & don't see cm11a at first 
> glance.  It's
> > >there somewhere, right?
> > >
> > >(Completely off topic: After a year of having two 200 cd 
> changers, I
> > >had to buy a new one.  For the first time I read the manual to
> > >discover why I've never been able to get mega-control to 
> work--set the
> > >ID of the changer to be controlled to 3.  Now I can see how it
> > >interferes with CDJ's work. Alas, my CDJ computer died & I have to
> > >wait for its repair.)
> > >
> > >--
> > >Jay Pfaffman                           pfaffman@relax.com
> > >+1-615-343-1720 (office)               +1-615-460-9299 (home)
> > >http://relax.ltc.vanderbilt.edu/~pfaffman/
> > >
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