What are the real differences between cm11a and cm15a. The cm15a is a usb to x10 power line and rf interface that comes with the active home pro software. Heyu is an open source program for controlling the cm11a interface. X10 is a 40 year old protocol that talks to devices over the power lines in your home. The activehome software tells the interface what to do. Network transceivers free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Cm19a select cm15a as interface cp10 beta universal devices isy99 select cm15a as interface xtb232 select cm11a as interface and uncheck automatically adjust time of interface in order to use it with the cm15a interface, the activehome pro sdk is needed if you dont have the activehome pro software installed. Eariler versions of libusb may work, as well as other verions of linux. What im expecting to see is the datasheet of the cm15a which shows the registers and controls of the hardware. Mar 25, 2011 activehome x10 cm15a sdk function library. It incorporates a 310mhz rf receiver, a 310mhz rf transmitter and a twoway plc interface.
Time and again x10 software has been demonstrated to be poor. X10 genuine cm11a activehome serial computer interface pre. Ancient cm11a x10 controller pinout the smell of molten. The act scopetest2 shows that the cm15a outputs on all three phases with a level at least on two phases which is both slightly higher 6vpp and more stable than the cm11a. The protocol is allegedly the same as for previous hardware cm11a which you can. Parts of activehome pro the main activehome pro window has.
Active home vista control, program and monitor your x10 devices. Aug 12, 20 my active home software was working fine with my cm15a fine until i upgraded my pc from win 8 to win 8. If windows tells you it has found an unknown device when you plug in the cm15a activehome pro interface, please follow these steps. Now anyone who can point and click will be able to look like a home automation genius. I want to be able to control a couple of 110v appliances from labview using these devices, and everything ive found relates to the older cm11a which has been replaced by this newer unit. Activehome pro puts everything you need to control your lights and appliances in panes that are easy to access. Buy x10 activehome pro usb transceiver module cm15a. Im going to try to hack some cm15a support into lor using the windows command function and. X10 cm11a activehome serial computer interface new x10. X10 brand model number cm11a activehome serial computer interface.
The second video in my home automation series is about the x10 protocol. The cm15a has both a rf receiver and transmitter in it. Works with xp, vista, windows 7, 8, and 10 32 and 64 bit. Click on the software link in the e mail you received titled new software download link. Activehome pro looks like other windows xp software and works with draganddrop simplicity. How can i get a new link to download the activehome pro software. X10 cm15a support lor s2 software suite lightorama forums. The cm11a can also be used with the cm15a activehome pro software. May 20, 2014 hi, first post, just ordered an isyi and plm 2412 x10. Home domination home automation software cm15a disclaimer. Likewise, one needs to register the plugins online to activate them. Cm11a uses active home software and may have problems with xp and above. Cm11a activehome serial plugin controller and software.
Activehome pro has an sdk for the cm15a, however its not a real sdk. It looks like its meant to replace the cm11a serial to. Cm15a uses active home pro and optional plug ins software. Before you download the software, choose the option to save the file, and save it onto your desktop so you can more easily access it later. Most of my attempts to connect to a cm11a from a win10 machine result in disconnected cm11a. The manual for this device isnt very clear on its capabilities. Except a few ebay dealers found one last 2010 production run and have them for sale. My activehome software doesnt work with cm15a interface any more. If youve ever checked out their forum, you know that their reputation for solid software is less than stellar. The cm15a is capable of transmitting both powerline x10 commands, and rf versions of the x10 command, x10 rf tv remote, x10 rf cameras, x10 rf security sensors and x10 security commands.
My cm15a seems to be draining batteries while it is plugged in to the wall. A link sent to someone else did work and i was even able to install the software without registering it with x10. The cm15a also includes a built in all codes transceiver module, intended to eliminate the. Oct 16, 2007 activehome usb x10 controller cm15a posted in home automation. Does anyone know if there is still a way to install the activehome pro cm15a software. Make sure this fits by entering your model number 100% brand new and high quality x10 brand model number cm11a activehome serial computer interface. Physically, the cm15a is about one inch wider and one inch longer than the cm11a and lacks the feedthrough outlet that was on the cm11a. The install program is minimal, and needs to download the actual code to complete. When i connect my usb activehome interface cm15a, windows tells me it has found an unknown device. With it you can control lights from anywhere in your house by remote control or computer automation. Cm11a is discontinued and i have only seen one independent dealer that bought a late production run of them. This is the original activehome pro software for controlling x10 devices. The cm15a is x10s latest plc interface, introduced in late 2004. It is the only software that can program macros into the cm15a.
Cm15a activehome pro usb transceiver module only no software. This will install sw31a only no additional plugins are available at this time. I tried to install my 2009 download software file into my laptop with win 7, but of course, it could not because of x10s servers. Activehome usb x10 controller cm15a anyone have any experience with using one of these with homeseer 1. I understand the isy will send x10 commands for some older x10 stuff to the plm and it will send the signals on the powerline. Drivers for iguanaworks, firefly, cm15a, and cm19a libusb drivers are now fully signed and will install on windows 8 and 10 without disabling driver signing. The cm15a activehome x10 pro 2 way usb software of uygulamas, which is the much excellent ile, has a next verebilirsinz, always a application of remotes or mice. For best results, use ahp activehome pro to clear interface memory and disable the internal rf to pl repeater. If windows update is replacing our required usb driver then see support page for how to disable driver update. X10 cm11a activehome serial computer interface x10 for sale. The active home software would crash seconds after it started. They also indicate that the cm15a has auto retransmit after sensing a collision. The newest compatible version of the sw31a pro software that works with a cm11a is version 3. From the link provided by wfroml, near the end of the page.
If you have already connected and configured the hardware and it. Basically, it turns the living room lights on in the evening and everything off much later. Home automation controllers home technology information. Jul 27, 2017 the second video in my home automation series is about the x10 protocol. Jul 15, 20 the activehome pro software developers kit sdk is a set of tools and code designed for programmers outside of x10 to make use of activehome pro in their own applications. Just wondering if anyone has any experience interfacing the x10 cm15a, which is a usb transmitter for the x10 home automation units. Also the cm11a has been discontinued for many years now. Heyu uses the cm11a computer interface to send and receive x10 control signals. Cm11a is discontinued and i have only seen one independent dealer. The production code is running on fedora core 10, with libusb1. Ive only tested this specific code using fedora linux fc10 kernel. The title for this entry is x10 activehome professional. Cm15a activehome pro transceiver module, power line and radio, usb. The activehome interface connects to your computers serial port and then plugs into a wall outlet.
I do not want to develop any software that uses and x10 software interface. The question now is, from where can this be downloaded. The x10 cm15a the cm15a is a usb to x10 power line and rf interface that comes with the active home pro software. This is the software youve been asking for, enjoy it. Sw31a activehome pro software for the cm15a usb and cm11a serial pc interface. Later versions of ahp can be used on a cm11a and it has limited memory for downloads. You will not be able to register this software activehome pro does not need to be registered for it. I am not sure if it will work as the powerlink usb or not.
Activehome usb x10 controller cm15a home automation. I have also provided my codes but i dont think they work anymore. X10 activehome professional free download and software. X10 cm11a activehome serial computer interface new x10 ebay.
If i have an ezx10rf, i understand that receiving a radio frequency from say an x10 motion detector, the ez1. An esm1 indicates about 56vpp plc output which is a bit better than the cm11a. Dont know how a cm19a rf interface and tm751 transceiver would be a cm15a replacement. Page 5 hardware setup plug in the cm15a interface wait until the installation program asks you to connect it. The cm11a can also be used with the cm15a activehome pro software sw31a version 3. With your activehome home automation interface and software, your pc becomes a very intelligent controller for all of your home automation tasks. This is information that ive been able to gather on interfacing the cm15a to a linux system. As a note, the activehomepro software apparently provides a way to disable the rf section of the cm15a. A real sdk is self contained, and their sdk is really an interface into their software. X10 cm15a x10 products allow you to control and automate lights and appliances in your home by running a control signal through the existing electric wiring using the cm15a transceiver. The microcontroller is the cypress cy7c63723pc usbps2 peripheral controller. The aim is to let user programs talk to a cm15a interface to control home automation devices. The current or x10 command set implementation cm11a is small and each of these commands are typed in manually in the ui designer.
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