X10 Ackis Module

Creator: Omegix Status: Your Status Born On: 16:52, 21 January 2010 (CST) Last Updated: 11:26, 31 January 2010 (CDT)

Overview

Version 1

• Accepts the following commands
  • PrimaryON - Turns on the RF Lamp Module (hardset to A1 by manufacturer)
  • PrimaryOFF - Turns off the RF Lamp Module (hardset to A1 by manufacturer)
  • ModuleON [A-P][1-16] - Turns on any lamp module A1 through P16
  • ModuleOFF [A-P][1-16] - Turns off any lamp module A1 through P16

Materials

• X10 Firecracker (jeff has)
• X10 RF reciever (jeff has)
• X10 Light Switch (jeff has)
• Machine to host module (need to talk to brimstone about best machine for this)
• Ackis Server (in place)
• Ackis Module (this is what's being created)
• X10 Flourescent Switch (jeff has ordered, $11)

Resources

Software Resources

• http://www.linuxha.com/bottlerocket/
  • Note: If using in Ubuntu, you will need to follow these instructions to make the serial connection persist after reboot
  • http://www.computechgroup.com/?p=245
• http://wish.sourceforge.net/index1.html (This will likely not compile, it was not supported in Kernel 2.5, and we're on Kernel 2.6 now)

Hardware Resources

• http://kbase.x10.com/wiki/Fluorescent_Lights

Progress

• Have ordered flourescent light switch for $11. Spacefelix is going to help me install it when it arrives. Omegix 10:44, 29 January 2010 (CST)
• Resolved !help issues (client_dirc needed a recompile) - Jan 29th
• Functionality of Version 1 is complete (libackis needed some code fixed for 64bit systems). Need to resolve issues with !help not responding. Omegix 17:35, 28 January 2010 (CST)
• Got the Ackis Core, and IRC client up and running. Currently the bot\module can turn on or off an X10 hardware module... once. The core is sending the module the triggers correctly, need to figure out why can't process the trigger more than once. Omegix 23:58, 26 January 2010 (CST)
• Ran into a strange dsss build error. Kinsey found an unterminated string (no end quote). For some reason the compiler didn't report it. Omegix 10:31, 26 January 2010 (CST)
• I've downloaded bottlerocket and got it working with my X10 system. Bottlerocket seems to loose track of the firecracker\serial port after a reboot of the computer.
• Started How_to_write_D_modules
• Kinsey helped me setup a D programming environment. I have D module examples to work with.

Future Functionality

• restrict access to X10 module control based on either screen name or password
• If user enters in bad request, have Ackis respond with error message from shell
• Allow users to custom name their X10 modules so that no ackis module maintenance needs to be done to add things like "!Toaster OFF"
• Support for Motion detectors. Could use this as a shop occupancy indicator of some sort.

Misc

• I have posted my collection of X10 equipment here if anyone needs an X10 device: X10 Equipment