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Chapter Eleven: Home Automation Programming
This chapter explains the programmable options for the system’s home automation
features. The Home Automation module is an add-on optional extra that you can install
inside the control system’s plastic housing.
11.1: X10 Overview
The control system’s home automation feature employs the X10 protocol and this
enables compatibility with a wide variety of readily available home automation products.
Before you can start programming the system’s Home Automation features, you should
be familiar with the basic concept behind X10 automation.
X10 is a protocol that enables you to send commands and other data over regular
existing power lines. This means that, using an X10 transmitter (the control system’s
Home Automation module), you can send On/Off commands to X10 receivers (lamp and
appliance modules) that are plugged into electricity outlets around the home. From here
on, we shall refer to these X10 receivers as “HA units”.
Each HA unit has two codes that are used for identification. These codes are known as
the House code and the Unit code and are usually defined by adjusting the dials that
appear on the X10 unit. In Figure 11.1, the HA unit is set to House A, Unit 3.
Figure 11.1: HA Unit Dials
The control system supports sixteen HA units on one House code. To ensure that the Home
Automation features function correctly, you must abide by the following guidelines.
• The House code must be the same on each HA unit.
• The House code on the HA units must be identical to the House code
programmed in the control system’s memory – see 11.3: House Code.
11.2: HA Units
The following sections explain the programming options available for HA units.
11.2.1: Scheduling
Scheduling allows you to program the control system to send On/Off commands to an
HA unit at specific times. The Scheduling section of Home Automation programming is
identical to that described in Chapter Six: Home Automation and PGM Control. For
further information on programming the On Time, Off Time and Schedule for each HA
unit, see 6.4: Scheduling.