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Fw: [HAL] CM11A vs. Two-way devices Don Stephens Sat, 20 Feb 1999 21:21:57 -0800

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Thought this might be of interest to the group. Voice from the past.
Don


: R.V.C. Tinker <RTinker@automatedliving.com>
To: <halusers@automatedliving.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 1999 12:47 PM
Subject: RE: [HAL] CM11A vs. Two-way devices


>Don,
>
>Yes - long time no talk (write).  It's time you hit one of the Home
Automation
>shows again!
>
>Yes, it is a well known fact that the TW-523 cannot handle SOME of the X-10
>extended data codes.  The codes that it sends to operate something like a
>Leviton 6381 are fine, but when you do a status request against a two-way
X-10
>device (same X-10 chip as 6381), then it cannot handle some of the response
>data.  Every device that uses a TW-523 (and there are a lot) have this
>problem.  Ever since X-10 built the new chip that is used in the newer
Leviton
>switches and X-10's two-way devices, they have been very happy to upgrade
>people with TW-523s to the CM11A and the ActiveHome software... ;-)
>
>
>Regards,
>
>
>Rick

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