Posted: February 24 2003 at 11:07 | IP Logged

hello ph world

newibe during eval

learning the language - but getting older faster than smarter

mr26a on 2 ecohing f & g to cm11a on 1

all of a sudden I can't dim lights g4 - g11  They go On and Off just fine and my ELK signal analyzer says signal is ok.  g3,g13,g14 & g15 work fine.

g4 (a lamp module) in a different circuit works but dim is real slow

no new signal sucking appliances have been installed

Posted: February 24 2003 at 11:33 | IP Logged

Deano,

Are G3,G13,G14, and G15 lamp modules? 

Was this something that was working fine and all of a sudden has stopped?

I can understand dim being a little slow through the MR26A echo.  If you are pressing the dim button continuously, the MR26A will respond with a "DIM" command to PowerHome every so ofter based upon the timeout.  Each recognized "DIM" command will then be echoed to the appropriate controller as a 5% dim.  This will make the dim kind of choppy.  Also, if you are pressing and holding the "DIM", PowerHome may not have a chance to echo until it hears a break in the MR26A receive.

Is there a difference in response between pressing and holding the "DIM" button and pressing and releasing multiple times?

Dave.

Posted: March 03 2003 at 10:45 | IP Logged

Dean,

I am so sorry!!!!! I rely upon an email notification to let me know when messages have been posted to the board and Ive either missed it or did not get it.   Usually I'll reply within 24 hours (sometimes longer over a weekend if Im out), so if you don't get an answer by then, feel free to post again or email me directly.

Since it's been so long, has any of the data changed?  Your slow dim macro should work without a hitch.  I'll give it a try myself when I get home tonight and verify.

The antenna on the MR26A makes a huge difference.  However, I don't think it would contribute to your dimming problems if your PowerHome eventlog is showing the data being received properly.

If your analyzer is showing the X-10 being sent, then it probably is a hardware problem specific to the module.  The only variable that Im not really familiar with is the repeater-amplifier.  The ON and OFF commands are straightforward, but dimming is handled a little differently in that there is no gap between commands for repeated dims.  If I remember correctly, some repeaters may have a problem with dims.  You may want to do a check on dejanews for X-10 dimming through repeaters.

Let me know if any new info is available and sorry for taking so long to respond.

Dave.