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Posted: October 28 2005 at 21:16 | IP Logged Quote flyred
Howdy folks,

Well, I have five days left on the eval before I have to make a final decision to go back to what I have been using or purchase the product.

So, I read the reveiw on HomeToys, and me and the reveiwer have a lot in common, pretty technical, lots of 'figuring it out' experience when it comes to computers, some assembler programming, and both of us are having a bit of problem figuring it out.

I am leaning towards purchasing, but there's a tiny part of me that is leaning back towards what I have because I have put a lot of work into it. But wht I have has some drawbacks, resource intensive and memory leaks are the biggest problem.

So can anyone point me to some threads that talk about the basics on setting up macros, triggers etc. Once I get situated and get a better understanding, I'll probably want to customize my web and query using PHP, but I have a long way to go before I get to that point.

I sure appreciate any help you can send my way.

Thanks
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Posted: October 28 2005 at 23:11 | IP Logged Quote TonyNo
I had wanted to do some tutorials, but I have not been able to come up with ideas.

Do you have ideas on what you want to do?
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Posted: October 29 2005 at 06:38 | IP Logged Quote krommetje
Well, you could read some threads with a high level of reads and reply's... usually in these threads a lot of code is thrown around. You can import callerID, temperatures, weatherdata etc.

I am not so expirienced in programming like TonyNo and Dave but some of my posts together with TonyNo/Dave should give you some ideas on what can be done....

Peter

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Posted: October 29 2005 at 10:42 | IP Logged Quote flyred
I had wanted to do some tutorials, but I have not been able to come up with ideas.

I think that a person could use a bit more help on understanding formulas, triggers, and macros and how they all relate. Especially a better understanding of formulas.

And perhaps a sort of step by step tutorial from entering your first X10 item all the way to making it do something based on time or an event, something that gives folks a general sense of what needs to be done first.

And to Peter, thank you. I will go searching for some of your past posts.

Thanks all.
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Posted: October 30 2005 at 14:16 | IP Logged Quote TonyNo
Formulas are used to calculate values or execute commands.

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Formulas are where most of your automation power is derived. Formulas are used within macros on several functions, within triggers, within PSP (PowerHome Server Pages) and all Send Keys are a formula whose result is sent to the Send Keys interpreter. Formulas can return text, numeric, and date/time values. Before a formula is evaluated, variable substitution is performed upon it. Once variable substitution is complete, the formula is passed to the formula evaluator. The results of the formula are then passed back. Formulas themselves can contain a number of functions.


Triggers provide a means for acting on input signals (incoming or outgoing).

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Triggers are based upon external actions. Triggers can be declared for Outgoing Infrared, Incoming Infrared, Outgoing X-10, Incoming X-10 powerline signals, and Incoming X-10 RF signals. Triggers also include a formula which is checked whenever a trigger fires. If the formula is true then the trigger's action is performed. Actions can be either a macro, formula, or a Send Keys formula. Triggers are declared from within the Triggers section of the PowerHome Explorer.


Macros are a collection of commands.

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Macros are the heart of the PowerHome program. It is here that most actions are defined and if-then logic is performed. Having well defined and thought out macros will enable you to maximize your use of the PowerHome Program. From within macros you can: send pre-defined infrared commands, send raw X-10 commands, call other macros, set global variables, set certain system variables, launch applications, switch to other applications, perform a Send Keys, initiate a dial-up connection, disconnect a dial-up connection, send Email, perform Text to Speech, create timed events, play a CD jukebox playlist, perform delays, trim the event log, get input, post a messagebox, perform direct SQL on the database, retrieve data from the database, clear the X-10 history variables, and nearly any other function for automation control. The Formula language used within macros allows for sophisticated if-then-else logic and looping. Macros are defined within the Macro section of the PowerHome Explorer.


Also, have you looked at the PowerHome QuickStart document?
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Posted: October 31 2005 at 14:09 | IP Logged Quote TonyNo
I needed to add some code for Halloween, so I made a tutorial out of it!
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Posted: October 31 2005 at 17:43 | IP Logged Quote flyred
Thanks to everyone for the help. I have not read the Quick Start Guide, but I will, only the full document. Love the tutorial!
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Posted: November 01 2005 at 10:55 | IP Logged Quote krommetje
Hey TonyNo,

where did you get the skull?
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Posted: November 01 2005 at 12:41 | IP Logged Quote TonyNo
It was something I built this year! I mounted a foam skull on the end of a car power antenna, which was controlled via X-10! It did a good job of popping out of the bushes.
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Posted: November 04 2005 at 11:38 | IP Logged Quote flyred
TonyNo,

You need to post a video of this skull. Sounds too fun!
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Posted: November 04 2005 at 12:30 | IP Logged Quote TonyNo
Hehe...

A pic.

Small movie.
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Posted: November 05 2005 at 00:25 | IP Logged Quote flyred
LOL-I love the skull, great idea and what fun! We used our x-10 this past Christmas to start very annoying Christmas music everytime someone walked in to bathroom.

The fun never ends!

Thanks for posting, I really enjoyed it.
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Posted: November 06 2005 at 19:38 | IP Logged Quote dhoward
Tony,

I had read about your fogger on Cocoontech. How did that work out this year?

Dave.
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Posted: November 06 2005 at 20:41 | IP Logged Quote TonyNo
Bah! The timer I picked up could not cycle fast enough, or I didn't turn the On time high enough. That's what I get for not testing!

The chiller, however, worked really well.
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Posted: November 08 2005 at 09:58 | IP Logged Quote dhoward
Thats too bad. The picture you had of the chiller looked pretty cool though.

Dave.
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