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aw311junkie
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ok i think i have everything set up right..i plugged in my cm17a firecracker i got today and i cant get any control for the appliance module..i cant even get it to work with just the regular firecracker software.whats wrong?someone help
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dmoreno
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I checked out some info on the CM11A. It requires a tranceiver sold separately. If you have this plugged in and still not working, Move the tranceiver closer or even on the same phase of the house. I had issues with the tranceiver and the different phases. Some X-10 equiptment would only work if my heater or AC were running. 
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dhoward
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Junkie,
As Don pointed out, you must have an RF transceiver module. Either a TM751 or an RR501. Make sure that they are set to the same housecode you wish to control. While a CM17A can send to any housecode, the transceiver module can only act upon the housecode that it is set to.
Since you are having a problem with the firecracker software as well, your serial port may not be compatible. The CM17A is not communicated with in a normal serial fashion (placing bits on the data line) and is instead controlled by twiddling the CTS and RTS lines. If you are using a USB to serial adaptor or an RS-232 port in a notebook, there may be compatibility issues.
Let us know,
Dave.
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