[Coco] Appliance and Light Controller

Bruce W. Calkins brucewcalkins at charter.net
Thu Apr 19 05:59:40 EDT 2007


What I recall is a command that was placed in the CMD directory.  My hazy 
memory is that it was called with arguments, something on the order of 
PNP,##,##,##.  This could be called from a Script, Basic09 procedure or from 
the command line.  I thinking it was Tx only.  Interactive X-10 was down the 
road a year or three when I got it.



I don't have the time this week root it out, fire up a CoCo, X-10 module and 
verify my memory. (I don't recall if it ran on Level 2 or not.)  I have two 
classes in school where the last chapter test and/or the final test form the 
pass or repeat pivot.  Finals on April 30 and May 02.  Then the honey-do 
list kicks in.  I'll put a post-it note in the calendar for half past May.



Bruce W.



> Bruce,
>
>  I'm dying to know(if you can remember) what sort of stuff this includes.
>
> You see, I need something like an ACIA.dr driver that will TX and RX via 
> the cassette port using FSK as the TRS-80 Color Computer Appliance and 
> Light Controller 26-3142 does.
> I could define it as /X10.dd and run from there.
>
> I'm wondering if your driver can handle an interrupt from another X10 
> device that will send data when it receives an input, such and an X10 
> motion detector. This would be the cat's meow for the coco to do what the 
> PCs are doing now.
> X10 is slow. The coco is faster. So, a coco with OS9 can do what an 
> embedded computer is supposed to do in this sort of application.
>
> In security systems that use cameras, the coco can still do that because 
> the video and audio(if audio is needed) are switched and transmitted 
> externally. The coco would not have to process anything except to just 
> turn stuff on and off.
>
> For me, this is the first thing in recent years  for the coco/OS9 that has 
> me VERY excited !!!
>
> If it does become a reality.
>
> George
>
>>
>>> Questions:
>>> Has anyone developed OS9/NOS9 software for this thing?
>>>
>>> /Chester
>>
>> Yes, I have some.  It is currently in limbo.  Hopefuly I can get a 486 
>> going once school gets out and get it transfered.
>>
>> Bruce W.
>
>
>
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