[ale] X10 controls?

[Frank S. Glass]

I don't think you can do much better.  The only thing you might do is repeat the
command after a longer interval in case there is some power line transient
lasting long enough to quash the repeat you have.

Frank

Quoting "Robert L. Harris" <Robert.L.Harris at rdlg.net>:

> 
> 
> I think I've only got 1 way devices.  The standard "starter" kits I've
> accumulated.  I'm using cronjobs like this:
> 
> # Boy's TV off
> 0 21 * * * root /usr/bin/br -x /dev/ttyS1  -c B -f 1 -r 2
> 
> (-r for repeat)
> 
> It works 95% of the time but doesn't always it seems.
> 
> Thus spake Frank S. Glass (glass at holos.com):
> 
> > I am using both the one-way bottlerocket device and the two-way device
> (cm11a?).
> >  The two-way device uses a command line interface called "heyu".  When I
> had
> > only bottlerocket I would use cron entries to send the same command
> twice:
> > 
> > br a1 on; sleep 1 ; br a1 on
> > 
> > 
> > Frank
> > 
> > Quoting "Robert L. Harris" <Robert.L.Harris at rdlg.net>:
> > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > What are people using for controlling X10 modules via cmdline?  I've
> > > been using bottlerocket due to it's ease of use and cron-ability but it
> > > seems every now and then it'll fail to send a signal and there's no
> real
> > > debug capabilities.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > :wq!
> > >
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> Robert L. Harris                     | GPG Key ID: E344DA3B
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> 
> Life is not a destination, it's a journey.
>   Microsoft produces 15 car pileups on the highway.
>     Don't stop traffic to stand and gawk at the tragedy.
> 


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Frank S. Glass
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