X10EC - X-10 Event Control

X-10 Event Control (X10EC) is a DOS character-based application that deploys a user friendly "point & click" interface which allows the user to easily schedule events with the X-10 CP290 Computer Interface. X10EC replaces the X10.EXE OEM DOS program that is supplied with the CP290 Computer Interface and improves upon a significant number of limitations associated with the OEM program, specifically:

Clumsy FUNCTION key driven Interface - no mouse support
EVENTS once scheduled cannot be modified.
DEVICES once INSTALL'd cannot be renamed or modified.
No facility to view/scroll or sort a complete listing of EVENTS.
No control over CP290 Uploads/Downloads
EVENTS are tightly coupled with the X10.DAT file; loading the wrong X10.DAT file can have unpredictable results
ICON Storage area is not utilized
No support for Sunrise/Sunset Relative Times
No support for Undocumented CP290 Commands
No support for Last Upload Date/Time

A Windows version, X10WC (X-10 Windows Control), is also available.

For more information about X-10...[X-10 U.S.A ]

Read Dave's Home Toys review of his X10 software.

Program Requirements

MS-DOS Version 3.3 or above
Serial Port
X-10 CP290 Computer Interface

Program Features

Supports Standard CommPorts 1 thru 4 and a User Defined Commport that can support any IRQ between 1 & 15 (inclusive) and any Base I/O Address.
5 Undocumented CP290 Commands:

Fade Off: Dims Light(s) to 0 then turns Unit(s) Off
Exclusive Bright Light: Issues an All Lights OFF Command then Brightens selected Unit(s); this CP290 macro can be used to incrementally brighten Lamp Modules that do not respond to an All Lights OFF command.
All Lights ON: All Lights on selected House Code set ON.
All Lights OFF: All Lights on selected House Code set OFF.
All Units OFF: All Units on selected House Code set ON.

Supports X10.DAT file format (used by the X10.EXE OEM DOS Program).
Relative Event Times (Events can be scheduled for Sunrise/Sunset times with +/- Offsets) [Daylight Savings Time can optionally be observed].
Stores all Event information including Sunrise/Sunset Offsets plus Last Update/Date Time within the CP290.
Optionally synchronizes CP290 or PC Clock upon Event Upload; also supports an On Demand explicit Set/Synchronize Clock features .
Events can be sorted using one of 3 sort criterium.
'Intelligent Edit' (referential integrity) automatically updates applicable Events when a Device House/Unit address is modified.
Merge Device Descriptions and/or Events from any number of X10.DAT files into a single X10.DAT file.
Batch Mode Processing is supported to recycle Sunrise/Sunset Times, or to simply upload a new event file to the CP290.

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Download Program

[Download X10EC v1.30 (Shareware Version)]

What's New (Version 1.30)

X10EC Version 1.30 Changes
- Added pop-up X-10 Direct Command Pad that enables X-10 Commands (including undocumented CP290 Commands) to be sent to devices in the DEVICES Listbox; right clicking the selected DEVICE pops up the command pad.
- Added RECYCLE Process Bypass feature that allows the user to bypass a pending RECYCLE by pressing the Esc key.
- Added support for Right Click Event Edit
- Updated Author E-Mail Address
XDC Version 1.10 Changes
- Added Clock Synchronization support; the CP290 Clock can be synchronized to the PC Clock or the converse by using command line arguments or commands embedded within an X-10 Command file that is processed with the /F: command line argument.