What causes the X-10 module CM11A to hang?

[Joerg]

Hello Folks,

I did ask in c.h.automation but I guess that is a forum more for system
users, not so much for people who take stuff apart and investigate like
we do here. Google hasn't yielded too many clues either.

Those of you who use X-10 to control house lighting and stuff may have
noticed that the little plug-in controller CM11A occasionally hangs.
Ours just quits and often needs a power cycle. Sending it a command
doesn't always wake it up. Has anyone ever figured out what might cause
that?

Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com

 

[martin griffith]

On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 20:38:52 GMT, in sci.electronics.design Joerg
<notthisjoergsch@removethispacbell.net> wrote:

Hello Folks,

I did ask in c.h.automation but I guess that is a forum more for system
users, not so much for people who take stuff apart and investigate like
we do here. Google hasn't yielded too many clues either.

Those of you who use X-10 to control house lighting and stuff may have
noticed that the little plug-in controller CM11A occasionally hangs.
Ours just quits and often needs a power cycle. Sending it a command
doesn't always wake it up. Has anyone ever figured out what might cause
that?

Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com
Hi Joerg

hate to say it.... crap software, say that the interrupts didn't get
turned on again when they should have been, or something of that ilk

Ok that doesnt help does it!

sorry


martin

 

[Joerg]

Hello Martin,

hate to say it.... crap software, say that the interrupts didn't get
turned on again when they should have been, or something of that ilk

Ok that doesnt help does it!

Well, if that's really the case it does help. Since I am not going to
learn a new uC just to fix that it would mean the best option for me
would be to migrate it to the scrap heap.

Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com