I don't get it. I am sending an X-10 control A1 to control my local light in the bedroom. The kitchen light turns on which has no associated X-10 address programmed to it. The kitchen light is a Togglelinc V2 with no X-10 address programmed into it or accociated to it in any way. When I send the X-10 A1 on command the PLC is picking this up and the Elk Serial expander or panel is making the decision to send the corresponding Insteon address on command in the lighting 1 or A1 spot. I don't see this this as normal. The Elk panel connected to the PLC is acting as some sort on X-10 to Insteon converter.opie said:This is actually normal beahvior and is working the way it should. You can mix X-10 with Insteon with the ELK but they can't share the same lighting device numbers. For example, A1 is lighting device number one A2 is lighting device number two and so on... If you move your X-10 devices to lighting device numbers higher than your total number of Insteon devices this will stop. I keep X-10 in the Lighting device range of 88 to 192 (starting at K1) to since links start at 193.gatchel said:It seems that whenever I send X-10 commands to A1 and A2 I get the corresponding Insteon device to follow. An X-10 command from my bedroom Mini-Timer seems to be translating through the Elk panel, A1 turns on and off Insteon Device 1 and A2 turns on and off Insteon Device 2. I programmed the Elk links using the Elk "on" command not using Powerhome utility.
Here's what I just did:
I reflashed the firmware on the XSP.I hooked the PLC back up to the XSP. I confirmed that I have no control from the Elk Keypad to the insteon devices. That are listed. I went to the bedroom and cycled the A1 lamp on the same power strip as the mini timer on and off. The light would come on when on was pressed and go off when off was pressed then quickly turn on then off. I did this several times and was successful at getting the quick repeat after turning the lamp off. I then unplugged the RJ-45 from the PLC and now the light follows my on and off commands exactly, no repeating, no phantom control. Plug the PLC RJ-45 back in and the phantom on and off comes back.
I now linked the insteon devices to the ELk and changed the order. Light 1 is now a table lamp and light 2 is now the kitchen lamp. If I turn on my A1 x-10 lamp in the bedroom the table lamp (Device 1) now comes on. I know it's definitely not the Insteon devices and that they are not programmed with x-10 addresses. If I unplug the PLC RJ-45 connector A1 does not control Insteon Device 1.
I understand that you can mix X-10 with Insteon but I thought that the way this was done was uning a TW523 or equivalent on the Elk main X-10 port while also using the XSP with an Insteon 2414S PLC, setting the X-10 devices to Standard or Extended and the insteon devices to Serial expander.
I posted this because it does not seem right that the ELk should convert x-10 to Insteon. The Elk should only be sending insteon comands when it needs to control a device. My other thought is that some "noise" that looks like an x-10 signal or a stray x-10 signal from a neighbors house could trigger insteon devices with the Elk acting in this fashion. The workaround for now will be to simply turn the house code dial on 3 or 4 devices until I replace them with insteon. I just don't want my nieghbors A-3 on command to turn my Insteon Device 3, especially if it's not just a simple light. Especially when I am 100% Insteon.
Maybe this is the way the ELk is supposed to work. Any Elk employees (Spanky) please feel free to correct me if I am wrong.