xAP x10 Control
This project is a connector service that translates between the worlds of a xAP network and an X10 powerline control network. It makes use of a CM10 or CM11 unit that is plugged into the powerline on one side and the PC's serial port on the other.
The main features of the current release are:
- Two way translation between X10 powerline signals and xAP X10 schema
- Two way translation between X10 powerline signals and xAP BSC schema v1.3
- Developed as a plugin module for xAPFramework.net runtimes allowing operation as a GUI application, command line application and a Windows service
- GUI configuration screens for general preferences and BSC/X10 address mapping (when run as a GUI application)
- BSC schema operation hides details of X10 addressing from the xAP network making X10 devices behave like any xAP BSC device
- Powerline command optimiser ensures the most efficient sequence of X10 commands is used to implement commands from the xAP network
- Specific algorithms for plug-in and DIN X10 modules use the most appropriate X10 commands for each module's capabilities.
Read more on the background of the x10 connector here.
The plugin code is packaged along with the required xFx runtime for each of the deployment types. Each is delivered as a Windows installer application.
Note that, as with other xFx applications, you will need to use the GUI version to edit the configuration files so this version is the best place to start.
Links to the downloads are in the links box on the right.