Page 343 of 346 Start Back Next End ZBasic System Library 331 ZBasic Microcontrollers X10Cmd Type Subroutine Invocation X10Cmd(outPin, syncPin, house, devCmd, count) X10Cmd(outPin, syncPin, house, devCmd, count, flags) Parameter Method Type Description outPin ByVal Byte The pin on which the X10 signal will be generated. syncPin ByVal Byte The pin on which the 60Hz sync signal will be received. house ByVal Byte The house code. devCmd ByVal Byte The device code or command code. count ByVal Byte The number of times to repeat the transmission. flags ByVal Byte Flag bits to control the operation of the command. Discussion This routine produces an X-10 compatible signal on the pin specified by outPin. The signal is synchronized to the zero-crossing signal on the pin specified by syncPin. The generated signal will include the specified house code and command/device code and will be repeated the specified number of times without any spacing between the code sequences. The X-10 specification indicates that most commands should be repeated twice and that successive commands should be separated by at least 3 power line cycles (~50 milliseconds). The exception is for bright and dim commands that can be repeated any number of times. If the flags parameter is not present, the transmission is implemented as a single 1millisecond pulse near the edge of the zero crossing signal. If the flags parameter is present it has the effects shown in the table below depending on the value of the parameter. Function Hex Value Bit Mask Three-phase output &H01 xx xx xx x1 50Hz timing &H02 xx xx xx 1x If the three-phase output flag bit is asserted, three 1 millisecond pulses will be output during each half- cycle. The 50Hz timing flag is used to control the phase timing of the three-phase output. If the flag bit is not asserted, 60Hz timing is utilized. This flag bit is only used when generating three-phase output. External Circuitry In order to control X-10 devices, you will need a power line interface device such as the PL513 or the TW523, both of which are available from a variety of sources. The technical documentation for both interface devices is available on the Internet. A simplified interface between the ZX and the PL513 is shown below. Note that this circuit will not work for the TW523. The suggested OEM circuit in the X10 Technical Note, or something similar, should be used.