This section shows example module setups and explains how to create them.
Example 1. A Series Dusk/Dawn Event.
Problem: You want to control the outside lights to turn on at dusk and turn off at dawn automatically throughout the year.
How it's done: Create a module in the appropriate group and set the house and device code and enable Upload to Interface. In the Time section, enable both On and Off times and make sure the weekday selection is set to Every Day. In the Special section, set On Time Brightness to ON or desired dim percentage if the module is a dimmer. Make sure the Live-In check boxes are un-checked. On the Series page, select Start Month = 1, No. Months = 12, dial in the desired dusk/dawn offsets if necessary, and select the Sunset - Sunrise option in the Series Event Type list. Click on Make button to create the series events. Press Accept when the calculations are finished, save the module settings and upload them to the interface.
Note that the CP290 can only be preset for a week ahead of time. You must therefore upload at least once a week to have lights follow the changes in sunrise and sunset.
You can control the number of events by adjusting the No. Months or Minute Steps in the Configuration-Settings Dawn/Dusk page. See the help section on Configuration-Settings Dawn/Dusk for details.
Example 2. A Series Dusk/Live-In Event.
Problem: You want to control the outside lights to turn on at dusk and turn off at 11:00pm ñ30 minutes automatically throughout the year.
How it's done: Create a module in the appropriate group and set the house and device code and enable Upload to Interface. In the Time section, enable both On and Off times and make sure the weekday selection is set to Every Day. Set the Off time to 11:00pm. In the Special section, set On Time Brightness to ON or desired dim percentage if the module is a dimmer. Make sure the On-time Live-In box is un-checked, but check the Off-time Live-In box. This will result in the ñ30 minute random off-time that gives a live-in look to your house. On the Series page, select Start Month = 1, No. Months = 12, dial in the desired dusk offset if necessary. Select the Sunset - Repeat option in the Series Event Type list. Click on Make button to create the series events. Press Accept when the calculations are finished, save the module settings and upload them to the interface.
Note that the CP290 can only be preset for a week ahead of time. You must therefore upload at least once a week to have lights follow the changes in sunrise and sunset. The upload can be done automatically. See CONFIGURATION - Settings: Misc for more information on auto upload.
Example 3. Launch a program from an X-10 event.
Problem: You want to launch your favorite OS/2 program whenever you press the first button on the CP290.
How it's done: Open up the Comm Engine (press CTRL-ESC and double-click on the Comm Engine entry if it is running in the background, or simply start it up from the HOUSE/290 folder). Select FILE - Event Actions and configure the event that triggers the program. Enable logging in the FILE - Configuration window and connect to the CP290. For more information, see the help inside the Comm Engine. The H290MAIN.EXE GUI client is not required for launching programs.