Now, one device (PCS SceneMaster LM4L/S) fails to respond to X10 commands from the Indigo system (while the other SceneMaster continues to respond properly):
1. The lights on the both SceneMaster Modules turn on/off and dim when controlled by their hardwired PCS Remote SmartSwitches, and
2. The lights on both Scene Master Modules can be controlled via an X10 PSC02 Maxi Controller plugged into various outlets throughout the house (D10-D13).
Incidentally, on or about the same time as the SceneMaster problem, an RD110 incandescent fixture module stopped responding to an X10 command (H3) from the Indigo system. (All other RD110 units throughout the house continue to respond properly to Indigo commands.)
1. The X10 16400/16450 controller/keypad button for H3, when pressed, turns on/off and dims the lights on the RD110 set to H3.
2. The lights on that RD110 can be controlled via keypad of an X10 PSC02 Maxi Controller (PSC02) plugged into outlets throughout the house.
3. The light for the H3 button on the 16450 keypad turns on/off when the Indigo system sends an H3 command, but the lights on the RD110 do not turn on/off.
I have done extensive testing, including noting X10 signal levels at the Insteon 2413U USB Interface (1.2v) and at various outlets on either leg (X10: 0.5v - 1.2v]. My testing suggests that the SceneMaster is now failing to respond to the weaker X10 signals from the PowerLinc USB modem.
Here is my wiring configuration:
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MAIN PANEL [ONE]
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| | - Sub Panel [TWO]
| | | [ Leg A ]
| | | - SceneMaster #1 ← Problem - Indigo’s X10 commands now fail
| | | |
| | | - PCS SmartSwitches (4)
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| | - Sub Panel [THREE]
| \ |
| — Leviton HCA02-10E DHC Single-Phase System-Amplifier/Coupler/Repeater
| [ Leg B]
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| - PCS SceneMaster #2
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| - PCS SmartSwitches (4)
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| - INSTEON PowerLinc 2413U [ X10: 1.2v @ outlet ]
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| - Mini Mac w/Indigo Pro (6.1.7)
QUESTION 1: Will replacing the HCA02-10E (sub panel THREE) with an X10 XPCR Coupler Repeater Amplifier, which supposedly repeated with a 5-7v signal, resolve the problem?
QUESTION #2: Should I leave the HCA02-10E in place and add the X10 XPCR on sub panel TWO?
QUESTION #3: Any other alternatives to boosting the X10 signals from the PowerLinc, or might it need to be replaced?
- Tom