POWERLINC PROGRAMMING MANUAL v1.2a

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1 INTRODUCTION The PowerLinc from SmartHome will provide 12V 300mA DC and two-way power-line communication to any PowerLinc compatible OEM 1 unit. The PowerLinc can also be used as a direct TW523 replacement for two-way power-line communication only. Known PowerLinc compatible devices are listed in appendix A. USAGE Plug the PowerLinc box into any standard 120V 60Hz power outlet. Plug the other end of the PowerLinc into the OEM unit that will be communicating with the power-line. Outlet PowerLinc OEM Unit CAUTION the PowerLinc is not designed nor approved for use on power-lines that operate on non-120v/60hz cycles. Attempting to use the PowerLinc on non-approved power-lines may have hazardous consequences. Also, do not plug the PowerLinc into a telephone jack or telephone equipment. Doing so may result in equipment failure. The PowerLinc is designed for power-line communication, not telephone communication. CONNECTOR SPECIFICATIONS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES The X10 TW523 technical manual is available online at pdf. The PowerLinc programming manual is available online at Please check for documentation upgrades. The PowerLinc is available for purchase at 1 Original Equipment Manufacturer 1

2 APPENDIX A Compatibility Chart POWERLINC FEATURE DEVICE MANUFACTURER POWER PLC RS232 HomeVision Custom Solutions HouseLinc SmartHome One for All Command Center Universal Electronics Time Commander Plus JDS TouchLinc SmartHome 8 CH X10 Relay Control RCS 16 CH X10 Relay Control RCS X10 Thermostat RCS 2

3 APPENDIX B RS232 Protocol for standard X10 transmission (Please refer to Appendix D for extended raw data transmission) RS232 communication parameters to the PowerLinc are 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, 9600 baud. This must precede all commands: 1. Send 0x02 to the PowerLinc. 2. The PowerLinc will respond with ACK (0x06) if ready, NAK (0x15) if not ready. 3. The ACK will be followed by a carriage return (0x0D). The NAK isn t followed with a carriage return. After an ACK (0x06) and carriage return (0x0D) is received, the PowerLinc is ready to accept a command. To send an X10 house code, unit code, and function code, send the following hexadecimal bytes to the PowerLinc: 0x63 [Send X10 Command] [Refer to Appendix C for house code hex or ASCII byte to send to PowerLinc] [Refer to Appendix C for unit code hex or ASCII byte to send to PowerLinc] [Refer to Appendix C for function code hex or ASCII byte to send to PowerLinc] [Refer to Appendix E for Repeat Count to send to PowerLinc] Additional notes: To leave out the function code, substitute a 0x00 in its place. For example, to send A1 only: 0x63 0x46 0x4C 0x00 0x41 To leave out the unit code, place the function code in the unit code s place, then place a 0x00 in the function code s place. For example, to send AON only: 0x63 0x46 0x45 0x00 0x41 Example communication for A1 AON 0x02 [start command ] 0x06 [ACK ] 0x63 [send X10 command ] 0x46 [house code A ] 0x4C [unit code 1 ] 0x45 [function code On ] 0x41 [repeat command once ] 0x58 [transmission received ] 0x46 [house code A ] 0x4C [unit code 1 ] 0x31 [sent once ] 0x58 [transmission received ] 0x46 [house code A ] 0x45 [function code On ] 0x31 [sent once ] The symbol indicates communication to the PowerLinc, and indicates from the PowerLinc to the OEM unit. 3

4 APPENDIX C - PowerLinc X10 Code Chart X10 Code X10 Hex Code Hex byte or Ascii byte to send to PowerLinc A F B 0E 4E N C B D 0A 4A J E A F I G E H 0D 4D M I G J 0F 4F O K C L 0B 4B K M 00 N H O D P 0C 4C L 1 0C 4C L 2 1C 5C \ D T B R 7 0A 4A J 8 1A 5A Z 9 0E 4E N 10 1E 5E ^ F V P H X All Units Off A All Lights On C On E Off G Dim I Bright 0B 4B K All Lights Off 0D 4D M Extended Code 0F 4F O Hail Request Q Pre-Set Dim High W Pre-Set Dim Low U Extended Data (analog) Y Status = on 1B 5B [ Status = off 1D 5D ] Status Request 1F 5F _ 4

5 APPENDIX D - RS232 Protocol for extended raw transmission (Please refer to Appendix B for standard X10 transmission) RECEIVE The PowerLinc recognizes extended code data over the power-line. Upon seeing an X10 function code of extended code or extended data, the PowerLinc will echo back a lower case ASCII e to signify that there is extended data on the power-line, then it will echo back all output on the power-line in hexadecimal format until it sees a three zero-cycle gap (as per X10 specification). Example 1: The PowerLinc sees the following bits on the power-line: SC HC P FC XD XD ZCG SC = Start Code HC P = House Code P FC XD = Function Code Extended Data XD = Extended Data ZCD = Three zero-cycle gaps After seeing the extended data on the power-line, the PowerLinc first echoes back a lower case ASCII e to signify that there is extended data on the power-line. Then, according to the binary data above, the PowerLinc would echo the following hexadecimal bytes: E A 5 A 5 A A [SC ][ HC P ] [ FC XD ][ XD + part of ZCG ] Resulting with a total ASCII output string of eêz[ø, which corresponds to the following hexadecimal bytes: 65 EA 5A 5A A8. Not all of the three zero-cycles are echoed back. Example 2: The Stanley X10 Door Position Transmitter sends the following hex data on the power-line when the TEST button is pressed: E6 96 A9 A9 55 5A 9B 9A A6 A A 60 Which the PowerLinc echoes back as: eæ YUZ šz euj` (quotes not included). Note that the actual raw data starts after the first character e, since the e is simply to signify that the rest of the data is extended data. 5

6 Transmit: The PowerLinc permits the user to place any data out onto the power-line. To send data onto the power-line, send hex-code 80, followed by a byte count (in hex) of the data to be placed onto the power-line, followed by the data to be placed on the power-line. The data to be placed on the power-line should be complimented, per X10 specification, and terminated by six 0 s, to indicate a three zero-cycle gap. While this is the recommendation, the PowerLinc will allow the user to place any data on the power-line. Example: The symbol indicates communication to the PowerLinc, and indicates from PowerLinc to the unit. 0x02 [start command ] 0x06 [ACK ] 0x80 [send extended data ] 0x05 [byte count ] 0xEA [Start code + House code ] 0x96 [House code + Function code] 0xAA [Function code + Extended data] 0x6A [Extended data ] 0x98 [Extended data + gap ] 0x00 [Gap ] The hexadecimal data is translated into the following binary data on the power-line: E A 9 A 9 A 6 A [SC ] [ HC ] [ FC ][ XD ][ ZCG ] SC = Start Code: three 1 s followed by a 0. X10 protocol dictates that all X10 transmissions should start with this start code. HC = House Code: expanded house code For example, house code A which is normally 0110 (0x06) becomes When the house code is expanded out, each bit is complimented. Another example: house code M ( 0000 or 0x00) would be expanded out to FC = Function Code: expanded function/unit code Similarly to the house code, the function code also needs to be expanded out. In the above example, the expanded function code is This condenses to 11001, or 0x19 ; which is the X10 hexadecimal code for extended data. Another example: function code ON ( 0101 or 0x05) would be expanded out to XD = Extended Data The extended data in the above example is The extended data is completely arbitrary, but is recommended to conform to the X10 specification of complimenting every bit. Six 0 s will signify an X10 End-of-transmission. ZCG = Three zero-cycle gap X10 protocol dictates that all X10 transmissions should be terminated by a three zero-cycle gap. The six 0 s on the end satisfy this requirement. 6

7 APPENDIX E - PowerLinc Repeat Code Chart Repeat Count (decimal) ASCII Byte Hex Byte 1 A 0x41 2 B 0x42 3 C 0x43 4 D 0x44 5 E 0x45 6 F 0x46 7 G 0x47 8 H 0x48 9 I 0x49 10 J 0x4A 11 K 0x4B 12 L 0x4C 13 M 0x4D 14 N 0x4E 15 O 0x4F 7