Owner's Manual (Complete)

Chapter 4—Devices
The Home Control Assistant 13
Option Function
Responds
to All
Lights On
command
The device turns on if an All Lights On command is
sent.
Responds
to All
Lights Off
command
The device turns off if an All Lights Off command is
sent.
Note that most inexpensive lamp modules do not
support this option.
Respond
to All
Units Off
command
The device turns off if an All Units Off command is
sent.
Momentar
ily
activates
upon
receipt of
ON
command
Each time the device receives an ON command it
turns on then after a short while turns off. The X10
Chime is an example of this.
Supports
X10
extended
commands
Uses the X10 extended commands (extended code) to
support dim and status reporting. The LM14, AM14,
and 6381 are examples of this.
Send
multiple
On and
Off
commands
This option tells HCA that when an On or Off
command is sent to this device it should send the
command multiple times. Sometimes this can help
devices receive commands if there is noise on the
power line.
Supports
dim
The device can dim. All lamp modules can do this.
Supports
advanced
dim
Devices that support advanced dim can go from being
off directly to the dim level you want. Most advanced
switches (PCS for example) can do this.
Supports
last dim
level
restore
With some switches (usually the better ones) when
you send an ON command they come on to the last
illumination level they were set at. Sometimes this is
what you want and sometimes not. If this option is
checked, HCA always follows all On commands with
a command to set the light at full illumination.
Available
dim levels
Number of possible dim settings supported by the
device. The simplest lamp modules typically have 22
(LM465) and more complex have up to 64 (LM14)
Status
Replies
If the device supports commands that ask whether the
device is On or Off, this option tells HCA what style
of replies it uses. Only some X10 devices support
status queries. All UPB devices support status
queries. The status reporting abilities are used in
programs that use the
Test element.