X10 & CM15a Plugins under HS4
16Nov2020 Update
The "X10" (CM11a & Ti103) and both CM15a plugins are available in the updater (HS3 & HS4). All 3 plugins have been tested and run under HS4 and should function as they did under HS3 with one exception: in HS4 you must use the HS4 menu "Plugins / X10 (or CM15a) / Create New X10 Device" to create new X10 devices. Once they have been created you can edit them normally.
Please let me know if you find any issues!
--- OLDER UPDATES BELOW RETAINED FOR REFERENCE ---
25May2020 Update
Two of the three "X10" plugins have been updated to run under HS4. Here is the current status of each:
22Mar2020 Update
I have been working for the past month and a half on all 3 "X10" plugins ("X10 for Windows/Linux", "CM15a for Windows" and "CM15a for Linux") to get them functional under HS4. After my initial testing (see "The Good news" and "The Bad news" below) I found that there were some showstopper issues that would prevent the HS3 "X10" plugins from running under HS4, namely the inability to create new X10 devices. During this period I have added the ability to add new X10 devices via a dedicated menu, updated the config menu and also fixed a few bugs. [LEFT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][SIZE=14px]Also during this period, HST has just recently updated HS4 and new devices can now be added the "old" way by clicking the "+" (add new virtual device) and then going to the X10 tab.
All of these fixes are in the BETA releases for testing, so you must install the current plugin from the updater and then apply the beta. As each plugin gets tested and confirmed working I will release them to the updater. Please refer to the beta download page for the details of changes made: https://forums.homeseer.com/forum/li...eases?t=185551
Here's the status of each plugin:
Please let me know your experiences as you test!
The Good news
Upgrading from HS3 to HS4 is simple and worked great for my simple test installs; all of the HS3 devices and events came over without issue! (Note that the X10 plugin settings are NOT migrated and must be manually copied from /Config/X10.ini. This is not required for the CM15a plugin.) Installing the HS3 X10 and CM15a plugins from the updater (you still use the HS3 updater from within HS4) works properly. Enabling the plugin is a bit clumsy under HS4 but it does work. Once running you can control & edit existing devices (see below) and edit & run existing events and create new events. So far I've only tested a few events.
The Bad news
Unfortunately there is a showstopper bug: there is currently no way to add a new X10 device! HST has made internal changes to how new devices are created and it does not currently support creating a new HS3 plugin device unless that creation is handled from a plugin page. Both the X10 and CM15a plugins rely on HS to present the plugin tab when creating a new device and the plugin then creates the new device when the user clicks the 'Done' button on that tab. In HS4 you the user now chooses what type of device to create from a drop-down before it displays the new device page, and this only works for HS4 plugins. Without displaying the X10 (or CM15a) tab there is no way to create a new X10 device.
The "X10" (CM11a & Ti103) and both CM15a plugins are available in the updater (HS3 & HS4). All 3 plugins have been tested and run under HS4 and should function as they did under HS3 with one exception: in HS4 you must use the HS4 menu "Plugins / X10 (or CM15a) / Create New X10 Device" to create new X10 devices. Once they have been created you can edit them normally.
Please let me know if you find any issues!
--- OLDER UPDATES BELOW RETAINED FOR REFERENCE ---
25May2020 Update
Two of the three "X10" plugins have been updated to run under HS4. Here is the current status of each:
X10 for Windows & Linux (for the CM11a & Ti103 interfaces): plugin has been updated to run under HS4 (as of version v3.0.0.47) and v3.0.0.50 was submitted to the HS updater on 24May2020, so it should be available shortly.
CM15a for Windows: still working on updating this for HS4.
CM15a for Linux: plugin has been updated to run under HS4 (as of v3.0.0.6) and I am in the process of submitting v3.0.0.8 to the updater.
CM15a for Windows: still working on updating this for HS4.
CM15a for Linux: plugin has been updated to run under HS4 (as of v3.0.0.6) and I am in the process of submitting v3.0.0.8 to the updater.
22Mar2020 Update
I have been working for the past month and a half on all 3 "X10" plugins ("X10 for Windows/Linux", "CM15a for Windows" and "CM15a for Linux") to get them functional under HS4. After my initial testing (see "The Good news" and "The Bad news" below) I found that there were some showstopper issues that would prevent the HS3 "X10" plugins from running under HS4, namely the inability to create new X10 devices. During this period I have added the ability to add new X10 devices via a dedicated menu, updated the config menu and also fixed a few bugs. [LEFT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][SIZE=14px]Also during this period, HST has just recently updated HS4 and new devices can now be added the "old" way by clicking the "+" (add new virtual device) and then going to the X10 tab.
All of these fixes are in the BETA releases for testing, so you must install the current plugin from the updater and then apply the beta. As each plugin gets tested and confirmed working I will release them to the updater. Please refer to the beta download page for the details of changes made: https://forums.homeseer.com/forum/li...eases?t=185551
Here's the status of each plugin:
X10 for Windows & Linux (for CM11a & Ti103 interfaces): beta 3.0.0.48 is available for testing, seems to be working well so far.
CM15A for Windows: no updates yet, currently working on this.
CM15A for Linux: beta 3.0.0.6 is available for testing - please test this if able, I really need more folks to test this!!
CM15A for Windows: no updates yet, currently working on this.
CM15A for Linux: beta 3.0.0.6 is available for testing - please test this if able, I really need more folks to test this!!
Please let me know your experiences as you test!
The Good news
Upgrading from HS3 to HS4 is simple and worked great for my simple test installs; all of the HS3 devices and events came over without issue! (Note that the X10 plugin settings are NOT migrated and must be manually copied from /Config/X10.ini. This is not required for the CM15a plugin.) Installing the HS3 X10 and CM15a plugins from the updater (you still use the HS3 updater from within HS4) works properly. Enabling the plugin is a bit clumsy under HS4 but it does work. Once running you can control & edit existing devices (see below) and edit & run existing events and create new events. So far I've only tested a few events.
The Bad news
Unfortunately there is a showstopper bug: there is currently no way to add a new X10 device! HST has made internal changes to how new devices are created and it does not currently support creating a new HS3 plugin device unless that creation is handled from a plugin page. Both the X10 and CM15a plugins rely on HS to present the plugin tab when creating a new device and the plugin then creates the new device when the user clicks the 'Done' button on that tab. In HS4 you the user now chooses what type of device to create from a drop-down before it displays the new device page, and this only works for HS4 plugins. Without displaying the X10 (or CM15a) tab there is no way to create a new X10 device.
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