X10MSW  Version 2.0 (formerly X10WIN10)

X10MSW is a MS-Windows (3.0 or greater) application which allows you
to control lights, appliances, etc. around your home from your PC.
X10MSW is meant to be used with the CP290 "Powerhouse" computer interface
manufactured by X10 USA, although there is a demo mode which does not
require a CP290.  X10MSW also supports a PLIX evaluation board available
from Micromint (see aboutx10.txt for contact info.) which, in
conjunction with a TW523 bi-directional powerlink interface from X10
USA (also available from Micromint) allows you to monitor all X10
commands and do "bright" commands.

X10MSW used to be called X10WIN10 (Version 1.0), but there were two
different X10WIN programs floating around so the name was changed to
eliminate confusion.

The file "ABOUTX10.TXT" tells you some more about the X10 family of
devices which accomplish this control of electrical devices around your
home, and gives some additional references to find out more about home
automation.

In addition to be a MS-Windows application, X10MSW has several capabilites
not found in other "user interfaces" to the CP290.  It uses Multiple
Document Interface (MDI) to allow you to view many event files at the
same time, just like a MS-Windows application should.  It allows you
to monitor the command(s) sent by the CP290; unfortunately the CP290 
does not tell the PC about X10 commands that may be sent by other
control consoles.  Events may have additional conditions such as
month of the year, vacation, or up to 8 "user-defined" conditions
which allow you to furthur control when events happen.  Event times
such as "sunrise" or "sunset" plus +/- offsets from these are supported.
Direct commands may be mixed in with event files, allowing you to
build up command files which commmand the CP290 to do a series of
X10 commands when downloaded.

All the documentation you will need for X10MSW is in the help file.
A "dump" of the help file is included (X10MSW.TXT) - it's not exactly
a User's manual but it may serve as a reference.

You may want to copy the sample "X10.INI" file to your windows directory
to get you started, but this is not required.

A sample event file "SAMPLE.X10" is included, this can reside in any
directory.  X10MSW does allow you to specify a directory where all your
X10MSW "data" files (they end in .X10") should be kept.  You could set
one up and move SAMPLE.X10 to it to keep things orderly.

Start X10MSW as you would any other MS-Windows application;  you will
come up in demo mode which allows experimentation without a CP290.
There is a "Getting Started" section in the help file to get you
going with a CP290 attached.

X10MSW20 is available in two versions.  One, available free on BBS and 
Internet/mailing lists does everything except save events to a file.
The second, available via the X10ORDER.WRI "form" (use Microsoft Write
to print it out), costs money but allows you to save events to files.

X10MSW20  Dec, 1992

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