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Welcome to Home Automation & Security for OS/2 and thank
you for trying HOUSE/290 ver 2.0 for the CP290 controller.
I N T R O D U C T I O N:
HOUSE/290 is a graphical user interface for the popular
CP290 home automation controller from X-10. This OS/2
application contains a separate, REXX-enabled and network
aware Communications Engine, allowing it to extend the
functionality of the CP290 beyond it's capabilities.
This makes HOUSE/290 one of the most powerful and
flexible home automation programs available.
HOUSE/290 contains three independently executable programs:
H290.EXE - (H290Splash Starts All) A program that starts
up both the Comm Engine and the client and also
acts as a splash screen. This is the program to
start HOUSE/290 on a single, non-networked computer.
H290MAIN.EXE - A GUI client based on HOUSE/2. It talks
to the Comm Engine to control the CP290.
Operation is similar to HOUSE/2, except
it is limited to the capabilities of
the CP290 interface. Start this program
on any workstation to access the Comm Engine.
CP290CE.EXE - Called the Comm Engine. This is a fully
REXX-enabled server that interfaces
a client program to the CP290. It uses
a named pipe to communicate to the client
and makes the Comm Engine accessible over
a LAN or peer-to-peer network as well. You
can also launch user defined programs triggered
by X-10 events originating from the CP290.
Start this program on the same workstation
where the CP290 is connected to.
I N S T A L L A T I O N
Note: If you run Warp 4, fixpack 10 and Object REXX, you must
switch to classic REXX to install HOUSE/290. After
installation, you can switch back to Object REXX.
To get started with HOUSE/290 quickly, please do the following:
1. Install HOUSE/290
- Unzip the program archive into a separate, temporary
directory, with the name H290INST for example. That
directory MUST be separate from the final directory.
- Open an OS/2 command prompt, change to the drive
and directory where you put the HOUSE/290 files
and run HOUSE290.EXE
- The self-extracting installation program will put a
folder with all the HOUSE/290 program objects onto your
desktop. Simply follow the given prompts. A reboot after
installation is NOT required.
2. Run HOUSE/290 by double-clicking on the H290Splash icon.
To load a sample module SET, select File-Open and load
the included SAMPLE.SET file. To get help, simply press
F1 anywhere inside the program.
When first run, the Comm Engine will be minimized and only
the HOUSE/290 client is visible. All controls of the Comm
Engine can be done throught the client. To make the Comm
Engine visible, simply press CRTL-ESC to bring up the
windows list and double-click on the Comm Engine entry.
U N I N S T A L L A T I O N
Run UNINSTAL.CMD which will completely remove all HOUSE/290 files
and objects from your system. No reboot is required.
Home page: http://home.att.net/~ASchw
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