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- │ SYNCHX10 Version 1.1 │
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- │ Copyright 1989 Taegan D. Goddard │
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- │ All Rights Reserved │
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- What does SYNCHX10 do?
-
- SYNCHX10 lets you synchronize the clock in your X-10
- PowerHouse interface with the clock kept by your PC and its disk
- operating system (DOS). It can get very frustrating to have to
- continuously adjust the clock inside the X-10 interface - as most
- users know, it keeps very poor time. My interface clock will
- sometimes be off by over a half hour just a few weeks after I set
- it. I wrote SYNCHX10 to solve this problem.
- The clock card in my PC keeps very good time. Running
- SYNCHX10 periodically will adjust the clock inside my PowerHouse
- interface so that it is the same as the time given by the TIME
- command in DOS. This guarantees that my timed events will always
- trigger on time, and it eliminates a minor source of frustration
- I faced every time I would start the PowerHouse program (supplied
- with the interface) when it asks me if the interface time is
- correct. It almost never was. Now I just run SYNCHX10 before
- starting the program.
-
- HINT: Put SYNCHX10 in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and you can be
- sure your PowerHouse always has the correct time of day.
-
-
- ■ How to Use SYNCHX10:
-
- SYNCHX10 is simple to use. Simply type the following
- command:
-
- SYNCHX10
-
- This command is all it takes to synchronize your PowerHouse clock
- with that of your PC and DOS (provided that you have set it
- correctly!) Be sure that you use the TIME command or use the
- driver provided with your clock card to set the correct in DOS.
- SYNCHX10 uses the same day of week that the interface clock
- reads. If this day is wrong, correct it by starting up your
- PowerHouse control program and setting the correct time, AM/PM
- and day of week. Don't fret - this could be the last time you'll
- have to bother doing that again!
-
- SYNCHX10 [COM2]
-
- NOTE: COM2 is an optional switch to tell SYNCHX10 it can
- find the interface attached to COM2. COM1 is the
- default and is used when no COMx is indicated.
-
- You must use this switch if your interface is connected to COM2,
- or your PC will freeze up.
-
-
- When SYNCHX10 encounters an error, it lets you know! The
- screen fills with handy tips to help you correct any errors.
-
-
- ■ What Does SYNCHX10 cost?
-
- SYNCHX10 costs only $10, a small price for a very valuable
- utility. Any suggestions/ideas for future versions? What do you
- need SYNCHX10 to do for you?
-
- Please register your copy to recieve future updates!
-
- Please send checks to:
- Taegan D. Goddard
- 35 Woodside Circle
- Hartford, CT 06105
-
- I hope you find SYNCHX10 very useful. I use it constantly!
- I really feel I am getting the most out of my X10 interface now.
-
-
- FOR ALL X-10 POWERHOUSE USERS:
-
- If you send me $15 to the address above, I'll send you a
- disk full of X-10 information and public domain programs.
- Included on this disk is the latest version of SENDX10, which
- lets you send X-10 command from the DOS command line. The $15
- reimburses me for disk charge, copying fee, and compilation time.
- This disk is a must for anyone who wants to know more about the
- X-10 PowerHouse and home control.
-
-
- For those of you who don't have an X-10 BSR interface yet, write:
-
- X-10 (USA)
- 185A LeGrand Ave.
- Northvale, NJ 07647
-
- 201/784-9700
-
- The last I saw, the price was around $59.00 with cables and
- PowerHouse software. Combined with SYNCHX10 you'll have a great
- time computerizing your lights and appliances....
-
- NOTE: I have no connection with the company that makes the X-10
- line of home control devices. Full responsibility for
- using SYNCHX10 lies with YOU, the user. I make no warrantees
- or guarantees for using this software.