Hello everyone, I’m excited to share my latest project with you all! After spending quite some time tinkering, I’ve developed a plug-in that allows the control and monitoring of X10 devices through a CM11 unit. This has been a fun challenge, especially since I’m still learning the ropes of programming.
I purchased a Vera Lite to explore the Z-Wave world, but I still want to use my old X10 devices. Since MCV doesn’t natively support X10, I decided to create this plug-in, inspired by the excellent work done by radarengineer in MOCHAD for Vera. I wanted to simplify the interface, focusing on what I need—binary states for ON/OFF commands and dimming capabilities.
The plug-in also processes incoming commands, which is super useful if you have additional controllers like RF remotes. For example, if you have a wireless remote sending E1 ON/OFF commands, you can define an X10 device E1 and use it to trigger a scene. This adds a lot of flexibility to how you can automate your home.
I’m still testing some features, like dim/bright functionality, as I don’t own any dimmable units yet. But the core functionalities are up and running! I hope this plug-in can be helpful to others who are looking to integrate their X10 devices into Vera.
If anyone has suggestions or encounters issues, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I’m eager to hear your feedback and improve this further. Cheers, César!