private bool X10ON(bool ON, string address)
{
ActiveHomeScriptLib.ActiveHomeClass act = new ActiveHomeScriptLib.ActiveHomeClass();
// access the X10 device to enable change
if (X10Address(address))
{
try
{
object act2 = act.SendAction("queryplc", address + " on", null, null);
bool isON = act2.Equals(1);
if(!ON && isON) // if not supposed to be ON but is
act.SendAction("sendplc", address + " off", null, null);
else if(ON && !isON) // if is ON but should not be
act.SendAction("sendplc", address + " on", null, null);
errorcount = 0;
return true;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
AppendToFile("Error accessing X10 device: " + address);
++errorcount;
if (errorcount > ERRORMAX)
{
// MessageBox.Show("Error accessing X10 device: " + address + " " + ex);
}
return false;
}
}
else
return true;
}
private bool X10check(bool state, string address)
{
// check the current state of an X10 device
ActiveHomeScriptLib.ActiveHomeClass act = new ActiveHomeScriptLib.ActiveHomeClass();
bool rtn;
if (X10Address(address))
{
try
{
if (act.SendAction("queryplc", address + " on", null, null).Equals(1))
rtn = true;
else
rtn = false;
errorcount = 0;
return rtn;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
AppendToFile("Error accessing X10 device: " + address);
++errorcount;
if (errorcount > ERRORMAX)
{
MessageBox.Show("Error accessing X10 device: " + address + " " + ex);
}
return state;
}
}
else
return state;
}