Markku, thanks. I spoke too soon. I had thought I searched X10 but I
later found:

   - Communications Specification:
     http://www.x10.com/manuals/cm17a_proto.txt
   - Free Active X control with source:
     http://keware.hypermart.net/download.htm#hscm17
   - A FireCracker site with other info including LINUX software and more:
     http://eagle.cc.ukans.edu/~mturvey/firecracker.html

   Anyone on this list write the 12C508A code in the FireCracker?

   - Tom

At 01:46 AM 10/17/99 -0700, Markku VenŠlŠinen wrote:
>For FireCracker protocol information, try the following...
>
>http://www.x10.com/manuals/cm17a_proto.txt
>
>It looks like the interface uses control signals only, which might help
>explain why it works as an RS-232 'pass through' device. And the protocol
>is not time sensitive, making it simpler to interace to a PIC.
>
>>I need to know what serial
>>commands to send to it and the pin-out of the DB-9 to see what signals it
>>uses. Can anyone point me to the data format or `FireCracker Hacks'? Thanks,
>>
>>   - Tom


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Tom Handley
New Age Communications
Since '75 before "New Age" and no one around here is waiting for UFOs ;-)