Unable to communicate with Powerlinc

[Randy Ridley]

I've just installed wish to attempt communication with my X10 stuff and
have run into a problem. Any help is appreciated.

Linux kernel - 2.6.17
wish driver - X10dev-2.1.4
Powerlinc V1.1

The module will load correctly and the pld program will start but no
communication can be sent:

debug messages:

Sep  1 16:11:52 legolas pld[12899]: starting. api-device=/dev/x10/.api,
pidfile=/var/run/x10d.pid
Sep  1 16:11:52 legolas pld[12899]: Successfully opened X10 API device
/dev/x10/.api
Sep  1 16:11:53 legolas pld[12900]: Transmit thread starting
Sep  1 16:11:55 legolas pld[12900]: Connecting to Powerlinc Serial
Interface on /dev/ttyUSB15
Sep  1 16:11:55 legolas pld[12900]: Powerinc version R65 found
Sep  1 16:11:55 legolas pld[12900]: transmitter connected
Sep  1 16:26:05 legolas pld[13218]: starting. api-device=/dev/x10/.api,
pidfile=/var/run/x10d.pid
Sep  1 16:26:05 legolas pld[13218]: Successfully opened X10 API device
/dev/x10/.api
Sep  1 16:26:06 legolas pld[13219]: starting transceiver (pthread_create)
Sep  1 16:26:06 legolas pld[13219]: pthread_crate completed...transceiver
started
Sep  1 16:26:06 legolas pld[13219]: Transmit thread starting
Sep  1 16:26:08 legolas pld[13219]: Connecting to Powerlinc Serial
Interface on /dev/ttyUSB15
Sep  1 16:26:10 legolas pld[13219]: Timeout reading from /dev/ttyUSB15
Sep  1 16:26:10 legolas pld[13219]: got connect message
Sep  1 16:26:10 legolas pld[13219]: transmitter connected
Sep  1 16:26:10 legolas pld[13219]: Waiting for input from API interface
Sep  1 16:26:28 legolas pld[13219]: X10 message: src=0x2, hc=0x1, uc=0x0,
cmd=0x2, f=0x0
Sep  1 16:26:28 legolas pld[13219]: transmit:  hc=0x1, uc=0x0, fc=0x2
Sep  1 16:26:28 legolas pld[13219]: sem_wait_timeout: timeout=1000
Sep  1 16:26:28 legolas pld[13219]: startup...
Sep  1 16:26:28 legolas pld[13219]: sending 0x2
Sep  1 16:26:28 legolas pld[13219]: waitforack:  timeout 1000
Sep  1 16:26:32 legolas pld[13219]: unable to communicate with PowerLinc
Transceiver
Sep  1 16:26:32 legolas pld[13219]: Waiting for input from API interface
Sep  1 16:26:37 legolas pld[13219]: X10 message: src=0x2, hc=0x1, uc=0x0,
cmd=0x3, f=0x0
Sep  1 16:26:37 legolas pld[13219]: transmit:  hc=0x1, uc=0x0, fc=0x3
Sep  1 16:26:37 legolas pld[13219]: sem_wait_timeout: timeout=1000
Sep  1 16:26:37 legolas pld[13219]: startup...
Sep  1 16:26:37 legolas pld[13219]: sending 0x2
Sep  1 16:26:37 legolas pld[13219]: waitforack:  timeout 1000
Sep  1 16:26:41 legolas pld[13219]: unable to communicate with PowerLinc
Transceiver
Sep  1 16:26:41 legolas pld[13219]: Waiting for input from API interface
Sep  1 16:28:46 legolas pld[13219]: X10 message: src=0x2, hc=0x1, uc=0x0,
cmd=0x2, f=0x0
Sep  1 16:28:46 legolas pld[13219]: transmit:  hc=0x1, uc=0x0, fc=0x2
Sep  1 16:28:46 legolas pld[13219]: sem_wait_timeout: timeout=1000
Sep  1 16:28:46 legolas pld[13219]: startup...
Sep  1 16:28:46 legolas pld[13219]: sending 0x2
Sep  1 16:28:46 legolas pld[13219]: waitforack:  timeout 1000
Sep  1 16:28:50 legolas pld[13219]: unable to communicate with PowerLinc
Transceiver
Sep  1 16:28:50 legolas pld[13219]: Waiting for input from API interface
Sep  1 16:29:02 legolas pld[13219]: X10 message: src=0x2, hc=0x1, uc=0x0,
cmd=0x3, f=0x0
Sep  1 16:29:02 legolas pld[13219]: transmit:  hc=0x1, uc=0x0, fc=0x3
Sep  1 16:29:02 legolas pld[13219]: sem_wait_timeout: timeout=1000
Sep  1 16:29:02 legolas pld[13219]: startup...
Sep  1 16:29:02 legolas pld[13219]: sending 0x2
Sep  1 16:29:02 legolas pld[13219]: waitforack:  timeout 1000
Sep  1 16:29:06 legolas pld[13219]: unable to communicate with PowerLinc
Transceiver
Sep  1 16:29:06 legolas pld[13219]: Waiting for input from API interface

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[Scott Hiles]

The timeout in establishing communications with the powerlinc is likely due
to timing.  Try adding the "-delay 10" flag to plusbd when it is started.

Scott

> -----Original Message-----
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> rridley@...
> Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 6:47 PM
> To: wish-info@...
> Subject: [wish-info] Unable to communicate with Powerlinc
>
> I've just installed wish to attempt communication with my X10
> stuff and
> have run into a problem. Any help is appreciated.
>
> Linux kernel - 2.6.17
> wish driver - X10dev-2.1.4
> Powerlinc V1.1
>
> The module will load correctly and the pld program will start but no
> communication can be sent:
>
> debug messages:
>
> Sep  1 16:11:52 legolas pld[12899]: starting.
> api-device=/dev/x10/.api,
> pidfile=/var/run/x10d.pid
> Sep  1 16:11:52 legolas pld[12899]: Successfully opened X10 API device
> /dev/x10/.api
> Sep  1 16:11:53 legolas pld[12900]: Transmit thread starting
> Sep  1 16:11:55 legolas pld[12900]: Connecting to Powerlinc Serial
> Interface on /dev/ttyUSB15
> Sep  1 16:11:55 legolas pld[12900]: Powerinc version R65 found
> Sep  1 16:11:55 legolas pld[12900]: transmitter connected
> Sep  1 16:26:05 legolas pld[13218]: starting.
> api-device=/dev/x10/.api,
> pidfile=/var/run/x10d.pid
> Sep  1 16:26:05 legolas pld[13218]: Successfully opened X10 API device
> /dev/x10/.api
> Sep  1 16:26:06 legolas pld[13219]: starting transceiver
> (pthread_create)
> Sep  1 16:26:06 legolas pld[13219]: pthread_crate
> completed...transceiver
> started
> Sep  1 16:26:06 legolas pld[13219]: Transmit thread starting
> Sep  1 16:26:08 legolas pld[13219]: Connecting to Powerlinc Serial
> Interface on /dev/ttyUSB15
> Sep  1 16:26:10 legolas pld[13219]: Timeout reading from /dev/ttyUSB15
> Sep  1 16:26:10 legolas pld[13219]: got connect message
> Sep  1 16:26:10 legolas pld[13219]: transmitter connected
> Sep  1 16:26:10 legolas pld[13219]: Waiting for input from
> API interface
> Sep  1 16:26:28 legolas pld[13219]: X10 message: src=0x2,
> hc=0x1, uc=0x0,
> cmd=0x2, f=0x0
> Sep  1 16:26:28 legolas pld[13219]: transmit:  hc=0x1, uc=0x0, fc=0x2
> Sep  1 16:26:28 legolas pld[13219]: sem_wait_timeout: timeout=1000
> Sep  1 16:26:28 legolas pld[13219]: startup...
> Sep  1 16:26:28 legolas pld[13219]: sending 0x2
> Sep  1 16:26:28 legolas pld[13219]: waitforack:  timeout 1000
> Sep  1 16:26:32 legolas pld[13219]: unable to communicate
> with PowerLinc
> Transceiver
> Sep  1 16:26:32 legolas pld[13219]: Waiting for input from
> API interface
> Sep  1 16:26:37 legolas pld[13219]: X10 message: src=0x2,
> hc=0x1, uc=0x0,
> cmd=0x3, f=0x0
> Sep  1 16:26:37 legolas pld[13219]: transmit:  hc=0x1, uc=0x0, fc=0x3
> Sep  1 16:26:37 legolas pld[13219]: sem_wait_timeout: timeout=1000
> Sep  1 16:26:37 legolas pld[13219]: startup...
> Sep  1 16:26:37 legolas pld[13219]: sending 0x2
> Sep  1 16:26:37 legolas pld[13219]: waitforack:  timeout 1000
> Sep  1 16:26:41 legolas pld[13219]: unable to communicate
> with PowerLinc
> Transceiver
> Sep  1 16:26:41 legolas pld[13219]: Waiting for input from
> API interface
> Sep  1 16:28:46 legolas pld[13219]: X10 message: src=0x2,
> hc=0x1, uc=0x0,
> cmd=0x2, f=0x0
> Sep  1 16:28:46 legolas pld[13219]: transmit:  hc=0x1, uc=0x0, fc=0x2
> Sep  1 16:28:46 legolas pld[13219]: sem_wait_timeout: timeout=1000
> Sep  1 16:28:46 legolas pld[13219]: startup...
> Sep  1 16:28:46 legolas pld[13219]: sending 0x2
> Sep  1 16:28:46 legolas pld[13219]: waitforack:  timeout 1000
> Sep  1 16:28:50 legolas pld[13219]: unable to communicate
> with PowerLinc
> Transceiver
> Sep  1 16:28:50 legolas pld[13219]: Waiting for input from
> API interface
> Sep  1 16:29:02 legolas pld[13219]: X10 message: src=0x2,
> hc=0x1, uc=0x0,
> cmd=0x3, f=0x0
> Sep  1 16:29:02 legolas pld[13219]: transmit:  hc=0x1, uc=0x0, fc=0x3
> Sep  1 16:29:02 legolas pld[13219]: sem_wait_timeout: timeout=1000
> Sep  1 16:29:02 legolas pld[13219]: startup...
> Sep  1 16:29:02 legolas pld[13219]: sending 0x2
> Sep  1 16:29:02 legolas pld[13219]: waitforack:  timeout 1000
> Sep  1 16:29:06 legolas pld[13219]: unable to communicate
> with PowerLinc
> Transceiver
> Sep  1 16:29:06 legolas pld[13219]: Waiting for input from
> API interface
>
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