X 10 Using AH PRO CLI

OpenHab does not have built-in support (yet) for direct control of X10 Devices via a CM11A/CM17A Device. However there is a CLI tool provided by X-10 in both the Active Home Pro Software and the SDK (now a free download), this used with an exec binding makes for X-10 Control via OpenHAB on Windows.

The steps are relatively simple:

• Install Active Home X-10 SDK and Drivers
• Browse to C:\Program Files (x86)\AHSDK
• Find an application called AHCMD.exe
• Copy it to your OpenHAB Directory
• Insert the exec command into your items file, mine looks like this:

Switch Light_Main_Bedroomlamp "Bedroom Lamp" <lights> (Main, Lights){exec="ON:ahcmd.exe sendrf A1 ON, OFF:ahcmd.exe sendrf A1 off"}

Notes:

• If you have Active Home Pro installed you already have AHCMD.exe, it is located at C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\X10\Common
• These steps will be similar in Linux, and can be achieved using the HEYU X-10 interface.
• The command ahcmd.exe sendrf A1 ON will turn on the X-10 device at address A1 via the RF (Firecracker/CM17A), to use a CM11A replace "sendrf" with "sendplc".

Reference Credit:

X-10.com Forums - http://forums.x10.com/index.php?topic=16813.0 OpenHab WIKI- https://github.com/openhab/openhab/wiki/Exec-Binding