Configure X10 in OpenRemote Boss 1.0 Controller

The following step is only required if you are installing OpenRemote 1.0 on your personal computer.

If you have purchased OpenRemote Orb then this part can be skipped – the default setting is sufficient.

The OpenRemote Controller must be configured with the correct serial port to connect to your X10 CM11A unit. This configuration can be done in the '/webapps/controller/WEB-INF/classes/config.properties' file of the OpenRemote 1.0 Controller distribution.

Locate the following section in the configuration file:

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# X10 CONFIGURATION:
#
#  The configuration options below relate to X10 integration via serial
#  power-line modules  (e.g.  CM11A).  If you are using X10 from within
#  your controller,  you normally need to configure the serial port at
#  least. Notice that serial port configuration depends on the operating
#  system that you are using.
#
##

##
#  Serial port or device to use with X10 serial power-line modules 
#  (e.g. CM11A or CM17A "FireCracker" modules).
#
#  Serial port configuration is specific to the operating system in use.
#  On Linux '/dev/ttyS0' or similar device name should be used. For
#  Microsoft Windows systems use port names such as COM1, COM2, etc.
#
##

com.port=/dev/ttyS0

For the 'com.port' property, enter the correct port name that connects to your X10 CM11A unit.

For Linux-based system this is a device file path such as '/dev/ttyS0', '/dev/ttyS1' and so on.

For Microsoft Windows bases systems this is a port name such as 'COM1', 'COM2', etc.