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Trigger Configuration :

Triggers form the basis of most all of X10Dispatcher's functionality.  X10Dispatcher is always 'listening' to X10 Events which are sent over your Powerline and Triggers allow you to specify functionality to be executed, if a particular one is heard.

You can in theory have as many triggers as you want, but you should only have one trigger per X10 Command.  As far as X10Dispatcher is concerned 'B1 On' and 'B1 Off' are two different commands, as are 'recvrf B1 On' and 'recvplc B1 On'.  In general, you should tie triggers to PLC commands (since the RF commands are sent multiple times as a sort of 'insurance' that signal will be heard.  However, if you are using X10Remotes to control X10Dispatcher specific functionality (which AHP doesnt need to know about), then you use the RF commands combined with  'Eliminate Redundant Events' option in the Misc tab of the settings screen to avoid even having to configure your CM15a to transceive those codes... it will still hear the rf and pass it along to X10Dispatcher, but wont send a matching plc over the powerline.

The Trigger tab of the X10Dispatcher Settings screen displays the list of triggers which X10Dispatcher knows to listen for.  You can add, update, and remove triggers from this screen.

For starters, you should add a trigger by clicking the 'Add' button, entering the source transport, device, command, alert message and specifing a 'chime' (wav file to be played) and then clicking the 'Save'  button at the top of the tab to add it to the list.  So if you have a motion sensor 'B1', then enter Transport of 'recvplc', device of 'B1', and command of 'On', and pick a wav file (if none exist then download some sound packs from my website and put into the 'sounds' subdirectory of x10dispatch.. this directory is visible from the View/Browse Program Folder menu item on the main screen).  Once you have entered that information, click the 'Save' button.  That trigger should appear in the list but it won't go into effect or be saved until you click the 'Save' or 'Apply Changes' buttons at the bottom of settings screen which will close the screen.  So try doing that and verify that your Motion Sensor now causes a wav file to be played when that even is heard.  Wav files should play all the time, your system does not need to be armed.  If you see the command in X10Dispatcher's X10 Commands log but do not hear the sounds, then check your configuration until you establish the trigger is working correctly. 

Once you get a grasp on basic trigger functionality, there are some advanced features this screen enables :

Hardwired Commands : Tell the trigger that all functionality tied to this trigger should be executed, regardless of whether the system is armed or not. 

Chime Only, don't raise alert : Means this trigger does not warrant being alerted about if the system is armed, however you would still like to hear the Chime wav played when that event occurs.

Run Command : Tells X10Dispatcher to execute a program when the trigger fires.  If you point it to an exe it will run the exe (program), if you point it to an mp3 it will play the mp3 in whatever program is the default mp3 player. 

Dispatch Macro/Standalone Actions : These are configured in the Dispatch Macros tab.  They let you tie alot of extra functionality that may be complex in nature (macros), or simple actions (standalone actions).  These macros/actions may be tied to multiple triggers.  If you are a beginner then you might use just the pre-loaded 'Arm' and 'Disarm' standalone actions.  These should appear in the list and what they do is let you tie X10 Remotes to Dispatcher Triggers so that you can arm and disarm via remotes (you should have a chime for confirmation).  If you want to learn how to use all the additionality functionality which Macros and Standalone Actions provide, see here.

Ext App Control/Ext App Feature : These two drop down list boxes allow you control other running applications.  This information comes from the App Control tab where the list of applications and features are kept and maintained.  You would first select the application to control from the Ext App Control list, which would then fill the feature list with features available for that selected application.  So to have Windows Media Player switch to the next song when this event is heard, select 'Windows Media Player' from the Ext App Control list, and then select 'Next' from the feature list (you can ignore the numbers in the feature list).  If you want this 'application control' to occur even when the system is armed, select the hardwired command option.

Associate Image :  This feature requires that you have images configured in X10Dispatcher.  Ideally, you have cameras configured which show regions relevant to the particular trigger you are entering.  Associating an image allows that image to be emailed to you or sent via MSN Messenger, when alert is sent because of that trigger.  So a motion sensor trigger 'recvplc B1 On' associated with image slot 1, would email the current image in image slot 1 to the email address or picturephone address specified on the email tab.  It will only email the image if the 'Email Picture' checkbox' is checked, otherwise it will just send the picture through MSN.  More powerful email and image mailing functionality is available in the Dispatch Macros screen, but these setting were left here to be accessible for beginners or for just ease of use/configuration.