mochad – TCP gateway daemon for X10 home automation

mochad is a TCP gateway daemon that connects X10 home automation controllers to applications and computers on a network. It works with CM15A and CM15Pro controllers, which communicate over radio frequency and power lines, and the RF-only CM19A. The software makes compatible X10 equipment accessible without requiring every client to connect directly to the controller over USB.

Clients communicate with the daemon through a simple text-based TCP connection, allowing existing X10 installations to work with scripts, remote terminals and home automation software. Rather than being a complete smart home platform, mochad provides a bridge between physical controllers and software that sends commands or consumes device events. The default service port is 1099. It is also useful for troubleshooting wireless reception in an X10 installation.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

• Receives X10 radio-frequency and power-line messages, showing house codes, unit codes and actions.
• Sends power-line commands to switch devices on or off and adjust brightness.
• Transmits RF On, Off, Dim and Bright commands to compatible X10 devices.
• Supports house-wide commands such as all_lights_on, all_lights_off and all_units_off.
• Displays device status, including data from compatible X10 RF security sensors.
• Configurable RF-to-power-line repeating, with individual house-code selection or complete disabling.
• Exposes raw received RF frames to help diagnose signal quality and integrate other applications.
• Enables automation through simple command-line scripts, scheduled jobs and CGI programs.
• Includes a basic sample web interface for sending commands and viewing controller status.
• Provides a sample monitoring tool for observing several mochad instances.
• Supports X10 commands for controlling shutters and blinds.

Website: github.com/sigmdel/mochad
Support:
Developer: mmauka (original), sigmdel (fork maintainer)
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

mochad is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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