HCA has full support for the Lightolier Compose Protocol.  Compose is used by the Lightolier CP dimmers and keypads,  CI individual room dimmers, and the Compose PLC Firewall.  This protocol is similar to X10 but uses different commands. 

The Compose Protocol is designed with one major goal: To ensure that X10 signals transmitted are received and acted upon.  To this end each transmission is confirmed by it's intended recipient.

In addition to the wall mounted dimmers and keypads, the Lightolier System uses the Compose PLC Firewall.  This device is designed to act as a filter, amplifier and repeater for each circuit in your home. 

In HCA we provide support way beyond simple support of Compose codes.  The Lightolier Compose system has a lot of subtlety.  For example, even if the light is off you can see the last scene the light was set to, as well as remotely tell if it is on or off.  In addition there are some commands that are best not confirmed - not to interfere with the action of the ramp up or down - and some that should always be confirmed.  All of these features are described in the HCA Appendix for the Lightolier system (Appendix  4). 

The bottom line on all of this, is that if you want to use the Lightolier Compose system, you need to use HCA.  No other software gives you the fine control you need.

Finally, in addition to the dimmers, keypads, and the firewall, the system in your home can use a communications board in the firewall for execution of time based events.   This board, with it's processor and memory, can be controlled using a Lightolier TimeClock Remote or directly from HCA.  HCA schedules can be translated and downloaded into the communications board for operation without the computer.

More information on the Compose system can be found on the Lightolier Controls web site.

More information on how HCA works with the Lightolier Controls Compose System is found in the HCA User Guide Lightolier Appendix.

This support is only available in the Pro flavor of HCA.