Mooki's Home Auto Application from Mooki Software

Mooki's Home Auto Application is a software front end for the CP290 x10 
home controller interface. The program requires Windows 3.1 
or later. Also, to run the windows based installation, VBRUN300.DLL is 
required. No user's manual is included but the program has adequate 
on-line help. 

The program allows you to build configuration files containing your 
house codes, modules and events. These files can be uploaded to the 
CP290 and or saved to disk for later modification. The files may be 
duplicated via cut and paste and then altered and saved under new names 
for different configurations.

To use the program, install it via the included setup.exe installation 
program. The installation is a standard windows installation and will
create an icon group for you.

After installation is complete run the program. I hope its use
is intuitive, but should you experience confusion make use of the context
sensitive help feature. This feature can be invoked by hitting the help
button on the tool bar giving you a help cursor. When you have the 
help cursor select the menu option or click on the area of the screen
for which you want help. The escape key will take you out of help mode
if you accidentally get a help cursor which you don't want.

The program does follow the MDI windows model. If you aren't familiar
with this model just remember that the menu commands act upon the currently
active child window. Many of the menu commands are also duplicated on
the tool bar. Often, menu commands and toolbar buttons are disabled. This
happens when particular commands are not applicable to the current
context of the application. For instance, you can't send commands to the
CP290 if it hasn't yet been opened. 

Communication time out is set for 10 seconds. If you get a please 
wait... dialog during a communication function, it may stay up for as 
much as 10 seconds before giving you feed back. This only occurs if there 
is a communications problem.

I hope you enjoy this program but remember, it is shareware. If you find 
use for the program you are obligated to register and pay for it. The price 
is $15.00.  The registration form is in the file register.txt.

This program may be distributed freely if unmodified. 

If you experience any problems, would like to offer constructive criticism,
or make change requests, you may contact me at the following addresses.

Stephen Estes
Internet : sestes@netcom

or write to

Mooki Software
 %Stephen Estes
1916-C Tarrant Place
Dallas, Texas  75208

