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Re: [ECS] ECS Error J Gary Mull Wed, 30 Sep 1998 21:52:47 -0400

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Mark,

After your note saying the connection error was fixed in the DOS version of
ECS I downloaded the newer software from the server and made a clean
install to a new directory.

I am still having problems with the same error.  It previously only
occurred when starting up ECS after taking the system down for some reason,
however, I am now having the problem occur after the system was running
well for several days.

At sundown tonight the lights did not come on and when I tried to reset
(F5)the PLC-Interface-2J I get the error.

"Err #004C Homevision", where Homevision is the Name of the Item for the
PLC-Interface-2J.

       Gary



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>Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 09:11:27 -0400
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>Mark I have not upgraded in about a month or so.  I for instance do not have
>the update that corrects the Caller-id out-of -the-area situation.  I need to
>make a log of config changes before I can install the most recent upgrade.
>Glad to know that little monster bug is fixed!  THANKS!!!   I'll try to
make my
>config changes and install in the next few days.
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>markgilmore@cococo.net on 08-24-98 08:34:32 AM
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>Gary, This is NOT a hardware problem, but an internal
>ECS bug that I should have corrected a while back.
>When did you last download an update ?
>
>J Gary Mull wrote:
>>
>> I am having a frustrating problem when I reboot the PC as my Homevision
>> interface just does not want to fully connect to ECS.
>>
>> When I go to reset the HV I receive the error "ERR #004C: (Item
>> "Homevision")"  Then it will say Item Reset.  However, the item really did
>> not reset and does not communicate to ECS.
>>
>> Sometimes I am successful in disconnecting all the cables into the HV unit,
>> Serial, Power, etc, wait a minute and then reconnect the power back up,
>> then disconnect, then connect all cables back to HV and then hit PF5 reset
>> before it will reset.  Sometimes in about 30 minutes the system will reset
>> itself.  Since I was busy with a project outside with trips to HomeDepot
>> etc I thought it would reset on it's own.  It would not reset and the
>> system was down for some 8 hours before I was ever able to get it to
>> connect.  I was so frustrated and it was dark when I finally got them
>> communicating again that I was not about to reboot ECS again and go try to
>> capture the error.  Just too late.  I did not have the instructions on what
>> to do and all I wanted was to get the $^&&*^&%$ lights back on!
>>
>> Anyone had this problem?
>>
>> I will try to capture this error and send it to Mark when I have a few
>> hours to work on a capture.
>>
>> My question is should I have set the date in the HV box?  The only thing
>> programmed in the HV box are the IR codes for TV, Stereo.  Sometimes when I
>> hit pf5 ECS says "clock failure" for a second or so, then it gives the
>> error above and then says reset.  Today I had a really hard time getting
>> ECS to link back up to the HV box as nothing I did seemed to work.  If you
>> disconnect the serial cable between ECS and HV it gives a totally different
>> error.
>>
>>       Gary
>> jgary@atl.mindspring.com   Gary at Home
>> jgmull@us.ibm.com          Gary at Work
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