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RE: [ECS] newbie Kevin Keast Sun, 10 Jan 1999 22:22:18 -0500

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Try the example on the ECS home page to turn a light on/off. In short here
are the steps.

1.  Create Item "PLC-Interface-2h"
    Set this to the com port you are using.

2.  Creat Item "Test Light"
    Item Type "Light"
    Set appropriate codes

3.  Add an Item to any group.  New Item - "Test Light"

4.  Now you should be able to operate the light.

Also Mark used to have a cut down ecs.cfg file that does not have all the
full version stuff.  I don't know if this is still an option.  Check the
html doc.

Good Luck

Kevin Keast :)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: THutch4882@aol.com [mailto:THutch4882@aol.com]
> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 1999 8:40 PM
> To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> Subject: [ECS] newbie
>
>
> I'm trying to evaluate ECS lite to determine if I should purchase the full
> version, but to date I've been unsuccessful becase I just don't
> know where to
> start. I have a CM11A set up w/ Active Home and it's working fine
> but when I
> try to get the same things working in ECS I get lost. There is
> just so much
> available that I think I'm overwhelmed. The help is extremely thorough but
> once again I'm overwhelmed. Is there some way toget a pared down
> version to
> get started?
> I've been playing w/ this for days and not making much progress. ECS looks
> awesome and I think I would like it if I could just get started
>
> Tom
>

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