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Re: [ECS] Dancraft IR Master Mark Gilmore Sat, 13 Feb 1999 16:22:47 -0800

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Dan, all capabilities supported by ECS are documented in ECS.HTM.
Thanks for the tip on the SW8 - will correct.
What is the "BO1" ??

Dan Carrington wrote:
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>         Mark, I never heard back an answer to the question:  Can the digital
> input boards that hook up to the Dancraft IR Master units be used with
> ECS?  They would give the ability to sense equipment on/off status
> without running extra wires when the IR Master is already there.  Also
> they would be extra i/o without wasting any serial ports.
>         I see that the ecs.htm manual shows the IR-Interface-2B as having an
> external board, the SW8-3, as an accessory.  You do not talk about the
> use of the 8 digital inputs available on that board.  You also
> mistakenly show the SW8-3 as giving 4 extra IR outputs.  It only gives
> three and gives an external receiver port also.  If you only access the
> extra IR ports, not the Digital's, why not show the BO1, just the break
> out, not the digital inputs.
> 
> Dan Carrington

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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS Home Automation Software)
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