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RE: [ECS] ECS-lite text (ignore) - LM14A STATE - DIM/ON/OFF Timothy Mulle' Fri, 19 Mar 1999 07:50:32 -0500

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Mark:

	Another thing I'm noticing is that after I start up ECS and I turn on a
LM14A with the remote and not ECS, ECS doesn't update the state of the
module. BUT, if I use ECS to turn on the LM14A then use the remote to turn
it off/on it works. It is only updating the state for the last LM14A module
controlled with ECS.

For example, here's what I am doing:

 1. Start ECS - All lamps are OFF
 2. Use remote to turn on LM14A
 3. Light turns on but ECS state of lamp is still off.
 4. Use remote to turn off LM14A
 5. Use ECS to turn on LM14A
 6. ECS State of module says ON
 7. Use remote to turn off LM14A
 8. ECS State of module says OFF
 9. Use remote to turn LM14A back on
10. ECS State of module says ON.

11. Use remote to turn on my second LM14A
12. Light turns on
13. ECS State of module says OFF

If I then switch to the other LM14A module and use ECS to control it. The
state of the module will change with the remote.

- Tim



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Timothy Mulle' [mailto:tmulle@iname.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 1999 7:37 PM
> To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> Subject: RE: [ECS] ECS-lite text (ignore)
>
>
> I'm not sure what the CM11A tracks. As you know, ActiveHome lets
> you use the
> sliders to dim the light, and it tracks the light's brightness when it is
> dimmed via the remote.
>
> Not knowing that much about X10 commands I would guess that maybe
> Activehome
> sits in a loop and processes the DIM command and updates the display until
> it stops receiving them or something. Just a guess..
>
> Try it with ActiveHome and maybe something will jump at you :-)
>
> - Tim
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 1999 10:15 PM
> > To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> > Subject: Re: [ECS] ECS-lite text (ignore)
> >
> >
> > Tim, I picked this up as well, but I don't think
> > I can correct it, as I can only go by what the
> > CM11A passes me. Does IT track such changes properly ?
> >
> > Timothy Mulle' wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks Mark!  That fixed that problem :)
> > >
> > > I think I found another quirk. When I strictly use the remote
> to DIM the
> > > LM14A and HOLD down the dim button, it seems sometimes that the
> > percentage
> > > ECS thinks the light is at doesn't match the actually
> > "brightness" of the
> > > lamp itself.
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 1999 8:54 PM
> > > > To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> > > > Subject: [ECS] ECS-lite text (ignore)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Sorry, that msg was intended for another.
> > > > --
> > > > Mark Gilmore
> > > > Omnipotence (ECS Home Automation Software)
> > > > omnip@usit.net
> > > > http://www.usit.com/omnip
> > > >
> >
> > --
> > Mark Gilmore
> > Omnipotence (ECS Home Automation Software)
> > omnip@usit.net
> > http://www.usit.com/omnip
> >
>
>

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