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Re: [ECS] IR Outs Dan Carrington Sat, 10 Apr 1999 12:16:54 -0700

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Remember that unless you put the mentioned command in your autoexec.bat, that
ECS now buffers the IR commands so as to not slow or stop the machine for large
series of IR commands.  They get buffered and spit out at a designated # of IR
commands per event pass.

Dan



herronf@us.ibm.com wrote:
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> I know this is not an ECS "problem" but something I am not understanding.
> Running ECST 4.0 with a HomeVision-PC.  Have been very pleased especially
> with its IR performance.
> I have a "speaking" event.  ECS closes the Speak Relay which causes all the
> zones to be connected to the amps.  Announcement made, ECS opens the speak
> relay.  Now I am trying to Mute a receiver say with an IR Command.  Even if
> I put the IR command first before picking the speak relay, ECS picks the
> Speak Relay, Speaks unpicks the relay and then mutes the Receiver.  Of
> course it is too late, you have now missed the announcement.  I know this
> has something to do with cycles or passes.
> On a related note I can not send two IR Signal commands in the same IF THEN
> statement.  Right now I am starting a timer. muting device one, two seconds
> later muting device 2.  Why is that happening?
> 
> Again I know this is not an ECS problem, but something I am not
> understanding how IR-Signal-J is working

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