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Re: [ECS] Thermostat Selection questions peter kraus Sun, 18 Apr 1999 17:43:04 -0400

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mark i am running the latest download and ecs will not allow this.
if you try to set the comport on a second hvac-interface-b to the same as
the first ecs generates an error:

ERROR: Items "hai gr" and "hai mb" both use com 3


-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Gilmore <omnip@usit.net>
To: ecs-list@netbloc.com <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Date: Sunday, April 18, 1999 3:44 PM
Subject: Re: [ECS] Thermostat Selection questions


:Bill, I'm pretty sure that multiple RC systems can be
:accessed via one COM port, where each would be a
:different "station #".
:
:Bill Walters wrote:
:>
:> Peter,
:>
:> Just so I understand:
:>
:> 1. Stand Alone (not connected to HA system)
:>
:>     RC-80 <---- 4 wires ---->  HVAC unit
:>
:> 2. If it is to be used with to ECS:
:>
:>        +------------- 4 wires to HVAC System
:>      RC-80
:>        +------------- 4 wires to ECS system
:>
:> Which means 8 wires to each thermostat (4 to HVAC, 4 to ECS) for using
:> with ECS.  And, each must be on its OWN serial port.
:>
:> Is this correct?
:>
:> Bill Walters
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:Mark Gilmore
:Omnipotence (ECS Home Automation Software)
:omnip@usit.net
:http://www.usit.com/omnip

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