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RE: [ECS] EVENT Calling Kevin Keast Sat, 5 Jun 1999 07:29:15 -0400

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Before I look like too much of a goof I will put the line in my autoexec.bat
and give it a try.  I also found info in my e-mail archives on this issue
with an HV-PC.

Sorry about the inconvenience.

Kevin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Keast [mailto:libertyc@prodigy.net]
> Sent: Friday, June 04, 1999 10:09 PM
> To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> Subject: RE: [ECS] EVENT Calling
>
>
> Does this include IR-Signal J?
>
> Also I am only sending one signal in my called event.
>
> 1.  I call the event
> 2.  The event executes ONE IR Signal and then returns
> 3.  A text item is set to 'speak'
>
> -The text item is heard BEFORE the IR signal is sent.
>
> I don't see how or why this should happen but it does.  Will the
> autoexec.bat line below fix my problem?
>
> Kevin
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net]
> > Sent: Friday, June 04, 1999 8:42 AM
> > To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> > Subject: Re: [ECS] EVENT Calling
> >
> >
> > ECS 3.3 Development History				03/11/98
> >
> >    278)	ECS now buffers outgoing IR-Signals for IR-Interface-2B and
> > 	IR-Interface-2C. This keeps ECS from becoming non-responsive
> > 	when a lot of signals are being transmitted (as might be the
> > 	case when setting up for a VCR recording). ECS will transmit
> > 	up to 5 signals from the FIFO each Event-pass. This number
> > 	may be adjusted by placing the following line in \AUTOEXEC.BAT:
> >
> > 		SET ECS_IR_TX_Q={d}
> >
> > 	where {d} is the desired count. To disable buffering, specify 0.
> > 	The FIFO is cleard whenever the IR-Interface Item is reset.
> >
> > Kevin Keast wrote:
> > >
> > > Hopefully someone can help with this:
> > >
> > > I setup an event called TV mute with one line:
> > >
> > > Do IR-Signal J set 5
> > >
> > > Where 5 is my TV mute
> > >
> > > I then setup an event like the following:
> > >
> > > If time is now 12:30 pm
> > > then event call set TV Mute
> > > then message_1 set speak
> > >
> > > What happens is that the message speaks "way before" the TV is muted.
> > >
> > > According to the manual this should not happen, correct?
> > >
> > > Any help on this would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Kevin
> >
> > --
> > Mark Gilmore
> > Omnipotence (ECS Home Automation Software)
> > omnip@usit.net
> > http://www.usit.com/omnip
> >
>

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