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Re: [ECS] 4.1.002 Mark Gilmore Fri, 02 Jul 1999 05:49:23 -0700

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Bill, I have no idea what is happening with your remote
phone access - anyone else seeing this ?

I am also lost on the 2nd topic below
(need big picture):What are you trying to do ?

Bill Walters wrote:
> 
> Mark,
> 
> Just returned from mini vacation (family reunion) and got a chance to do
> a little playing with 4.1.002.
> 
> Here are several things I've found.  Don't know if they are the result
> of my poor understanding or are operating incorrectly, or ???
> 
> 1.  Remote Phone Access....
> 
>         When system is called and # pressed after it answers the phone, all you
> get is "dead" air until you press the # key again; system then asks you
> for "Password" and operates ok.  Is this correct?
> 
> 2.  I had set up an event to test for "Phone-Interface-C" state of
> "Busy".  If it found test to be true, it closed the intercom relay.
> Here's what the event looks like:
> 
> If      Speak-Messages        Is Now     Busy/VC
> Or      Voice-Interface-C     Is Now     Busy
> Then    Intercom              Set        High
> 
> If      Speak-Messages        Is Now     Idle
> Or      Voice-Interface-C     Is Not Now Busy
> Then    Intercom              Set        Low
> 
> I have subsequently commented out the two lines which begin with "OR"
> since any X-10 console activity triggered a momentary relay closure on
> the intercom module...  The clicking was annoying late at night when we
> use the X-10 consoles by our bed to shut down the house, etc..   In
> other words - if ECS sensed any X-10 signal, it triggered the intercom
> relay closed/open.
> 
> Is this due to my incredibly stupid logic or???
> 
> Thanks -
> 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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