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Re: [ECS] OMNI RCS-80 Thermostats Bill Walters Wed, 04 Aug 1999 11:34:40 -0500

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Bill,

Thanks for reply - are you using shielded cable or telco twisted pair,
or??

I'm sure ECS works just fine; I've been sent a copy of PCSTAT (from HAI
support) and it doesn't talk to the RC-80 reliably either.

Bill Walters


freemanb@us.ibm.com wrote:
> 
> Bill:
> 
> I'm stumped.
> 
> You appear to have checked everything I would suggest.   I'm running two
> RC-100's on a single serial port with V4.1.003, so I can vouch for the ECS
> support.    I wired mine up exactly per the diagrams in the HAI literature.
> 
> Are you sure the connections at the 'stat end of the cable are correct and that
> the 'stat connector is not reversed or offset (not sure either of these are even
> possible.  I've not been into my 'stat wiring for over a year)?
> 
> Maybe your 'stat is defective.
> 
> Sorry I couldn't be more help.  Good luck.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Bill Freeman
> freemanb@us.ibm.com
> 
> Bill Walters <wtwalters@home.com> on 08/02/99 08:22:03 PM
> 
> Please respond to ecs-list@netbloc.com
> 
> To:   ECS List <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
> cc:
> Subject:  [ECS] OMNI RCS-80 Thermostats
> 
> Does anyone on the list have any experience with these thermostats?
> 
> I've got one and not able to get it to communicate with ECS.
> 
> Comm port verified OK.
> 
> Connections verified OK.
> 
> Using ECS 4.1.x
> 
> I've gone into the "setup" mode on the thermostat, have it set for
> station 1, 300 baud RS-232 operation.
> 
> Everytime I click "SAVE", ecs trys to talk to thermostat and fails.
> 
> I've hooked up rs-232 "monitor" and see all cd/rts lights go green, TX
> Data cycles but RX Data just doesn't get anything.
> 
> HELP!
> 
> Bill Walters

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