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BETA upload (TVL changes) Mark Gilmore Sun, 24 Oct 1999 09:08:17 -0700

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The following has been uploaded to http://www.usit.com/omnip/ecsb.zip
(BETA).
BEWARE that some TVL-related files are included, so you may want
to back these up prior to unzipping.

	4.1.016 (10/24/99)

   125)	A bug has been corrected which kept READ/UNKNOWN States from
	being supported for HVAC-SETTING-B Items.

*  126)	"S2" and "G2" have been eliminated from ITPCST.DEF, as these
	CBAND transponders are now obsolete. Please eliminate all
	applicable refs to these transponders in ECS.CFG.

*  127)	"T6" (new CBand transponder) has been added to ITPCST.DEF.
	If you wish to support T6 in ECS.CFG, refer to it's usage
	in EXAMPLE.CFG.

   128)	A bug has been corrected which kept ECS from waiting for
playback
	completion when playing VOICE-RECORDING-C Items via various PLAY/W
	States.

   129)	Corrected problem which prevented READ States from working for
	HVAC-SETTING-B TEMP & SETPOINT Settings.

*  130)	ECS now supports CALL and CALL/W (wait) States for the
PHONE-CALL
	Type: CALL now places the call in the "background" (Event processing
	continues), while CALL/WAIT waits for completion before continuing.
	An ABORTED State has also been added (for when call is aborted by
	user).

*  131)	The CALL/W State for the CID Type is no longer supported,
	under the assumption that it was not being used by anyone.

   132)	The internal logic which interprets received/transmitted X10
	commands has been simplified. This change should have no effect
	on any external operations.

   133)	A bug has been corrected which could cause a Text Item's
	Text-Line to be corrupted if set to LOG STATES.

   134)	Correcting an oversite, ANALOG-INPUT-K now supports 16 inputs
	on the SECU-16I (as well as 8 on the SECU-16).

*  135)	When set to ANSWER (no wait), PHONE-ANSWER now performs ALL
	processes in the "background" (including playback of greeting msg).
	The RECORDING State has been renamed to ANSWERING.

*  136)	ECS now supports SEND->PAGER and SEND->PAGER/W (wait) States
	for the TEXT Type: SEND->PAGER now places the call in the
	"background" (Event processing continues), while SEND->PAGER/W
	waits for completion before continuing.

*  137)	For SR thru in-house phones, we are now recommending the use
	of an intercom phone whose intercom speaker is placed near the
	sound card mike (instead of a direct connection). Note that
	command responses will be routed thru the sound-card, NOT the
	phone.

	Likewise, for SR thru REMOTE phones, we are now recommending that
	the modem speaker be placed near the sound card mike (instead of
	a direct connection). For this reason, the speaker-volume command
	in PHNC0.SET/PHNC1.SET has been changed from low-volume (ATL1)
	to hi volume (ATL3). Unlike local SR sessions, responses ARE
	routed thru the phone.

*  138)	In the name of added simplicity (at least for new users :-)),
	the following TVL-related changes have been made:

	     1)	TVLCHN.TXT (broadcast/cable channel# file) is obsolete:
		IF your programming source is broadcast or cable, then
		edit the appropriate channel file below and change the
		channel numbers as appropriate for your area (all should
		be TWO digits - use leading zeros where applicable):
			TZ-E.CHN	Eastern  time zone (broadcast or cable)
			TZ-C.CHN	Central  time zone (broadcast or cable)
			TZ-M.CHN	Mountain time zone (broadcast or cable)
			TZ-P.CHN	Pacific  time zone (broadcast or cable)
			TZ-A.CHN	Alaska   time zone (broadcast or cable)
			TZ-H.CHN	Hawaii   time zone (broadcast or cable)

	     2)	TVLDEL.BAT (channel deletion file) is obsolete.
		In order to filter out those channels which you do NOT
		receive, edit the appropriate channel file below and
		insert an asterisk ("*") before every channel that you
		DO receive (e.g. change "01 ABC" to "*01 ABC"):
			TZ-E.CHN	Eastern  time zone (broadcast or cable)
			TZ-C.CHN	Central  time zone (broadcast or cable)
			TZ-M.CHN	Mountain time zone (broadcast or cable)
			TZ-P.CHN	Pacific  time zone (broadcast or cable)
			TZ-A.CHN	Alaska   time zone (broadcast or cable)
			TZ-H.CHN	Hawaii   time zone (broadcast or cable)
			C-BAND.CHN	C-Band
			4DTV.CHN	4DTV/C-Band
			DITV.CHN	Direct-TV
			DITVUSSB.CHN	Direct-TV & USSB
			ECHOST.CHN	Dish Network
			PRIMST.CHN	PrimeStar

	No ECS.CFG changes are required, although I DID change the TVL
	download time from 4:30AM to 4:40AM, so as to assure that it
	completes before the files it creates are accessed (at :00/:05
	:30/:35).
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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://www.usit.com/omnip
423-745-0026

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