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4.2 update history Mark Gilmore Sun, 07 Nov 1999 09:59:26 -0500

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Sorry - I forgot to list the updates:

	ECS 4.2 Development History
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	4.2.001 (11/07/99)

   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

*  139)	In order to avoid missing TV shows from 12:00AM->4:30AM, the
	following changes have been made:
	     1)	TVL.BAT now downloads the listings for 8 days starting at
		midnight the current day, and the created listing file is
		now TVLNEW.TXT (pending listing) instead of TVL.TXT
		(current listing).
	     2)	The "TVL DL" Event has been changed so as to start the TVL
		download (TVL.BAT) on Saturday at 4AM (instead of Sunday
		4:30AM). At Sunday/12:00AM, this Event copies TVLNEW.TXT
		to TVL.TXT.

*  140)	TVL.BAT now deletes unwanted channels BEFORE calculating the
	duration of each program (to speed things up).

   141)	SR.EXE now appears in the lower/right portion of the screen.

*  142)	The PC-BELL Type has been renamed to CLICK.

   143)	For improved recognition accuracy, ECS now restricts the
	recognizable SR commands ONLY to those may apply to the
	current context.

*  144)	The SR-SESSION Item has been overhauled. Please modify any
	such Items as required (see SR-SESSION section of ECS.HTM).

*  145)	The SR-COMMAND Type is now obsolete, as SR-SESSION Items now
	serve this purpose. Please change any SR-COMMAND Items to
	SR-SESSION Items (see SR-SESSION section of ECS.HTM).

*  146)	When ECS speaks text, it now displays the text in the message
line
	prefaced by "TTS:" (withOUT a "click"), and so the DISPLAY/SPEAK
	and DISPLAY/LOG/SPEAK are now obsolete. Please replace all
	occurrences of DISPLAY/SPEAK with SPEAK, and DISPLAY/LOG/SPEAK
	with LOG/SPEAK. Also note that you may remove any Event-Lines
	which set a TEXT Item to DISPLAY if the Item is also being set
	to any of the SPEAK States.

*  147)	When ECS logs text (via TEXT Item), it now displays the text in
	the message line prefaced by "Log:" (withOUT a "click"), and so
	the DISPLAY/LOG State is now obsolete. Please replace all
	occurrences of DISPLAY/LOG with LOG. Also note that you may remove
	any Event-Lines which set a TEXT Item to DISPLAY if the Item is
	also being set to LOG.

   148)	Corrected "error" in logic which reads ANALOG-INPUT-K Items
	(important info was left out of AD's CPU-XA protocol spec).

*  149)	EXAMPLE.CFG no longer handles Daylight Savings Time (DST), given
	that Windows does so. Please remove any related Items/Events from
	ECS.CFG (search for "D.S.T").

   150)	SUNRISE-TIME/SUNSET-TIME Items now reflect these times
PRE-adjusted
	for Daylight Savings Time.

*  151)	When SR.EXE reports a spoken command to ECS, ECS now displays
	displays the command in the message line prefaced by "SR:"
	(withOUT a "click").

*  152)	The "RELAY ITEM" Parameter for the VOICE-INTERFACE-C Item has
	been eliminated.

*  153)	ECS now properly handles "modal" windows (those that restrict
	all user activity to that window until it is closed).
	For example, when you set a TEXT Item to SPEAK/W (with WAIT),
	the playback window appears and will not allow you to do
	anything in any other ECS window until playback is complete
	or you manually close it. Attempts to do so will result in a
	"ding" (standard Win sound used for this).

   154)	The user-interface has been changed so as to more closely
	conform to Windows standards.

   155)	A bug has been fixed which could occasionally cause an
	"invalid value" message on saves.

   156)	So as to avoid conflict with menu shortcut keys, the DEBUG code
	is now changed via ALT-Z/CTRL-Z (instead of ALT-T/CTRL-T).

   157)	ALT-B/CTRL-B are no longer supported (for enabling/disabling
sound).

   158)	Group-Item windows are now cut/copied/pasted/sized via a
	right-click popup menu.

   159)	Multiple Group-Item windows may now be checked without holding
	down <Ctrl>.
-- 
Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://www.usit.com/omnip
423-745-0026

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