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Re: [ECS] HomeVision Question David Kindred Mon, 13 Dec 1999 12:52:16 -0500

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Hi, Brad. Welcome to ECS!

ECS communicates with the HomeVision over the serial port. The HomeVision
PC software cannot be running at the same time (as they both want control
of the same serial port).

I'm not sure if this is what you're asking, but you CAN have your HV script
running in the HV at the same time ECS is running. I have a simple HV
routine that turns on the kitchen lights when a floor sensor is tripped. I
did this, because the Honey was getting ticked off when I'd have HAL/ECS
offline to do something, and she expected the lights to still work
automagically.

--David

At 09:43 AM 12/13/99 -0500, you wrote:
>I am a new ECS user and was wondering how Homevison and ECS
>communicate with each other.  Does ECS use DDE or serial commands?
>If it uses serial commands, can the HV software be up and running at the
>same time  ECS is running. 
>
>Thanks,
>
>Brad Chamberlain
>

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