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Re: [ECS] Keypad Interfaces joerut.epix.net Sat, 05 Feb 2000 17:24:23 -0500

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Kent

Do yo know what values are being sent (from the keypad to ECS) for the
associated keys on the keypad??

Joe Rut





Kent Noonan wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the wise words and the assistance.. What you describe
> is what I assumed it would do, but it doesn't.. I guess I'll have to
> find some other way..
> 
> On 5 Feb 00, at 14:35, joerut@epix.net wrote:
> 
> > Hello Kent
> >
> > I would say as long as you keypad is sending out standard ASCII values
> > for keys pressed that a keypad session is probally your best bet because
> > it basically already knows how to handle the data. You can check this
> > out by monitoring the state of the serial byte item when you are sending
> > data from the keypad. I believe a "1" should be a 49 a "2" should be 50
> > Etc. As far a the TTS not found. In the keypad session item are you
> > setting "Voice help?" to "NO"?
> >
> > If your display will receive standard ASCII then set "Prompt port:" to
> > the com port that the display is attached.
> >
> >
> > I do not use keypad sessions for my displays because my displays send
> > ECS special codes to put them in different modes which a kepad session
> > will not recognize. I work STRICTLY with the serial byte item.
> >
> >
> > Later
> > Joe Rut
> >
> >
> > Kent Noonan wrote:
> > >
> > > Yea I have them attached serially.. Each to it's own individual port.
> > > I have a serial-byte item defined and can send and receive from the
> > > lcd's. I guess I just don't understand how to process what I recieve
> > > from them to make ECS do something. I didn't know if I needed to
> > > figure out the keypad-session or just interface them through the
> > > serial-byte item only.. I don't know if it is possible to do it or what
> > > (dis)advantages come from using keypad-session or not using it. If
> > > I do use it, how do I make "TTS not found" go away?? (other than
> > > defining TTS) I guess I just need to hack away at it a while longer
> > > and mayber it will "click" some time soon..
> > >
> > > On 5 Feb 00, at 12:15, joerut@epix.net wrote:
> > >
> > > > Kent
> > > >
> > > > How are they interfaced with ECS?? Serial Port??
> > > >
> > > > I had built some displays with keypads years ago. I also built a device
> > > > that would interface many (as many as you would like) of these displays
> > > > into ONE serial port. The keypad would send ECS macro values. I would
> > > > use the serial byte item to receive these values then set a macro
> > > > accordingly. I would also use the serial byte item to send messages to
> > > > the display. The top line of the display ALWAYS showed the current date
> > > > and time.(From ECS) the other 3 lines scrolled reminder type messages.
> > > > By using the serial byte item this can get a bit programming intense but
> > > > it actually works very well. The only downfall about the interface that
> > > > combines ALL the displays into ONE serial port is that only ONE keypad
> > > > can be active at a time and ALL of the displays will show the SAME data.
> > > >
> > > > Later
> > > > Joe Rut
> > > >

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