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| Subject: From: Date: | [Fwd: Software Support] Mark Gilmore Wed, 05 Apr 2000 08:50:47 -0400 |
NT users: Any answer for Ken ? Thanks -- Mark Gilmore Omnipotence (ECS home automation software) http://www.usit.com/omnip 423-745-0026
| Subject: From: Date: | RE: Software Support Claussen, Ken Wed, 5 Apr 2000 07:06:58 -0400 |
That is what I expected. When I do my house I intend to dedicate one of my old boxes to it. My dad always leaves his running, but the problem there is when a different user wants to login. Do you know if I can setup ECS to run as an NT service (applications which run regardless of the current user)? -----Original Message----- From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net] Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 9:39 AM To: Claussen, Ken Subject: Re: Software Support Hi Ken, ECS requires a running PC. The CK11A does not support the download of IF/THEN/ELSE logic. -- Mark Gilmore Omnipotence (ECS home automation software) http://www.usit.com/omnip 423-745-0026 > Claussen, Ken wrote: > > Does ECS need to be active for the events to be processed, or can it > download the information to the ck11A? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net] > Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 9:04 AM > To: Claussen, Ken > Subject: Re: Software Support > > Hi Ken, > I don't know what an NT "service alert" or "event viewer" is, > but I CAN tell you that ECS can execute other programs > (which could perform such tasks). To do this, you would > create a TEXT Item having the desired command (program) > and set it to EXECUTE. If required, you could create this > Text-Line dynamically (to append any event-specific arguments > to the command). > > ECS can also write any desired info to a file (which could > possibly be "picked up" and acted on by other software). > > Feel free to call if you have more questions. > Later... > -- > Mark Gilmore > Omnipotence (ECS home automation software) > http://www.usit.com/omnip > 423-745-0026 > > > Claussen, Ken wrote: > > > > Questions > > Can you run ECS as a service, for monitoring? Can it send an NT > > administrative alert, or write to the Event Viewer? I appreciate > your > > help in understanding the interface and technology. I look forward > to > > utilizing it to its fullest potential. FYI, I am running ECS on > > Windows 2000 Advanced Server (Running Terminal Services in > > Administrative mode) and it appears to support it fully. Since it > is > > built on NT I would expect it to, but several applications have had > > problems, including Quicken, Norton Utilities(A function of the > > difference between NTFS 4 and NTFS 5), and ICQ (Strange Memeory > leaks > > in Application-Server Terminal services mode. I am sure I will have > > > more questions later, again thanks for your help in the intiial > setup. > > > > Ken Claussen MCSE CCA > > kclausse@columbus.rr.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net] > > Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 5:58 PM > > To: Claussen, Ken > > Subject: Re: Software Support > > > > Hi Ken, > > I THINK that the CK11A is identical to the CM11A. > > Please give me a call (today is OK) and we can do > > a quick test to see what's going on. > > -- > > Mark Gilmore > > Omnipotence (ECS home automation software) > > http://www.usit.com/omnip > > 423-745-0026 > > > > > Claussen, Ken wrote: > > > > > > Mark, > > > I tried to install on windows 2000, and it seems to work just > fine, > > > but I have not been able to establish communications with my PLC > > > device. I bought the Radio Shack Active Home kit, which now comes > > > > with the CK11A controller. I noticed the documentation refrenced > > the > > > CM11A for this kit. What commands or configuration should be used > > > > with this device? I look forward to using the software, it > appears > > to > > > have excellent functionality and control. Thank You. > > > > > > Ken Claussen MCSE CCA > > > kclausse@columbus.rr.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net] > > > Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2000 12:11 PM > > > To: Claussen, Ken > > > Subject: Re: Software Support > > > > > > Hi Ken, > > > ECS runs fine under NT, with one minor exception: > > > In order to visually align columns in the Event (script) editor: > > > > > > If Time Is Now 8PM > > > Then Light Set Off > > > > > > ECS normally assigns a FIXED font to the script body dialog box. > > > But if running under NT, ECS sticks to the proportional font, > > > as NT does not allow such font "mixing". > > > So under NT, the column alignment in your scripts will be "off". > > > Hope this made sense :-). > > > Feel free to call if not (or if you have more questions). > > > Regards, > > > -- > > > Mark Gilmore > > > Omnipotence (ECS home automation software) > > > http://www.usit.com/omnip > > > 423-745-0026 > > > > > > > Claussen, Ken wrote: > > > > > > > > Does your Software support Windows NT/2000. If not when do you > > > intend > > > > to include this support? > > > > Ken Claussen MCSE CCA > > > > kclausse@columbus.rr.com
That is what I expected. When I do my house I intend to dedicate one of my old boxes to it. My dad always leaves his running, but the problem there is when a different user wants to login. Do you know if I can setup ECS to run as an NT service (applications which run regardless of the current user)?
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net]
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 9:39 AM
To: Claussen, Ken
Subject: Re: Software Support
Hi Ken,
ECS requires a running PC.
The CK11A does not support the download of IF/THEN/ELSE logic.
--
Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://www.usit.com/omnip
423-745-0026
> Claussen, Ken wrote:
>
> Does ECS need to be active for the events to be processed, or can it
> download the information to the ck11A?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net]
> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 9:04 AM
> To: Claussen, Ken
> Subject: Re: Software Support
>
> Hi Ken,
> I don't know what an NT "service alert" or "event viewer" is,
> but I CAN tell you that ECS can execute other programs
> (which could perform such tasks). To do this, you would
> create a TEXT Item having the desired command (program)
> and set it to EXECUTE. If required, you could create this
> Text-Line dynamically (to append any event-specific arguments
> to the command).
>
> ECS can also write any desired info to a file (which could
> possibly be "picked up" and acted on by other software).
>
> Feel free to call if you have more questions.
> Later...
> --
> Mark Gilmore
> Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
> http://www.usit.com/omnip
> 423-745-0026
>
> > Claussen, Ken wrote:
> >
> > Questions
> > Can you run ECS as a service, for monitoring? Can it send an NT
> > administrative alert, or write to the Event Viewer? I appreciate
> your
> > help in understanding the interface and technology. I look forward
> to
> > utilizing it to its fullest potential. FYI, I am running ECS on
> > Windows 2000 Advanced Server (Running Terminal Services in
> > Administrative mode) and it appears to support it fully. Since it
> is
> > built on NT I would expect it to, but several applications have had
> > problems, including Quicken, Norton Utilities(A function of the
> > difference between NTFS 4 and NTFS 5), and ICQ (Strange Memeory
> leaks
> > in Application-Server Terminal services mode. I am sure I will have
>
> > more questions later, again thanks for your help in the intiial
> setup.
> >
> > Ken Claussen MCSE CCA
> > kclausse@columbus.rr.com
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net]
> > Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 5:58 PM
> > To: Claussen, Ken
> > Subject: Re: Software Support
> >
> > Hi Ken,
> > I THINK that the CK11A is identical to the CM11A.
> > Please give me a call (today is OK) and we can do
> > a quick test to see what's going on.
> > --
> > Mark Gilmore
> > Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
> > http://www.usit.com/omnip
> > 423-745-0026
> >
> > > Claussen, Ken wrote:
> > >
> > > Mark,
> > > I tried to install on windows 2000, and it seems to work just
> fine,
> > > but I have not been able to establish communications with my PLC
> > > device. I bought the Radio Shack Active Home kit, which now comes
>
> > > with the CK11A controller. I noticed the documentation refrenced
> > the
> > > CM11A for this kit. What commands or configuration should be used
>
> > > with this device? I look forward to using the software, it
> appears
> > to
> > > have excellent functionality and control. Thank You.
> > >
> > > Ken Claussen MCSE CCA
> > > kclausse@columbus.rr.com
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net]
> > > Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2000 12:11 PM
> > > To: Claussen, Ken
> > > Subject: Re: Software Support
> > >
> > > Hi Ken,
> > > ECS runs fine under NT, with one minor exception:
> > > In order to visually align columns in the Event (script) editor:
> > >
> > > If Time Is Now 8PM
> > > Then Light Set Off
> > >
> > > ECS normally assigns a FIXED font to the script body dialog box.
> > > But if running under NT, ECS sticks to the proportional font,
> > > as NT does not allow such font "mixing".
> > > So under NT, the column alignment in your scripts will be "off".
> > > Hope this made sense :-).
> > > Feel free to call if not (or if you have more questions).
> > > Regards,
> > > --
> > > Mark Gilmore
> > > Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
> > > http://www.usit.com/omnip
> > > 423-745-0026
> > >
> > > > Claussen, Ken wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Does your Software support Windows NT/2000. If not when do you
> > > intend
> > > > to include this support?
> > > > Ken Claussen MCSE CCA
> > > > kclausse@columbus.rr.com