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Re: [ECS] Fw: DynaFace "Fault" Garry or Nancy viele Sat, 17 Jun 2000 11:19:53 -0400

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Mark - If the TW-523 is bad, would it blink when I use the 4 button
controller?  In other words I have a test lamp (only one) hooked up to an
x-10 device.  I have a 4 button controller (PLC controller) and when I dim
or brighten the lamp the x-10 communication light on the dynaface blinks and
so does the light on the TW-523  AND the lamp dims or brightens.  However
none of the ECS commands have any effect at all on anything.  Since the
TW-523 was blinking (and thus receiving signals) I wondered if that was the
bad piece of hardware or is it the serial port in the computer not
communicating PROPERLY with the Dynaface?  I say properly because the
communications light on the dynaface is lighted and when I disconnect the
telephone cable between the computer and the dynaface, the communications
light goes out.

Any suggestions (Oh by the way, I am trying ECS Lite rather than the DOS
version)

Thanks

Garry

----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Gilmore
To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2000 7:15 AM
Subject: Re: [ECS] Fw: DynaFace "Fault"


Hi Gary,
If ECS is NOT reporting an error, I would suspect
that the REDAC has a hardware failure related to
X10 transmissions (perhaps a bad TW-523 ???).
But I would try the current version of ECS just
to see if it makes any diff.

BTW/FYI: I could not quote your original msg (???).
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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://www.usit.com/omnip
423-745-0026
Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST

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