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Re: Running Ocelot code along with ECS bgprager.mindspring.com Mon, 16 Oct 2000 09:33:18 -0400

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Bill, In regards to your question to Mark on keeping your Ocelot code as a backup, 
I've been doing the same thing using an older Homebase deluxe.  I have all the critical
functions written into Homebase,  and ECS triggers a "Heartbeat" by tripping a relay
every 5 mins.  
The Homebase unit has an event that runs every 6 mins.  If after that time, a heartbeat
hadn't been detected, It resets a logical flag and takes over control.  When ECS comes
back up, it sends a heartbeat, which when detected by Homebase, unsets the logical and
resumes a monitoring for Heartbeat mode only.

Works so well that when I took down the ECS PC for an upgrade, we were startled by the
House responding to a goodnight event when we thought the "system" was down.

ecs-list@netbloc.com wrote:
> Mark,

I'm back "up" with ECS; abiet version 4.3.x    but back up nonetheless!!!
Just finished 3 days uninterrupted running (I was out of town) and system is
still sound with same (65%) of resources available.

I'll be working to redo my entire CFG file to reflect this house and will be
ordering/installing Levitron "real" rocker type switches (since I'm only
2300 sq.ft., it's no big deal).

Several questions for you:

1.  I'm now running Ocelot with SECU-16.  I have a small program pre-loaded
into the ocelot which handles repetetive, mundane tasks from before I got
ECS up and running.  I've left that programming intact.  Should I???  Do you
think that could cause any problems?  I look at it as a redundant "back up"
to ECS.  Not any of the "bells and whistles" but only the bare
necessities....

2.  I'm "considering" a couple of leapord touchscreens.  Does ECS support
transmitting/positioning TEXT to the screens?  I know it has/can be done, as
I saw some stuff on the future standard website about it.  If the answer is
"no", then do you need some test hardware to implement/test such functions?
or are you interested in adding that capability at this time?

Not sure when I'll get around to moving over to 4.4.x, but I do know it will
be sometime within the next 2 months or so.

Looking forward to your omnipotent answers, as always (very big grin!)

Thanks and keep up the good work!!!

Bill Walters

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