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RE: [ECS] Socket Connection Nathan Brown Fri, 5 Jan 2001 13:12:38 -0800

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 Fri, 5 Jan 2001 13:12:38 -0800
I would like to see it handle data both ways.  From a recieving point of
view I agree with Mark that handling it byte by byte would provide more
flexibility, but for sending it would be easier to send a whole line at
a time.  Mark, would this change the scope of the project?

Nathan

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net]
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 12:14 PM
To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
Subject: Re: [ECS] Socket Connection


Handling it one byte at a time would offer greater
flexibility and avoid the need for a hard-coded "protocol"
(which would best be handled by Events).
-- 
Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://omnipotencesoftware.com
423-745-0026
Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST


David Kindred wrote:
> 
> I think if I were to use it, I'd want to be able to load a whole text
line
> with data in one pass. Nathan, what do you think? And, Nathan, were
you
> thinking about just sending data TO ECS, or did you want ECS to be
able to
> hold a 2-way conversation?
> 
> I'm in for $50. Any others interested?
> 
> --David
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net]
> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 1:02 PM
> To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> Subject: Re: [ECS] Socket Connection
> 
> I could probably tackle it for $200-$400,
> depending on the complexity.
> Do we just want to load a Text-Line with data
> received from an IP address ?
> Or do we want to load byte values one at a time
> (sim to the SERIAL-BYTE Item) ?
> --
> Mark Gilmore
> Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
> http://omnipotencesoftware.com
> 423-745-0026
> Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST
> 
> David Kindred wrote:
> >
> > Hmmmmm, that's an intriguing idea, Nathan. Mark, how big ($) a
programming
> > effort would that be? I might chip in a few buckers. Anyone else
think it
> > would be worth it?
> >
> > --David
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Nathan Brown [mailto:nbrown@thystonius.com]
> > Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 12:51 AM
> > To: ECS UserList (E-mail)
> > Subject: [ECS] Socket Connection
> >
> > Mark / All,
> >         I have found a couple programs that I would like to
integrate
> > with ECS, but they are use a socket connection.  What do you think
about
> > adding a Socket Byte item that would act just like the serial byte,
but
> > would be for a tcpip socket?
> >
> > Nathan

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