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Re: [ECS] Socket Connection Mark Gilmore Fri, 05 Jan 2001 16:37:19 -0500

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I'll make it such that if an Event SETs the SOCKET Item to
a TEXT Item, then ECS will send all chars in the TEXT Item.
btw, I have just made such an enhancement to the SERIAL-BYTE Item.
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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://omnipotencesoftware.com
423-745-0026
Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST


Nathan Brown wrote:
> 
> 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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