The latest version has a new prog
called HVdesktop.exe
I quote from Craig
HomeVision
users,
We've
put a new beta version of the HomeVision software (version 3.3) on our web
page
at:
http://www.csi3.com/beta_32.htm
This
version adds three features:
1. The software can
automatically
synchronize the controller's clock with the PC
clock.
2. A small new software program
has
been created that provides another way to control your home.
This
program allows icons on your computer desktop to send a command to
HomeVision.
For example, one icon might turn on a light, another might lower your
thermostat setpoint by one degree, another might trigger a macro,
etc. This new program is called "HV Desktop". In order
for it to function, the regular HomeVision application must be running on
the
PC and be connected to the HomeVision controller. You can then create
"shortcuts" on your desktop that run the "HV Desktop"
program. Each shortcut must contain a "command line" parameter
that
specifies an ASCII serial message to send to HomeVision. When this shortcut
is
run, the "HV Desktop" program will run (but will be invisible),
will
send a Windows message to the HomeVision application, and will then shut
down.
The message tells the HomeVision application to send the serial message to
the HomeVision
controller, which it does (after adding a carriage return to the end). The
controller then executes the command.
3. If you have a HomeVision
add-on
serial port, HomeVision can automatically take data received from one
serial
port and transmit it out one or more of the other ports. Note:
This requires a new beta PROM.
Thanks,
Craig
Chadwick
President
Custom
Solutions, Inc. (a.k.a., HomeVision)
mailto:csi@xxxxxxx
http://www.csi3.com
-----Original
Message-----
From: Kenneth Watt
[mailto:kennwatt@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 29
August 2002 19:08
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d]
HomeVision
commands
Andy
I don't know if you can get HV to do much without using a
client such as ACE or HA. TBH, I've never really tried though I seem to
remember reading in the HV bible that you could get it to fire up certain
programs and suchlike although I could be wrong as I wasn't paying much
attention due to the fact I have no need for such a
thing.
What is it you want to do?
K.
Quick easy question (I hope) -
what
is the easiest way to
get HV to do something from my
PC?
Is there a command
http://www.automatedhome.co.uk
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