RE: Web programming advice needed (for Polaron)

["Timothy Morris" <timothy.morris@xxxxxxx>]

Trouble is they won't let you buy a single copy - $90 for five copies,
I
might have to look for something cheaper (I know in the scheme of
things
it is a drop in the ocean, BUT....

Tim.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shane Harrison [mailto:shane.harrison@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 03 November 2002 09:55
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Web programming advice needed (for Polaron)
> 
> Hi Tim,
> 
> A couple of ideas of the top
> 1) Try  - http://www.activxperts.com/ActivComport/ 
- Not used it
myself
> 2) Misterhouse if you are into Perl (Windows or Linux) - not very
> difficult to do what you want.  Maybe someone has already done it
in
> fact?
> 3) Thought of procomm plus (Symantec) using there ASPECT
scripting.
> Don't recall any way of having Web interface to initiate scripts -
> anyone else know ?
> 
> Cheers
> Shane
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Timothy Morris [mailto:timothy.morris@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Sunday, 3 November 2002 10:07 p.m.
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Web programming advice needed (for
Polaron)
> >
> >
> > I've been thinking about this during the night (didn't sleep
> > too well) Maybe I'm taking on a task which is beyond my
> > abilities, I've done some VBA programming in the past, and my
> > first job was working for an ICL systems house as a systems
> > integrator.
> >
> > The only disadvantage of the polaron system, is that when a
> > button is pressed the serial interface doesn't report it, but
> > you can query the status of a channel as often as you like.
> >
> > You'll probably see where I'm going now. How difficult would
> > it be to write an autom8it plug in for it? Can Windows
> > scripting send ascii text to the serial port?
> >
> > The "simple protocol" can be downloaded from here:
> >
> > http://www.polaron-group.co.uk/controls/protocol.html
> >
> > While I'm currently in the minority of one running this
> > hardware, I know of two other UKHA members who are
> > considering the stuff (you are both welcome to pop round and
> > have a look once I've moved in on the 15th BTW!). I did send
> > a pdf of the dimmer panel manual to our beloved leader and
> > his response was "Looks a quality piece of kit!" It
isn't
> > cheap though and like the fellow city chap that was featured
> > on CH4 this week I ended up going WAY over budget (7 grand on
> > lighting and 3 on curtains and blinds).
> >
> > Thanks for listening!
> >
> > Tim.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Timothy Morris [mailto:timothy.morris@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 02 November 2002 23:34
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] Web programming advice needed
> > >
> > > I'm going to be programming up the Polaron system in about
a
week's
> > > time.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I've been offered a copy of their sitecontroller program
which
uses
> > html
> > > code in a container app to activate lighting scenes (no
status).
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > There is also a simple RS232 protocol I can use to send
> > ASCII test in
> > > through the serial gateway to activate scenes. What I'd
> > really like to
> > > be able to do is set up two sets of web pages on a server to
be
> > accessed
> > > over an intranet from a notebook PC or PocketPC. Is there a
dll or
> > java
> > > app or ASP extension that I can use off the shelf to do
this?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > If not is it something that could be easily knocked up?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Tim
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
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