Re: Simple Visual Basic controller/scheduler

["PatrickLidstone" <patrick@xxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@y..., "Nick Towers" <nickt@t...> wrote:
> I've been liaising with Ian Bird regarding controlling his relay 
> board via serial link from PC - he's making good progress on a PIC
> based serial controller.
> 
> What is needed at front end is a (hopefully simple) program, 
ideally 
> in Visual Basic, as it's standard stuff, to schedule the operation
of 
> the relays. Sure it cannot be rocket science to do this but may 
just 
> as well be 'cos my programming's very limited. Does anyone out 
there 
> know how to put something like this together?
> 
> The program would need to run 24/7 and be able to send commands at
> scheduled times eg <<at 02:00 send "ON relay
1">>, <<at 03:30 
> send "OFF relay 1">>. It will ideally need to be able
to perform 
> simple control (eg if sensor says its raining, send OFF signals to
> all garden watering relays), monitor status information coming from
> serial port, maybe produce a log, alarms etc.
> 
> To start with though, something very simple would be great so that
> the system can at least be tested out. 
> 
> Can anyone help with this?

I'd be happy to write a xAP connector for the relay board. Tony T has 
a corresponding VB-like scripting enginer which would allow for xAP 
scheduled events and more. The offer stands regardless of whether you 
also decide to support Homeseer, Autom8 or whatever.

Patrick

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