Re: MSS100 and CBus (was: How many PCs do you have at home?)

["Paul Robinson" <ukcueman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Frank,

> > Works very well, when you learn the rules.
I feel your pain.

> God wish i knew the rules...Just had to reboot the computer...I have 
3 mss
> units which are connected to Homevision VFD Unit and Probe
Kit......Most of
> the time after a bootup i have to toggle the power to the Homevision
mss
> unit...This time i had to change the ip address on that Homevision com
port
> was set on as the mss unit was assigned a new ip....
> Is it possible / easy to give them fixed ip addresses.......
Yes. I started off with it set by DHCP, but changed to a fixed IP.
Something wasn't right
over DHCP, but I can't remember what the problem was now. Anyway, the
easiest way to do
this is to connect to the MSS100 web server and one of the options in there
allows you to
specify an IP address.

>
> > Incidentally, with CGate there's none of this rubbish -
> > because you tell it about the MSS100's IP address and port and it
connects
> directly rather
> > than going through a serial connection.
>
> Im also using Cgate with xPL connected to a pc interface...might be an
idea
> to get another mss unit and free up my serial port......
>
> > As for cost, I got the PCI as part of the cbus course, and an
MSS100 costs
> much less than
> > a CNI!
>
> Thats pretty good then.........Happy with your cbus kit ????
Very. One of those technologies that works very reliably. I'd like to say
that it "just
works", but since it took me over 2 weeks working full time to
terminate all the cables, I
don't think that quite applies! Anybody else using it gets that "just
works" feeling
though!

I want to set up a java applet next so I can control everything from a web
interface and
from my ipronto as well. The only thing that worries me about the cgate/xpl
route is that
you're relying on a PC for lighting control...that's why I'm planning on
using one of
Kevin's xap-cbus connectors so I can do as much as possible in a dedicated
embedded box
(and hopefully therefore reliable).

> Thanks
> Frank
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Robinson" <ukcueman@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 8:10 PM
> Subject: [ukha_d] MSS100 and CBus (was: How many PCs do you have at
home?)
>
>
> > Works very well, when you learn the rules.
> >
> > Getting the software to work without freezing took lots of trial
and
> error. (And when it
> > did freeze, I was forced to reboot). It works from my laptop over
a
> wireless connection,
> > but not from my desktop over a wired network.
> >
> > On the laptop, I have to set the redirector software to redirect
COM2 to
> the MSS100. The
> > laptop only has one physical serial port, so there are no
conflicts here.
> >
> > But, when I start the CBus software, I must have COM2 redirected
to
> nothing so that when
> > the CBus stuff opens, it gives me an error message. Then I point
> redirector COM2 at the
> > MSS100, then I tell the cbus software to try COM2.
> >
> > Any other sequence fails (for me at least). On my desktop, I have
two
> physical serial
> > ports and the above didn't work. Disabling the physical COM2 or
trying to
> use COM3 instead
> > didn't work. Unlike the laptop, I actually use COM1 on my
desktop, so this
> may be a factor
> > here.
> >
> > Anyway, once I learned the above, starting things up is reliable
and
> operation is reliable
> > as well. It all works very well. Incidentally, with CGate there's
none of
> this rubbish -
> > because you tell it about the MSS100's IP address and port and it
connects
> directly rather
> > than going through a serial connection. This appears to be
because a CNI
> is just a PCI
> > with an MSS100 inside it.
> >
> > As for cost, I got the PCI as part of the cbus course, and an
MSS100 costs
> much less than
> > a CNI!
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 10:33 AM
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] How many PCs do you have at home?
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Hi Paul
> > >
> > >             Hows the cbus pc interface working out  with the
MSS100 unit
> > > ???....Must be cheaper than using a clipsal network
interface ??
> > >
> > > Frank
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Paul Robinson" <ukcueman@xxxxxxx>
> > > To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 7:26 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] How many PCs do you have at home?
> > >
> > >
> > > > 7
> > > >
> > > > HTPC (XP)
> > > > Kitchen PC (XP)
> > > > My laptop (Win2K, don't use it much at the moment)
> > > > Work laptop (Win2K)
> > > > My main desktop (Win2K)
> > > > Fileserver (Win2K, also currently acting as my MAME
machine with new
> > > www.SlikStik.com quad
> > > > controller :-)) )
> > > > Linux box for web server and other things
> > > >
> > > > 14 other IP boxes: 2 x tivo, iPronto, 2 x SliMP3,
MV1000, 2 x MVP,
> xbox,
> > > dedicated
> > > > firewall/ADSL, wireless access point, MSS100 attached
to CBus PCI and
> a
> > > (currently spare)
> > > > MSS100, Acorn RiscPC
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Mark McCall" <lists@xxxxxxx>
> > > > To: "Ukha_D@xxxxxxx" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 9:57 AM
> > > > Subject: [ukha_d] How many PCs do you have at home?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > How many PCs do you currently use at home.
> > > > >
> > > > > "Proper" PCs, not epods/pda's etc.
> > > > > Ones that are in daily use - not bits in the attic
that could be a
> PC
> > > > > someday :)
> > > > >
> > > > > Well?
> > > > >
> > > > > M.