RE: C-Bus Pascal Automation Controller (PAC) - Min Review

["christopher purves" <CHRIS_PURVES@xxxxxxx>]

What is this 100 times write ?

C


>From: "Mike Griffiths" <mike@xxxxxxx>
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>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] C-Bus Pascal Automation Controller (PAC) - Min
Review
>Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 16:48:47 -0000
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>PAC 2 COMFORT Only by using the counters in Comfort
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>COMFORT TO PAC You can pass any group to the PAC
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>So create an new Lighting Group on Comfort say 57
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>( assuming you have nearly filled up 56 )
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>Best to stick to the known lighting groups on Cbus otherwise things
>don't always run smoothly
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>Then send any level you want via that group
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>You can then code it out as a variable and use it in the PAC Logic
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>Be warned though everything isn't as rosy as Rob suggests
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>The PAC is limited in how much code it can crunch
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>It is brilliant at "who is in the house what is the temp should I
turn
>the lights on
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>Not so good at lines and lines of code decoding messages from the
serial
>port
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>Also Robs write up seems to suggest that when you test the logic on the
>PC it then will work in the PAC
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>There are lots of complaints about this on the Cbus forums
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>The PAC software is utilising the PC serial ports and PC CPU's
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>When it transfers to the PAC obviously different Serial ports and a lot
>lower CPU performance
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>Also you have to unplug the PAC from the Network if you are trying out
>the logic on the PC
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>As at present you cant stop the PAC so you get multiple logic happening
>- An effect which has the same effect as LSD on your brain after a
>while!!!
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>Having said that the Logic is brilliant being PASCAL with a CBUS Subset
>so most things are achievable
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>The serial ports only work if you add external voltage.
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>Not a problem unless you forget when you return to the unit after a
>couple of months having long thrown away any info on it
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>I wasn't aware Kevin of the 100 times write to the PAC
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>I have seen it verified by Clipsal for the Black and white Touch screen
>though
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>Sent: 24 November 2005 11:22
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>Subject: Fw: [ukha_d] C-Bus Pascal Automation Controller (PAC) - Min
>Review
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>Rob
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>Is there any level of interaction with Comfort with the PAC ? That is,
>are
>there any ways to gain access to Comfort parameters in order to do CBUS
>logic ?
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>G.
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>Gareth Cook
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>Rob Mousers mini review of the new Clipsal C-Bus Pascal Automation
>Controller (PAC) is now online with photos and software screenshots...
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>http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/article1628.html
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