Re: Another Desktop Display

["turner228" <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Glad you like it Tim
When I eventually got back to look for it again to see who had postd
it , I couldn't find it

Kevin

--- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, "fungun" <fungun@y...>
wrote:
>
> Glad to see my pic put to good use. It was made by request for
> another display. I like the mods done to it too. Cool.
> Tim
> aka-fungun
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> --- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, "turner228"
<kevin@n...>
> wrote:
> >
> > I have sent another Desktop display based of a picture of a
> > Thermostat to James and it is now in the list of available
> displays
> > from the Web. There is also a screen dump of it available in the
> > files area
> >
> > Here is the readme for this display:
> > ......
> > Thermostat/Controller For xAP Display
> >
> > v1.0 30th Oct 2004 Kevin Turner
> >
> > This display emulates a wall mounted Thermostat/Heating
controller.
> >
> > The original background picture was uploaded to the Trial
Homeseer
> > BB by (cant tell at the moment as the board is down)
> >
> > The display features
> >
> > 1) A 5 x 30 "LCD" display which responds to broadcast
> > Message.display schema messages
> >
> > 2) 4 Toggle buttons which can be used to change the state of BSC
> > v1.3 devices, eg on Homeseer
> >
> > 3) 4 matching Green bar "LED"'s to go with the toggle
buttons,
> which
> > provide feed back from the source that a change has taken place
> >
> > 4) 4 red "LED"'s which can be used to reflect the state
of
another
> 4
> > BSC v1.3 devices. As delivered these are simply connected to the
> > same source as the green LED's
> >
> > 5) A pair of raise or lower buttons which will change a dimmable
> > device in 10% increments
> >
> > 6) A vertical bargraph which reflects the state of the dimmable
> > device. The value is also represented numerically
> >
> > 7) A display close button
> >
> > The buttons "depress" when pushed.
> >
> > This display was not set up for any particular home automation
> > function, but was primarily a means to learn, decipher, and
> > understand the current capabilty of the xAP desktop displays. As
> > such it uses events and simple scripts and BSC v1.3.
> >
> > When you first load the display you will have to enter the xAP
> > source name for each device. A good place to get this is from
the
> > xAP viewer App. The first 4 devices are digital state, ie on/off
> > devices and the fifth is a level device.
> >
> > The defaults offered are by way of example and represent the
> devices
> > I have used for testing. You may find it useful to change the
> > defaults to suit your system, and you will find them in
display.ini
> >
> > I am sure there is more I could do, turning the bargraph into an
> > variable input for instance. but there are just too many good
> things
> > to do!
> >
> > Feel free to modify this as you see fit for your application. If
> you
> > find any mistakes or do any clever stuff, please share.
> >
> >
> > .....
> > I hve also sent James updated versions of the earlier LCD and
VFD
> > displays and hopefully they will also appear soon
> >
> > Enjoy
> > Kevin