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Re: OSD SCHEMA


  • Subject: Re: OSD SCHEMA
  • From: Frank Mc Alinden
  • Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2003 02:42:00 +0000

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<DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">Thanks for
that Ian</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">I think i
will for the moment send 1 line of text per message.....Have just
incorporated the CLEAR / WRITE command into HV and my pic and its working
ok ;-))....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">Sorry for
asking what may seem dumb questions to you....The reply from the pic
XPL-TRIG</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">is it
necessary to retransmit all info ...ie the actual text message
...??.....Any idea how the pic detects that no other device is txing before
replying ??? This of course is relevent if using rs485 which i hope to use
once its all ok......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2">Frank</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV><B>From:</B> <A title="ian@xxxxxxx"
href="mailto:ian@xxxxxxx";>Ian
Lowe</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title="ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx"
href="mailto:ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx";>ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx</A>
</DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 07, 2003 10:48
AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [ukha_xpl] OSD
SCHEMA</DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">Yes, the
idea of </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2">TEXT=</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2">TEXT2=</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2">TEXT3=</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">is dead
(we didn't like it anyway)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">You can do
either:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2">{</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2">command=write</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">text= line
one \n <FONT face="Arial" size="2">line two
\n</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2">}</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2">or:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2">{</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2">command=write</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">text=line
one</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2">row=1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2">}</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2">{</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2">command=write</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">text=line
two</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2">row=2</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2">}</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">as two
messages.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">As the
developer, it's up to you to document how large a text message can be
within your device or application. At present, my VFDs can handle 40
characters, Tivo about 50, PC Popup as much as you wanna
throw.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">You don't
have to attempt to do things the hardware won't support, you *DO* have to
document what your device/app can do.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2">Ian.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV><B>From:</B> <A
title="fmcalind@xxxxxxx" href="mailto:fmcalind@xxxxxxx";>Frank
Mc Alinden</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title="ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx"
href="mailto:ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx";>ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx</A>
</DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 06, 2003 11:55
PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [ukha_xpl] OSD
SCHEMA</DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">As i read
the new OSD SCHEMA....you can send several lines of text in the one text
message seperated by a newline char........Thats a lot of ram being used up
on the poor old pic......Have we gone away from sending each line as a new
message ???</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2">Frank</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">PS ..Sorry
for all the questions</FONT></DIV>
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