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Re: Trouble getting flags set in HV - I found it!!


  • Subject: Re: Trouble getting flags set in HV - I found it!!
  • From: "gmotichka" <gmotichka@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0000



Wow didn't know where you were. It is 4:58 PM here.=20

So I changed the determinator to have no condition and only an=20
actions.

When I execute this I see the info in the HV window.

So now how to get it to the global?

George




--- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, "Frank Mc Alinden"
<fmcalind@b...>=20
wrote:
> Hi George
>             > I feel bad about all the time you are spending
with=20
me.
> Please, when
>             > you have had enough, just tell me.
>=20
> No Problem at all......
>=20
> > My thougt process was to ceate a determinator and the
> > condition would be to get the temp from HV
>=20
> The input condition is "Watching" for a temp message what
you need=20
to do
> first is create a Determinator which "Request" the temp ie
put the=20
message
> in the actions of the Determinator....
>=20
> Then create another Determinator which "Watches" for the
reply from
> Homevision and "=C4ction"
> store the temp value in a global
>=20
> 1: Determinator to request temp action only
>=20
> Target must be  gshed-hvision.yourname
> schema=3D control.basic
> message paramters below ...get this working first see if hv=20
responds and
> then we will work on saving the temp in a global
>=20
> device=3D5
> type=3Dvariable
> current=3Drequest
>=20
> HTH
> Frank
> BTW.........What time is it in Colorado ...???Here in Melbourne Oz=20
its 10:40
> am (sat)
>=20
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> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "gmotichka" <gmotichka@h...>
> To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 10:24 AM
> Subject: [ukha_xpl] Re: Trouble getting flags set in HV - I found=20
it!!
>=20
>=20
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Frank
> >
> > I feel bad about all the time you are spending with me.
Please,=20
when
> > you have had enough, just tell me.
> >
> > What my goal, (and it is not really that important other than to
> > continue to learn how this all operates. I have working what I
> > reallyh wanted too) is to get the temperatures stored in HV in
> > variable. I have periotice events in HV that collets temperatures
> > and puts them into variable. For instance variable 5 has the
> > exterior temperature -- lets say 51 (nice day here in Colorado)
> >
> > So I was going to collect that temp from variable 5 in HV and=20
put it
> > into global HV-EXT_TEMP. Figured it would be simple - but hasnt
> > been. My thougt process was to ceate a determinator and the
> > condition would be to get the temp from HV and the action
would=20
be
> > to put tht temp into the global. Once i had that working I could
> > create a repeating event to update it.
> >
> > Obviously my logic is off somewhere -- just dont know where.
> >
> > I must say, I am excited about how everything else is working.=20
Hope
> > Bob gets his going.
> >
> > George
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, "Frank Mc Alinden"=20
<fmcalind@b...>
> > wrote:
> > > Hi George
> > >                 If you are trying to request the status of
a=20
temp
> > sensor
> > > from Homevision you need to
> > > put the message(that you have posted)  in the actions
section=20
of
> > the
> > > Determinator with the target and schema as mentioned  in my
> > previous
> > > post......
> > >
> > > In my previous post regarding the hvinputExclude file
,this=20=20
will
> > cause
> > > xplhvision to report temp messages whenever there is a
change=20
in
> > its value
> > > ..ie temp change....If you nee to regulary get temp
updates=20
into
> > xpl you
> > > need to create a repeating event in xpl to run the
Determinator
> > that your
> > > presently trying to create......Hope this makes some sense
> > >
> > > Frank
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----=20
> > > From: "Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@b...>
> > > To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 8:59 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [ukha_xpl] Re: Trouble getting flags set in HV
- I
> > found it!!
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi George
> > > >                 Are you trying to request the temp
status=20
from
> > > > Homevision...????
> > > > If so the Target must be GSHED-HVISION.HOMEVISION
> > > >
> > > > Also the schema must be control.basic...
> > > >
> > > > HTH
> > > > Frank
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----=20
> > > > From: "gmotichka" <gmotichka@h...>
> > > > To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 8:41 AM
> > > > Subject: [ukha_xpl] Re: Trouble getting flags set in HV
- I
> > found it!!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Yeh, I just went through them all to verify they
were=20
looking
> > at the
> > > > > correct name. Luckly I didnt have too many built
> > > > >
> > > > > So Im trying to follow your directions on the
global=20
temps. I
> > > > > already had the variable excluded from the file.
In the
> > determinator
> > > > > condition I am using
> > > > > device=3D5
> > > > > type=3Dvariable
> > > > > current=3Drequest
> > > > >
> > > > > but I am getting no responses.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > George
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, "Frank Mc
Alinden"
> > <fmcalind@b...>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > Hi George
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > After he did that I reinstalled the
service with a=20
slighly
> > > > > different
> > > > > > > name, but the template was still looking
for the first
> > name.
> > > > > Once I
> > > > > > > repicked the source to be equal to the
new name, it=20
worked
> > as it
> > > > > > > should.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Sounds like the Instance was defaulted ,You
should be=20
able to
> > > > > rename this to
> > > > > > your original name
> > > > > > ie....w800com6...otherwise you will need to
change all=20
your
> > input
> > > > > conditions
> > > > > > on all your Determinators which watch for a
w800
> > message......ie
> > > > > your macro
> > > > > > and x10  stuff
> > > > > > HTH
> > > > > > Frank
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----=20
> > > > > > From: "gmotichka"
<gmotichka@h...>
> > > > > > To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
> > > > > > Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 7:50 AM
> > > > > > Subject: [ukha_xpl] Re: Trouble getting flags
set in HV -
I
> > found
> > > > > it!!
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Yes it is now working.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > It looks like I was using a template
determinator that=20
was
> > built
> > > > > > > before mal updated the w800.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > After he did that I reinstalled the
service with a=20
slighly
> > > > > different
> > > > > > > name, but the template was still looking
for the first
> > name.
> > > > > Once I
> > > > > > > repicked the source to be equal to the
new name, it=20
worked
> > as it
> > > > > > > should.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Frank, Do you have any globals working.
I am thinkging
> > that is
> > > > > what
> > > > > > > I would use to monitor temps from HV. Is
that correct?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > George
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, "Frank Mc
Alinden"
> > > > > <fmcalind@b...>
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hi George
> > > > > > > >                 Are you saying you
have it working
> > now ???
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Frank
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----=20
> > > > > > > > From: "gmotichka"
<gmotichka@h...>
> > > > > > > > To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
> > > > > > > > Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004
7:43 AM
> > > > > > > > Subject: [ukha_xpl] Re: Trouble
getting flags set in=20
HV -
> >  I
> > > > > found
> > > > > > > it!!
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > When I re installed the w800
service after mal
> > incorporated
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > delay,I know have two
instances of a sourec in the
> > dropdown
> > > > > box.
> > > > > > > > > The one I had picked was not
the correct one. Once=20
I
> > picked
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > correct one it acted as
expected.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > So how do I get rid of the non
active instance in=20
the
> > drop
> > > > > down
> > > > > > > box?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > George
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > --- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx,
"gmotichka"
> > <gmotichka@h...>
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Yes, Absolutely sure it
is enabled.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Frank
> > > > > > > > > > I've also tried both
combinatins of case - all
> > caps,  first
> > > > > > > cap,
> > > > > > > > > no
> > > > > > > > > > caps.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I appreciate you guys
scratching your heads on=20
this.
> > Do you
> > > > > > > think
> > > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > > > couls have anything to do
with the delay mal put
> > into the
> > > > > w800?
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > George
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > --- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx,
"John B" <home-
> > > > > > > automation@j...>
> > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > Hi George,
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > When I was
relaying what was on the condition
> > screen,
> > > > > I was
> > > > > > > > > > typing
> > > > > > > > > > > > it in so yes it
was a misprint. Here is=20
exactly
> > what
> > > > > ther
> > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > > as
> > > > > > > > > > > > pasted from the
boxes:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > I think Frank may
have mentioned this before,=20
but
> > have
> > > > > you
> > > > > > > made
> > > > > > > > > > sure the "This
determinator is enabled" check=20
box is
> > > > > ticked?
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > The "Execute
Now" menu item will always work,=20
even
> > if a
> > > > > > > > > > determinator is not
enabled, however it will only
> > act upon
> > > > > it's
> > > > > > > > > > input conditions if it is
enabled.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > John
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