Re: Re: xPL C-Gate

["Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Rob

>But I did manage to turn lights
> on and off using the 'send xPL message' in XplHal
Nice ;-))

>What do you need to do to get all events from the C-Bus
> network to appear as events in xPLHal?
I would have assumed that xPL-CGATE would report all key presses....I did
change the event level in CGATE ... You need to open the monitor in
xplmanager  to view the triggers......

> A related question, is it possible to reconfigure C-Bus switches
> dynamically. What I want to do is have some switches behave
> differently depending on the time of day etc, e.g. the landing light
> turn on at 20% after midnight

Not that im aware of as configuring the switches is done  using the cbus
software....Could you not use pirs connected to Comfort to trigger low lite
commands ???
HTH
Frank





----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Kearns" <robkearns@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 6:32 PM
Subject: [ukha_xpl] Re: xPL C-Gate


> Hi Frank,
>
> First off I want to get Comfort controlling the porch light to turn
> it on and off using the input from the light sensor. I haven't got
> everything install and finished yet so it will be a few weeks before
> I can really start to play with it. But I did manage to turn lights
> on and off using the 'send xPL message' in XplHal so I know that all
> works. What do you need to do to get all events from the C-Bus
> network to appear as events in xPLHal?
>
> A related question, is it possible to reconfigure C-Bus switches
> dynamically. What I want to do is have some switches behave
> differently depending on the time of day etc, e.g. the landing light
> turn on at 20% after midnight.
>
> Thanks
> Rob
>
> --- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, "Frank Mc Alinden"
<fmcalind@b...>
> wrote:
> > Hi Rob
> >             Let us know how things go with xPL-Cgate...John and I
> are using
> > it ....Hoping at some stage being able to control the cbus lites
> with an
> > elcheapo remote......
> > Frank
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rob Kearns" <robkearns@y...>
> > To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 6:43 AM
> > Subject: [ukha_xpl] Re: xPL C-Gate
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks John, thats exactly what is was.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Rob
> > >
> > > --- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, "John B"
<home-automation@j...>
> > > wrote:
> > > > Hi Rob,
> > > >
> > > > > I'd like to use xPL C-Gate but can't even get
C-Gate running.
> > > When I
> > > > > start the Console version of C-Gate I get the
following
> messages:
> > > > >
> > > > > Clipsal C-Gate(TM) v1.5.2   (build 1098)
> > > > > Hardware key: Key initialize failed (DRIVER NOT
INSTALLED)
> > > > > License file not found.
> > > > > Total network licenses: 0
> > > >
> > > > The above messages are normal - C-Gate should work fine
with 1
> > > network without a license installed.
> > > >
> > > > > 20040921-220750 800 cgate C-Gate started.
> > > > > 20040921-220751 911 1 Can't open C-Bus interface
(no such
> port):
> > > COM1
> > > >
> > > > I've seen the above error on my own setup - kept saying
that
> COM1
> > > didn't exist, and I tracked it down to the version of Java
that
> was
> > > installed.
> > > >
> > > > When you install C-Gate, it offers to install Java for
you - if
> you
> > > let it install Java then things should be OK.
> > > >
> > > > I had the latest version of Sun's JRE already
installed, so
> > > said "No" when asked by C-Gate if I wanted to
install Java, and
> then
> > > I got the "no such port" error.  Reinstalled
C-Gate, and let it
> > > install it's own version of Java, and things worked fine.
> > > >
> > > > Other than that, I'm not sure what else to suggest.
> > > >
> > > > If you don't have any success, you could try asking on
the C-Bus
> > > Forums at www.cbusforums.com - I'm sure other C-Gate users
will
> have
> > > experienced the same problem.
> > > >
> > > > HTH,
> > > >
> > > > John
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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