[*SPAM*] Re: Using Multiple Conditions in Determinators

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

Hi John

> One way around this is to store the details of the last infra red
signal
that was received in a global variable.

Had a quick look but not sure how to do this ???

Thanks
Frank


----- Original Message -----
From: "John B" <home-automation@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 4:09 AM
Subject: Re: [ukha_xpl] Using Multiple Conditions in Determinators


> Hi Frank,
>
> > I then created another determinator which would send ir  to a
particular
> > zone on two conditions
> > 1: sees a particular ir signal reported by xpl-usb uirt and
> > 2: sees a xpl-firm status message stating receive zone is zone
4........
> >
> > The first determinator runs ok as i can see the request in the
monitor
and
> > xpl-FirM replies but the
> > second determinator doesnt run ???
> > Does it have to see both conditions at exactly the same time ??
as there
> > would be a small delay
> > between when each are true ???
>
> Yes, both messages would have to appear at exactly the same time,
which is
never going to happen, so your determinator will never fire.
>
> The issue here is that you need to respond to a specific sequence of
messages, rather than a single message, which is not something we've looked
at a great deal in the determinator architecture.
>
> One way around this is to store the details of the last infra red
signal
that was received in a global variable.
>
> Now, just have your second determinator look for the status message
reporting the received zone, then look at the value of the global to
determine which infra-red code was actually received.
>
> Hope that makes sense.
>
> Regards,
>
> John
>
>
>
>
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