Re: Possible bug in xPLHVision

["gmotichka" <gmotichka@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Bob,

I had in fact used current=start - must have been a typo.
Interesting why they work differently. Mine doesnt clear all the
timers - but it does not load the specified timer and I get the
error and you do not get the error, but it clears your timers.

George M



--- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, "Bob & Linda Gardner"
<gardner.bob@g...> wrote:
> Hi George,
>
> The reason you got 0d instead of 0b in the command string is that
you
> were using a different timer.  I was using timer 11 (0b hex) and
you
> were using timer 13 (od hex).
>
> I did not get xPLDev runtime error and my timers actually reset.
Not
> sure why you got the error.  I don't have the docs in front of me
but
> I think you should have used current=start instead of
current=set.
> Also, since HV expects hex, 00300000 would have actually been 48
> seconds since 30 hex = 48 dec.
>
> Bob
>
> >
> >
> > As a follow up on this. I redid the terminator to again try the
> > timer. The action consists of this
> >
> > Message type = command
> > Target = GSHED-HVISION.HOMEVISION
> > Schema = contol.basic
> >
> > Device=13
> > Type=Timer
> > Current=Set
> > data1=00300000  (As bob said ssssmmhh)
> >
> > In the four boxes of the GSHED-HVISION.HOMEVISION view I get
this:
> >
> > ,=0d0400300000 (not 0b like Bob)     conrtol.confirm
> >
> >
> >
> > DEVICE=13TYPE=TIMERCURRENT         OUTPUT:13
> > the rest is cut off
> >
> >
> >
> > And then I get an error box from xPLDEV
> >
> >
> > Run-time error "9":
> > Subscrip out of range
> >
> >
> > Can the control.basic schema take extended (data1) paramaters?
> > By the way Bob, this did not reset all my timers. That may be
> > because it shut down with the error.
> >
> > George M
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, "gmotichka"
<gmotichka@h...>
wrote: >
> > > Bob, I'm glad you found this. > > I have been
struggling all
week
> > trying to get a determinator to work > that involves a timer.
>
> I
> > have an IR detector at the drive. when motion is sensed it >
triggers
> > a macro that checks a timer and if it is stopped to then >
announce
> > someone is arriving. The determinator is then to start a >
timer
with
> > 30 secs so that I dont here the announcement contunually > on
every
> > "on" action received. Once the timer is stopped then it
can >
announce
> > again. When it seeemed the timer wasn't working I tried to >
disable
> > the macro, but it seems that executing a macro from xPL is >
like
> > manually executing it in HV -- it will run even if disabled. >
>
> > George M > > > > > > > > --- In
ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, "Bob
> > Gardner" <gardner.bob@g...> > wrote: > > >
> Steve, > > > > I
think I
> > may have found a timer problem.  I defined an action in > a
> >
> > determinator that was supposed to load and start a timer in HV
>
with
> > > > one hour and 30 minutes.  The parameters I used were:
> > > >
> > device=11 > > type=timer > > current=start > >
data1=01300000 >
> > >
> > I think this is correct according to your docs.  The problem is
> that
> > > > the corresponding dde command sent is: > > >
> ,=0B0401300000 > >
> > > > Two problems - the 04 is the command in HV to reset all
timers, >
> > this > > should be 00 to load and start a timer.  Second,
although
> > some of > the > > docs from HV are a little confusing,
the time
values
> > need to be in > > reverse order i.e. SSSSMMHH and they need
to
be in
> > hex. Thus for > an > > hour and a half, which is what I
wanted,
the
> > time string should be > > 00001E01.  While entering the
values in
> > reverse into data1 is no > real > > problem, the 1E
caused
problems
> > and resulted in an incorrect dde > > command. > >
> > I tried the
> > other three timer commands - HALT, RESUME, and STOP -
> >
> > > and
> > > > they appeared to be correct.
> > > >
> > > > I have gotten around this by firing a macro which does
the
timer
> > > > stuff so there is no need to do anything but put it on
your
list
> > > for
> > > > a future fix.  I just thought you might want it
documented.
> > > >
> > > > As always, thanks for everything.
> > > >
> > > > Bob
> >
> >
> >
> >
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