Re: Re: Possible bug in xPLHVision

[Steve Cooper <scoop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'll take a look at this, it's not something I use so it's not been
extensively tested.

S.

Bob & Linda Gardner 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
>>
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>>--- 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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