Re: Tech question - interface between receiver and central station software

["mckenzie" <mckenzieatcleardotnet.nz>]

I am sure that Patriot software was not anywhere near 50,000 dollars.
http://www.patriot.co.nz

Graeme McKenzie


"Greene Security NZ" <gs_newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi there,
>
> I'm new to this group, and came across your postings. Interestingly
> enough, what you are talking about as a theoretical project, I am
> attempting to do for real. Any advice or assistance I can get along the
> way would really be appreciated.
>
> I am connecting to an FBII Digital Receiver, model CP-220FB. We
> currently use an old DOS-based piece of software as the automation
> package. I am attempting to write my own automation software using
> Microsoft Access as the front-end, and Microsoft Desktop Engine (the
> cut-down version of SQL Server) as the back-end. I haven't as yet
> gotten as far as the serial-port interface, but that will definitely be
> happening in the not-too-distant future. We also have a SafeCom Radio
> Receiver, which also outputs on the serial port, so I will be
> interfacing with that as well.
>
> I am a novice programmer, and can cut VBA and VB code, and have minimal
> SQL knowledge. Most of my programming is done by way of plagiarism - a
> snippet of code from here, a snippet from there.
>
> I am doing this for the security monitoring company I work for, as a
> pet project. They needed something better than the old DOS system, but
> aren't prepared to pay the $50,000+ for a licence for professionally
> written automation software. There is no set timeframe for completion.
>
> I'll be keeping an eye on this thread, so if anyone wants to contribute
> constructive advice (please don't tell me it can't be done!) I look
> forward to hearing from you.
>
>
> Robert Frittmann
> Database Administrator
>