Re: ActiveHome and DST "tricks"?

[Rich <rich@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I have the same issue as you.

My solution is to forget the DST setting and simply update the time in
the spring and fall.  I know it defeats the purpose, but I couldn't
resolve the time changes when trying to use the DST feature.

Maybe someone else will have a better solution.



On Fri, 3 Apr 2009 12:21:32 -0700 (PDT), MPSAN <empea3@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>Hello ALL:
>
>I was wondering if there were any "tricks" to using ActiveHome 3.42
>and DST.
>
>Here is the issue.
>
>I put in the DST dates. DST is required if the Dawn/Dusk times are
>going to be correct. However, once DST is in effect, it adds 1 hour to
>the system time. The software should realize that if DST is already in
>effect, that the system time is already correct, and the time uploaded
>to the CM11A would be the same as the System time!
>
>I can, of course uncheck DST, but then the CM11A clock is correct but
>Dawn/Dusk is wrong.
>
>I get around this by keeping DST checked and before any updates to the
>CM11A I set the system time back 1 hour. This is a pain to remember
>and if I forget the lights come on 1 hour early! Anyone know if there
>was ever a fix to this, a way around this, or another program I should
>try? This is, after all, only a CM11A and has very little memory. I
>mention this as it does not make sense to get a program like HomeSeer
>that cost a lot more than the CM11A.
>
>TIA