Another question....
When VRS does it's polling, I see in event viewer:
Got result: J1=3518454=0,J2=703690=0,J3=469127=0,J5=702415=0,J6=803853=0,J7=602434=0,J8=439009=0,J9=1640669=0,J10=1125395=0
I realize the J1(2)(3).... are the zones that I have defined, and 3518454 (for J1) is 3518 seconds (what is the 454).
Is =0 the minimum on time?
Where are the on times stored? I believe the values are stored on my local harddrive when VRS service polls my account, but how are these values entered into AHP for the zone control?
The times are in MS so the 454 is just a less than 1/2 fraction of a second. The =0 that follows is the "delay to next zone". All that is sent through the ActiveHomeScript DLL which is then sent to the CM15A. Nothing is stored on your local hardware except in memory until the run is done.
Ok, I kinda thought the times were in ms resolution and the =0 is the delay variable, just wanted to confirm, thanks!
So essentially, your website is directly controlling the zones through AHP. I see. thanks again!
So IF AHP crashes, or network/DSL goes down, or windows crashes, the zone that is on would not shut off?
I know that AHP is certainly NOT 100% stable (as well as windows) and other things can happen, but a local failsafe (like a hardware timer) could be integrated with the valve control so that IF a failure were to happen and the command from the X10 module was still on, the most problem would be an over watering.
The valve(s) would be closed by the failsafe timer rather than AHP.
I was thinking along the lines of a modified X10 appliance module to control the valves (a dry contact relay), or if I can find a cheap 8 channel X10 relay board.
The website seems to be working great, but AHP crashed for no apparent reason the other night, so this is what prompted me even more to consider a failsafe backup for the valve control.
