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| Frédéric Laurent 2005-07-08, 4:25 am |
| Hello,
I wold like to program a "dawn simulator" (simulateur d'aube en
fran=E7ais) in VB6.
I have a CM11A controler, a lamp module which is supposed to accept
extended codes and I'm using the Keware control in a VB6 form.
I want to set to a certain percentage the light intensity depending the
time I read on the computer. For exemple :
At 6:00 set the light to 0%
At 6:02 set the light to 5%
At 6:04 set the light to 10%
[=2E..]
At 6:22 set the light to 50%
[=2E..]
At 6:43 set the light to 95%
At 6:45 set the light to 100%
I have no problem for the calcul. No problem with the timers...
I just can't go from, let's say, 10% to 20%.
Who could help me with this, please?
FL
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| Dave Houston 2005-07-08, 12:25 pm |
| What lamp module, specifically? I believe the LM14A is the only lamp module
that responds to the extended codes. (Some Leviton switches also respond to
them.) The ZIP cited below has VB source code showing how to send all
commands. The Preset 0-63 codes work with the LM14A.
http://www.mbx-usa.com/cm11a.zip
If you want a better simulation, you can use microsteps with any lamp module
(except those made by SmartHome). Each step is about 0.006%, requiring some
150 microsteps from full dim to full bright. If you use microsteps, I
suggest putting the lamp module on a housecode that has no other lamp
modules and sending the address with each command. The drawback is that you
cannot turn the standard lamp modules off but must dim to 0% (send enough
standard dims to do this). With the LM14A you can turn it on at the lowest
setting and then use microsteps.
"Frédéric Laurent" <ipp_flaurent@yahoo.ca> wrote:
quote:
>Hello,
>
>I wold like to program a "dawn simulator" (simulateur d'aube en
>français) in VB6.
>
>I have a CM11A controler, a lamp module which is supposed to accept
>extended codes and I'm using the Keware control in a VB6 form.
>
>I want to set to a certain percentage the light intensity depending the
>time I read on the computer. For exemple :
>
>At 6:00 set the light to 0%
>At 6:02 set the light to 5%
>At 6:04 set the light to 10%
>[...]
>At 6:22 set the light to 50%
>[...]
>At 6:43 set the light to 95%
>At 6:45 set the light to 100%
>
>I have no problem for the calcul. No problem with the timers...
>I just can't go from, let's say, 10% to 20%.
>
>Who could help me with this, please?
>
>FL
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| Frédéric Laurent 2005-07-09, 12:25 pm |
| FANTASTIC !
Thank you very very much Dave !
Your "Preset" button with a 00-FF range is exactly what I was needing.
And more than all, you can do it without any foreign ActiveX (MsComm is
a Microsoft ActiveX on every version of Windows)... what was my next
question I intended to ask in a month or two! I think I'm going to have
productive holydays!
With your solution, the dawn simulator will be up and running in a few
days!
Thank you again!
FL
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