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[T.Jackson]

Unfortunately all I ever get is a dddd whenever I hit the arm / disarm button. It responds so quickly with the dddd it makes me wonder if it is even waiting for a response from the main alarm which is odd in itself.

Can you remember what tones it is supposed to make ?

i.e. if you put in a correct code, what tone should it make ?
if you put in an incorrect code, what tone should it make ?
and is there a tone for a communications issue (like I suspect I have ... ) ?

Are any of the tones you remember the dddd ?

As regards the s/w, am I correct in thinking that the keypad codes you setup in zone config are completely independent of the users created in access control ? I have one owner setup in access control and I have tried setting the keypad codes to 0000, 1111, 2222, 3333 respectively. I have ensured that following hitting ok on zone config that the tx/rx led shows activity ... this makes me assume that the codes are being stored in the eprom correctly.

You should be getting a single chirp each time you press a key (much like the "beep" you hear on the ATM machines) If the code is correct a brief melody is played (similar to the one that you hear when it's first powered up / initialized. However, if the code is invalid you will get the series of 4 chirps ("dddd")

There have been so many revisions of the firmware for this thing, more than I've had hot dinners over the course of these past few years. I do hope that SC have the correct version on their website.

If I were you Paul I'd trying programming the system on a slower win 9x machine. It's possible that the data in the eeprom is incorrect, the bug, as previously discussed, in the windows software is at the core of things and doesn't only just effect control over the system from the PC side of the equation.

The system was half implemented on a Win 98 machine around 2002 and finalized in 2005 when SC requested it. I hope this gives you some form of direction with it Paul.

Regards,

Trent Jackson

[T.Jackson]

Paul,

I might add also that Silicon Chip publications didn't ask me for permission to reproduce that project, they didn't give me any clue that it was going to be reproduced in EPE. If I had been informed I would have made the appropriate people aware of some of the issues with the project, plus the fact that these problems can't be rectified, because the source code longer exists.

Trent Jackson

[skimask]

I might add also that Silicon Chip publications didn't ask me for permission to reproduce that project, they didn't give me any clue that it was going to be reproduced in EPE. If I had been informed I would have made the appropriate people aware of some of the issues with the project, plus the fact that these problems can't be rectified, because the source code longer exists.

Maybe you can get the AU Secret Service after them eh?

[T.Jackson]

No, they're too busy getting ready to chase someone else.

[mackrackit]

No, they're too busy getting ready to chase someone else.

What did you do?

[T.Jackson]

What did you do?

Ran down the streets of Sydney with all of my old work buddies from EA trailing behind with sharp instruments.

[T.Jackson]

The projects are now for sale again. Offers above AUS $100,000 will be considered.

Trent Jackson