Two serial questions

[kbosscawen]

On to an alarm integration project....



1. I assume two hardware interfaces can't use the same COM port, so I'm wondering how I can get a device with the features of the Modem/Phone Status Module as well as the ability to send strings to the modem (like the generic serial interface allows). I'm probably missing something really simple here....



2. Probably missing something really simple here, too. I can control my security system via a phone by pressing *# when I hear a dial tone. I can't duplicate that action using the modem - I'm sending ATDTW*#, and I get the nice lady saying that the number can't be completed as dialed. If I try it via a phone hooked up to the same phone line, it works. I've played with putting pauses in different places, etc. Any suggestions?



The 2nd item doesn't seem to be an HB issue (can't get it to work with HyperTerm, either), but thought you or someone on this forum might have some insight.



Thanks.

[ScottBot]

1. I assume two hardware interfaces can't use the same COM port, so I'm wondering how I can get a device with the features of the Modem/Phone Status Module as well as the ability to send strings to the modem (like the generic serial interface allows). I'm probably missing something really simple here....

I can't think of anyway of doing this the way the plugins work right now. I think what you need is an additional Property in the Modem Phone Status Device such as "Send Data" that will pass the command string along to the modem when changed. It would also require a change to the Hardware Interface to support this.



I don't really see any easy way to combine the Generic Serial support with the Modem support. It sounds like you only need to be able to send simple strings, so maybe the generic serial functionality is a bit overkill.

[kbosscawen]

I think what you need is an additional Property in the Modem Phone Status Device such as "Send Data" that will pass the command string along to the modem when changed. It would also require a change to the Hardware Interface to support this.

Is this something I can do via your interfaces, or something that you'd need to modify? If the latter, can I add that as a wish-list item for v2?



You are correct - Sending simple strings is all I need to do....

[ScottBot]

I'll have to add the functionality to the interface. I've added it to the v2 list. I may implement it early on so you can at least have a beta plugin to use/test.

[kbosscawen]

Great! Looking forward to it!