C o o p e r W i r i n g D e v i c e s
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Receiving Phone Messages
If the voice messaging functions of HomeSeer Phone software are enabled, the RFTCP can
serve as the message center for the family. The
Messages
screen appears when the Phone
button is clicked at the top of the web interface. From here, you can view the number of
voice messages recorded in the system and play them back. You can do this from any
computer in your home AND from any computer on the internet! A default mailbox is
created when the HomeSeer Phone software is installed, and additional mailboxes can be
created in the
Mailbox Admin
screen.
Caller Announcements
The RFTCP can be set to announce an incoming call. The HomeSeer Speaker Client
application must be installed and configured on the RFTCP (or any PC on your home
network) in order for it to announce the caller. In addition, the option to announce callers
and the specific Speaker Client(s) to make the announcement through must be specified in
the
Phone Setup
screen.
Customizing the RFTCP
ASCII Scripting
At times it may be necessary to send ASCII strings out a serial port to control a particular
device, such as a DVD changer, or audio receiver. This is accomplished using some simple
script commands. The following script will open a COM port, send a text string, then close the
COM port:
Sub Main()
„ open com port 2 at 9600 baud. Check the result for errors
e=hs.OpenComPort(2,"9600,n,8,1",1,"","")
if e <> "" then
hs.writelog "Error opening com port",e end
if
„ send the text string “!CH12” [carriage return]
hs.SendToComPort 2,"!CH12" & vbcrlf
„ close the com port
hs.CloseComport 2
End Sub
Scripting
See the complete documentation for the HomeSeer software for details on all the scripting
commands available to you and your scripts. The scripting interface is very robust and
contains hundreds of script calls to accomplish just about any automation task.
Digital I/O
Digital I/O is best accomplished with the Applied Digital controller (ADI Ocelot is available at
homeseer.com). This external controller connects to the RFTCP through the serial port. The
