DMS Level Sync

sonny · January 2006

Greetings...I have a system that has two DMS keypads controlling one zone of audio, and am trying to keep the levels in sync. I've tried a hard-coded SEND_LEVEL, as well as COMBINE_LEVELS with little luck. I don't fully know what goes on in the DMS Comm Module, but I am reading/writing to the virtual device....

For example

LEVEL_EVENT [myVirtual, level1]
{
SEND_LEVEL someOtherVirtual, level1, LEVEL.VALUE
}

From a combine level standpoint, I tried combining the virtual devices and the actual DMS device with a virtual level, but neither worked.

Thoughts, ideas and experiences appreciated...

Thanks...Sonny

champ · January 2006

The bar graphs on DMS keypads don't update instantly.
You have to change pages.
I once came accross this but didn't have time to fix it by code.
There is a command which I haven't tested which should allow you to directly update the bargraph, or maybe refresh the page:

SEND_COMMAND<DEV>"?SET-
[<TITLE>,<SM#>,<SV#>,<SN#>,<SX#>,<SS#>]?"
Variables:
TITLE - title of page
SM# - Mode Number, BARGRAPH = 1, TEXT = 2,
TEMPERATURE = 3
SV# - Value, -255 to 255
SN# - Minimum, -255 to 255
SX# - Maximum, -255 to 255
SS# - Step, 0-100
Example String Return: "'SET-<SV#>',<CR>"

Please reply with the exact string you send to make it work

champ

shr00m-dew · January 2006

You can not combine DMS levels. Found that out the hard way. I also ran into the same issue, two DMS', one audio zone. This is my work around, recode as needed.. Basically, DMS1 updates DMS2, and DMS2 updates DMS1. But.... DMS1 will not update DMS2 if the level event came from DMS2 and vice verses. Only one DMS actually sends the command to my audio switcher.

Kevin D.

LEVEL_EVENT[DMS_LIVING,3]
{
    IF (LEVEL.VALUE>0)
    {
        IF (!IGNORE_LEVEL)
	{
	    CANCEL_WAIT 'IGNORE_LEVEL_WAIT2'
	    IGNORE_LEVEL2=1
	    SEND_LEVEL DMS_MASTER_BED,3,V_PORCH_DMS
	    WAIT 5 'IGNORE_LEVEL_WAIT2'
	    IGNORE_LEVEL2=0
	}
	V_PORCH=((V_PORCH_DMS*25)/10)
        CALL 'KNOX_VOL_SET' (OA_PORCH)
    }
}
LEVEL_EVENT[DMS_MASTER_BED,3]
{
    IF (!IGNORE_LEVEL2)
    {
	CANCEL_WAIT 'IGNORE_LEVEL_WAIT'
	IGNORE_LEVEL=1
	SEND_LEVEL DMS_LIVING,3,V_PORCH_MB_DMS
	WAIT 5 'IGNORE_LEVEL_WAIT'
	IGNORE_LEVEL=0
    }
}

shr00m-dew · January 2006

champ wrote:

The bar graphs on DMS keypads don't update instantly.
You have to change pages.
I once came accross this but didn't have time to fix it by code.
There is a command which I haven't tested which should allow you to directly update the bargraph, or maybe refresh the page:

SEND_COMMAND<DEV>"?SET-
[<TITLE>,<SM#>,<SV#>,<SN#>,<SX#>,<SS#>]?"
Variables:
TITLE - title of page
SM# - Mode Number, BARGRAPH = 1, TEXT = 2,
TEMPERATURE = 3
SV# - Value, -255 to 255
SN# - Minimum, -255 to 255
SX# - Maximum, -255 to 255
SS# - Step, 0-100
Example String Return: "'SET-<SV#>',<CR>"

Please reply with the exact string you send to make it work

champ

That command is actually the old way of doing DMS's, before Keypad Builder. You had to create all the menus in code!! So that command would just create a level page. A SEND_LEVEL / "'PAGE-(CURRENT)'" combo will refresh it. You basically send the new level and change pages to the same page.

Kevin D.

RicardoSiqueira · January 2006

This is the way I handle the bargraph, and yes as shr00m-dew stated, it does refresh it automatically:

INTEGER AS8VOL1 //variable in which to store the level value

CREATE_LEVEL vdvAS8,1,AS8VOL1

BUTTON_EVENT[vdvDMS_Dining,101] //Volume Up
{
PUSH:
{
OFF[vdvAS8,3] //MUTE Off Zone First just in case it is muted
SEND_LEVEL vdvDMS_Dining,1,((AS8VOL1*100)/255)
WAIT 1
{
SEND_COMMAND vdvDMS_Dining, "'PAGE-Volume'"
}
}
}

// SENDS THE LEVEL TO THE AS8
LEVEL_EVENT [vdvDMS_Dining,1]
{
SEND_COMMAND vdvAS8, "'S1L',ITOA(LEVEL.VALUE),'%'"
}

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