[misterhouse-users] Re: PA System/Voice Brainstorms

[Steve S. <st...@sw...>]

Hello again!
   I also have another idea... PA zone groups. Why not be able to speak =
to "rooms=3Dupstairs", and have that mean all PA zones that are =
upstairs.
   As a matter of fact, I started to tackle this just after I started =
writing this email. I now have the first step for this to work... I =
edited read_table_a.pl, and added this elif...

    elsif($type eq "PA") {
        ($address, $name, $grouplist, @other) =3D @item_info;
        my ($serial, @other) =3D @other;
        $address =3D~ s/^(\S)(\S)$/$1H$2/;
        $code .=3D sprintf "\n\$pa_%s =3D new Serial_Item('%s', 'on', =
'%s');\n", $name, $address, $serial;
        $address =3D~ s/^(\S)H(\S)$/$1L$2/;
        $code .=3D sprintf "\$pa_%s -> add ('%s', 'off');\n", $name, =
$address;
        return $code;
    }

Then, I created entries in my .mht file:

#
# Type    Address   Name           Groups       Serial Name          =
Other Info
#

PA, AA, kitchen, mainfloor, weeder
PA, AB, server,  basement, weeder
PA, AG, master,  upstairs, weeder

The "Adddress" colum is always 2 characters. the left char "A" defines =
the weeder board address, and the secons defines the port on that board. =
The item code above takes care of the H and L in between. I assume there =
might be a way to clean up the code. I also see the need for this to =
work with the old weeder board as well. I plan to rewrite a portion of =
the PA code to also incorporate groups, but that's not in this release. =
BTW, the item code was based on the requirements for pa_control_evan.pl.

Please feel free ti pick it apart in improve upon it... but I plan to =
make improvements very soon. :)

Steve
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Steve Switzer=20
  To: Misterhouse-Users=20
  Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 4:13 PM
  Subject: PA System/Voice Brainstorms


  Hello!
     I've been doing some brainstorming lately, and have come up with =
some ideas... Please excuse me if I get longwinded... :)

  ...clip...

     I think that's it for now... I'll bore you with my overthought =
messages again sometime. :-) If these are indeed issues, then we can =
work together on them. if not, then maybe I an be educated...

  Steve