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- Ingo - 03-15-2012
Hi All,
In testing ComfortClient I usually connect my spare 8-zone Comfort II Ultra system and once things prove to run smoothly I test using my installed 64-zone Comfort system. This is all good and well but what if I need to test the 96 zone configuration from Cytech? How do I test a system configuration with different sets of hardware?
To overcome this I wrote a Comfort II Simulator that can be configured with many different options and UCM\'s. The Simulator will simulate most configurations and can be used by anyone wanting to test their software against a Comfort II Ultra system without having to spend money and buy all the hardware that is required.
The Simulator runs on any Windows PC. I\'ve developed and tested using Windows 7 so if you run another version of Windows you might find some hidden bugs I haven\'t noticed yet. You can connect to the Simulator only by network, not serial or any other means. You can use Comfigurator, Wizcomfort or ComfortClient to connect. All you have to do is run the Simulator from any directory using EG. ComfortClient, connect to port 1001 and you are ready to go. I\'ve included a Help file as well to explain all the features in more detail.
Please note that the Simulator was written to assist in ComfortClient development and that the focus is on the \'Control\' side of things and not on the \'Alarm\' operation. Some Alarm functions might not work exactly as the real Comfort system. Should you find any bugs then please let me know and I will add it to my list of fixes.
http://www.futurehomesoftware.co.uk/releases/ComfortII-Simulator-1.05-Build1128.zip
Thanks to Julian for hosting the Simulator on his web site.
Enjoy,
Ingo
- slychiu - 03-16-2012
thanks, I have been testing the early version. It is a very interesting tool.