Control (old)  Status (old)

 

In Programs /Details I am seeing this "Control (old)" "Status (old)" on KPL buttons B thru H.

What changed and do I need to change anything.

 

5.04 Beta

CopyRon

 

The only reason I can think of for keeping all Control (old) and Status (old) statements is if you think you would ever revert to a 4.x firmware version. The 4.x firmwares would only recognize the (old) versions and programs with any of the "new" 5.x features would need to be touched up as those "new" statements don't exist in 4.x.

 

The only difference I've found between (old) and "new" is that for Keypadlincs and Smartenit's EZFlora; only the first device is available in the "new" Control and Status program statements. For instance, I only see the first key of a keypadlinc in the new Status and Control, and the first sprinkler zone of 8 zones of the Ezflora.  The fix for this bug hasn't come in yet in 5.x, it remains in 5.04.

 

FWIW, I've kept my Keypadlinc and Ezflora programs on Control (old) and Status(old), and moved everything else to the "new" versions. I'll move the rest when its addressed in a future version.

 

Paul

Edited April 10, 20169 yr by paulbates

As per Paul above,

 

I believe UDI has found a faster method to process device handling and only certain devices have had their software technique updated to the new method, since it is such a vast job and device personalities vary so greatly. One coding doesn't fit all.

 

 In a future revision all (old) methods may disappear .

^Thanks,

^{I was wondering}

Edited April 10, 20169 yr by CopyRon