EnvisaLink-DSC: Password length limit - Update

[pkauf]

I found the previous thread about the password length limit to 6 . . .  Thanks, it fixed my issue shortening the password to 6.  The thing I don't understand is why my EnvisaLink with a password I set years ago to 9 characters worked and the node server logged in fine up until about 3 weeks ago.  Was some old code (and the Envisalink 3) truncating the password I typed in, as well as the node server?  I'm just curious why it worked forever, and stopped working (maybe the recent update on my Eisy?

[Goose66]

Yes, it was truncating whatever was in the Custom Configuration Parameter down to six characters otherwise there was a communication failure in the EnvisaLink 3 and the EnvisaLink would disconnect. When the EnvisaLink 4 came out, that truncating was left in place so regardless of what you put in the Custom Configuration Parameter, only 6 characters got sent.

Now it sends whatever is in the custom configuration parameter. So if you try and send the wrong characters to an EVL4, it will give you an invalid login error, but if you send 9 characters to an EVL3, it will yack.

[pkauf]

Thanks!  Appreciate the insight.