... be ... a ... I would recommend to explicitly define a list of dependend/excluded commands for each command. In addition, if we define sub-units, commands...
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May 2, 2001 1:26 pm
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Attached is a XML-schema file containing a DCD (Device Capability Dataset) definition. The DCD definition is adapted from the CORBA interface I posted on...
thorsten.richter@...
May 2, 2001 5:15 pm
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Hello all, I just wanted to give you a quick update on where we are standing with the OMG LECIS standardization. Those of you who have followed this effort ...
Torsten Staab
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Jun 18, 2001 4:13 pm
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Hello, I would appreciate if someone could help me with the interpretation of the ASTM standard regarding the STATE_CHANGED message, in particular for the ...
dorothe_steidinger@...
Jul 17, 2001 1:57 pm
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The OMG LECIS specification has been accepted by the OMG. In detail: The LSR (lifescience) taskforce has voted in favour of LECIS and the OMG Architectural...
thorsten.richter@...
Jul 17, 2001 1:57 pm
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Dorothe, Did you get any responses one way or the other? Were they helpful? Did you get an answer to your question? I would be interested to know. You...
tony_parsons@...
Jul 20, 2001 1:55 pm
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Hi Dorothe ... Yes. The ASTM standard does contain quite a few "ambiguities" that require clarification before it can be successfully (or at least...
Jon Wallis
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Jul 20, 2001 6:26 pm
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Except that, since the SLM never returns to the "POWERED UP" state, the TSC needs to ask on each new connection whether it has just turned on or has been on...
Jim Redman
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Jul 20, 2001 10:15 pm
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... I'm not quite sure why it should need to do this. Why should it matter? The TSC only needs to know if the SLM is there, and is in the POWERED UP state. ...
Jon Wallis
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Jul 21, 2001 4:54 pm
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... The problem is that on loss of communication the SLM returns to IDLE, not POWERED UP. This means that everytime a connection is made from the SLM to the...
Jim Redman
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Jul 21, 2001 6:01 pm
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... Yes, I agree such a scenario is possible. If this did happen, and connection failures occurred (which I agree is very likely) TCP would (or should) handle...
Jon Wallis
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Jul 22, 2001 3:29 am
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... How do we change it, or at least make it a mandatory option. I can argue technology all day, but the most convincing argument for me is that in ...
Jim Redman
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Jul 22, 2001 3:22 pm
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Hello, ... Never say never. Power-cycling the SLM is not the only way of sending it to POWERED UP; the transition from ESTOPPED to CONTROL FLOW is another one....
dorothe_steidinger@...
Jul 23, 2001 1:22 pm
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Hello Jon, ... That would create another inconsistency: the change from 'nothing' to 'LOCAL CONTROL' then should have been listed in 4.6.5 as state change that...
dorothe_steidinger@...
Jul 23, 2001 1:22 pm
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... That's not quite true, it stays where it is or it pauses. ... INIT should only be accepted if the SLM is in POWERED UP, from NORMAL OPERATION you'd need...
dorothe_steidinger@...
Jul 23, 2001 1:27 pm
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Jim, To reiterate one of the points that Jon made earlier, ASTM LECIS does have a number of ambiguities and deficiencies that we have tried to cater for. The ...
Colin Read
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Jul 23, 2001 1:40 pm
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... You're right, that opens up a whole new can of worms. The spec says that the SLM can drop information when the connection doesn't exist. If the ...
Jim Redman
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Jul 23, 2001 6:19 pm
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The OMG AB required some changes to the IDL we provided with the CORBA LECIS spec: 1. The enumerations in the idl should be substituted with const values. ...
thorsten.richter@...
Jul 23, 2001 6:22 pm
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I agree and am remiss in not following the LECIS/OMG more closely. I would still like to get the proposed changes together so that we have them in one place...
Jim Redman
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Jul 23, 2001 6:23 pm
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Dorothe, ... True, but that's why we suggested you don't think of STATE_CHANGED (POWERED UP) as a state change, but as an "I'm here" message. ... There is no...
Colin Read
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Jul 24, 2001 4:26 pm
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Jim, I would be happy to go through the OMG proposal and list the differences, liasing with ACD and Creon, as a starting point. Although it is worth baring in...
Colin Read
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Jul 24, 2001 4:35 pm
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Colin, Jon, ... The standard only says that manual intervention is required. The way I interpreted it is as follows: - the 'one-way transition' means that the...
dorothe_steidinger@...
Jul 25, 2001 5:08 pm
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Dorothe, ... Correct. ... back ... cell' ... Please do not confuse the standards requirements with individual SLM implementations. What you have described...
Colin Read
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Jul 26, 2001 3:07 pm
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Hello, ... True, and as such it has to cater for both. I imagine though that a hardware reset entails dropping/re-establishing the connection whereas a...
dorothe_steidinger@...
Jul 27, 2001 1:16 pm
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Hi Dorothe ... The definition of a *hard reset* is when the SLM's power is switched off and then on again (what is also sometimes called *power cycling*). A...
Jon Wallis
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Jul 30, 2001 1:29 pm
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Hi, I wanted to commend Thorsten for his efforts in advancing this specification from the RFP last summer, to acceptance by the AB and members of the OMG this...
Karl Konnerth
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Jul 30, 2001 9:04 pm
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Hello all, I'm forwarding you a recent message from Dr. Tony Parsons, Pfizer UK, regarding the state of the OMG's LECIS standardization process. Please note ...
FYI, The Electronic Laboratory Company Ltd (http://www.e-labcompany.co.uk/) recently announced the release of the LECIS Shell Suite. "The LECIS Shell Suite is...
April 15, 2002. The Electric Laboratory Company Ltd is pleased to announce the release of version 1.1 of its LECIS Shell Suite. As well as enhancements...
Hello, I would greatly appreciate if someone could suggest some reasons why <RUN OP MSG> contains the (optional) <ITEM LIST>. The difficulty I have with it is...