I am getting a very large number of "Skipping bad message" errors in my log file, using the HS3 plugin on a Windows 10 machine. Here's a recent sample:
I'm guessing the connection between the AD2USB and the PC is somehow unreliable, after working on HS2 (on a different machine, running Windows Vista) for five or six years without a problem.
What do you think is more likely - the AD2USB is going bad, Windows 10 somehow is handling the serial port communications improperly, or the plugin has a problem? (I suspect it is not the latter, since I assume you have a list of regular messages and these messages do not conform to that standard).
Code:
Dec-31 9:37:46 AM Vista Alarm DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm Dec-31 9:37:43 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: RFX:0261890,80 Dec-31 9:37:43 AM Vista Alarm FAULT 18 GREAT ROOM MOTION Dec-31 9:37:42 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:36:53 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:36:36 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: [000030 FRONT HALL MOTION " Dec-31 9:34:21 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: [1000000110000000----],00 Arm " Dec-31 9:33:41 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:32:42 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:30:33 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:29:44 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:28:05 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:27:45 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:27:35 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:24:37 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: [1000000110000000----],008,[f7 " Dec-31 9:24:07 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:23:47 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:21:48 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:20:29 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:20:19 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:19:53 AM Vista Alarm FAULT 18 GREAT ROOM MOTION Dec-31 9:19:17 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:18:18 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:17:38 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:16:29 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: [1000000110000000--ady to Arm " Dec-31 9:16:19 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:16:09 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:15:59 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:15:00 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:13:43 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:13:19 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:13:15 AM Vista Alarm FAULT 18 GREAT ROOM MOTION Dec-31 9:12:43 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: [100000011HIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:11:44 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:11:34 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: [1000000110000000----] to Arm " Dec-31 9:11:04 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:10:24 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:10:01 AM Vista Alarm DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm Dec-31 9:09:58 AM Vista Alarm FAULT 18 GREAT ROOM MOTION Dec-31 9:09:57 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:09:47 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:09:37 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:09:27 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:08:28 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:07:37 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:06:40 AM Vista Alarm FAULT 18 GREAT ROOM MOTION Dec-31 9:06:27 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: [1000000110000000----],to Arm " Dec-31 9:05:39 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: AULT 31 GARAGE MOTION " Dec-31 9:05:38 AM Vista Alarm FAULT 38 INTERIOR GARAGE Dec-31 9:04:57 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:03:38 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 9:00:10 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 8:58:23 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: 5RFX:0355954,04 Dec-31 8:56:52 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 8:56:23 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 8:56:03 AM Vista Alarm Skipping bad message: [1000000 CHIME Ready to Arm " Dec-31 8:55:39 AM Vista Alarm DISARMED CHIME Ready to Arm
What do you think is more likely - the AD2USB is going bad, Windows 10 somehow is handling the serial port communications improperly, or the plugin has a problem? (I suspect it is not the latter, since I assume you have a list of regular messages and these messages do not conform to that standard).
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