HP50G - Alarm does not always wake up the calculator
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From: MaP on 19 Jan 2008 10:43 Hello *! I am using the alarm feature of the HP50G and I found, that an elapsed alarm does not always wake up the calculator. Only sometimes the alarm wakeup (+message +sound) is executed at the right time. If the calculator misses the wakeup time it starts the alarm program immediately at the next manual turn on. I'm using ROM version HP50-C Rev.2.09, but the Problem was already existing at ROM 2.08. In this Newsgroup I found some statements mentioning problems like this. But I couldn't find a solution or any outlook, how or when this bug will be solved. a) Will there be a new ROM code solving this? b) Has the hardware to be repaired/modified? c) Is there someone working on this topic? Best Regards, Marko
From: Irl on 21 Jan 2008 07:21 On Jan 19, 10:43 am, MaP <???> wrote: > Hello *! > > I am using the alarm feature of the HP50G and I found, that an elapsed > alarm does not always wake up the calculator. > > Only sometimes the alarm wakeup (+message +sound) is executed at > the right time. > > If the calculator misses the wakeup time it starts the alarm program > immediately at the next manual turn on. > > I'm using ROM version HP50-C Rev.2.09, but the Problem was already > existing at ROM 2.08. > > In this Newsgroup I found some statements mentioning problems like this. > But I couldn't find a solution or any outlook, how or when this bug will > be solved. > > a) Will there be a new ROM code solving this? > b) Has the hardware to be repaired/modified? > c) Is there someone working on this topic? > > Best Regards, > Marko I have had this problem, too. I wondered if it was because of how I turn the calculator off -- what method do you use? I want to avoid having the calculator turned on by an accidental key-press of the ON button (I carry it with me on my belt and sometimes this might happen). So I run a program containing this loop: DO OFF WAIT UNTIL 61.1 == END which will turn it off again unless a specific key is pressed. Are you using something like this, or do you just turn it off via the ON key? Irl I usually turn the calculator off via a program which executes OFF and whose next step checks for a key-press; if the key-press is anything
From: Heiko Arnemann on 21 Jan 2008 13:18 You may use bugzilla http://bugs.hpcalc.org/ to report your findings. best regards Heiko "MaP" <???> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:32fa8$47921a2b$557f2cdd$19895(a)news.inode.at... > Hello *! > > I am using the alarm feature of the HP50G and I found, that an elapsed > alarm does not always wake up the calculator. > > Only sometimes the alarm wakeup (+message +sound) is executed at > the right time. > > If the calculator misses the wakeup time it starts the alarm program > immediately at the next manual turn on. > > I'm using ROM version HP50-C Rev.2.09, but the Problem was already > existing at ROM 2.08. > > In this Newsgroup I found some statements mentioning problems like > this. > But I couldn't find a solution or any outlook, how or when this bug > will > be solved. > > a) Will there be a new ROM code solving this? > b) Has the hardware to be repaired/modified? > c) Is there someone working on this topic? > > Best Regards, > Marko >
From: MaP on 22 Jan 2008 01:37 Thank you for the hint: I have submitted the bug. BR, Marko Heiko Arnemann schrieb: > You may use bugzilla > http://bugs.hpcalc.org/ > to report your findings. > > best regards > Heiko
From: MaP on 22 Jan 2008 01:44
> I have had this problem, too. I wondered if it was because of how I > turn the calculator off -- what method do you use? I want to avoid > having the calculator turned on by an accidental key-press of the ON > button (I carry it with me on my belt and sometimes this might > happen). So I run a program containing this loop: > DO OFF WAIT UNTIL 61.1 == END > which will turn it off again unless a specific key is pressed. > Are you using something like this, or do you just turn it off via the > ON key? > Irl > > > > I usually turn the calculator off via a program which executes OFF and > whose next step checks for a key-press; if the key-press is anything Hello! I am using the CST Menu: "Off" Soft-Button: Both ways show the problem: a) { {"OFF" <<OFF>>} } b) { {"OFF" OFF} } BR, Marko |