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Steve,
My understanding is that a configurable idle timeout will be added for GEMS uploads and that future versions of the precinct count firmware will disconnect 30 seconds after a successful upload unless the memory card is removed before then. These changes should take care of the problem without changing the poll worker procedures. Guy Steve Knecht wrote: Ken / Tab, I'm not tracking the "timeout" discussion here. Why not something like RESULTS SENT OK,UPLOAD ANOTHER? If they answer NO, then timeout unit automatically. As someone who is fairly in touch with pollworker capabilities, I think this is reasonable. But let's keep the discussion going on this. I don't think we should orient ourselves around King and whether they are happy pressing another button or not. They don't use this function that much anyway. It needs to be optional somehow. Let King be the one to press another button within 30 seconds or time it out automatically, assuming the pollworker hasn't already turned it off.Poll workers need a very obvious "Results Sent Okay, Turn Unit Off". If you prompt them with "Upload Another?" all you are going to get is a confused poll worker asking herself "Upload Another What?". I don't think another prompt for poll workers is the answer.The timeout is not a bad idea though. How about leaving the "Turn Unit Off" message the way it is, and just time out the connection. Regional centers are staffed with people trained to ignore the message already, and we don't have to complicate the lives of normal poll workers.I still wonder whether King is going to be real happy about having to press a button when they *know* they want the line held open though. Can this be made an option without breaking 1.94 memory card compatibility, and if not would it be a good idea for 2.0? |