Is it possible to Flash a LED When I get an Email

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I'm using a Matrix Oribital VFD2041 with one GPO which I have connected a LED to. So is it possible to get that LED to flash or stay lit until I check my Email? I see something about GPOS in the Actions tab but I do not know what parameters to use or if it's even possible with LCDSmartie Thanks

[mattcro]

If you already have your email settings entered in Smartie, you can either flash the LED a few times when there is unread mail, or turn on the LED until there is no new mail. It's probably better to turn the LED on, because you might miss the flashes. I don't think you can make it flash and then stay on.

You need to put you POP3 email settings (server, username/password and maybe also SSL port) in the Email tab on the left of the setup window. Use something like 5/10 minutes as the email check time. Once that's working ok (try it by putting $Email1 in a screen, and it should show the number of new mails) you cna set up actions.

You need one action to turn ON the led, and another to turn it OFF, something like this:

if $Email1 > 0 then GPO(1,1)
if $Email1 = 0 then GPO(1,0)

You might need to change the GPO number (1 in the example), depending on the LCD.