Time Format Gives Error about ledsign HOT 7 OPEN

Correct on both counts. It's a bug, and those two references around line 702 should be to TDMAP. I pushed a change out just now.

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The time keys are also incorrect the documentation in file:
LedSign/LedSign::M500.md

The example shows <t:A> when it should be <t:DATE1>. You need to use the following keys:
DATE1, DATE2, DATE3, DATE4, TIME1, TIME2, TIME3

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Okay...you're saying this is a documentation bug, correct, specifically with the M500 piece?

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Yes it's a documentation bug on the M500 piece. If you use <t:DATE1> then the time is correctly displayed on the device.

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Pushed out a fix. I didn't, though, document what the various date/time tags display. I suspect what was described wasn't entirely correct, so you would have to experiment to see what they actually display.

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According to the cheat-sheet here:
http://wls.wwco.com/ledsigns/m-500/m-500-protocol.php

You have "DATE4" in the TDMAP, which is invalid. It causes the device to display "[INVALID TIME TAG]". The code "^a" doesn't map to anything on the cheatsheet.

I'm not sure who owns this page, but they incorrectly reference "0x0C" instead of "0x0D" which is the carriage return.

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I'm the person that made that cheat sheet and sent to that person :)

Again, there's no definitive source of truth for M500 signs, anyone that has anything has it because they hooked up an analyzer and tried things. These signs have been around a while, and they have changed here and there...newer ones do a few things older ones don't.

Based on your other experience, I'm also not 100% convinced you have an M500.

So, in short, I'll hold off on further changes until I have some time to try it on a known good M500.

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