Working With Online Devices
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NetLinx Studio (v2.4 or higher)
3.
To emulate a channel (push/release), enter a valid Channel number to emulate Channel
messages (i.e., Push/Release, CHON, and CHOFF) for the specified <D:P:S> in the
Channel
text box.
The Channel number range is 0-65535.
Select the
Push
button to emulate a push/release on the channel specified. You may click
and hold down the Push button to see how the master controller responds to the push
message.
Select the
On
or
Off
buttons to emulate Channel ON (CHON) and Channel OFF
(CHOFF) messages for the specified <D:P:S>.
4.
To emulate a level, enter the desired Level (number), Value and data Type (BYTE, CHAR,
WIDECHAR, INTEGER, SINTEGER, ULONG, LONG, FLOAT, or DOUBLE), and click
Send
to emulate the specified level and value.
The Level number range is 0-65535.
The list below indicates the valid level data types and their ranges:
5.
To emulate sending a String or Command, type a String or Command in the
Message(s) To
Send
text box. Use the Return key within the text box to enter a new line for the next message.
When entering a send command (in the context of this dialog) do not include the "send c" or
"send_command" in the statement - only type what would normally occur within the quotes,
but don't include the quotes either. For example to send the "CALIBRATE" send command,
simply type CALIBRATE (no quotes) rather than SEND_COMMAND <dev>
"CALIBRATE".
a.
Click the
Message Type
radio buttons (
String
or
Command
) to specify the type of message
you are sending.
b.
Click
Send To Master
to send the messages in the
Message(s) to Send
text box to the
master. If none of the messages are selected (highlighted), all messages are sent. If you
have selected a line or a range of lines, only the selected messages will be sent.
6.
Check the
Messaging Options
checkboxes to
Enable Asynchronous Notifications
and/or
Enable Internal Diagnostic Messages
.
Data Type
Min Value
Max Value
CHAR
0
255
INTEGER
0
65535
SINTEGER
-32768
32767
LONG
0
429497295
SLONG
-2147483648
2147483647
FLOAT
-3.40238 3.40238
Hold down the Shift key to select a specific range of lines to send to the controller
instead of all the lines within the edit control.
Summary of Contents for NETLINX STUDIO V2.4
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