AMX ViewStat, Instruction Manual

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Using the NetLinx Module to Program the ViewStat
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ViewStat Communicating Thermostat
String Feedback (Cont.)
String Description
'T-<tstat> MODE-<val>'
Reports current HVAC mode.
Parameters:
• <tstat> : id of thermostat/zone
• <val> :
OFF = disabled (no cool, no heat)
HEAT = heat mode (no cool)
COOL = cool mode (no heat)
AUTO = thermostat automatically controls heat and cool
based on set points.
Example:
'T-6 MODE-AUTO'
'T-<tstat> OUTHUM-<val>'
Query for current outside humidity.
Parameters:
• <tstat> : id of thermostat/zone
• <val> : 0..100 = humidity level (%)
Example:
'T-8 OUTHUM-68'
'T-<tstat> OUTTEMP-<val>'
Reports current outside temperature.
Parameters:
• <tstat> : id of thermostat/zone
• <val> : current outside temperature
Example:
'T-2 OUTTEMP-84'
'T-<stat> PMES<num>-<val>'
Reports scrolling message.
Parameters:
• <num>: message 1-4
• <val>: data that message happens to be
'T-<tstat> TEMP-<val>'
Reports current inside temperature.
Parameters:
• <tstat> : id of thermostat/zone
• <val> : current inside temperature
Example:
'T-4 TEMP-76'
'T-<stat> TIME-<val>'
Reports thermostat time.
Parameter:
• <val>: HHMM, 1630 = (4:30 p.m.)
'T-<tstat> TXT-<line>,<val>'
Reports the text to be displayed for that message.
Parameters:
• <tstat> : id of thermostat/zone
• <line>: 1-4 = message number
• <val> : string of text
Example:
'T-2 MSG-2, 'Went shopping''