Technical information
i!-ConnectLinx
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RMS NetLinx Programmer’s Guide
Commands
i!-ConnectLinx supports the following out-bound commands (Master to device).
The commands are sent in the standard Send_Command format:
SEND_COMMAND dvMP, "'SET ROOM NAME-Tesla'"
SEND_COMMAND dvMP, "'ADD MACRO-vcr'"
i!-ConnectLinx Commands
'SET ROOM INFO-[Room Name],
[Room Location], [Room
Owner]'
Sets the room name, room location, and room
owner to be displayed in the action list file.
'SET ROOM NAME-[Room Name]' Sets the room name to be displayed in the action
list file.
'SET ROOM LOCATION-[Room
Location]'
Sets the room location to be displayed in the action
list file.
'SET ROOM OWNER-[Owner
Name]'
Sets the room owner to be displayed in the action
list file.
'ADD MACRO-[Macro Name]' Adds a group of standard actions.
See i!-ConnectLinxStdFunctionList.xls for a
complete list of macro names.
'ADD STD-[ID]-[ID]&[ID]' Adds one or more standard actions by ID. The ‘&’ is
used for "AND" and ‘-‘ is used for "THROUGH".
'ADD FOLDER-[Folder Name],
[Parent]'
Adds a folder to the action list. The parent specifies
which parent folder the new folder is added to. If
parent is not supplied, this folder is added to the
root of the action list.
'ADD ACTION-
[ID],[Action],[Help
String],[Folder]'
Adds an action. The ID and Action are required.
The Help String appears in the action list file to
help the user determine this action’s function more
clearly. The Folder is the folder in which this
action is added to, and must have been
previously created. If the folder is not supplied, the
action is added to the root of the action list.
'ADD NARG-[Action],[Arg
Name],[Min],[Max],[Step,]
[Default]'
Adds a number argument to Action. The Arg
Name (Argument Name) is required. The Min and
Max define the limits for this argument in the range
–32767 to 32767. The Step defines the minimum
step between increments/decrements. The
Default value defines the initial value this
argument is set to when the user edits this
argument.