Technical information

Custom Device Monitoring Programming

RMS NetLinx Programmer’s Guide

RMS Device Monitoring Support Modules

Next, you will want to consider adding RMS device monitoring support modules

for monitoring basic devices. Adding these support modules will handle most of

the monitoring requirements for these devices. RMS offers the following support

modules:

RMSBasicDeviceMod

This module monitors basic devices. For each device, this module will register

and monitor online/offline status, communication status, control failure, and

power. Communication status is registered only if the device is a two-way device.

This includes serial devices and IP sockets. Control failure is registered only if

enabled via a SEND_COMMAND, and is based on the ability to control power.

If the device is an IP-based device, the IP address NetLinx is communicating

with is also registered with RMS.

The following diagram is a visual description of the architecture of the

RMSBasicDeviceMod module:

FIG. 3 Architecture of The RMSProjectorMod Module