Technical information

NetLinx Modules

RMS NetLinx Programmer’s Guide

Strings

RMSBasicDeviceMod listens for the following strings from the vdvModule

device.

Any string received from the physical device, dvDevice, is an indication that the

device is communicating. As long as a string is received within the period set by

the communication timeout command, the module will notify RMS that the

device is communicating. See the communication timeout command for more

details.

Channels

The module watches for these channels on the vdvModule device.

9 - toggle System Power State

27 - Set system power to ON

28 - Set system power to OFF

254 - Power failure

255 - Power Status

Strings and Descriptions

'POWER=[Power State]'

Set the system power state. [PowerState]

should be 0 for off and 1 for on.

Example: 'POWER=1'

'MODEL=[Model]'

Set the model number.

'MANUFACTURER=[Manufacturer]'

Set the manufacturer name.