User Guide

Using the NetLinx Module to Program the ViewStat
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ViewStat Communicating Thermostat
Command Interface - SEND_COMMANDs (Cont.)
Command Description
'T-<tstat> TEMP?'
Query for current inside temperature.
Parameter:
• <tstat> : id of thermostat/zone
Example:
'T-4 TEMP?'
'T-<tstat> TIME-<val>'
Set time.
Parameters:
• <tstat> : id of thermostat/zone
• <val>: HHMMSS (24-hour clock)
Example:
'T-1 TIME-163248'
'T-<tstat> TIME?'
Requests current time on thermostat.
'T-<tstat> TXT-<line>,<val>'
Set text message to be displayed in rolling message.
Parameters:
• <tstat> : id of thermostat/zone
• <line>: 1-4 = message number to be set
• <val> : string of text
Example:
'T-8 MSG-1,Hello World!'
'T-<tstat> TXT?<line>'
Read text to be displayed on thermostat.
Parameters:
• <tstat> : id of thermostat/zone
• <line>: 1-4 = message number to read
• <val> : string of text
Example:
'T-8 MSG-1,Hello World!'
'SCALE-<val>'
Global command to set the temperature scale.
Parameter:
• <val> :
C = Celsius
F = Fahrenheit (default)
Example:
'SCALE-F'
'SCALE?'
Query for the current temperature scale.
Example:
'SCALE?'
'USEDEBUG-<val>'
Global command to enable the sending of debug data to
device 0.
Parameter:
•<val>:
1 = enables
0 = disables
'USEDEBUG?'
Query for the current debug state.
'VERSION?'
Query for the current version number of the NetLinx module.
Example:
'VERSION?'