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ViewStat Programming Protocol
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ViewStat Communicating Thermostat - Programming Protocol Reference Guide
Communication Control Commands (Cont.)
Command Description
NAME
Location Name
You can have the ViewStat append an identifier name to its address when it
transmits a message. The identifier string must be 16 characters or less with
no spaces.
Syntax:
SN[address] NAME={text string}
Parameters:
• <address> = 0 (all thermostats), or 1 through 64 (thermostat-specific
address)
• <text string> = text string used as an identifier for the specified thermostat.
String must be 16 characters or less - no spaces allowed.
Reply Format:
SN[address number]{NAME}
Example:
• Set a name to the thermostat with address #1:
SN1 NAME=MASTER BEDROOM<CR>
Response:
SN1MASTER BEDROOM (ViewStat confirms that a new name is assigned).
• Inquire temperature at thermostat #1:
SN1 T?<CR>
Response:
SN1MASTER BEDROOM T=72F (ViewStat responds with the temperature at
thermostat #1, now called Master Bedroom).
• Clear the name of the thermostat with address #1:
SN1 NAME=<CR>
Response:
SN1 (ViewStat confirms that the name has been removed).
ID
Report Thermostat Model
Number and Software Revi-
sion Number
Eclipse will respond with the model number followed by the current software
revision.
Syntax:
SN[address] ID?
Reply Format:
SN[address] MODEL# 8870 REV: x.x RPC 2001;
Parameters:
• <address> = 0 (all thermostats), or 1 through 64 (thermostat-specific
address)
• x.x = the current firmware revision level.