AMX NetLinx Studio Instruction Manual page 186

Diagnostics Menu Options
FIG. 254 Control a Device dialog
2.
Enter the Device, Port and System <D:P:S> combination of the device you wish to control. The <D:P:S> value
ranges are 0 - 65,535.
3.
To send Channel messages (i.e., Push/Release, CHON, and CHOFF) , enter a valid channel number for the specified
<D:P:S> in the Channel field.
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4.
To send Level messages, enter the desired Level (number), Value and data Type (BYTE, CHAR, WIDECHAR,
INTEGER, SINTEGER, ULONG, LONG, FLOAT, or DOUBLE), and click Send to emulate the specified level and
value.
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Data Type
CHAR
INTEGER
SINTEGER
LONG
SLONG
FLOAT
5.
To send a String or Command, enter a string or command in the Message(s) To Send field (use the Return key within
the field to enter a new line for the next message).
When entering a send command (in the context of this dialog) do not include the "send c" or "SEND_COMMAND"
in the statement - only type what would normally occur within the quotes, but don't include the quotes either.
For example to send the "CALIBRATE" send command, simply type CALIBRATE (no quotes) rather than
SEND_COMMAND <dev> "CALIBRATE".
Hold down the Shift key to select a specific range of lines to send to the controller
instead of all the lines within the edit control.
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The Channel number range is 0-65535.
Select the On or Off buttons to send Channel ON (CHON) and Channel OFF (CHOFF) messages for the
specified <D:P:S>.
Click Pulse to send a push/release on the specified channel. You may click and hold the Pulse button to see
how the master controller responds to the message.
The Level number range is 0-65535.
The list below contains the valid level data types and their ranges:
Min Value Max Value
0 255
0 65535
-32768 32767
0 429497295
-2147483648 2147483647
-3.402823466e+38 3.402823466e+38
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