Command Control is used to send user defined data to RS232 control device(s)
This application is designed to send user defined data out one to three serial ports when specified tags are seen at specified locations.  Information regarding the tag may optionally be sent also.  Setting up this application requires the EPS Database to contain a group definition (by default the Group Name is CmdGroup), this group contains the tags/items to monitor.  The EPS Database must also have Location commands defined. These are the ASCII command strings that will be sent out when a selected Tag/Item is seen at this location.  Up to three output strings can be defined per location.  The screen below shows the typical appearance of the CmdCtl Tags screen.

In the CmdGroup there are four members defined, three with a priority of 1, another with a priority of zero.  The Tag/Item priority is used to enable/disable tags.  If the required minimum priority is not met then that tag/item is effectively disabled.  The minimum priority value is defined via the CmdCtl.cfg file.

The screen below shows the typical appearance of the CmdCtl Locations screen.   This screen contain all entries from the EPS LocCmd table.  These entries are defined via the EPS DbEntry utility.

The screen above shows that the Atrium locations send out a two byte command code for each location.

The screen below shows the typical appearance of the CmdCtl Options screen

This screen shows many of the settings contained in the CmdCtl.cfg file, it also displays statistics regarding the number of receptions from the Event Processor and transmissions to the serial control devices.