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5 years ago
Hi,
I have an art installation that I need to control over IP using UDP. I have hex string calculator and I can generate control commands I need (example: 55 AA 00 15 FE 00 01 FF FF FF 01 00 01 00 00 02 05 00 80 80 80 80 80 EF 5.
I looked into loxone knowledge base I found out that I can use virtual outputs. Am I correct, please? Also I believe I can’t just send hex as "55 AA 00 15 FE…" but "x55xAAx00x15xFE…" ?
Could you please confrim if it is possible to send those commands using loxone?
Thanks,
Peter
5 years ago
Hi Piotr
Yes it is entirely possible to send these hex commands over UDP. You are correct you want to be using Virtual Outputs.
- Create a new Virtual Output and under the parameter for "Address" you want to format it as /dev/udp/ipaddress/port e.g /dev/udp/192.168.1.77/7777
- Create a new Virtual output command under this and then in the parameter "Command for On" you want your hex string. You are correct there is a correct way to format it this will be x e.g x55xAAx00
A tool like Hercules can be very useful in testing IP commands.
Further information can be seen here https://www.loxone.com/enen/kb/communication-with-udp/
KR
Hugh