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Velleman K8055 and K8055N
This article describes remote control for the Velleman K8055 family of USB experiment boards.
Supported Hardware
Supported Velleman products are:
mAirList supports the five digital inputs for the triggering of remote commands.
The digital outputs can be used from a script.
Configuration
Open the standalone config app, or the Control Panel, go to the Remote Control section, and add a new Vellemann K8055(N) remote.
The configuration dialog will look like this:
First, you can set up the device address (corresponds to the jumpers on the board) and the update interval for polling.
Then you can assign a command for each pin, and for the event that the pin goes ON or OFF, respectively.
Scripting
To access a K8055 remote from a script, use the following function:
function K8055Remote(iIndex: integer): IK8055Remote;
iIndex
is the number of the K8055 remote set up in the system, with 0 being the first (and often) only one.
The function will return a reference to a IK8055Remote
interface, which provides amongst others the following methods:
procedure SetDigitalChannel(Channel: integer); procedure ClearDigitalChannel(Channel: integer); procedure ClearAllDigital;