Owner's Manual (Complete)

Chapter 10—Programs and the Visual Programmer
46 The Home Control Assistant
UPB Link
The UPB Link commands send a UPB link command
When you Activate a link, any device with that link in its receive components table responds to the
preset level and rate stored in the device configuration.
When you Deactivate a link, any device with that link in it’s receive components table goes off.
Doesn't matter what the level in the Receive Components table is, but it does use the rate when
going off.
When you dim a link you provide a level and rate. All the device does is to say "Is that link in my
receive components table?" and if so it responds to the dim as the command specifies.
Weather Test
The weather test element is used to read and test data from a weather station. It is described in the
appendix on weather stations.
Send IR
The SendIR element is used to send IR sequences and is very similar to the IR element. The only
difference is that it doesn’t require than any IR devices are in your design. Because of this, the
keypad from which you input the IR commands is a generic keypad containing all the IR
commands.
Send X10
The SendX10 element is used to send a stream of X10 commands. Unlike the ON, Off, Dim
elements, which send commands to control devices, the SendX10 element can send an arbitrary
sequence of X10 commands. This would probably be used in only special circumstances.
Legacy Elements
These are for specific hardware that has been designated Legacy Hardware. To see these elements,
select HCA – Properties from the menu and look on the Legacy tab.