The Dummy Action simulates an action that would be normally sent to a device. This can be used to test scheduling a device without affecting the device. It can also be used to test scheduling behavior without having any hardware devices.
Action Settings
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Field Name |
Description |
Range |
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Object ID |
Unique friendly name for the device under control. |
n/a |
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Simulated Delay (ms) |
Delay that will occur when the action is run. This simulates the latency for the command. |
0-xx milliseconds |
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Write To Database |
(Future - Not currently implemented) |
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Throw Device Exception |
If check, when the object is run a “DeviceMethodException” will be thrown. |
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Force Timeout (Obsolete) |
This will force an infinite timeout when the command is run. Not recommended to enable this since it suspends the thread that is running the command. |
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