Control Reference

This article describes all available Controls in Sense&Control with their short code identifiers and descriptions. The reader of this article should have basic understanding of the Sense&Control concept. If not, please visit the Sense&Control Introduction article first.

What is a Control?

The Control component can be seen as an output or endpoint in Sense&Control. Usually it changes hard- or software behavior of the Smartspot device. Depending on the type of Control, as soon as its input changes, a GPIO hardware output, LED or some other hard- or software component may be set, changed or reset. For more information about Controls and how to use them see Sense&Control Introduction.

Quick Reference List

Short Code ID	Name
out1	GPIO Hardware Output 1
out2	GPIO Hardware Output 2
led{id}	Internal LEDs (not externally accessible!)
ledg	LED Green
ledr	LED Red
ledfg	LED Front Green
ledfr	LED Front Red
snd{id}	Sounds
pc	Clear All Presences
rd	RFID Reader Disable
rc	Set Max Number of RFID Reader Inventories
rmm	RFID Antenna Disable Mask
rma	RFID Antenna Force Select
set{setid}{control}	Item Set Controls

Detailed Reference List

out1 out2 GPIO Hardware Output 1 and 2

These GPIO Hardware outputs make it possible to connect external wiring to the Smartspot and control something from a Sense&Control flow. The two outputs are available via the green connector located near the Ethernet connector.

Input

0: reset (output switch is open)
>=1: set (output switch is closed)

led{id} Internal LEDs

These internal LEDs aren't accessible from outside and therefore not meant to be used by the user. There are four internal LEDs available.

Arguments

id: Integer number in range of 1 and 4. Examples are: led1, led4.

Input

0: off
>=1: on

ledg LED Green

This Control is a multicolored LED and is located near the Ethernet connector of the Smartspot device. This Control allows you to enable the color green. By default this Control is linked with the tick Sense to indicate device's heartbeat.

Input

0: off
>=1: on

ledr LED Red

This Control is a multicolored LED and is located near the Ethernet connector of the Smartspot device. This Control allows you to enable the color red. By default this Control is linked with the hit Sense to indicate that RFID tags are being detected.

Input

0: off
>=1: on

ledfg LED Front Green

This Control is a multicolored LED and is located at the cover near the Intellifi logo of the Smartspot device. This Control allows you to enable the color green. By default this Control is linked with the s Sense to indicate that the Smartspot has a connection with the Brain server.

Input

0: off
>=1: on

ledfr LED Front Red

This Control is a multicolored LED and is located at the cover near the Intellifi logo of the Smartspot device. This Control allows you to enable the color red. By default this Control is linked with a NOT Function Block and s Sense to indicate that the Smartspot lost a connection with the Brain server.

Input

0: off
>=1: on

snd{id} Sounds

These Controls enable you to trigger a sound. The Smartspot has five build in sounds that can be triggered with these Controls.

Arguments

id: Integer number in range of 0 and 5. Examples are: snd1, snd5.

Input

0: no sound
1: bleep low   (high, med)
2: bleep high  (med, high)
3: bleep error (med, med, med)
4: bleep down  (high, med, low)
5: bleep up    (low, med, high)

pc Clear Presences

Clear all Item Presences and restart the inventory process.

Input

0: does nothing
>=1: clear

rd RFID Reader Disable

Control the Smartspot RFID Reader while operating. This Control allows you to control RFID Readers via a Hardware Input (e.g. a proximity sensor), remotely to orchestrate multiple RFID Readers with each other or sync/start/stop the Inventory depending on your application state.

Input

0: enabled
>=1: disabled

rc Set Max Number of RFID Reader Inventories

This Control allows you to select the number of RFID inventory rounds. If zero, the RFID Reader performs an infinite number of rounds.

Input

0: infinite number of inventories (default)
>=1: number of rounds before RFID reader switches to idle.

rmm RFID Antenna Disable Mask

Disable RFID Antenna by updating the Antenna Disable mask using this Control. This makes it possible to skip certain antennas or select one or multiple antennas for the next inventory round.

Input Examples

0:   b00000000: all antennas are enabled
1:   b00000001: first antenna are disabled, rest enabled
15:  b00001111: first four antennas are disabled, rest enabled
128: b10000000: eighth antenna is disabled, rest enabled

rma RFID Antenna Force Select

Force a specific RFID Antenna to be selected while this setting is not zero. Note: This antenna needs to be connected and not disabled (Disabled Mask), otherwise the RFID Reader enters idle state.

Input Example

0: force select off
1: antenna 1 is scanned continuously
5: antenna 5 is scanned continuously

set{setid}{control} Item Set Controls

These Controls allow you to perform actions on Smartspot Item Sets. For example add or remove an Item to one of the default Item List Sets (1,2) in cases that you're using the Smartspot in a stand alone application. This control operates on the closest item, that is the item with the highest RSSI (signal strength).

Note: It's not possible to change or modify Sets added through Brain as they currently don't allow local changes to be made.

Arguments

• setid: Integer number. Examples are: set1, set2.
• control:
  • an: Add closest Item to List Set
  • anu: Add closest Item, and not part of the List to List Set.
  • rn: Remove closest Item from Item List Set
  • rnk: Remove closest and listed Item from List Set
  • ra: Removes all items from Item List Set.

Default Sets

The table below lists all the sets that are by default available in the Smartspot. Other (customized) sets may be added through Brain.

Setid	Set Type	Requirement
0	any	wildcard, all items match this set.
1	list	none, default empty list.
2	list	none, default empty list.
101	technology	rfid, All RFID items match this set.
102	technology	bluetooth, All Bluetooth items match this set.

Input

0: no action
>=1: perform action