Echelon LNS DDE Server - Manual (Page 6)

5 Reading and Writing Network Variables 5-1
Specifying a Network Variable 5-2
Specifying a Network Variable Topic 5-2
Specifying a Network Variable Item 5-2
Network Variable Formats 5-5
Requesting a One-Time Network Variable Update 5-6
Requesting a One-Time Network Variable Update Using Excel 5-6
Requesting a One-Time Network Variable Update Using InTouch 5-8
Receiving Ongoing Network Variable Updates 5-9
Event Driven Updates versus Polling 5-9
Monitoring Polled Output Network Variables 5-10
Receiving Ongoing Updates Using Excel 5-10
Receiving Ongoing Updates Using InTouch 5-11
Sending a Network Variable Update 5-11
Sending a Network Variable Update Using Excel 5-12
Sending a Network Variable Update Using InTouch 5-13
Timing Issues Related to Visual Basic Controls 5-14
6 Reading and Writing Configuration Properties 6-1
Specifying a Configuration Property 6-2
Specifying a Configuration Property Topic 6-2
Specifying a Configuration Property Item 6-2
Accessing Configuration Property User Formats 6-4
Requesting a One-Time Configuration Property Update 6-5
Receiving Ongoing Configuration Property Updates 6-6
Sending a Configuration Property Update 6-6
7 Receiving and Sending Application and Foreign
Frame Messages 7-1
Specifying an Incoming Message Item 7-2
Specifying a Request Message 7-3
Specifying a Message Completion Event 7-5
Specifying an Outgoing Application Message 7-7
Specifying a Message Using Domain-Wide Broadcast Addressing 7-8
Requesting a One-Time Update 7-10
Requesting Ongoing Message Updates 7-11
Sending a Message Update 7-11
8 Using Properties 8-1
Properties 8-2
Specifying a Property 8-2
System Properties 8-2
Device and Router Properties 8-3
Properties Available in both Application Devices and Routers 8-4
Properties Available only in Application Devices 8-6
Properties Available in both Application Devices
and in each side of Routers (NearSide and FarSide) 8-6
L ON M ARK Object Properties 8-7
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