Remote Device

Methods

GET

Returns data about all the remote devices in the project.

GET /api/remote_device

Returns a JSON object with a single remote_devices attribute, which has an array value. Each item in the array is a Remote Device object with the following attributes:

Attribute	Value Type	Description	Value Example
num	integer	Remote device number (address)	1
type	string	RIO 08, RIO 44, RIO 80, BPS, BPI, RIO A, or RIO D	"RIO 44"
serial	array	Array of serial numbers (as strings) of all discovered devices matching the address and type	["001234","005678"]
outputs	array	Array of Output objects (see table below); only returned for RIO 44 and RIO 08 on the queried controller	[{"output":1,"value":true},{"output":2,"value":true},{"output":3,"value":true},{"output":4,"value":true}]
inputs	array	Array of Input objects (see table below); only returned for RIO 44 and RIO 80 on the queried controller	[{"input":1,"type":"Contact Closure","value":true},{"input":2,"type":"Contact Closure","value":true},{"input":3,"type":"Contact Closure","value":true},{"input":4,"type":"Contact Closure","value":true}]
online	boolean	Whether the remote device is detected as being online on the local network	true

The Output JSON object has the following attributes:

Attribute	Value Type	Description	Value Example
output	integer	Number of the output, as labelled on the remote device	1
state	boolean	true means the output is on, false means it is off	true

The Input JSON object has the following attributes:

Attribute	Value Type	Description	Value Example
input	integer	Number of the input, as labelled on the remote device	1
type	string	Analog, Digital, or Contact Closure	""Digital"
value	integer or boolean	Value type depends on input type - Analog inputs return an integer, 0-255; other types return a bool.	true