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24 KOSTAL

Overview

Kostal protocol is used to communicate with Kostal devices over serial communication.

Configuration

Kostal parameters for Device tab
Parameter

Type

Description

Required

Default value

(when not specified)

Range

Min

Max

name string  User-friendly device name Yes

 

 

 

description string Description of a device No

 

 

 

device_alias string Alphanumeric string to identify a device Yes      
enable boolean Enabling/disabling of a device No 1 0 1
protocol string Protocol to be used. Yes  

kostal

id integer Kostal device id Yes      
device   Communication port Yes   PORT1 PORT2
baudrate integer Communication speed, bauds/s No 9600 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600,115200
databits integer Data bit count for communication No 8 6 9
stopbits integer Stop bit count for communication No 1 1 2
parity string Communication parity option No none none, even, odd
scan_rate_ms integer Delay before closing serial port in miliseconds No 10000    
poll_delay_ms integer Minimum time delay in miliseconds to wait before sending any data on port. No 200    
timeout_ms integer Timeout of waiting for incoming request in
miliseconds
Yes   0 60000
Kostal parameters for Signals tab
Parameter Type Description Required

Default value

(when not specified)

Range


signal_name

string

User-­friendly signal name

Yes  

 

 

device_alias

string

Device alias from a Devices tab

Yes  

 

 

signal_alias

string

Unique alphanumeric name of the signal to be used

Yes  

 

 

enable

boolean

Enabling/disabling of an individual signal

No 1

0

1

log

integer

Enable logging in event log

No 0

 

 

number_type string Type of a number (FLOAT, DOUBLE, DIGITAL, etc.) Yes      
job_todo

string

Tag job as single or multiple comma separated OBIS codes

Yes  

 

 

tag_job_todo string Tag sub job Yes      
pulse_short_time_ms integer Time interval for short output pulse to stay active  No      
pulse_long_time_ms integer Time interval for long output pulse to stay active No