Archive for April 10th, 2012

How to Access Relay Timer Remotely?

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Relay Timer  is programmable timer software to control ProXR relay controller boards of National Control Devices. It supports 1 ProXR relay board and up to 15 extension boards with 16-channel on each. It’s fit for controlling lights, motors, pumps, bells, audio, video and other applications related with home automation, science experiment, industry control, energy conservation and so on. Powerful schedule setting make it possible to control anything!

You can control your relays connected with your computer locally. The relays can also be controlled remotely from other computer, because Relay Timer has a built in web server.

Here are the steps to access Relay Timer remotely.

1. You need run Relay Timer on a computer, here we call it Computer 1.

Relay Timer

2. You need to enable the option ”Remote Access” on Configuration panel.

Relay Timer - Configuration

3. You need to get the IP address of Computer 1, here it’s 192.168.0.35.

4. Then, you can access Relay Timer from other computer by visiting the IP address through any internet browser. You may be asked to input the password, if it has been set.

Now, you can control your relays from any other computer as long as the computer is connected with internet or private networks, such as your home or work network.

If Port Number is 80, you just need to type the IP address in the browser, shown as below. If Port Number is modified, you need add the number after the IP address, such as, 192.168.0.35:8080.

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How to Launch Relay Timer with Command Line?

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Relay Timer  is programmable timer software to control ProXR relay controller boards of National Control Devices. It supports 1 ProXR relay board and up to 15 extension boards with 16-channel on each. It’s fit for controlling lights, motors, pumps, bells, audio, video and other applications related with home automation, science experiment, industry control, energy conservation and so on. Powerful schedule setting make it possible to control anything!

Relay Timer

Relay Timer v2.4 supports command line operation. It can be launched with a specified configuration file or schedule setting file.

Command Format:

  • "Path to RelayTimer.exe" -c "Path to *.cfg"
  • "Path to RelayTimer.exe" -as "Path to *.asch"

Note:

The parameter "-c" is to launch a new Relay Timer instance with the specified configuration file (*.cfg). Both the contents in Configuration dialog and all Relay Setting dialogs will be loaded.  If the *.cfg file does not exist, it will be created in the specified path automatically. After editing the Configuration dialog and Setting dialogs, the information will be saved to the created *.cfg file. When the command is run next time, all information will be loaded.

The parameter ”-as” is to launch a new Relay Timer instance with the schedule setting file (*.asch). The content of Relay Setting dialog for all relays on all boards will be loaded.  All information will be saved in the default configuration file. When Relay Timer is launched by Icon on desktop or start menu, it loads the default configuration file. When you run this command, you need make sure the current default configuration file is same as when the *.asch file was saved.

Relay Timer - Configuration

 

Relay Timer - Relay Setting

Example:

Click Windows Start -> Run and open cmd.exe.

Type the command with parameters.

    Launch Relay Timer with configuration file

    Launch Relay Timer with schedule setting file

    Press ‘Enter’ key to launch Relay Timer with the specified configuration file or all schedule setting file.

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