Enabling the Reception of Legacy ALERT Data via an RS232 Port or an Incoming TCP/IP Socket Stream
The application alert_operational.exe is used to receive Legacy ALERT data. Using this application, Legacy ALERT data can be received via an RS232 port or on incoming TCP/IP socket streams.

To enable, add the following line to the dwtask.cfg file:

\DataWise\Core\alert_operational.exe [copy=xx] [+d] [+v]

Where xx is the copy number of the alert_operational.exe to start (default is 1)
         +d enables debug messages
         +v enable verbose mode

The source of ALERT data is specified through files in the \DataWise\Config sub-directory.

To specify serial ports on which to receive Legacy ALERT data, enter them in file \DataWise\Config\alert_ports.cfg.

The format of the file is:

comport   baudrate    mappingfile   validfile   hsecontrols    offset

Where:
comport       => RS232 port on which to receive data
baudrate      => baudrate of the comport
mappingfile => "YES" or "NO". If "YES", info is in \DataWise\Config\Alert\ml4.cfg (4 = com4)
validfile       = >"YES" or "NO". If "YES", info is in \DataWise\Config\Alert\vl4.cfg (4 = com4)
hsecontrols  => "YES" or "NO". If "YES", port open for Reading and Writing, otherwise just Reading
offset            => value to add to sensor ID's


A sample line is:
com4   9600   No   No   Yes   0

Enter one line per com port to receive Legacy ALERT data on.


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To specify incoming TCP/IP socket streams to receive Legacy ALERT data on, enter the information in file \DataWise\Config\alert_socket_ports.cfg.

The format of the file is:
port    mappingfile   validfile   offset    prefix

An example is:
5001   No   No   0   No

Where:
port         => TCP/IP Port number
mapfile   => "YES" or "NO". If "YES", info is in \DataWise\Config\Alert\ms2101.cfg (2101 = port)
validfile  => "YES" or "NO". If "YES", info is in \DataWise\Config\Alert\vs2101.cfg (2101 = port)
offset      => value to add to sensor ID
prefix     => for now, just set to "No"

As many lines as desired can be entered in order to receive data on multiple sockets.

The structure of a mappingfile is (one ALERT ID per line to map)
Received_ALERT_ID = New_ID
For example,
1234 = 9876


The structure of a validfile is as follows:
IDS 1234 1235 1236 ...
RANGE 1001 2001

Use as many lines in a valid file as needed
If a validfile is used, only ID's specified will be filed