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TecControl

TecControl turns your PC or touch panel into the actuator of your smart home.
Start any program automatically or via your visualization, play sounds and music, and much more.

 

You can send all commands via our free TecTool logic modules for Gira Home/FacilityServer. Download at: www.SmartHomeTools.de

 

Basic telegrams

"TecControl;Restart"                                                                                     Performs a restart.
"TecControl;Shutdown"                                                                                Shuts down the relevant system.
"TecControl;Standby"                                                                                   Sets the system to standby.
"TecControl;Hybernate"                                                                               Puts the system into standby mode.

"TecControl;DisplayOn"                                                                                Activates the display.
"TecControl;DisplayOff"                                                                               Switches the display off.

"TecControl;Sound;test.wav "                                                                     Plays a .wav file in the Sounds folder.

 

All commands from the "Plus" scope are listed below:

 

Program control

"TecControl;Program;c:\program\text.exe"                                          Starts any program.

"TecControl;Program;c:\program\text.exe;/f/a"                                  Passes additional parameters.

 

Sound control

"TecControl;Sound;test.mp3"                                                                    Controls an .mp3 file in the Sounds folder.
"TecControl;Sound;test.mp3;Stop”

"TecControl;Sound;test.wav ;Start"                                                           Plays the sound as a continuous loop.
"TecControl;Sound;test.wav ;Stop"                                                           Stops the continuous loop.

"TecControl;Volume;80                                                                              Sets the Windows system volume.

 

Window control

Control any windows/programs in Windows. The window name does not have to be entered in full. The first window that matches will be controlled accordingly. Therefore, the more exact the window name, the more reliable the control.

"TecControl;window;fetch;<window title>"

"TecControl;window;minimize;<window title>"

"TecControl;window;maximize;<window title>"

"TecControl;window;normal;<window title>"

"TecControl;window;restore;<window title>"

"TecControl;window;close;<window title>"



Further commands

 

"TecControl;Keyboard"                                               Starts the on-screen keyboard.

"TecControl;Ping"                                                       The TecTool immediately responds to this command with a UDP telegram "PingAntwort" to the sender IP address. The port corresponds to the set +1. "Device monitoring" must be activated in the TecTool. A corresponding template for the Gira HomeServer can be found in our download area.

"TecControl;DisplayBrightness;100"                          Sets the brightness of the monitor. A value of 0-100 is possible.

"TecControl;TTS;<text>;<voice>"                             Speaks the text specified in the "Text" placeholder. The voice installed in the system can be selected with "Voice". Default = 1.

"TecControl;Design;<0/1>"                                        Controls the background of the Visu Starter start screen between black and white when the Gira QuadClient visualization is set.

TecControl;BatteryInfo "                                             The TecTool responds to this command with:
"AkkuAntwort;<Charge in %>;<remaining term in minutes>;<on the charger 1/0>" and can be used, for example, to extend the service life of a battery in touch panels/notebooks/tablets by controlling the charger via a switching actuator.

„TecControl;WindowsKeyOn“                                     Activates the window key.
„TecControl;WindowsKeyOff“                                    Deactivates the window key.

„TecControl;SwipeGesturesOn“                                  Activates the swipe gestures.
„TecControl;SwipeGesturesOff“                                 Deactivates the swipe gestures.

„TecControl;WriteProtectionOn“                               Activates the write protection.
„TecControl;WriteProtectionOff“                              Deactivates the write protection.

 

Remote software commands 

AnyDesk and TeamViewer are possible. In the following examples, AnyDesk can also be replaced by TeamViewer. The corresponding "RemoteSoftware" must be selected in the TecTool.

 

"AnyDesk;Query"                                                        The TecTool responds to this command immediately with a UDP telegram "AnyDeskAntwort:<1 or 0>" to the sender IP address, depending on the status of the Windows service. The port corresponds to the set +1.

"AnyDesk;On"                                                             Activates the Windows service of AnyDesk. The TecTool responds to this command immediately with a UDP telegram "AnyDeskAntwort:<1 or 0>" depending on the status of the Windows service as feedback to the sender IP address. The port corresponds to the set +1. The "RemoteSoftware" must be selected in the TecTool.

"AnyDesk;Off"                                                            Deactivates the Windows service of AnyDesk and prevents remote access via the program. The TecTool responds to this command immediately with a UDP telegram "AnyDeskAntwort:<1 or 0>" depending on the status of the Windows service as feedback to the sender IP address. The port corresponds to the set +1. The "RemoteSoftware" must be selected in the TecTool.

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