Programming
52 ENV-VST-C - Operation / Reference Guide
This section lists commands that are specific to the Color ViewStat Thermostat.
5-Day Forecast Commands
The 5-Day Forecast commands, FH, FL, and FK, give the 5-Day Forecast sent in three separate messages, one for each
of the following:
Expected high temperatures, FH
Expected low temperatures, FL
Expected weather conditions keywords, FK
The data always starts with the current day's information. Temperatures are be reported in the same scale as set on the
thermostat, in Fahrenheit or Celsius. The Weather Condition Keywords have been shortened to accommodate for the
AxLink 64 character message limit. The Weather Condition Keywords include the following:
SEND_COMMANDs (Cont.)
WAKE Activates the display. Sets the display to active brightness.
Syntax:
SEND_COMMAND ’WAKE’
ZAP! Restores the unit to its factory defaults, but does not change its AxLink address.
Syntax:
SEND_COMMAND ’ZAP!’
The Color ViewStat thermostat does not support string messages. A command message either
does not have a response, or another command responds to it, but it never receives a string
response.
Weather Condition Keywords
• BLZ for Blizzard • HAZE • SMOKE
• BLSN for Blowing Snow • HUMID • SNOW
• CLEAR • ICE • SNOWFL for Snow Flurries
• CLDY for Cloudy • MCLDY for Mostly Cloudy • SNOWSW for Snow Showers
• DRZL for Drizzle • MSUN for Mostly Sunny • SUN for Sunny
• DUST • PCLDY for Partly Cloudy • TSTORM for Thunder Storms
• FAIR • RAIN • UNK for Unknown
• FOG • RAINSW for Rain Showers • VCOLD for Very Cold
• FZDRZL for Freezing Drizzle • RAINSN for Rain Snow Mix • WINDY
• FZRAIN for Freezing Rain • SLEET
5-Day Forecast Commands
FH Forecasted 5-day high temperatures
Syntax:
FH <HT1> <HT2> <HT3> <HT4> <HT5>
Variable:
HTx = The high temperature in degrees expected for day x, where x = 1 is the current day, 2 is the next day, etc.
Example:
SEND_COMMAND ’FH 78 82 85 84 85’
Five-day high temperatures.