Rollease Acmeda ARC Hub

This driver is for the Rollease Acmeda Automate Pulse Hub to control motors (i.e. shades) via Serial Communication using the ARC Protocol Adapter. The ARC Protocol Adapter has a RS-232 DB-9 port for connection to a control system.

Revision History

1.0 The Initial release of the driver

General Information

See Rollease Acmeda Automate Pulse Hub Operating Guide for information on setup of the system. This driver is for control and feedback only. Setup of Rollease equipment must be completed prior to setting up driver. Contact Rollease for information on how to complete setup.

Connection Settings

Serial Port is the only Connection Type option available. Select appropriate RS-232 port from Serial Port drop down. Make sure no other driver is routed through this same port.

Hub Address

Enter the Hub Address that corresponds to the Pulse Hub being used. Use the Rollease Acmeda Proprietary Software to find the Hub Address. Contact Rollease for information on how to acquire their proprietary setup software.

Motor Count (i.e. Shade Count)

Enter the number of motors that this Pulse Hub will be controlling.

Motor Name (i.e. Shade Naming)

Enter a unique name for each motor (i.e. shade).

Motor Address (i.e. Shade Address

Enter the motor address that corresponds to the motor (i.e. shade) to be controlled. This address is acquired during setup of the Rollease system.

Driver Commands

Control commands are available for movement of motors (i.e. shades) up and down as well as adjusting the shade to a discrete level by entering a value as a percentage.

Driver Variables

Feedback variables are available for initialization state, connection state, and motor (i.e. shade) specific information including: name, address, and level.