External Data Objects

To support more complex interaction with the device than is possible with parameters, DashBoard includes a set of general data objects called External Objects. Each object is identified by a 2-byte objectID (like parameters), and contains a type identifier and object-specific data. External object OIDs can overlap with parameter OIDs. The range of OIDs from 0xFE00 to 0xFFFF is reserved for future use.

External objects include an object type to indicate the type of data they encapsulate. The supported object types are:

objtype

Description

1

Constraint

2

File

3

Image

4

OGLML or XML document