NetLink

NetLink is an Android-based communications client that enables discovery of and access to data on a variety of remote server devices. Using NetLink, technicians and maintenance personnel have the ability to conveniently interact with building automation systems and factory controls from on-site or around the globe with any Android smartphone or tablet.

Individual network drivers are installed as plugins to the NetLink Application, thereby allowing expandable access to a variety of popular networking protocols, such as Modbus and BACnet. This commonality provides a uniform interface, configuration and application experience, thereby reducing the user's learning curve and commissioning time.

NetLink is a free download and comes packaged with a demo mode plugin that generates random data values for evaluation purposes.

Features:

• Multiprotocol support via independently-installed plugins

• Select desired protocol and configure data access definitions

• Add data access definitions from discovered objects on the network

• Monitor and command data values

• Import and Export configuration settings

• Supports three types of user-configurable graphs for data visualization

• Bar graph

• Line graph

• Step graph

• Supports organizing data items into commandable groups

• Allows a variety of data item sorting options

• Supports configuration of an unlimited number of data items

• Supports data value scaling, units text, and decimal or hexadecimal values

• Real-time connection status feedback for all objects

• Supports localization for German language

• Free download, includes demo mode plugin

Android Developer and OEM Customer Features:

• 3rd-party project-specific licensing options available

• Ability to embed application screens as components of other Android applications

• Access plugin services independent of the NetLink application via standard Android APIs

The user's manual as well as documentation for Android developers is available here: http://www.iccdesigns.com/netlink.html