Why has all my outlet programming changed

Jyetman · 04/26/2017, 10:57 AM

In all my outlet programs the command outlet has been changed to output why? Do I need to change them all back to outlet?

scuzy · 04/26/2017, 11:10 AM

Neptune is phasing out outlet command. Read their doc.

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FullBoreReefer · 04/26/2017, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by scuzy

Neptune is phasing out outlet command. Read their doc.

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No matter the reason, that's dumb

RussM · 04/26/2017, 05:07 PM

Allow me to offer a bit of clarification. The keyword 'outlet' is and will continue to be available, but will be converted to 'output'. In a nutshell, the keyword 'outlet' in programming is now an alias for 'output'. There are reasons for this: In the early days, there were only "outlets" on the old DirectConnect power bars; as the Neptune controllers evolved, there are now at least 12 different types of outputs. It's unclear and inaccurate to to use the term 'outlet' to refer to all types of outlets. Now, only EnergyBar outlets are called 'outlets'; this nomenclature change was started when APEX Fusion first came online, where only EB outputs are called outlets, and all other types of outputs have their own unique descriptor, such as 'virtual', 'alert', 'radion', or 'wav', just to list a few. This convention was also used from Day 1 of the Apex 2016, and has subsequently been retrofitted into the Apex Classic firmware. Programming now reflects that... for example, these two statements are functionally the same:

If Outlet ABCD = ON Then ON
If Output ABCD = ON Then ON

You can continue to use the older syntax containing 'Outlet'; it will simply be automatically converted to 'Output' if used.

04/26/2017, 10:57 AM	#1
Jyetman Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,712	Why has all my outlet programming changed In all my outlet programs the command outlet has been changed to output why? Do I need to change them all back to outlet?

04/26/2017, 11:10 AM	#2
scuzy Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 6,499	Neptune is phasing out outlet command. Read their doc. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

04/26/2017, 05:07 PM	#4
RussM Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: El Cajon, CA Posts: 7,818	Allow me to offer a bit of clarification. The keyword 'outlet' is and will continue to be available, but will be converted to 'output'. In a nutshell, the keyword 'outlet' in programming is now an alias for 'output'. There are reasons for this: In the early days, there were only "outlets" on the old DirectConnect power bars; as the Neptune controllers evolved, there are now at least 12 different types of outputs. It's unclear and inaccurate to to use the term 'outlet' to refer to all types of outlets. Now, only EnergyBar outlets are called 'outlets'; this nomenclature change was started when APEX Fusion first came online, where only EB outputs are called outlets, and all other types of outputs have their own unique descriptor, such as 'virtual', 'alert', 'radion', or 'wav', just to list a few. This convention was also used from Day 1 of the Apex 2016, and has subsequently been retrofitted into the Apex Classic firmware. Programming now reflects that... for example, these two statements are functionally the same: If Outlet ABCD = ON Then ON If Output ABCD = ON Then ON You can continue to use the older syntax containing 'Outlet'; it will simply be automatically converted to 'Output' if used.