Bosch DCN - General Introduction; Purpose; Scope; Definitions, Acronyms and Abbreviations

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Bosch Security Systems B.V. | 2004 April | External Interface Manual
1 General Introduction
1.1 Purpose
This manual provides a description of all external interfacing facilities provided by the DCN Congress System
from version 7.0 onwards. This includes file formats, descriptions of printouts, logging outputs, API calls and
the DCN DDE server and chip card production.
1.2 Scope
This manual is intended for developers who want to create software and/or hardware that interfaces with the
DCN system.
1.3 Definitions, Acronyms and Abbreviations
ACN Audio Communication Network
API Application Interface
AT Attendance Registration application
BMP Bitmap
CCU Central Control Unit
COP Code Of Practice
CSV Comma Seperated Values
DACC DCN Automatic Camera Control
DB Database
DCN Digital Congress Network
DDB Data Distribution Board
DDE Dynamic Data Exchange
GUI Graphical User Interface
LCD Liquid Christal Display
LD Text/Status Display application
LED Light Emitting Diode
MD Message Distribution application
MM Microphone Management application
MPC Multi PC
MV Multi Voting application
MVGUI GUI of MV application
n.a. Not applicable
NETDDE Network Dynamic Data Exchange
PC Personal Computer
PV Parliamentary Voting application
PVGUI GUI of PV application
RTS Request To Speak list
SI System Installation application
SM Synoptic Microphone Control application
ST Startup application
VD Video Display application
WFW Windows for Workgroups
<CR> Carriage Return (ASCII code 13)
<EOL> End Of Line character (<CR> + <LF>)
<ESC> Escape (ASCII code 27)
<LF> Line Feed (ASCII code 10)
<SEP> Separator character
DCNAPI DCN Application Interface. A set of functions used to manipulate the
current delegate information set used by DCN.
Delegate ID Delegate identification number. A number in the range 1-1000 (single
CCU) or 1-1500 (multi-CCU) that identifies the delegate in the
delegate database. Each delegate has a unique ID-number.
Group name The name of the group for this delegate as determined by the names