ActuatorAgent

This agent is used to access the control points of a controller. Agents may request scheduled times, called Tasks, to interact with one or more devices.

The interactions with the ActuatorAgent are handled via pub/sub interface provided by the message bus. The available points for a Catalyst 472 are detailed here.

Note: VOLTTRON 3.0 adds an RPC communication option which makes interacting with platform services much simpler. It is recommended RPC be used for interacting with the ActuatorAgent. The following pages are being updated but in the meantime, an example of upgrading a 2.0 agent to a 3.0 agent to interact with the actuator can be found here

Actuator Agent Communication

Scheduling and canceling a Task.

Interacting with a device via the ActuatorAgent.

AcutatorAgent responses to a schedule or cancel request.

Schedule state announcements.

What happens when a running Task is preempted.

Setup heartbeat signal for a device.

ActuatorAgent configuration.

Notes on programming agents to work with the ActuatorAgent