App Actions

Each app downlink message can include an actions array of one or more action objects. Every action has an a (action name) and a p (parameter).

{
  "app": {
    "mydv": {
      "actions": [
        {
          "a": "beep",
          "p": "AT1",
        },
      ],
    },
  },
}

Quick reference

Action	Short	Param	Description
netact	na	network name	Activate a network
netdeact	nd	network name	Deactivate a network
beep	–	alert code	Play alert tone
vibr	–	vibr song	Play vibration pattern
msg	–	string	Show status bar message
led0–led3	–	LED command	Control a single LED
delmsg	d	message id	Delete a msglist entry
gotoWidget	gw	widget id	Open a widget’s DED
show	–	widget id	Make widget visible
hide	–	widget id	Hide widget
updateLocal	–	path:value	Update widget value locally
updateRemote	–	path or path:value	Push widget value to backend
updateOutput	–	path:value	Update a devcfg attribute
pb	–	(none)	Go back one page
run	r	command	Run a system command
closeded	–	(none)	Close the current DED

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netact / na action

Activates a network by its configuration name. The network must already be defined in your network section; see Network Setup.

Configuration variables

• a (Required, string): netact or its short alias na.
• p (Required, string): The name of the network configuration to activate (e.g., k1, b1, q1, l1).

{
  "a": "netact",
  "p": "k1",
}

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netdeact / nd action

Deactivates a network by its configuration name.

Configuration variables

• a (Required, string): netdeact or its short alias nd.
• p (Required, string): The name of the network configuration to deactivate.

{
  "a": "netdeact",
  "p": "k1",
}

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beep action

Plays an alert tone or beep pattern through the device speaker. The actual duration and volume are limited by the current devcfg.audioout settings.

Configuration variables

• a (Required, string): Must be beep.
• p (Required, string): The audio code to play. One of:

Code	Type	Description
AT1	Tone	1 kHz continuous
AT2	Tone	2 kHz continuous
AT5	Tone	500 Hz continuous
ABS	Beep	Slow beeps
ABF	Beep	Fast beeps
ABE	Beep	Extremely fast beeps

Duration and volume are constrained by devcfg.audioout.durMS and devcfg.audioout.vol. See Audio Config.

{
  "a": "beep",
  "p": "AT1",
}

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vibr action

Plays a vibration pattern on the haptic motor.

Configuration variables

• a (Required, string): Must be vibr.
• p (Required, string): Vibration song. A sequence of V (vibrate) and S (silence) tokens, each followed by a duration in units of 100 ms.

Token	Meaning
V + number	Vibrate for number × 100 ms
S + number	Silence for number × 100 ms

Example: V10S10V20 = vibrate 1 s, silence 1 s, vibrate 2 s.

{
  "a": "vibr",
  "p": "V10S10V20S10V30",
}

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msg action

Shows a short status message on the device screen.

Configuration variables

• a (Required, string): Must be msg.
• p (Required, string): Text to display (max ~40 characters).

{
  "a": "msg",
  "p": "Hello world",
}

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led0 / led1 / led2 / led3 action

Controls a single LED. The action name selects the LED (0–3).

Configuration variables

• a (Required, string): One of led0, led1, led2, led3.
• p (Required, string): LED command. One of:

Code	Meaning
S1	Set ON
S0	Set OFF
B1	Blink fast
B0	Blink slow
F1	Flash long
F0	Flash short
P + number	Pulse: on for number × 10 ms (e.g., P100 = 1 s)

{
  "a": "led0",
  "p": "P100",
}

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delmsg / d action

Deletes a message from a msglist widget by its ID.

Configuration variables

• a (Required, string): delmsg or its short alias d.
• p (Required, string): The ID of the message to delete.

{
  "a": "delmsg",
  "p": "5",
}

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gotoWidget / gw action

Opens the DED (detail view) for a widget. For msglist widgets, the DED opens at the first unread message.

Configuration variables

• a (Required, string): gotoWidget or its short alias gw.
• p (Required, string): Widget identifier in dv.widgetname or app.dv.widgetname format.

If two widgets with the same name exist in a DV, the first one found is used.

{
  "a": "gotoWidget",
  "p": "duress.alerts",
}

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show action

Makes a hidden widget visible.

Configuration variables

• a (Required, string): Must be show.
• p (Required, string): Full widget path (e.g., app.dv.widget).

{
  "a": "show",
  "p": "app.home.duress_flag",
}

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hide action

Hides a visible widget.

Configuration variables

• a (Required, string): Must be hide.
• p (Required, string): Full widget path (e.g., app.dv.widget).

{
  "a": "hide",
  "p": "app.home.duress_flag",
}

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updateLocal action

Updates a widget’s value locally on the device without sending a notification to the backend.

Configuration variables

• a (Required, string): Must be updateLocal.
• p (Required, string): A string in the format "path:value", where path is the widget identifier and value is the new value.

{
  "a": "updateLocal",
  "p": "app.myapp.counter:42",
}

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updateRemote action

Sends a widget’s current value to the backend, or forces a specific value.

Configuration variables

• a (Required, string): Must be updateRemote.
• p (Required, string): If only a path is given (e.g., "app.dv.widget"), the device reads the current widget value and sends it uplink. If a value is appended with a colon ("app.dv.widget:value"), that value is sent instead.

{
  "a": "updateRemote",
  "p": "app.duress.alerts",
}

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updateOutput action

Changes a devcfg attribute directly from an app action, without using the devcfg message envelope.

Configuration variables

• a (Required, string): Must be updateOutput.
• p (Required, string): A string in the format "devcfg.group.param:value".

{
  "a": "updateOutput",
  "p": "devcfg.uiperi.show:true",
}

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pb (page back) action

Navigates back one page in the UI history stack. No parameter is needed.

{
  "a": "pb",
}

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run / r action

Executes a system command.

Configuration variables

• a (Required, string): run or its short alias r.
• p (Required, string): The command to run. One of:

Command	Description
ota	Trigger an over‑the‑air DFU check
reboot	Reboot the device

{
  "a": "run",
  "p": "ota",
}

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closeded action

Closes the currently open DED (detail view). No parameter is needed.

{
  "a": "closeded",
}

Related pages

• App Downlink — how app messages are structured
• Uplink App Events — how the device reports button presses
• Msglist Protocol — how to manage message lists
• Audio Config — beep volume & duration limits
• Network Setup — valid network names for netact / netdeact