AN-016 Protégé Server ODBC Database Connectivity

PROTÉGÉ SYSTEM
Introduction
The Protégé System is a powerful integrated alarm and access control management system designed
to provide integration with building automation, apartment complex control and HVAC in one flexible
package. Communicating through a proprietary high speed protocol across an encrypted RS-485
network using modular-based hardware design, system installers have the flexibility to accommodate
any installation from small or large, residential or commercial.
Application Note Information
Focusing on interoperability and flexible database integration the Protégé System allows Integrated
Control Technology to provide access to the external global user table for programming from a remote
application or database. Connectivity with remote Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, MSDE,
MySQL and Oracle databases can be achieved using a simple linked table approach.
Connections can also be used with any application that is able to utilise SQL and Database connections
from a programming environment.
The following application note describes the procedures to connect to the Protégé SQL Server
Database using an ODBC connection. The example details an interface in to the global external users
table which automatically adds and downloads users to the Protégé System Controllers. This example
uses a simple MS Access *.MDB file with a linked table. The example can be downloaded from the
software download section.
Firmware Version
This application note does not utilise firmware from the system controller or Protégé Modules. We
recommend that this application note is used in conjunction with the latest available release of the
Protégé Integrated System Management Suite.
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