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    <alllinks galcontinue="Components_of_the_iRidium_Software_Package|1" />
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  <query>
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      <page pageid="2" ns="0" title="IRidium Script API" />
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      <page pageid="234" ns="0" title="Modbus" />
      <page pageid="246" ns="0" title="Examples of Controlling Equipment of the KNX Bus" />
      <page pageid="582" ns="0" title="Setting up Connection to KNX" />
      <page pageid="609" ns="0" title="Basic Operation of iRidium with the KNX Bus Equipment via KNX IP BAOS" />
      <page pageid="660" ns="0" title="Description of iRidium for Modbus" />
      <page pageid="675" ns="0" title="Examples of Communication with Modbus Variables" />
      <page pageid="1086" ns="0" title="Control of Z-Audio Server (HDL-BUS Pro)" />
    </pages>
  </query>
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