diff --git a/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.cpp b/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.cpp
index d7a8126..9a2d223 100644
--- a/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,37 @@ PLUGIN_STATE ATBDeviceControllerPlugin::initDCPlugin(QObject *eventReceiver, con
 }
 
 
+void ATBDeviceControllerPlugin::sendDeviceParameter(const QJsonObject &jsonObject)
+{
+
+    qCritical() << "ATBDeviceControllerPlugin::sendDeviceParameter:";
+
+
+    // extract location info and store location info in persistent data:
+    QJsonValue jsonSubVal;
+    jsonSubVal = jsonObject["Location"];
+
+    QString locationString = jsonSubVal.toString("");
+
+    if (locationString == "") {
+
+        qCritical() << "    -->  locationString NULL";
+        return;
+    }
+
+
+    uint16_t customerNr = PTUSystem::readCustomerNumber();
+    uint16_t machineNr  = PTUSystem::readMachineNumber();
+    uint16_t borough    = PTUSystem::readZoneNumber();
+    uint16_t zone       = PTUSystem::readGroupNumber();
+    uint16_t alias      = 0;
+    QByteArray locationBa = locationString.toLocal8Bit();
+
+    this->hw->sendMachineID(customerNr, machineNr, borough, zone, alias, locationBa.data());
+}
+
+
+
 void ATBDeviceControllerPlugin::startPhysicalLayer()
 {
     if (!this->isMaster) return;
diff --git a/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.h b/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.h
index dbf3f8d..4db4410 100644
--- a/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.h
+++ b/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ public:
     // interface:
     PLUGIN_STATE initDCPlugin(QObject *eventReceiver, const QSettings & settings);
 
+    void sendDeviceParameter(const QJsonObject & jsonObject);
+
     // TASKS: Cash handling -------------------------------------------------------
     void requestStartCashInput(const QString & amount);
     void requestStopCashInput();