diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 106e1df1..c60fbb26 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ The git repositories are hosted at the following sites:
 
 ### Fixed
 
+* Fixed Event parsing and help text for the example uevent and event apps.
+  Fixed initialization of event data by adding static CharacterString for
+  message text. Fixed the event parsing to start at argument zero. (#1221)
 * Fixed You-Are-Request encoding and decoding to use object-id instead
   of unsigned. (#1220)
 * Fixed handling for abort and reject errors in Write Property service. (#1216)
diff --git a/apps/event/main.c b/apps/event/main.c
index db106f39..baf86821 100644
--- a/apps/event/main.c
+++ b/apps/event/main.c
@@ -226,12 +226,14 @@ static void print_help(const char *filename)
            "or an IP string with optional port number like 10.1.2.3:47808\n"
            "or an Ethernet MAC in hex like 00:21:70:7e:32:bb\n");
     printf("\n");
-    (void)filename;
+    printf("Example:\n");
+    printf("%s 123 1 2 binary-value 4 5 6 7 message event\n", filename);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     BACNET_EVENT_NOTIFICATION_DATA event_data = { 0 };
+    BACNET_CHARACTER_STRING event_data_message_text = { 0 };
     unsigned long long_value = 0;
     BACNET_ADDRESS src = { 0 }; /* address where message came from */
     unsigned timeout = 100; /* milliseconds */
@@ -251,6 +253,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     unsigned int target_args = 0;
     const char *filename = NULL;
 
+    event_data.messageText = &event_data_message_text;
     filename = filename_remove_path(argv[0]);
     for (argi = 1; argi < argc; argi++) {
         if (strcmp(argv[argi], "--help") == 0) {
@@ -305,11 +308,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                 Target_Device_Object_Instance = (uint32_t)long_value;
                 target_args++;
             } else if (target_args == 1) {
-                if (!event_notify_parse(
-                        &event_data, argc - argi, &argv[argi])) {
-                    fprintf(stderr, "event=%s invalid\n", argv[argi]);
-                } else {
+                if (event_notify_parse(&event_data, argc - argi, &argv[argi])) {
                     target_args++;
+                    break;
+                } else {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "event parsing invalid\n");
+                    return 1;
                 }
             } else {
                 print_usage(filename);
@@ -317,7 +321,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             }
         }
     }
-    if (target_args < 14) {
+    if (target_args < 2) {
         print_usage(filename);
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/apps/uevent/main.c b/apps/uevent/main.c
index 92dd8469..7fc8aef8 100644
--- a/apps/uevent/main.c
+++ b/apps/uevent/main.c
@@ -26,12 +26,18 @@
 #include "bacnet/basic/binding/address.h"
 #include "bacnet/basic/object/device.h"
 #include "bacnet/basic/sys/filename.h"
+#include "bacnet/basic/sys/mstimer.h"
 #include "bacnet/basic/services.h"
 #include "bacnet/basic/tsm/tsm.h"
 #include "bacnet/datalink/datalink.h"
 #include "bacnet/datalink/dlenv.h"
 #include "bacport.h"
 
+static uint32_t Target_Device_Object_Instance = BACNET_MAX_INSTANCE;
+static BACNET_ADDRESS Target_Address;
+static bool Error_Detected = false;
+static uint8_t Handler_Receive_Buffer[MAX_MPDU] = { 0 };
+
 static void Init_Service_Handlers(void)
 {
     Device_Init(NULL);
@@ -59,13 +65,55 @@ static void print_usage(const char *filename)
         "    [new-state status-flags message notify-type\n"
         "     ack-required from-state to-state]\n",
         filename);
-    printf("       [--dnet][--dadr][--mac]\n");
+    printf("       [--dnet][--dadr][--mac][--device]\n");
     printf("       [--version][--help]\n");
 }
 
 static void print_help(const char *filename)
 {
     printf("Send BACnet UnconfirmedEventNotification message for a device.\n");
+    printf("process-id:\n"
+           "Process Identifier in the receiving device for which the\n"
+           "notification is intended.\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("initiating-device-id: the BACnet Device Object Instance number\n"
+           "that initiated the UnconfirmedEventNotification request.\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf(
+        "event-object-type:\n"
+        "The object type is defined either as the object-type name string\n"
+        "as defined in the BACnet specification, or as the integer value.\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("event-object-instance:\n"
+           "The object instance number of the event object.\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("sequence-number:\n"
+           "The sequence number of the event.\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("notification-class:\n"
+           "The notification-class of the event.\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("priority:\n"
+           "The priority of the event.\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("message-text:\n"
+           "The message text of the event.\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("notify-type:\n"
+           "The notify type of the event.\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("ack-required:\n"
+           "The ack-required of the event (0=FALSE,1=TRUE).\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("from-state:\n"
+           "The from-state of the event.\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("to-state:\n"
+           "The to-state of the event.\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("event-type:\n"
+           "The event-type of the event.\n");
+    printf("\n");
     printf("--mac A\n"
            "Optional BACnet mac address."
            "Valid ranges are from 00 to FF (hex) for MS/TP or ARCNET,\n"
@@ -83,12 +131,25 @@ static void print_help(const char *filename)
            "or an IP string with optional port number like 10.1.2.3:47808\n"
            "or an Ethernet MAC in hex like 00:21:70:7e:32:bb\n");
     printf("\n");
-    (void)filename;
+    printf("--device D:\n"
+           "BACnet Device Object Instance number of the target device.\n"
+           "This application will try and bind with this device using\n"
+           "Who-Is and I-Am services.\n");
+    printf("Example:\n");
+    printf("%s 1 2 binary-value 4 5 6 7 message event\n", filename);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     BACNET_EVENT_NOTIFICATION_DATA event_data = { 0 };
+    BACNET_CHARACTER_STRING event_data_message_text = { 0 };
+    BACNET_ADDRESS src = { 0 }; /* address where message came from */
+    uint16_t pdu_len = 0;
+    unsigned timeout = 100; /* milliseconds */
+    unsigned max_apdu = 0;
+    bool found = false;
+    int apdu_len = 0;
+    struct mstimer apdu_timer = { 0 };
     long dnet = -1;
     BACNET_MAC_ADDRESS mac = { 0 };
     BACNET_MAC_ADDRESS adr = { 0 };
@@ -98,6 +159,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     unsigned int target_args = 0;
     const char *filename = NULL;
 
+    event_data.messageText = &event_data_message_text;
     filename = filename_remove_path(argv[0]);
     for (argi = 1; argi < argc; argi++) {
         if (strcmp(argv[argi], "--help") == 0) {
@@ -136,29 +198,100 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                     specific_address = true;
                 }
             }
+        } else if (strcmp(argv[argi], "--device") == 0) {
+            if (++argi < argc) {
+                Target_Device_Object_Instance = strtol(argv[argi], NULL, 0);
+                if (Target_Device_Object_Instance > BACNET_MAX_INSTANCE) {
+                    fprintf(
+                        stderr, "device=%u exceeds maximum %u\n",
+                        Target_Device_Object_Instance, BACNET_MAX_INSTANCE);
+                    return 1;
+                }
+            }
         } else {
             if (target_args == 0) {
-                if (!event_notify_parse(
-                        &event_data, argc - argi, &argv[argi])) {
-                    fprintf(stderr, "event=%s invalid\n", argv[argi]);
-                } else {
+                if (event_notify_parse(&event_data, argc - argi, &argv[argi])) {
                     target_args++;
+                    break;
+                } else {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "event parsing invalid\n");
+                    return 1;
                 }
-            } else {
-                print_usage(filename);
-                return 1;
             }
         }
     }
+    if (target_args < 1) {
+        print_usage(filename);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    address_init();
     if (specific_address) {
         bacnet_address_init(&dest, &mac, dnet, &adr);
+        address_add(Target_Device_Object_Instance, MAX_APDU, &dest);
+        printf(
+            "Added Device %u to address cache\n",
+            Target_Device_Object_Instance);
+    } else if (Target_Device_Object_Instance == BACNET_MAX_INSTANCE) {
+        printf("Using broadcast to notify device\n");
+        bacnet_address_init(&dest, NULL, BACNET_BROADCAST_NETWORK, NULL);
+        address_add(Target_Device_Object_Instance, MAX_APDU, &dest);
     }
     /* setup my info */
     Device_Set_Object_Instance_Number(BACNET_MAX_INSTANCE);
     Init_Service_Handlers();
     dlenv_init();
     atexit(datalink_cleanup);
-    Send_UEvent_Notify(&Handler_Transmit_Buffer[0], &event_data, &dest);
+    mstimer_init();
+    mstimer_set(&apdu_timer, apdu_timeout());
+    /* try to bind with the device */
+    found = address_bind_request(
+        Target_Device_Object_Instance, &max_apdu, &Target_Address);
+    if (!found) {
+        Send_WhoIs(
+            Target_Device_Object_Instance, Target_Device_Object_Instance);
+    }
+    /* main loop: run until the event notification is sent or
+       an error/timeout occurs */
+    for (;;) {
+        if (found) {
+            if (Target_Device_Object_Instance == BACNET_MAX_INSTANCE) {
+                /* use BACNET_ADDRESS API */
+                apdu_len = Send_UEvent_Notify(
+                    Handler_Transmit_Buffer, &event_data, &Target_Address);
+            } else {
+                /* use device API */
+                apdu_len = Send_UEvent_Notify_Device(
+                    Handler_Transmit_Buffer, &event_data,
+                    Target_Device_Object_Instance);
+            }
+            if (apdu_len <= 0) {
+                printf("Error: Failed to send UEvent Notification!\n");
+                Error_Detected = true;
+            } else {
+                printf(
+                    "Sent UEvent Notification (%u bytes) to device %u\n",
+                    apdu_len, Target_Device_Object_Instance);
+                break;
+            }
+        } else {
+            found = address_bind_request(
+                Target_Device_Object_Instance, &max_apdu, &Target_Address);
+        }
+        /* returns 0 bytes on timeout */
+        pdu_len = datalink_receive(
+            &src, &Handler_Receive_Buffer[0], MAX_MPDU, timeout);
+        /* process */
+        if (pdu_len) {
+            npdu_handler(&src, &Handler_Receive_Buffer[0], pdu_len);
+        }
+        if (Error_Detected) {
+            break;
+        }
+        if (mstimer_expired(&apdu_timer)) {
+            printf("\rError: APDU Timeout!\n");
+            Error_Detected = true;
+        }
+    }
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/bacnet/basic/service/s_uevent.c b/src/bacnet/basic/service/s_uevent.c
index 5c7305f0..73e1ebd2 100644
--- a/src/bacnet/basic/service/s_uevent.c
+++ b/src/bacnet/basic/service/s_uevent.c
@@ -47,3 +47,33 @@ int Send_UEvent_Notify(
 
     return bytes_sent;
 }
+
+/**
+ * @brief Sends an Unconfirmed Alarm/Event Notification.
+ * @ingroup BIBB-AE-N-A
+ * @param buffer [in,out] The buffer to build the message in for sending.
+ * @param data [in] The information about the Event to be sent.
+ * @param device_id [in] ID of the destination device
+ * @return Size of the message sent (bytes), or a negative value on error.
+ */
+int Send_UEvent_Notify_Device(
+    uint8_t *buffer,
+    const BACNET_EVENT_NOTIFICATION_DATA *data,
+    uint32_t device_id)
+{
+    int bytes_sent = 0;
+    BACNET_ADDRESS dest = { 0 };
+    unsigned max_apdu = 0;
+    bool status = false;
+    uint8_t segmentation = 0;
+    uint16_t maxsegments = 0;
+
+    /* is the device bound? */
+    status = address_segment_get_by_device(
+        device_id, &max_apdu, &dest, &segmentation, &maxsegments);
+    if (status) {
+        bytes_sent = Send_UEvent_Notify(buffer, data, &dest);
+    }
+
+    return bytes_sent;
+}
diff --git a/src/bacnet/basic/service/s_uevent.h b/src/bacnet/basic/service/s_uevent.h
index 4958b9aa..04c32b4e 100644
--- a/src/bacnet/basic/service/s_uevent.h
+++ b/src/bacnet/basic/service/s_uevent.h
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ int Send_UEvent_Notify(
     const BACNET_EVENT_NOTIFICATION_DATA *data,
     BACNET_ADDRESS *dest);
 
+BACNET_STACK_EXPORT
+int Send_UEvent_Notify_Device(
+    uint8_t *buffer,
+    const BACNET_EVENT_NOTIFICATION_DATA *data,
+    uint32_t device_id);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif /* __cplusplus */
diff --git a/src/bacnet/event.c b/src/bacnet/event.c
index 25d18cd6..17cf53ba 100644
--- a/src/bacnet/event.c
+++ b/src/bacnet/event.c
@@ -3139,7 +3139,7 @@ bool event_notify_parse(
     BACNET_PROPERTY_STATES tag = PROP_STATE_BOOLEAN_VALUE;
     BACNET_BIT_STRING *pBitString = NULL;
 
-    for (argi = 1; argi < argc; argi++) {
+    for (argi = 0; argi < argc; argi++) {
         if (target_args == 1) {
             /* process-id */
             if (!bacnet_string_to_uint32(