Programming

In your terminal program, type "Help" or a question mark ("?") and <Enter> to display the Configuration Port commands listed in the following table.

Configuration Port Commands

Command

Description

 

 

DATE

Displays the current date and day of the week.

 

Example:

 

 

>DATE

 

 

10/31/2004 Wed

 

 

DEVICE HOLDOFF ONOFF

Sets the Master to holdoff devices and not allow them to report online until

 

the NetLinx program has completed executing the DEFINE_START

 

section.

 

 

Example:

 

 

>Device Holdoff ON

 

Device Holdoff Set.

 

This command sets the state of the device holdoff. The GET DEVICE

 

HOLDOFF command reveals whether the state is On or Off.

 

 

DEVICE STATUS <D:P:S>

Displays a list of all active (on) channels for the specified D:P:S. Enter

 

DEVICE STATUS without the D:P:S variable, the Master displays ports,

 

channels, and version information.

 

Displays status of the specified Master.

 

Example (on a local Master):

 

>Device 0 AMX Corp.,NI-2000,v3.00.312 contains 1 Ports.

 

Port

1 - Channels:256 Levels:8

 

 

MaxStringLen=64 Types=8 bit MaxCommandLen=64 Types=8

 

bit

 

 

 

The following input channels are on:None

 

 

The following output channels are on:None

 

 

The following feedback channels are on:None

 

 

Level 1=0 Supported data types=UByte,UInt

 

 

Level 2=0 Supported data types=UByte,UInt

 

 

Level 3=0 Supported data types=UByte,UInt

 

 

Level 4=0 Supported data types=UByte,UInt

 

 

Level 5=0 Supported data types=UByte,UInt

 

 

Level 6=0 Supported data types=UByte,UInt

 

 

Level 7=0 Supported data types=UByte,UInt

 

 

Level 8=0 Supported data types=UByte,UInt

 

 

DISK FREE

Displays the total bytes of free space available on the Master.

 

Example:

 

 

>DISK FREE

 

The disk has 2441216 bytes of free space.

 

 

 

DNS LIST <D:P:S>

Displays:

 

 

• Domain suffix·

 

• Configured DNS IP Information

 

Example:

 

 

>DNS LIST [0:1:0]

 

Domain suffix:amx.com

 

The following DNS IPs are configured

 

Entry 1-192.168.20.5

 

Entry 2-12.18.110.8

 

Entry 3-12.18.110.7

 

 

ECHO OFF

Disables terminal character's echo (display) function.

 

 

ECHO ON

Enables terminal character's echo (display) function.

 

 

GET DEVICE HOLDOFF

Displays the state of the device holdoff setting in the Master.

 

Example:

 

 

>GET DEVICE HOLDOFF

 

Device Holdoff is off.

 

This command reveals the state of the device holdoff set using the

 

DEVICE HOLDOFF ONOFF command.

 

 

 

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