Reserved Channels; Axcess Master Mode - AMX AXlink Bus Controllers AXB-232++ Instruction Manual

Reserved Channels

The following table lists the channels reserved on Device 0.
Reserved Channels
Channel
Channel 254
Channel 255

Axcess Master Mode

When an Axcess device is placed in "Master Mode", the Central Controller's
moved to the Axcess device's RS-232 port.
Press the escape key, then type either MC or MD:
where <esc> means "press the Esc key".
Master Mode can be very useful in situations where physical access to the Central
Controller's
Central Controller is located a long distance from the bus device(s)).
AXB-232++ RS-232/422/485 Interface
Function
This is only valid within the device and is not sent to the AXlink Master. Reflects AXlink
status:
• When AXlink is active, this channel is on.
• When AXlink is inactive, this channel is off.
• When this channel changes state, the AXB-232++ generates a PUSH or RELEASE.
Reflects the state of the CTS input. If the AXB-232++ receives a 'CTSPSH' command,
it generates PUSHes for both the Master and the AXB-232++.
<esc>MC - connects the device in Master Mode
<esc>MD - disconnects the device
port is not practical (for example, in installations where the
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Programming
port is
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