Digi IX40 User Manual page 679

Applications
Help for the digidevice maintenance module
Get help for the digidevice maintenance module:
1. Select a device in Remote Manager that is configured to allow shell access to the admin user,
and click Actions > Open Console. Alternatively, log into the IX40 local command line as a user
with shell access.
Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection
menu. Type shell to access the device shell.
2. At the shell prompt, use the python command with no parameters to enter an interactive
Python session:
# python
Python 3.10.1 (main, Mar 30 2023, 23:47:13) [GCC 11.2.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
3. Import the maintenance submodule:
>>> from digidevice import maintenance
>>>
4. Use the help command with maintenance :
>>> help(maintenance )
Help on module digidevice.maintenance in digidevice:
NAME
digidevice.maintenance
DESCRIPTION
API for setting the device's service state. The service state is stored
in runt.
...
5. Use Ctrl-D to exit the Python session. You can also exit the session using exit() or quit().
The digidevice led submodule
Use the led submodule to redefine the purpose of any front-panel LED on the IX40 device. With this
submodule, you can:
Gain control of the LED with the led.acquire() function.
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Define the state of the LED with the led.set() function.
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Use the use() function to create a function that acquires, sets, and releases an LED.
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Optionally release control of the LED with the led.release() function.
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See The use(led) function
IX40 User Guide
for instructions on using these methods.
Develop Python applications
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