Terminal View - AMX Enova DGX 8 Instruction Manual

Appendix A – DGX Configuration Software

Terminal View

The Terminal view provides basic terminal emulation. This view allows you to enter and send BCS
(Basic Control Structure), auxiliary, diagnostic, and DGX Shell commands to the system.
Note: If you plan to use the terminal emulation function of the software, a serial connection is
required.
Important: You must click the Connect button to establish serial communication with the system
before you can use the terminal emulation function in the DGX Configuration Software. When done,
be sure to click the Disconnect button.
BCS Commands
AMX AutoPatch has developed BCS protocol (a command language) for control operations. For
complete information on BCS commands, see the Instruction Manual – BCS Basic Control Structure
Protocol at www.amx.com.
Auxiliary BCS Commands
Auxiliary commands are also included in the Instruction Manual – BCS Basic Control Structure
Protocol at www.amx.com. The two most common auxiliary commands are: ~app! (to cause a warm
reboot) and ~scr! (to view a splash screen).
Diagnostic BCS Commands
Diagnostic commands are covered in Appendix D (see page 199).
DGX_SHELL Commands
The Enova DGX Switcher supports a number of shell (command-line interpreter) commands for a
variety of functions, both basic and advanced (see page 219).
Note: DGX_SHELL Commands are case-sensitive.
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