Digital Media Switchers: Send_Commands - AMX Enova DGX 8 Instruction Manual

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Note: For additional information on using NetLinx Studio, refer to the "Instruction Manual – NetLinx
Studio" (available at www.amx.com).
Important: When the BCS tunnel is active, Device ports 2, 3, and 4 in NetLinx Studio are not accessible.

Digital Media Switchers: SEND_COMMANDs

Important: The SEND_COMMANDs listed in this chapter are for the switcher only. For additional information
on NetLinx commands used in conjunction with this product, see the "WebConsole & Programming Guide –
NetLinx Integrated Controllers" (available at www.amx.com).
For the Enova DGX Switcher:
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SEND_COMMANDs for switching control of the Enova DGX Switcher are not limited to the ones in the first table but
can include additional "wrapped" BCS commands as well (e.g., execute local presets and define and execute global
presets).
For complete information on BCS commands supported by Enova DGX Switchers, see the product specific
information in the Instruction Manual – BCS Basic Control Structure Protocol at www.amx.com.
Parts of a command:
SEND_COMMAND
"'CL<L#>I<I#>O<O#>T'"
auxiliary commands]
Note the following port information:
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* Because the Audio Insert/Extract Board can be set to insert/extract audio into/out of video inputs or outputs, the audio
signals from these boards switch in conjunction with the corresponding video signals.
Note: All text is based on a Unicode index.
Instruction Manual – Enova DGX 8/16/32/64 Digital Media Switchers
Port 3 – Supports diagnostic and auxiliary BCS commands built into SEND_COMMANDs
Due to the amount of data associated with some of these commands, responses may take up to 15 seconds to
be returned.
Supports bursting of one or more BCS commands in a single SEND_COMMAND which cannot exceed
1024 characters before waiting for all responses
Port 4 – The connection for the AMX AutoPatch Duet Module
SEND_COMMANDs with embedded basic BCS commands for control operations are sent to Port 2
(see page 168).
SEND_COMMANDs with embedded diagnostic or auxiliary BCS commands are sent to Port 3
(see page 170).
[initiates the command]
[wrapped BCS command tells action to take regarding video signals – or diagnostic or
Commands derive their port addressing from the target D:P:S (Device:Port:System).
To distinguish the functionality of signal input and output ports from the overlapped device port numbers,
the signal input and output numbers are part of the command's action.
Signal inputs and outputs range from 1-8 (Enova DGX 8), 1-16 (Enova DGX 16), 1-32 (Enova DGX 32),
and 1-64 (Enova DGX 64) for video.*
<Device:Port:System>
Integrated Master – NetLinx® Programming
[tells which port the command goes to]
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