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 212).
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 235).
Note: DGX_SHELL Commands are case-sensitive.
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