Common Dxlink Fiber Tx/ Rx Send_Commands - AMX DXF-TX-MMD Instruction Manual

Common DXLink Fiber TX/ RX SEND_COMMANDs

Common NetLinx SEND_COMMANDs for the DXLink Fiber Transmitters and Receivers are provided in the following
table. These commands can be sent to any valid port (Port 1 through Port 8); the #3 Toggle must be set to ON.
Common NetLinx SEND-COMMANDs (Transmitters and Receivers)
Command
?FWVERSION
Requests the firmware version
of the Transmitter or Receiver.
LED-DIS
Receivers: Disable all LEDs to
the right of the Program port.
Transmitters: Disable all LEDs
to the right of the Power LED.
LED-EN
Receivers: Enable all LEDs to
the right of the Program port.
Transmitters: Enable all LEDs
to the right of the Power LED.
REBOOT
Reboot the unit.
SET_NDX_DESC
Set Friendly name and location
for NDP.
Instruction Manual – DXLink Fiber Transmitters and Receivers
Description
Syntax:
SEND_COMMAND <DEV>,"'?FWVERSION'"
Example:
SEND_COMMAND dvRX,"'?FWVERSION'"
Returns a COMMAND of the form:
FWVERSION <version-string>
Syntax:
LED-DIS
Example:
SEND_COMMAND DEVICE_1,"'LED-DIS'"
Receivers: Disables all LEDs to the right of the Program port on DEVICE_1.
Transmitters: Disables all LEDs to the right of the Power LED on DEVICE_1.
Note: This parameter does not get stored in non-volatile memory. LEDs are enabled
by default at each power-up.
Syntax:
LED-EN
Example:
SEND_COMMAND DEVICE_1,"'LED-EN'"
Receivers: Enables all LEDs to the right of the Program port on DEVICE_1.
Transmitters: Enables all LEDs to the right of the Power LED on DEVICE_1.
Syntax:
REBOOT
Example:
SEND_COMMAND DEVICE_1,"'REBOOT'"
Reboots DEVICE_1.
Syntax:
SET_NDX_DESC-friendly name:location
Max of 25 characters for friendly name and max of 25 characters for location. If more
than 25 characters are sent for either friendly name or location, they will be truncated
to a max of 25 characters.
Neither the friendly name nor the location should contain a ":" character, as that is
used as a delimiter.
Note: This command requires a reboot to enable new settings.
NetLinx Programming – DXLink Fiber TXs/RXs
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