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Instruction Manual – Enova DGX 8/16/32 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.
Note: For additional information on using NetLinx Studio, refer to the “Operation/Reference Guide –
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:
SEND_COMMANDs with embedded basic BCS commands for control operations are sent to
Port 2 (see page 153).
SEND_COMMANDs with embedded diagnostic or auxiliary BCS commands are sent to
Port 3 (see page 155).
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 [initiates command] <Device:Port:System> [tells which port command goes to]
"'CL<L#>I<I#>O<O#>T'" [wrapped BCS command tells action to take regarding video signals – or
diagnostic or auxiliary commands]
Note the following port information:
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), and 1-32
(Enova DGX 32) for video.*
* 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.
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