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Appendix A – Product Specific BCS Commands
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Instruction Manual – BCS Basic Control Structure Protocol
Octaire
Octaire systems support the following items:
General Commands
Executing and disconnecting switches (see page 6 and page 7)
Verifying signal status (see page 8)
Defining and executing global presets (see page 11); this product supports 64 global presets
Error Code Reporting (see page 41)
Audio Commands (if system contains audio)
If the Octaire routes audio signals, it supports the following audio commands.
Digital output volume control – absolute, relative, and increment/decrement methods
(see page 13)
Verifying volume status (see page 15)
Muting and un-muting outputs (see page 14)
Digital input gain control – absolute, relative, and increment/decrement methods (see page 16)
Verifying input gain status (see page 18)
Specific Commands and Conditions
When entering commands, use L0 (or omit level) for routing the All level (audio-follow-
video), L1 for routing the Video level, and L2 for routing the Audio level
Does not support local preset commands
Diagnostic Commands
The Octaire displays system information in its splash screen for diagnostic purposes. The information
indicates the current status and well-being for some of the system components. For information on
system diagnostics that includes the commands and applies to all systems that support diagnostic
commands, see page 45.
Component Settings
The Octaire supports six component identity number settings (i0 through i4 and i7) in the following
table.
Tip: The information in the table above is displayed when you enter ~scr! or ~scri0v0!
Auxiliary Commands
Component Identity Number
All Components i0
Enclosure i1
Storage Blocks i2
Communication Interfaces i3
Hardware / Boards i4
System Sensors i7
Auxiliary Commands Supported by Octaire
To cause a warm reboot ~app!
To view a splash screen with the lowest level of verbosity ~scr!