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Crestron 3-Series Control Systems Reference Guide
Reference Guide – DOC. 7150A 3-Series Control Systems • 13
3-Series Console Commands
Introduction
The 3-Series processor is capable of understanding and responding to a set of
recognizable words known as console commands. The commands are sent through
the Text Console in Crestron Toolbox. The processor, in essence, is a computer
capable of interpreting commands received by the console via the following
methods:
• USB communication with a PC via the USB port on the control system
• Ethernet communication via CTP (Crestron Terminal Protocol—
reserved port number, default port is 41795)*
• Ethernet communication via Secure CTP over a SSL connection to port
41797 at the IP address of the processor*
• Telnet (default port is 23)*
• Cresnet for processors operating in the Cresnet slave mode (refer to
“Master-Slave Mode” on page 30)
Another method for submitting a command to the console is to use the “Console” or
“User Program Commands” symbols in SIMPL Windows in the control system
program. The “Console” symbol transmits and receives serial data to and from the
control system’s console. The “User Program Commands” symbol allows data typed
at the console to be sent to the program.
NOTE: The method of transmitting each command to the control system varies
from command to command.
SIMPL Windows Symbols
Enable Special Symbols
The “Console” and “User Program Commands” symbols only appear in the System
Control folder in the Symbol Library after enabling a special symbol set for display.
To enable this set while in SIMPL Windows, select Options | Preferences, which
opens the “SIMPL Windows Preferences” window. In the Program Editing tab and
under the Symbol Set area, select Special as shown in the following diagram. Click
OK.
* These methods are only available if the control system supports Ethernet.