Applications
Digidevice module
IX14 User Guide
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Use Remote Manager's SCI interface to create SCI requests that are sent to your IX14 device, and use
the
device_request
module to send responses to those requests to Remote Manager.
See the
Digi Remote Manager Programmers Guide
for more information on SCI.
Task one: Use the device_request module on your IX14 device to create a response
1. Log into the IX14 command line as a user with shell access.
Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an
Access selection
menu
. Type
shell
to access the device shell.
2. At the shell prompt, use the
python
command with no parameters to enter an interactive
Python session:
# python
Python 3.6.13 (default, May
9 2021, 22:49:59)
[GCC 8.3.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
3. Import the
device_request
module:
>>> from digidevice import device_request
>>>
4. Create a function to handle the request from Remote Manager:
>>> def handler(target, request):
print ("received request %s for target %s" % (request, target))
return "OK"
>>>
5. Register a callbackup function that will be called when the device receives a SCI request from
Remote Manager:
>>> device_request.register("myTarget", handler)
>>>
Note
Leave the interactive Python session active while completing task two, below. Once you have
completed task two, exit the interactive session by using
Ctrl-D
. You can also exit the session using
exit()
or
quit()
.
Task two: Create and send an SCI request from Digi Remote Manager
The second step in using the
device_request
module is to create an SCI request that Remote Manager
will forward to the device. For example, you can create in SCI request a the Remote Manager API
explorer:
1. In Remote Manager, click
Documentation
>
API Explorer
.
2. Select the device to use as the SCI target:
a. Click
SCI Targets
.
b. Click
Add Targets
.
c. Enter or select the device ID of the device.
