Section 7: Command reference
Models 707B and 708B Switching Matrix Reference Manual
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707B-901-01 Rev. A / August 2010
Channel patterns are lost when power is cycled.
Channel patterns are stored when you run the
createconfigscript()
command.
The following restrictions exist when naming a channel pattern:
•
The name must contain only letters, numbers, or underscores
•
The name must start with a letter
•
The name is case sensitive
Examples of valid names:
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Channels
•
Chans
•
chans
•
Path1
•
Path20
•
path_3
Examples of invalid names:
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1path
(invalid because it starts with a number)
•
my chans
(invalid because it contains a space)
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My,chans
(invalid because it contains a comma)
•
Path1:10
( invalid because it contains a colon)
An error is generated if:
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The
name
parameter already exists as a label
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Any channel is forbidden to close
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Insufficient memory exists to create the channel pattern
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The parameter string contains
slotX
(where
X
equals 1 to 6 for Model 707B, or 1 for Model 708B) or
allslots
•
The name parameter contains a space character
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The pattern name exceeds 19 characters