Appendix B – Programmer’s Interface for System Diagnostics
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Instruction Manual – HDMI-UTPRO-0808
Appendix B – Programmer’s Interface
for System Diagnostics
System Component Information
The HDMI UTPro displays system information in its splash screen* for diagnostic purposes. The information indicates
the current status and well-being of the system components.
The splash screen can be accessed using a terminal emulation program (see page 39). One of four verbosity** settings is
specified as a BCS command***, which provides either a list of the five system components with minimal information
(FIG. 69) or a level of detailed information on one of the five components. Only one verbosity setting and one
component setting can be entered in a command. The order in which the verbosity and component settings are entered is
interchangeable.
Note:
In a multiple-enclosure system, the splash screen displays information only for the enclosure that is
connected directly to the PC.
* AMX reserves the right to add to the contents of the splash screen at any time, without notice.
** Verbosity (i.e., wordiness) refers to the amount of information provided; the higher the verbosity setting, the more
information is displayed.
*** BCS (Basic Control Structure) commands are sent as ASCII characters through the RS-232 port.
For additional information on BCS commands, see the
Instruction Manual
–
BCS Basic Control Structure Protocol
at
www.amx.com.
Verbosity Settings
The verbosity (
v
) settings (
v0
,
v1
,
v2
,
v3
) correspond to the level of detail that will be displayed, with
v0
being the
lowest level of detail and
v3
being the highest level.
FIG. 69
Example of an HDMI UTPro splash screen
Command entered to display minimal
information for all system components
The system’s component identity numbers
are to the left of each component
~scr!
[1:Enclosure] AutoPatch HDMI-UTPRO-0808
[2:Storage Blocks] cleared
[3:Communication Interfaces] count = 4
[4:Hardware Boards] detected
[5:VM Configuration] count = 3
