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Numeric
String
Decimal (123) 1 to 3 decimal digits
Unquoted
Commands with string arguments
automatically interpret argument as
string (spaces and commas not
allowed).
Hex (0x3D)
0xNN where NN are 2 hex digits
from 0-9, A-F or a-f
Double quoted
One or more characters surrounded
by double quotes (“An Argument”).
Single quoted
One or more characters surrounded
by single quotes ('An Argument').
Table 5: Basic Argument Types
Arguments are shown in the Help command output surrounded by square brackets '[Arg]' or parenthesis '(Arg)'.
Square brackets indicate an optional argument and parenthesis indicate a required argument. Any optional
argument specified requires that all prior optional arguments are also specified. Table 6 lists currently used
command argument types.
Argument
Valid Range
Meaning
Boolean
0/1, T/F, True/False
Boolean true or false value.
Cmd
String
MASCOT command.
Cond
String
Dest
1-N
Destination number (N = Count of destinations)
IP
D.D.D.D
IP address string argument, specified as 4 decimal numbers from 0 to 255
separated by periods.
Json
String
JSON formatted string, the structure of which depends on the command.
The JSON string should be quoted in single quote characters when
specifying a JSON value in a command.
Label
String
A string label argument, max of 8 characters.
Lvl
1-N
Level number (N = Count of system levels)
Netmask
D.D.D.D
Network mask string argument, specified as 4 decimal numbers from 0 to
255 separated by periods. Must be a valid IPv4 netmask.
Number
Numeric value. Valid values depends on command.
Preset
0-9
Preset number (preset 0 is special Startup preset)
Parameter
Src
1-N or 0
Source number (N = Count of sources), 0 acts as mute (if supported).
String
String
A generic string argument (max length depends on the command).
Value
A general value. Value type depends on setting. See
Table 6: Command Argument Types
3.6 System Parameters
MASCOT protocol version 3.0 adds commands for setting and querying configuration and other system
parameters. These commands greatly simplify the MASCOT command set and supersede several configuration
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