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Appendix B – Programmer’s Interface for System Diagnostics

Octaire Instruction Manual

Appendix B – Programmer’s Interface

for System Diagnostics

System Component Information

The Octaire displays system information in its splash screen for diagnostic purposes. The information

indicates the current status and well-being for five of the system’s components.

The splash screen* can be accessed using a terminal emulation program, such as HyperTerminal

(see page 26). One of four verbosity settings is specified to provide a level of detail for information on

five system components. Verbosity (i.e., wordiness) refers to the amount of information provided; the

higher the verbosity setting, the more information is displayed. Only one verbosity setting and one

component setting can be entered in a command. The order in which these two settings are entered is

interchangeable.

Note: In a multi-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.

FIG. 45 Example of a default Octaire splash screen

~scr!

[1:Enclosure] AMX AutoPatch Octaire

[2:Storage Blocks] cleared

[3:Communication Interfaces] count = 1

[4:Hardware Boards] detected

Command entered to display

minimal information for each

system component

The system’s component identity

numbers are to the left of each

component

[7:System Sensors] detected