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ASMi-450 Control from the Control Port

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ASMi-450 Installation and Operation Manual

4.4 ASMi-450 Supervision Language

This paragraph presents the ASMi-450 supervision language syntax, usage, and
set of commands.

Command
Language Syntax

Commands can only be entered when the ASMi-450 control port prompt is

displayed. The prompt is ASMI>, and it always appears at the beginning of
a new line. The cursor appears to the right of the prompt.

Commands are case-insensitive, e.g. you can type commands in either lower
case and/or upper case letters.

To correct typing errors, backspace by pressing the BACKSPACE key until
the error is cleared, and then type again the correct command.

Use space as a separator between command fields and/or parameters.

Commands must end with a carriage return .

To cancel the current command, press BREAK or type CTRL-C. You will
obtain again the ASMi-450 prompt.

Command Options

The following general types of options are available with some commands. See
details in the command set index, Table 4-1.

Option

Meaning

Example of Usage

/A

All

CLR ALM /A

Clears all the alarms stored by the alarm buffer

/C

Clear

DSP ALM /C

Displays all the alarms stored by the alarm buffer, and then clears all

the alarms in the ON state stored by the alarm buffer

/CA

Clear all

DSP ALM /CA

Displays all the alarms stored by the alarm buffer, and then clears all

the alarms stored by the alarm buffer

/R

Repeat automatically

command execution.

Available only when

node address is 0

DSP ST PORT /R

Enables you to monitor the status of the user's data port.

Command
Protocol

If AUTOBAUD is on, start any session by pressing the key three

times in sequence. This will ensure identification of terminal data rate.

When the ASMi-450 uses a non-zero node address, it expects an address
before responding to the terminal commands. No response will occur until
the node number is received and acknowledged by the addressed
ASMi-450.

Acknowledgment is indicated by the echoing of the node address part, i.e.
Nodennn, where stands for space.