Group commands, Multitasker – Altinex MT101-117 User Manual

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MULTITASKER

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10. [STA1]

This command enables automatic feedback
from the cards installed in the system and
affects any card with auto-feedback capability.
The default at power-on or reset is STA0 or off.
For more details, see the [?Cn] command
definitions for individual cards.

Command Format [STA1]: = On

11. [STA0]

This command disables automatic feedback
from the cards and affects any card with
auto-feedback capability.

The default at

power-on or reset is STA0 or off.

Command Format: [STA0]

GROUP COMMANDS

Group commands allow several cards with the
same functions to be controlled simultaneously with
a single command. Up to 8 groups (G1-G8) may be
defined.

12. [WR]

This command adds cards to a group. In
MultiTasker systems with audio and video cards,
the groups are typically as follows:

Group 1 = Video Cards

Group 2 = Audio Cards

Group 3 = Video and Audio Cards

Command Format: [WRCn

1

Cn

2

…Gk]

Cn = Card ID (n = slot # from 1 to max slots)

Gk = Group ID (k = # from 1-8)

Example:

Add C2, C4, and C6 to G5 by sending the
command [WRC2C4C6G5]. After executing this
command, G5 will consist of C2, C4, and C6.

Now add C8 to G5 by sending [WRC8G5]. C8 is
added to G5, and G5 is not overwritten. View
the contents of G5 by sending [RDG5] and
receiving the following feedback:

[G5=C2C4C6C8]

13. [RMC]

This command removes one or more cards from
a group.

Command Format: [RMCn

1

Cn

2

…Gk]

Cn = Card ID (n= # from 1 to max slots)

Gk = Group ID (k = # from 1-8)

Example:

G5 consists of the C2, C4, C6, and C8. Remove
C6 and C8 by sending [RMC6C8G5]. View the
contents of G5 by sending [RDG5] and receiving
the following feedback:

[G5=C2C4]

14. [RMG]

This command deletes one or all groups.

Command Format: [RMGk]

Gk = Group ID (k = # from 1-8, * for all)

Example:

Remove all cards from G52 by sending [RMG5]:

[G5=0]

Example 2:

Remove all cards from all groups, effectively
deleting all groups, by sending [RMG

*

]. The

system will return the following feedback:

G1-G8: EMPTY

15. [RD]

This command reads and then displays the
members in a group.

Command Format: [RDGk]

Gk = Group ID (k = # from 1-8)

Example:

C2, C4, and C6 make up G5. Read the member
data for G5 by sending the command [RDG5]:

[G5=C2C4C6]

The feedback shows G5 and then the cards that
make up G5. In this case, G5 includes C2, C4,
and C6.

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