Chapter 5: Using the Command Line Interface
Actuator Configuration Commands
An actuator configuration command begins with
actuator
. You can
configure the name and location parameters of an individual actuator.
You can configure various parameters for one actuator at a time. See
Multi-Command Syntax
(on page 504).
Change the name:
actuator <n> name "<name>"
Set the X coordinate:
actuator <n> xlabel "<coordinate>"
Set the Y coordinate:
actuator <n> ylabel "<coordinate>"
Set the Z coordinate:
actuator <n> zlabel "<z_label>"
Modify the actuator's description:
actuator <n> description "<description>"
Variables:
• <n> is the ID number assigned to the actuator. The ID number can be
found using the BCM2 web interface or CLI. It is an integer starting
at 1.
• <name> is a string comprising up to 64 ASCII printable characters.
The <name> variable must be enclosed in quotes when it contains
spaces.
• <coordinate> is a string comprising up to 24 ASCII printable
characters, and it must be enclosed in quotes.
• There are two types of values for the <z_label> variable, depending
on the Z coordinate format you set:
Free form <coordinate> is a string comprising up to 24 ASCII
printable characters, and it must be enclosed in
quotes.
Rack units <coordinate> is an integer number in rack units.