Thinklogical TLX Series User Manual

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TLX Matrix Switch ASCII API V5 iii Rev. I, January 2019
Table of Contents
PREFACE................................................................................................................................................ 1
About Thinklogical® ...................................................................................................................... 1
About This Manual ....................................................................................................................... 2
Note and Warning Symbols ...................................................................................................... 2
Font Conventions Used in this Manual ..................................................................................... 2
REGULATORY & SAFETY REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................ 3
Symbols Found on Our Products .................................................................................................. 3
Regulatory Compliance ................................................................................................................ 3
North America .......................................................................................................................... 3
Australia & New Zealand .......................................................................................................... 4
European Union ....................................................................................................................... 4
Declaration of Conformity ..................................................................................................... 4
Standards with Which Our Products Comply ............................................................................................ 4
Supplementary Information .......................................................................................................... 4
OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................. 5
API Version 4 Commands That Were Modified in Version 5 ......................................................... 5
Uni-directional vs. Bi-directional ................................................................................................... 5
CONVENSIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 5
Port Numbers ............................................................................................................................... 5
Results ......................................................................................................................................... 6
COMMANDS ........................................................................................................................................... 6
 CONNECTION COMMANDS ......................................................................................................... 6
Connect ........................................................................................................................................ 6
Disconnect ................................................................................................................................... 7
Macro ........................................................................................................................................... 7
XPUT ........................................................................................................................................... 8
 STATUS COMMANDS ................................................................................................................... 8
STATUS ....................................................................................................................................... 8
XSTATUSIO and XSTATUSOI ..................................................................................................... 9
XGET ........................................................................................................................................... 9
 SYSTEM INFORMATION COMMANDS ........................................................................................ 9
XVERSION ................................................................................................................................... 9
XINSTALLED ............................................................................................................................. 10
XMAXCARDS* ........................................................................................................................... 10
Table 1: XMAXCARDS Return Values .................................................................................. 10
XMAXPORTS ............................................................................................................................. 10
XCTIME...................................................................................................................................... 11
XTYPE**..................................................................................................................................... 11
XLASTEVENT ............................................................................................................................ 12
XPORTCONFIG ......................................................................................................................... 12
XRESET ..................................................................................................................................... 12
XALARM .................................................................................................................................... 12
XQUIT ........................................................................................................................................ 12
XCRON and XCROFF ................................................................................................................ 12
XOPTIONS ................................................................................................................................. 13
XHELP ....................................................................................................................................... 14
* Modified from Version 4
** New to Version 5

Thinklogical TLX Series Specifications

General

Brand	Thinklogical
Model	TLX Series
Category	Extender
Language	English