Utilities: gchanctl

    Usage:

    gchanctl hostname
    gchanctl hostname -c channel
    gchanctl hostname -c channel args...

    Arguments:
        -p portno Set server port on hostname (default=7000)
        -erl xSet error-reporting level to x (meaning is card specific)
        -speed xSet channel to preset speed index x.
        -term on|offSet channel termination (if supported by channel type)
        -initSoft-initialize channel
        -hinitHard-initialize channel
        -blm x -win ySet bus load monitor mode to x with period/window of y>
    blm mode 0 = bus load monitor off
    blm mode 1 = avg over time; y = seconds
    blm mode 2 = avg over #messages; y = window

    gchanctl is a command-line utility that allows channel control and status reporting.

    When invoked with control arguments listed above, gchanctl allows the setting of those arguments for a channel.

    Example: 

    
bash# gchanctl localhost -c 3 -blm 1 -win 1

Channel 3: Bus load monitor mode set.

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    The above example sets bus load monitoring on channel 3 to time average with a 1-second averaging time.

    When invoked with only the hostname, gchanctl displays status information about all installed channels. When invoked with a hostname and the -c channel argument, gchanctl displays status information about a selected channel.

    Example: 

    
bash# gchanctl localhost -c 3

Channel 3: 
Server at localhost: , ver. 2.0, serial 00:90:5A:00:00:22
Server configuration: 4 channels

Ch. 3	Type 02/01. DG-CAN-82527         ver.2.0
======================================================
Error reporting level: 1
Speed: 1
Bus load monitor mode: 1 (avg. over time) period: 100
Bus Load:  3.40% avg,  3.40% current,  3.40% peak,  3.40% hist. peak
Rx Count: 64272  Rx Dropped: 0  Rx Err: 0
Tx Count: 64270  Tx Dropped: 0  Tx Err: 0
    In this example, statistics and configuration for channel 3 are requested and displayed.