BMA 360D command strings deep dive

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This article expands beyond the BMA overview article detailing all commands and their expected responses

For a general overview of the mic array, please see the overview tech note, which includes command string examples to get you started.

Getting connected

Establish a TCP session to the microphone. This can be accomplished using the Tesira command string block or any terminal program of your choice, such as Putty (shown in the example below).

Connection settings	Putty	Tesira command string block DSP properties
Protocol: TCP Server Address: CONTROL IP of the BMA Mic Remote port 3603

Adding line feed and or carriage return

In some instances you may need to add a line feed and/or carriage return to the end of your command. If needed add ~0d~0a to any sent command. Missing this step may result in command strings reporting a "timeout"

List of commands

HELP

Shows all text commands in alphabetical order.
Query format: HELP
Response format: [Available command list]

BEAMREPORT

Generates a single all beam report of current activity status.
Query format: BEAMREPORT
Response format: BEAMREPORT [b12][b11][b10][b9][b8][b7][b6][b5][b4][b3][b2][b1]

[bx] = 1 Active beam, 0 = Inactive beam

BREPORT

Initiate or halt continuous reporting of active beams.
Command format: BREPORT [x]

[X] = 0 Report disable, 1 Report averaged active beam, 2 Fast reporting of active beams

Query format: BREPORT
Response format: BEAMREPORT [b12][b11][b10][b9][b8][b7][b6][b5][b4][b3][b2][b1]

[bx] = 1 Active beam, 0 = Inactive beam

BFZONE

Enable/disable specific beams.
Command format: BFZONE [beam] [enable]

[beam] = 1 to 12
[enable] 1 = on, 0 = off

Query format: BFZONE [beam]
Response format: BFZONE [beam] [enable]

DANTEIP

Reports the IP address of the Dante interface.
Query format: DANTEIP
Response format: DANTEIP [IP address}

DANTEMAC

Reports the MAC address of the Dante interface.
Query format: DANTEMAC
Response format: MACADDR [MAC address]

GAIN

Adjust or query gain settings of the SmartMix output, Speaker outputs, or AEC reference input.
Command format: GAIN [channel] [group id] [value]

[channel] = 1 to 4
[group id] V = SmartMix, S = Speaker, R = AEC reference
[value] = -65 to 20

Query format: GAIN [channel] [group id]
Response format: GAIN [channel] [group id] [value]

IPADDR

Reports the IP Address assigned for control interface.
Query format: IPADDR
Response format: IPADDR [IP Address]

LBO

Last Beam On, adjust or query if the Last Beam active will be reported when queried.
Command format: LBO [enable]

[enable] 1 = On, 0 = Off

Query format: LBO
Response format: LBO [enable]

LEDBLINK

Adjust or query LED blinking for a given condition.
Command format: LEDBLINK [state] [blink]

[state] 1 = Muted, 0 = Unmuted
[blink] 1 = On, 0 = Off

Query format: LEDBLINK [state]
Response format: LEDBLINK [state] [blink]

LEDBRIGHT

Adjust or query LED brightness for a given condition.
Command format: LEDBRIGHT [state] [bright]

[state] 1 = Muted 0 = Unmuted
[bright] 0 = Off, 1 = High, 2 = Medium, 3 = Low

Query format: LEDBRIGHT [state]
Response format: LEDBRIGHT [state] [bright]

LEDCOLOR

Adjust or query LED color for a given condition.
Command format: LEDCOLOR [state] [color]

[state] 1 = Muted, 0 = Unmuted
[color] 1 = Red, 2 = Orange, 3 = Yellow, 4 = Green, 5 = Blue, 6 = Indigo, 7 = Violet, 8 = White

Query format: LEDBRIGHT [state]
Response format: LEDCOLOR [state] [color]

LOCATE

Initiate or query the BMA 360D locate LED mode.
Command format: LOCATE [name] [enable]

[name] = The programmed BMA name
[enable] 1 = enable locate mode, 2 = disable locate mode

Query format: LOCATE
Response format: LOCATE [name] [enable]

MACADDR

Query the MAC address for the control IP interface.
Query format: MACADDR
Response format: MACADDR [MAC Address]

MUTE

Adjust or query mute settings of the BMA 360D microphone, individual beam silencing status, individual speaker
channels or AEC reference input.
Command format: MUTE [channel] [group id] [value]

[channel] = 1 to 12
[group] V = SmartMix, S = Speaker, B = Beam (Silenced status), R = AEC Reference
[Value] 1 = Muted/Silenced, 0 = Unmuted

Query format: MUTE [channel] [group id]
Response format: MUTE [channel] [group id] [value]

NAME

Adjust or query the Device Name.
Command format: NAME [string]

[string] = Text up to 40 characters.

Query format: NAME
Response format: NAME [string]

RESET

Causes a soft resets of the BMA 360D and retains all settings.
Command format: RESET
Response format: RESET

SERIAL

Returns the serial number of the BMA 360D .
Query format: SERIAL
Response: [Serial Number]

VER

Return the firmware revision of the BMA 360D .
Query format: VER
Response format: VER [version number]