device
ARES System Manual: Device Management Utility
The device management utility,
device probe
: searches for available devices
device [info] <address>
: shows information about the specified device
device <address> eject
: turns off, forgets, and unbolts the specified device
device <address> peek
: send specified device's status information to current user (if supported)
device <address> poke
: open specified device's control interface (if supported)
device <address> restart
: starts a device probe, but only for the specified device
device <address> <message>
: sends a raw light bus message to the specified device
device debug
: toggles device debugging info
The device management utility,
_device
, is the user-facing front end of the hardware daemon.