Enable and activate a specified external device.

Arguments:

ReceiverName device

The name of the external device that the command should be sent to. If this device isn't currently connected to the control program, then the command will be discarded.

Example:

The following example enables and activates a receiver called "ku".

 enable ku

Context:

When an external device, such as a receiver, is turned on, it connects to the control program, but remains in a disabled state in which its hardware remains inactive. It remains in this state until an enable command is sent to it via the control program. The enable command resets and activates the hardware of the device.

When a schedule that contains enable commands is queued, there is no way for the control program to know which devices will be connected when the enable command is actually run. It also doesn't know what devices potentially exist. So device names are not checked when the schedule is queued.