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If a device supports a blink or other special display command it can be sent using the blink command. Devices known to support this command are UPB devices and Phillips Hue bulbs
blink “name of the unit”
rate depending on the specific requirements this may be a number or a text description of the effect, see below.
The rate parameter differs depending on the specific device you are controlling.
blink “name of UPB device” rate 10
blink “name of Hue device” rate “lselect” blink “name of Hue device” rate “colorloop” blink “name of Hue device” rate “none”
The blink command was originally added to the XTension dictionary for support of the UPB blink effect. It is now used to setup special effects or other features of various kinds of devices. Not all plugin support for this command may be documented here, check the specific plugin documentation.