<s>
NetLinx®	O
is	O
both	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
controllers	O
manufactured	O
by	O
AMX	O
and	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
proprietary	O
programming	O
language	O
(	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
C	B-Language
)	O
used	O
to	O
program	O
the	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NetLinx®	O
controllers	O
are	O
rack	O
mountable	O
devices	O
which	O
run	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
VxWorks	B-Operating_System
and	O
integrate	O
both	O
a	O
processor	O
and	O
device	O
controllers	O
and	O
are	O
typically	O
utilized	O
for	O
audio-visual	O
control	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
example	O
is	O
the	O
mid-range	O
NetLinx®	O
Integrated	O
NI-2100	O
controller	O
which	O
has	O
3	O
RS-232/RS	O
-485	O
serial	O
ports	O
,	O
4	O
relays	O
,	O
4	O
infrared/serial	O
ports	O
and	O
4	O
input/outputs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serial	O
ports	O
can	O
send	O
and	O
receive	O
strings	O
,	O
typically	O
ASCII	B-Protocol
instructions	O
and	O
replies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AMX	O
supplies	O
an	O
IDE	B-Application
known	O
as	O
NetLinx	B-Device
Studio	O
which	O
allows	O
a	O
proprietary	O
language	O
to	O
be	O
edited	O
,	O
compiled	O
and	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
NetLinx	B-Device
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NetLinx	B-Device
also	O
contains	O
an	O
interface	O
which	O
allows	O
it	O
to	O
utilize	O
Java	O
based	O
modules	O
.	O
</s>
