Avbutil
- macOS avbutil Command
The `avbutil` command is included in macOS since macOS Sierra (needs verification).
- Known avbutil versions
OS | Version | .0 | .1 | .2 | .3 | .4 | .5 | .6 | .7
| ------- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
macOS Big Sur | 11.0 | | 900.12 macOS Catalina | 10.15 | | | 800.17 | | | | | 850.1 macOS Mojave | 10.14 | | | | | (740.1) | | 760.6 macOS High Sierra | 10.13 macOS Sierra | 10.12 | | | | | | | 506.1
(*) v740.1 needs to be verified.
- AVDECC Entity Controller
The AVDECC Entity Controller can be started from the *Terminal*.
``` $ avbutil avbutil 740.1
avbutil> controller avbutil> ```
Once the controller is started, the AVDECC Entity Controller window should open. This provides general information about the available AVB streams.
{AVDECC Entity Controller>}
To see what streams are patched where, open the AVDECC Connection Matrix from the Window menu (or by typing Cmnd-4). **This tool can be used to patch Talkers and Listeners with each other.** Talkers are listed across the top, and Listeners across the left. In the image below, the one patched connection [X] below reflects that the Avid E3 Engine output stream for channels 1-8 is patched to a MOTU Stage-B16 input stream.
{AVDECC Connection Matrix}
- Pivitec AVDECC Controller
[Pivitec](http://www.pivitec.com/) once produced AVB hardware that interfaced with the Avid S3L console. It is still possible to download their [AVDECC Controller](http://www.pivitec.com/avdecc-controller/), although it has not been updated since mid-2015.