Kramer Electronics VS-84H user manual Instruction Codes for Protocol

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Kramer Protocol 2000

For a single machine controlled via the serial port, always set M4…M0 = 1, and make sure that the machine itself is configured as MACHINE NUMBER = 1.

Table 6: Instruction Codes for Protocol 2000

Note: All values in the table are decimal, unless otherwise stated.

 

INSTRUCTION

 

DEFINITION FOR SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION

NOTE

#

DESCRIPTION

 

INPUT

 

OUTPUT

 

0

RESET VIDEO

0

 

0

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

SWITCH VIDEO

Set equal to video input

Set equal to video output which is

2, 15

 

which is to be switched

to be switched

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0 = disconnect)

(0 = to all the outputs)

 

3

STORE VIDEO STATUS

Set as SETUP #

0

- to store

2, 3, 15

 

 

 

1

- to delete

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

RECALL VIDEO STATUS

Set as SETUP #

0

 

2, 3, 15

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

REQUEST STATUS OF A

Set as SETUP #

Equal to output number whose

4, 3

VIDEO OUTPUT

 

 

status is reqd

 

 

 

 

 

15

REQUEST WHETHER SETUP

SETUP #

0

- for checking if setup is defined

8

IS DEFINED / VALID INPUT IS

or

1

- for checking if input is valid

 

 

 

 

DETECTED

Input #

 

 

 

30

LOCK FRONT PANEL

0

- Panel unlocked

0

 

2

 

1

- Panel locked

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

REQUEST WHETHER PANEL

0

 

0

 

16

IS LOCKED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

61

IDENTIFY MACHINE

1

- video machine name

0

- Request first 4 digits

13

 

1

- Request first suffix

 

 

 

2

- audio machine name

 

 

 

3

- video software version

2

- Request second suffix

 

 

 

3

- Request third suffix

 

 

 

4

- audio software version

 

 

 

5

- RS422 controller name

10 - Request first prefix

 

 

 

11 - Request second prefix

 

 

 

6

- RS422 controller

 

 

 

version

12 - Request third prefix

 

 

 

7

- remote control name

 

 

 

 

 

8

- remote software

 

 

 

 

 

version

 

 

 

 

 

9

- Protocol 2000 revision

 

 

 

62

DEFINE MACHINE

1

- number of inputs

1

- for video

14

 

2

- number of outputs

2

- for audio

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

- number of setups

3

- for SDI

 

 

 

 

 

4

- for remote panel

 

 

 

 

 

5

- for RS-422 controller

 

NOTES on the above table:

NOTE 1 - When the master switcher is reset, (e.g. when it is turned on), the reset code is sent to the PC. If this code is sent to the switchers, it will reset according to the present power-down settings.

NOTE 2 - These are bi-directional definitions. That is, if the switcher receives the code, it will perform the instruction; and if the instruction is performed (due to a keystroke operation on the front panel), then these codes are sent. For example, if the

HEX code

 

 

 

01

85

88

83

was sent from the PC, then the switcher (machine 3) will switch input 5 to output 8. If the user switched input 1 to output 7 via the front panel keypad, then the switcher will send HEX codes:

41 81 87 83 to the PC.

When the PC sends one of the commands in this group to the switcher, then, if the instruction is valid, the switcher replies by sending to the PC the same four bytes that it was sent (except for the first byte, where the DESTINATION bit is set high).

NOTE 3 - SETUP # 0 is the present setting. SETUP # 1 and higher are the settings saved in the switcher's memory, (i.e. those used for Store and Recall).

NOTE 4 - The reply to a "REQUEST" instruction is as follows: the same instruction and INPUT codes as were sent are returned, and the OUTPUT is assigned the value of the requested parameter. The replies to instructions 10 and 11 are as per the definitions in instructions 7 and 8 respectively. For example, if the present status of machine number 5 is breakaway setting, then the reply to the HEX code

0B

80

80

85

would be HEX codes

 

 

4B

80

81

85

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