Panasonic WJ-FS616C Appendix, Communication Protocol, Transmission Command, Response Command

APPENDIX

This Appendix details the elements for communication between the Video Multiplexer and the personal computer. For BAUD RATE, DATA BIT, STOP BIT and PARITY settings, see page 42 COM PORT SETUP menu.

●Communication Protocol

1. Transmission Command

The PC sends messages to operate the Multiplexer in the format shown below. Also refer to the command table shown later.

Code	[STX]	[Address] [;] [Transmission Command]	[ETX]
ASCII	(02H)	( ) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ( )	(03H)

A transmission message consists of [STX], [Address], [;], [Transmission Command], and [ETX]. [Address] is expressed as “ADuu,”where ‘uu’ is in the range of “00” through “16” in decimal form to identify the unit number of the Video Multiplexer. When using the RS-232C port to communicate with the PC, [Address] and [;] can be omitted.

2. Response Command

The Multiplexer returns messages in reply to the PC’s messages with the following formats.

(1) Reception completed

When the reception was completed successfully, the Multiplexer sends back “ACK code, 06H”, followed by parameters. The response command is shown in the Command Table.

Code	[STX]	[Address] [;] [Response Command]	[ETX]
ASCII	(02H)	( ) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ( )	(03H)

(2) Reception error

The Multiplexer sends back “NAK code, 15H”, followed by the parameters shown below. The Multiplexer then resets the reception buffer and enters waiting mode for the next message. Parameter “e” identifies the error status.

Code	[NAK] [e]
ASCII	(15H)
“e” value	1: Parity error
	2: Data Over error
	3: Framing error
	4: Overrun error
	5: Time Out error

(3) Parameter error

The Multiplexer returns “ACK code, 06H”, the transmission command that was not processed properly for some reason, followed by an error code as shown below.

Code	[STX]	[Transmission Command]	[:]	[Error Code]	[ETX]
ASCII	(02H) (	) – – – – – – ( ) (3AH)	(	) – – – ( )	(03H)
Error code	ER001: Command invalid
	ER002: Parameter invalid

ER301: Command legal but out of range

ER302: Parameter legal but out of range

Note: The Video Multiplexer returns [ACK] or [NAK] to the PC within 20 ms after the reception of [ETX] in a transmission mes- sage.

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