Appendix A • RS-232 Programmer’s Guide

Simple Instruction List

The table below lists the Simple Instruction Set commands, as well as response and data characters recognized by the System 4xi. Examples of their use are given later. The “Cmd/Rsp” column indicates how the character is used:

Cmd - indicates a host command (or part of a command) to the switcher. Rsp - indicates a switcher response to the host.

 

Character Cmd/Rsp

Dec

Hex

Function

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lf

Rsp

Ø A

Line feed

 

cr

Rsp

13

ØD

Carriage return

 

ESC

Cmd

27

1B

Initiates an Advanced Instruction Set command (Page A-6)

!

Cmd

33

21

Delimiter to specify video and audio selection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

Cmd

36

24

Delimiter to specify audio selection only

&

Cmd

38

26

Delimiter to specify video selection only

(

Cmd

28

Turn the Display mute On

)

Cmd

41

29

Turn the Display mute Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

Cmd

43

2B

Turn the Switcher Audio mute On

-

Cmd

45

2D

Turn the Switcher Audio mute Off

Ø

Cmd/Rsp

48

Numeric value of Ø

1

Cmd/Rsp

49

31

Numeric value of 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Cmd/Rsp

32

Numeric value of 2

3

Cmd/Rsp

51

33

Numeric value of 3

4

Cmd/Rsp

52

34

Numeric value of 4

5

Cmd/Rsp

53

35

Numeric value of 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Cmd/Rsp

54

36

Numeric value of 6

7

Cmd/Rsp

55

37

Numeric value of 7

8

Cmd/Rsp

56

38

Numeric value of 8

9

Cmd/Rsp

57

39

Numeric value of 9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:

Cmd

58

3A

Turn Executive Mode On (discrete)

;

Cmd

59

3B

Turn Executive Mode Off (discrete)

<

Cmd

3C

Turn Switcher Main power On (discrete)

>

Cmd

62

3E

Turn Switcher Main power Off (discrete)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

@

Cmd

64

Delimiter to specify audio & video for the Switcher only

 

A

Rsp

65

41

An audio channel character follows

 

B

Cmd

66

42

Turn RGB mute On for the Switcher only

 

b

Cmd

98

62

Turn RGB mute Off for the Switcher only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C/c

Cmd

67/97

43/63

Request projector configuration

 

C

Rsp

67

43

A Channel character follows (audio & video)

 

E

Rsp

69

45

An Error code character follows

 

F/f

Cmd

70/102

46/66

Freeze Mode (On/Off)

 

I/i

Cmd

73/105

49/69

Request for Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J/j

Cmd

74/106

4A/6A

Demo On/Demo Off

 

M

Rsp

77

4D

Maximum number of inputs

 

N/n

Cmd

78/110

4E/6E

Request part number

 

O/o

Cmd

79/111

4F/6F

Toggle the Display power (On/Off)

 

P

Rsp

A character for power status of the Display device follows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q/q

Cmd

81/113

51/71

Query Software Version - show PC & SC version numbers

 

R/r

Cmd

82/114

52/72

Toggle the RGB mute for the Switcher only

 

S/s

Cmd

83/115

53/73

Toggle the Display mute (On/Off)

 

S

Rsp

83

53

A character for mute status of the Display device follows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T

Rsp

84

54

A character for video signal Type follows

 

V

Rsp

86

56

A character for the Video channel follows

 

X

Cmd

88

58

Executive Mode On

 

x

Cmd

120

78

Executive Mode Off

 

Z

Cmd

5A

Audio mute On

 

z

Cmd

122

7A

Audio mute Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[

Cmd

91

5B

Turn the Display power On

]

Cmd

93

5D

Turn the Display power Off

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