Extron electronic 10 PLUS, 8 PLUS Command/Response Table, Example Commands and Responses

Model 8/10 PLUS RS-232 Control

Command/Response Table

Definitions and Abbreviations: = CR/LF · = space

V = Input channel, T = Video Format, M = Maximum # of inputs, Q = Software version

!= Delimiter character = Indicates end of input selection character string. Characters also accepted as delimiters are: @ $ &

= V value = (Model 8 = 1 - 8, Model 10 = 1 - 10)

= T value = (1 = RGBS, 2 = RGsB, 3 = Composite, 4 = S-Video)

= (8 if Model 8, 10 if Model 10)	= 0.00 - 9.99
ASCII/HEX: 0/30 1/31 2/32 3/33 4/34 5/35	6/36 7/37 8/38 9/39 !/26 E/45 i/69 I/49
M/4D n/6E N/4E Q/51 T/54 V/56

ASCII			Response	Command
Command			to Host	Description; etc
	i		(Same as I Below)	Information Request
	I		V ·T ·M ·Q	( V, T, M and Q defined above)
		!	V	Switch to Channel
	n		(Same as N Below)	Request for Part Number
	N		Nxx-xxx-xx	xx-xxx-xx = Part number
			Possible Error Responses
(See Below)			E01	Invalid Channel Number
(See Below)			E10	Invalid Command Input

Error Code Descriptions

E01 An attempt to select channel 0 or channels higher than the switcher's M value of 8 or 10 will cause an E01 error response.

E10 The delimiter character must be entered within three seconds of entering the channel number, otherwise an error type E10 response will be returned to the Host.

Example Commands and Responses

Command	Response	Description
8!	V8	Select input channel 8
10!	V10	Select input channel 10
I	V2 T4 M8 Q1.23	V2 = Input Channel 2
		T4 = S-Video Format
		M8 = 8 Inputs (Model 8 PLUS)
		Q1.23 = Software Version 1.23
N	N60-095-01	Part Number = 60-095-01

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