Programmer’s Guide, cont’d
Integration Scaling Matrix Switcher • Programmer’s Guide4-12
Command/response table for SIS commands (cont’d)
Command ASCII Command Response Additional description
(host to switcher) (switcher to host)

Executive mode

Enable (lock image adjustments) 1X Exe1 Lock front panel adjustments;
adjust image via RS-232 only.
Disable 0X Exe0 Adjustments and selections can
be made from the front panel.
View the executive mode status X
X
3
Show executive mode status.
Example:X 0 Executive mode is off.

Verbose mode

The default for verbose mode is on for the RS-232 connection and off for Ethernet connections.

Disable (block reports) Esc0CV Vrb0 Turn off verbose mode. The ISM
does not send the reports listed
in “Switcher-initiated messages”
earlier in this chapter.

Disabling verbose mode blocks reports for front panel operations only, to this connection

(RS-232 or Ethernet) only. The ISM continues to send responses to SIS commands to all ports.

The ISM continues to send reports for front panel operations to other connections.

Enable (allow reports) Esc1CV Vrb1 Turn on verbose mode. The ISM
sends all reports.
View the executive mode status Esc CV
X
3
Show verbose mode status.
Example:EscCV 1Verbose mode is on (the ISS
issues reports).

Information requests

Query firmware version number Q x.xx Show the controller firmware
version.
Request part number N zz-zzz-zz Show the ISM’s part #.
Request general information
X
2
I (See below.) Show the ISM’s status.
Vid
X
1
•Aud
X
1
•Frz
X
3
•HrtX25 •VrtX25 •Std X26

The response to the View File Directory command differs, depending on whether the command is

sent via an RS-232 or Telnet connection or sent via a Web browser connection.

View file directory (RS-232) Esc DF filename date/time length
filename date/time length
filename date/time length
filename date/time length
nnnn Bytes Left
View file directory (Web) EscDF Switcher response
File [1] = ‘filename1, date1, filesize1’;
File [2] = ‘filename2, date2, filesize2’;
File [3] = ‘filename3, date3, filesize3’;
File [4] = ‘filename4, date4, filesize4’;
File [n] = ‘filenamen, daten, filesizen’;