Serial Communication

The USP 405 can be remotely controlled via a host computer or other device (such as a control system) attached to the rear panel RS-232 connector. The control device (host) can use either Extron’s Simple Instruction Set (SIS) commands or the graphical control program for Windows.

The signal processor uses a protocol of 9600 baud, 1 stop bit, no parity, and no flow control.

The rear panel RS-232, 9-pin D connector has the following pin assignments:

Pin

RS-232 function

Description

5

1

1

Input 1

Contact closure

 

 

2

Tx

Transmit data

 

 

3

Rx

Receive data

9

6

4

Input 2

Contact closure

DB9 Pin Locations

5

Gnd

Signal ground

Female

6

Input 3

Contact closure

 

 

7

Input 4

Contact closure

 

 

8

Input 5

Contact closure

 

 

9

No connection

 

 

RS-232 Programmer’s Guide

Host-to-signal processor communications

SIS commands consist of one or more characters per field. No special characters are required to begin or end a command sequence. When the USP 405 determines that a command is valid, it executes the command and sends a response to the host device. All responses from the signal processor to the host end with a carriage return and a line feed (CR/LF = ), which signals the end of the response character string. A string is one or more characters.

It is also possible to send several SIS commands back-to-back in sequence.

Signal processor-initiated messages

When a local event such as a front panel selection or adjustment takes place, the USP 405 signal processor responds by sending a message to the host. No response is required from the host. The signal processor-initiated messages are listed here (underlined).

(C) Copyright 2002, Extron Electronics, USP 405, Vx.xx

The USP 405 sends the copyright message when it first powers on. Vx.xx is the firmware version number.

C hn X1 (where X1 is the input number)

The USP 405 sends this response when an input is switched.

Error responses

When the USP 405 receives a valid SIS command, it executes the command and sends a response to the host device. If the USP is unable to execute the command because the command is invalid or it contains invalid parameters, it returns an error response to the host.

The error response codes and their descriptions are as follows:

E01 – Invalid input channel number (the number is too large)

E10 – Invalid command

E11 – Invalid preset value

E13 – Invalid value (the number is out of range/too large)

E17 – Illegal command for this signal type

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USP 405 specifications

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