KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
Communication Protocol
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Table 19: Instruction Codes
INSTRUCTION DEFINITION FOR SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION NOTE
# DESCRIPTION INPUT OUTPUT
0 RESET MACHINE 0 0 1
1 SWITCH GROUPS 1-4 Set equal to video and audio
inputs to be switched for the
relative group
1-3 Set equal to group to
which output is to be
switched
2
2 SWITCH AUDIO OUTPUTS 1-5* Set equal to audio output to
be switched to Master Audio out 1 2
5 REQUEST GROUP STATUS 0 1-3 Set equal to the group of
which status is required 3
6 REQUEST STATUS OF
MASTER AUDIO OUTPUT 0 1 3
8 BREAKAWAY SETTING 0 0 – Audio-follow-video
1 – Audio breakaway 2
11 REQUEST BREAKAWAY
SETTING 0 0 3
16 ERROR Don’t care 0 – Invalid instruction
1 – Out of range 4
18 RESET MACHINE 0 0 1
22 SET AUDIO GAIN OF AUDIO
OUTPUT 1-5* Gain value 7
24 INCREASE/DECREASE AUDIO
GAIN 1-5* 0 – Increase gain
1 – Decrease gain 8
25 REQUEST GAIN 1-5* 0 – Video gain
1 – Audio gain 3, 9
30 LOCK FRONT PANEL 0 – Panel unlocked
1 – Panel locked 0
31 REQUEST WHETHER PANEL
IS LOCKED 0 0 3
44 MEDIA CONTROL Set equal to switch number Switch data
45 REQUEST MEDIA CONTROL
SETTINGS Set equal to switch number 0
57 SET AUTO SAVE 1 – Autosave
2 – No save Don’t care 5
61 IDENTIFY MACHINE 1 or 2 – Machine name
3 or 4 – Program version 0 – request first 4 digits
1 – request first suffix
10 – request first prefix
6
62 DEFINE MACHINE 1 – Number of inputs
2 – Number of outputs 1 – For video
2 – For audio 3
* 1 – for CV group, 2 – for SV group, 3 – for VGA group, 4 – for microphone, 5 – for master audio out
NOTES on to Table 19:
NOTE 1
When the master swi tcher is reset, (e.g. when it is turned on), the reset code is sent to th e PC. If this code is sent to the
switchers, it will reset according to the present power-down settings.
NOTE 2
These are bi-directional definitions. That is, if the switcher recei ves the code, it will perform the instruction; and if the
instruction is performed (due to a keystroke operation on the front panel), then these codes are sent. For example, if:
0000 0001 Instruction “Switch Groups”
1000 0010 Input #2
1000 1001 in composite video group
1000 0001 Machine #1 (master)
Was sent from the PC, then the switcher (machine #1) will switch input 2 in composite video group to its outp ut. If the user
switched input 4 in the VGA group via the front panel keypad, then the switcher will send:
0100 0001
1000 0100
1000 0011
1000 0001 to the PC.
When the PC sends instruction #1 or #2 to the switcher, then, if the instruction is valid, the switcher replies by sending the
same four bytes to the PC that were sent (except for the first byte, where the DESTINATION bit is set high).