Kramer Electronics VS-88DTP user manual Kramer Protocol, Switching Protocols, Host Message Format

14 Kramer Protocol

By default, the VS-88DTPis set to protocol 3000 (see Section 14.2) but is also compatible with Kramer’s Protocol 2000 (see Section 14.3).

You can download our user-friendly “Software for Calculating Hex Codes for Protocol 2000” from the technical support section on our Web site at: http://www.kramerelectronics.com Section 14.1 describes how to switch between protocol 3000 and protocol 2000.

14.1Switching Protocols

You can switch protocols either via the front panel buttons (see

Section 14.1.1) or the protocol commands.

14.1.1Switching Protocols via the Front Panel Buttons

To switch from protocol 3000 to protocol 2000, press (not as part of a switching operation) and hold the OUT 1 and OUT 2 buttons for a few seconds.

The display shows 2000.

To switch from protocol 2000 to protocol 3000, press and hold the OUT 1 and OUT 3 buttons for a few seconds.

The display shows 3000.

14.2Kramer Protocol 3000

This RS-232/RS-485 communication protocol lets you control the machine from any standard terminal software (for example, Windows® HyperTerminal).

14.2.1Host Message Format

Start Address (optional)

#Destination_id@

Body	Delimiter
Message
	CR

14.2.1.1Simple Command

Command string with only one command without addressing:

Start

#

Body

Command SP

	Delimiter
Parameter_1,Parameter_2,…	CR

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