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VisuaLink 128/384 Engineering Guide Chapter 1
Chapter 1: VisuaLink Command Fundamentals

Preface

Thank you very much for purchasing the VisuaLink 128 or VisuaLink 384.
VisuaLink is suitable for a conference with one to three people on a site, and it is a device to realize a
multimedia communication of video, voice, and graphic information by connecting to an ISDN line.
This document explains the external console of the VisuaLink from a console such as a personal computer.
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1.1 Summary
VisuaLink is equipped with a serial external control port that enables a control from a console such as a
personal computer.
The VisuaLink executes a command and retur ns a res ponse base d on the i nputting of a command that co nsist of
4 characters or one character and three numbers.
1.2 Communication Outline
Communication protocol between the VisuaLink and a console are consisted of the following:
[1] Command: A protocol issued by a console executes a process on VisuaLink.
[2] Response: A protocol that issues a result for a command to a console. It is always issued at a command
reception. Responses are normal ending response and error response.
[3] Report: When a status is changed inside VisuaLink, a change notice such as an alarm is issued to a
console. Message protocol is issued independently from a command.