FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Question: What parameters can be set using serial remote control of the D22?

Answer: Preset change, Delay time and Bypass using an RS485/422/232 controller.

Question: What serial protocol is used?

Answer: The serial protocol is 9600, N, 8, 1.

This means 9.6 kbaud, no parity, 8 bit, 1 stop.

Question: What is the command structure for the remote protocol?

Answer: #AA,CMD,VALUE<CR>

AAis Unit Address number as set on the Utility page. CMD is command:

PRE for preset change, BYP for Bypass, DEL for delay.

VALUE is (RAM) Preset number, 0 for Not Bypass, 1 for Bypass or amount of Delay.

<CR> is carriage return, the same as Enter or hex 0D.

Examples:

 

#05,PRE,10<CR>

=Recall RAM preset no. 10 on D22 address 5.

#03,BYP,1<CR>

=Bypass D22 address 3.

All commands and numbers are shown as ASCII.

Question: What is the data length of the delay time?

Answer: The delay is always a decimal number related to the given delay unit of the D22. It is not posible to change delay unit via the RS-485, so you must set this manually before you send the command lines.

Example 1:

The delay unit is ms and you would like to set the delay to 10.5 ms: #05,DEL,10.5<CR>

Example 2:

The delay unit is frames and you would like to set the delay to 10.5 frames: #05,DEL,10.5<CR>

As you can see there is no difference between example 1 and 2. Example 3: The delay unit is ms and you would like to set the delay to 10.5 frames:

You have to calculate the delay in ms yourself based on the fps setting and then send a command-line.

Question: What ASCII characters should be sent for Recall of RAM preset no. 10 on D22 address 5?

Answer: #05,PRE,10<CR> means these values (hex) actually transmitted 23 30 35 2C 50 52 45 2C 31 30 0D

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TC electronic SDN BHD D22 user manual Frequently Asked Questions, Examples