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C4630 SE HOME AUDIO SYSTEM
RS-232 Command (Outbound Serial Control)
The C4630 SE can issue macros containing outbound serial control strings to a device
in the system via its RS-232 connector (see
Figure 13, on page 17).
To create an RS-232 macro command set the following parameters and then drag the
icon into the Macro Window (see
Figure 57):
BBaa uudd RRaa tt ee — — Select the correct baud rate from the drop-down box for the device
being communicated with.
FFoorrm
maatt — — Select the appropriate format from the drop-down box for the serial line of
the device being communicated with:
8 8N N1 1 = eight data bits, no parity, one stop bit
7 7EE1 1 = seven data bits, even parity, one stop bit
7 7O O1 1 = seven data bits, odd parity, one stop bit
7 7M M1 1 = seven data bits, mark parity, one stop bit
7 7SS1 1 = seven data bits, space parity, one stop bit
C C oo m m m m aa nn dd SS tt rr ii nn gg — — RS-232 commands can be in either ASCII text or Hex code.
• If you’re typing ASCII text make sure that the Hex Mode button is not selected, then type the command into the S TRING window.
• If you’re typing a Hex command or importing a Hex command from another device, press the H EX M ODE button first and then
type or copy the command into the window.
Once the proper command is in the S TRING window drag the icon into the Macro Window.
TT ee rr m m ii nn aa ll PP uu ll ll -- D D oo w w nn — Select the terminal
(ending character) for the RS-232 command
from the pull-down menu:
\r = Carriage return
\n = Line feed
\k = Hex byte
\e = Escape
\t = Tab
\\ = Backslash
Figure 58 shows the RS-232 Macro Editor
window with a sample RS-232 ASCII text macro
command string.
Select
Baud
Rate
Drag
Icon Into
Macro
Window
Select
Format
Terminal
Pull-Down
Enter
Command
String
Figure 57:
RS-232 Macro Window
Figure 58:
RS-232 Macro Editor Window with an RS-232 command string