Connection timeouts, Number of connections, Verbose mode – Extron Electronics FOX Matrix 14400 Setup Guide User Manual
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Connection Timeouts
The.Ethernet.link.times.out.and.disconnects.after.a.designated.period.
of.time.of.no.communications..By.default,.this.timeout.value.is.set.
to.5.minutes.but.the.value.can.be.changed..See.the.
.
NOTE:. Extron.recommends.leaving.the.default.timeout.at.
5.minutes.and.periodically.issuing.the.Query.(Q).command.
to.keep.the.connection.active.or.disconnecting.the.socket.
and.reopening.the.connection.when.necessary.
Number of Connections
A.switcher.can.have.up.to.200.simultaneous.TCP.connections,.
including.all.HTTP.sockets.and.Telnet.connections..When.the.
connection.limit.is.reached,.the.switcher.accepts.no.new.connections.
until.some.have.been.closed..No.error.message.or.indication.is.given.
that.the.connection.limit.has.been.reached..To.maximize.performance.
of.your.switcher,.keep.the.number.of.connections.low.and.close.
unnecessary.open.sockets.
Verbose Mode
Telnet.connections.to.a.switcher.can.be.used.to.monitor.
for.changes.that.occur.on.the.switcher,.such.as.front.panel.
operations.and.SIS.commands.from.other.Telnet.sockets.or.a.
serial.port..For.a.Telnet.session.to.receive.change.notices.from.
the.switcher,.the.Telnet.session.must.be.in.verbose.mode.1.or.3..See.
the.
..In.verbose.mode.3,.the.Telnet.
socket.reports.changes.using.messages.that.resemble.SIS.command.
responses..
Host-to-Switcher instructions
The.switcher.accepts.SIS.commands.through.either.serial.port,.the.
USB.port,.or.the.LAN.port..SIS.commands.consist.of.one.or.more.
characters.per.command.field..They.do.not.require.any.special.
characters.to.begin.or.end.the.command.character.sequence..Each.
switcher.response.to.an.SIS.command.ends.with.a.carriage.return.
and.a.line.feed.(CR/LF.=.
]
),.which.signals.the.end.of.the.response.
character.string..A.string.is.one.or.more.characters.
NOTE:. The.table.that.begins.on.the.next.page.is.a.partial.list.
of.SIS.commands..For.a.complete.listing,.refer.to.the.
FOX Matrix 320x and FOX Matrix 14400 User Guide.
Command
ASCII Command (host to unit)
Response (unit to host)
Additional description
Cr
eate ties
NOTES:
.
•.
Commands
.can
.b
e.e
nt
er
ed
.back-to-back
.in
.a
.string,
.with
.no
.spac
es.
.For
.e
xampl
e:
.1*1!02*02&003*003%.
.
•.
Th
e.
matrix
.switch
ers
.support
.1-,
.2-,
.and
.3-digit
.num
eric
.e
ntri
es
.(1*1!,
.02*02&,
.or
.003*003%).
.
•.
Th
e.
!.
ti
e.
command,
.th
e.
&
.ti
e.
command,
.and
.th
e.
%
.ti
e.
command
.can
.b
e.
us
ed
.int
erchang
eably
.
.
•.
Th
e.
!.
re
ad
.ti
e.
command,
.&
.r
ead
.ti
e.
command,
.and
.th
e.
%
.r
ead
.ti
e.
command
.can
.b
e.
us
ed
.int
erchang
eably
.
Ti
e.
input
.
X!
.to
.output
.
X@
X!
*
X@
!
Out
X@
•In
X!
•All
]
Ti
e.
input
.
X!
.to
.output
.
X@
.
Example (see Note, above):
1*3!
Out003
•In001
•All
]
Ti
e.
input
.1
.to
.output
.3.
Ti
e.
input
.
X!
.to
.output
.
X@
X!
*
X@
&
Out
X@
•In
X!
•RGB
]
Ti
e.
input
.
X!
.to
.output
.
X@
.
Example (see Note, above):
10*4&
Out004
•In010
•RGB
]
Ti
e.
input
.10
.to
.output
.4.
Ti
e.
input
.
X!
.to
.output
.
X@
X!
*
X@
%
Out
X@
•In
X!
•V
id
]
Ti
e.
input
.
X!
.to
.output
.
X@
Example (see Note, above):
7*5%
Out005
•In007
•V
id
]
Ti
e.
input
.7
.to
.output
.5.
R
ead
.output
.ti
e
X@
&
X!]
Input
.
X!
.is
.ti
ed
.to
.output
.
X@
.
R
ead
.output
.ti
e
X@
%
X!]
Input
.
X!
.is
.ti
ed
.to
.output
.
X@
.
R
ead
.output
.ti
e
X@
!
X!]
Input
.
X!
.is
.ti
ed
.to
.output
.
X@
.
NOTE:
.
X!
.=
.Input
.numb
er
.
00
.–
.(maximum
.numb
er
.of
.inputs
.for
.your
.configuration)
..(00
.=
.unti
ed)
X@
.=
.Output
.numb
er
.
01
.–
.(maximum
.numb
er
.of
.outputs
.for
.your
.configuration)
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