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Host-to-switcher communications, Switcher-initiated messages, Error responses – Extron Electronics SW DVI A Series User Guide User Manual

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SW DVI A Series • SIS Configuration and Control

SIS Configuration and Control

SW DVI A Series • SIS Configuration and Control

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Using the Command/Response Table

The command/response table on the following pages lists

valid ASCII and hexadecimal command codes, the switcher’s

responses to the host, and a description of the command’s

function or the results of executing the command.
The ASCII to HEX conversion table below is for use with the

command/response table.

ASCII to HEX Conversion Table

Symbol definitions

]

= CR/LF (carriage return/line feed) (hex 0D 0A)

}

= Soft carriage return (no line feed)

= Space

E

= Escape key

X!

= Input number

0 through the maximum number of inputs (2 or 4)

0 = output mute

X@

= On/off and signal status

0 = Off/signal not present

1 = On/signal present

X#

= Firmware version (to the second decimal place

N

Unless otherwise indicated, commands are not case

sensitive.

The SW2/SW4 can be remotely set up and controlled via a host

computer or other device (such as a control system), attached

to the rear panel Remote/Auto-SW port, using the Extron

Simple Instruction Set (SIS

) commands. See “Wiring the

Remote/Autoswitching Connector” in chapter 2, “Installation,”

for information on connecting to this port.

Host-to-Switcher Communications

SIS commands consist of one or more characters per field. No

special characters are required to begin or end a command

sequence. You can enter these commands from your

computer using a communication software program such as

HyperTerminal. When the switcher determines that a command

is valid, it executes the command and sends a response to the

host device.
Most responses from the SW2/SW4 to the host computer end

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.

Switcher-initiated messages

When a local event such as a front panel selection takes place,

the switcher responds by sending a message to the host,

indicating what selection was entered. No response is required

from the host. The following SW2/SW4-initiated message is

displayed:
(C) Copyright 2007, Extron Electronics DVI Switcher Series,

Vx.xx, 60-840-xx
The switcher sends the copyright message when it first powers

on. Vx.xx is the firmware version number.

N

This message is displayed only at power-up.

Error responses

If the switcher is unable to execute a command it receives

because the command is invalid or contains invalid parameters,

the SW2/SW4 returns an error response to the host. Error

response codes and their descriptions are as follows:
E01

– Invalid input channel number (out of range)

E06

– Invalid input selection during autoswitch

E10

– Invalid command

E13

– Invalid value (out of range)