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Kramer Protocol

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Basic routing commands

Command

Syntax

Response

Switch audio & video

AV IN>OUT, IN>OUT, …

AV IN>OUT, IN>OUT,…RESULT

Switch video only

VID IN>OUT, IN>OUT, …
Short form: V IN>OUT, IN>OUT, …

VID IN>OUT, IN>OUT, …RESULT

Note:

When AFV mode is active, this command will switch also audio. If audio is breakaway – device display mode will change to

show audio connections status.

Switch audio only

AUD IN>OUT, IN>OUT, …
Short form: A IN>OUT, IN>OUT, …

AUD IN>OUT, IN>OUT, …RESULT

Note: When AFV mode is active, this command will switch also video.

Read video

connection VID? OUT

Short form: V? OUT

VID? *

VID IN>OUT


VID IN>1, IN>2, …

Read audio

connection

AUD? OUT
Short form: A? OUT

AUD? *

AUD IN>OUT


AUD IN>1, IN>2, …

Parameters Description:

IN = Input number or '0' to disconnect output.

'

>

' = Connection character between in and out parameters.

OUT = Output number or '*' for all outputs.

Examples:
Switch Video and Audio input 3 to output 7

#AV 3>7

CR

~AV 3>7 OK

CRLF

Switch Video input 2 to output 4

#V 2>4

CR

~VID 2>4 OK

CRLF

Switch Video input 4 to output 2 in machine

number 6

#6@VID 4>2

CR

~6@VID 4>2 OK

CRLF

Disconnect Video and Audio Output 4

#AV 0>4

CR

~AV 0>4 OK

CRLF

Switch Video Input 3 to All Outputs

#V 3>*

CR

~VID 3>* OK

CRLF

Chaining Multiple

commands*

#AV 1>* | V 3>4, 2>2, 82>1, 0>2 |V 82>3| A 0>1 | V? *

CR

First switch all Audio and video outputs from input 1,

Then switch video input 3 to output 4, video input 2 to output 2,

video input and disconnect video output 2.

Then switch audio input 3 to output 2,

Then disconnect audio output 1.

Then get status of all links (assume this is 4x4 matrix).
Commands processing start after entering

CR, response will sent for

each command after processing it.

~AV 1>* OK

CRLF

~VID 1>2, 3>4

OK

CRLF

~VID 82>3

ERR###

CRLF

~AUD 0>1 OK

CRLF

~V 1>1, 0>2, 1>3, 3>4

CRLF