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4 entering commands, 5 command forms, 6 chaining commands – Kramer Electronics VS-401USB User Manual

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11.1.4 Entering Commands

You can directly enter all commands using a terminal with ASCII communications
software, such as HyperTerminal, Hercules, etc. Connect the terminal to the serial
or Ethernet port on the Kramer device. To enter

CR press the Enter key.

(

LF is also sent but is ignored by command parser).

For commands sent from some non-Kramer controllers like Crestron, some
characters require special coding (such as, /X##). Refer to the controller manual.

11.1.5 Command Forms

Some commands have short name syntax in addition to long name syntax to allow
faster typing. The response is always in long syntax.

11.1.6 Chaining Commands

Multiple commands can be chained in the same string. Each command is
delimited by a pipe character (“|”). When chaining commands, enter the

message

starting character and the message closing character only once, at the
beginning of the string and at the end.

Commands in the string do not execute until the closing character is entered.

A separate response is sent for every command in the chain.

11.1.7 Maximum String Length

64 characters