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Advanced control, Reference for advanced control commands, Advanced command definitions – Zektor Clarity HD® 8X8 HDMI Matrix User Manual

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ClarityHD8x8 Serial Protocol, Version 1.1, 6/7/13

Advanced Control

Advanced Control

Reference for Advanced Control Commands

These commands are for more advanced control over the ClarityHD8x8, including front panel light
intensities, changes to serial port behavior, etc.

Advanced Control Commands

Advanced Command Definitions

‘!’ Resend Error Code

This special purpose command is used to request that the ClarityHD8x8 resend the last error code sent.
This can be useful if the last error code sent had a checksum appended to it that did not match.

^!$

Request that the last error code sent, be resent

‘V’ Version

Returns the current firmware version of the ClarityHD8x8.

^V ?$

Response String:

^=V “ClarityHD8x8”,1.0a,30B2S12345678$

Where:

“Clarity 8x8”

=

Model

1.0a

= Firmware version

30B2S12345678

= Serial number

‘QI’ Query for Zone, Input and Channel Information

Returns the number of zones, and inputs, and a mask of the channels available on the ClarityHD8x8.

^QI ?$

Response String:

^=QI

zones,inputs,chan_bitmap$

Command

Description

Comments

!

Get most recent error code

Returns: Most recent error code, or error code 0’ if no error.

V ?

Get version string

Returns: Product name and firmware version string.

LI mode,dim,bri,off

Sets LED intensities

mode=Mode (0=off, 1=dim, 2=bright, 3=auto), dim,bri,off=Dim, Bright and Off levels (0-100).

QI ?

Query for capability information

Returns: Number of zones & inputs, and a full channel mask.

XS flags

Control settings

Set / reset control options. flags=Control option flags (see text).

XE flags

Transmit enable flags

Enable commands to asynchronously send there status. flags=Enable flags (see text).

SS flags

Save Settings

Save specified settings as initial power on values. flags=Indicate which settings to save.

IPA xxx,xxx,xxx,xxx

View or change TCP/IP address

View the current address, or change it.

FS 246

Reset to factory settings

Resets ALL values to initial factory settings!

Table 2: Advanced Control Commands