Zektor Clarity HD® 8X8 HDMI Matrix - Manual (Page 24)

24 ClarityHD8x8 Serial Protocol, Version 1.1, 6/7/13
Advanced Control
^XS ,settings2$ Only ‘settings2’ is changed
Since ‘settings1’ was not present on the command line, it will not be affected.
The following paragraphs define each option in more detail:
‘ASY’ Set the Polled or Asynchronous Mode
With this bit set, the ClarityHD8x8 is in the asynchronous mode, which simply means each time a state
changes, like the power being toggled, the ClarityHD8x8 will send a response string immediately out
the serial and TCP/IP ports.
‘ACK’ Enable / Disable Acknowledgements
Each time a command is sent to the ClarityHD8x8, the ClarityHD8x8 responds with either an error
message, if there was a problem with the command, or an acknowledgement string of “
^+$ ”. This
behavior can be changed by setting this bit to ‘0’. If the bit is reset, the “ ^+$ ” string will not be sent.
‘ECO’ Enable / Disable the ‘Parameter Changed’ Strings
Each command that makes a change to a parameter, will be echoed with a response string that indicates
the new values of the parameters changed. The response strings are only issued after the changes have
taken affect, and reflect the new state of the ClarityHD8x8.
With this bit set to ‘0’, these response strings will not be sent. To verify the new settings, the controller
must read the new values manually.
‘CHM’ Enable / Disable always sending“.ch” masks on zone commands
On commands that change zone settings (‘SZ’, ‘MZ’, ‘DZ’), the “.ch” channel mask is only sent when
needed to indicate a difference in settings between channel. With this bit set, the “.ch” mask will
always be sent, regardless of any differences between channel settings.
If you plan on using the ClarityHD8x8’s breakaway functions, setting this bit can make parsing the
response strings easier, since only one type of response string will be returned.
‘CRE’ Enable / Disable trailing Carriage Returns Line Feeds
A carriage return and line feed can be appended to all responses coming from the ClarityHD8x8. This
is useful when using terminal software to test command strings.
Since the carriage returns and line feeds are sent outside of the normal string (they are sent after the
ending ‘
$ ’), they should be ignored by the controller. But if there are problems with this behavior, they
can be turned off by setting this bit to a ‘0’.
‘SET’ Enable / Disable the Setup Mode
This bit can be used to disable the ability to enter the setup mode, preventing a casual user from enter
the setup mode and making changes, or reassigning presets, etc.
‘CHS’ Enable / Disable making changes in the Setup Mode
This bit allows a user to enter the setup mode, and view settings, but does not allow any changes to be
made.
‘KYD’ Disable front panel Keys
Setting the ‘KYD’ to ‘1’ will disable the front panel, all key presses will be ignored.