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VGADVI Recorder User Guide 7-7 Control with RS-232 / Serial Port
Command Name Description
STATUS Reports the recording status of each channel.
Status is one of:
l
RUNNING
l
STOPPED
l
UNINITIALIZED
FREESPACE Reports the free storage space, in bytes.
RECTIME Reports the elapsed recording time for the current file on each channel.
Additionally, the device reports its status changes back along the RS-232 connection using the following
messages:
Table 29 RS-232 Status Changed Messages
Command Name Description
STATUS. Provides the status of the recording serviceas one of:
l
Running
l
Stopped
l
Uninitialized
The Uninitialized status is sent when there is an internal error. Check the
device for more details.
RS-232 / Serial Port Command Examples
The following examples demonstrate how to use some of the RS-232 commands supported by the device. The
list of supported SET and GET parameters are found in Configuration Keys for Third Party APIs .
For values with spaces, enclose the value in quotation marks. For empty values, use empty quotation marks
with nothing between.
1. To start recording:
START
2. To stop recording:
STOP
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