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Command usage, Application examples – Grass Valley Switcher Products User Manual

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Switcher Products — Protocols Manual

Section 2 — Editor Protocol

Note the following for Zodiak systems only:

Access is provided to new buses: K3, K4, U1, and Aux Bus 1 – 13 (see
Command C0, C1).

Access to DSK transition doesn’t work with existing 4000 code.

Editor protocol commands are detailed in tables presented on the following
pages. Addresses, byte counts, important names, and supporting details
are listed for each command. References to pushbuttons are shown in
capital letters, using the legends as they appear on a Control Panel. Control
Panel section names are shown in initial capitals.

Note

All values within tables are hexadecimal unless otherwise indicated by the
notation “decimal.”

Command Usage

The appropriate command to use may be determined by referring to

Table 20

.

Application Examples

Several examples of serial communications using the switcher Editor Inter-
face are provided on the following pages in the sections appropriate to the
commands. In general, “Transmit” refers to communication from the editor
to the switcher and “Receive” refers to communication from the switcher
to the editor. Refer to specific command tables for details on these exam-
ples.

Table 20. Command Use Summary

Purpose

Command(s)

Basic Source Control

Source Bus (C1 – C4) Commands – page 50

Source Select (C0) Command – page 55

Preview Bus (E2) Command – page 57

Split Key (E4, E5, E6, E7, E9 and EA) Commands – page 58

To simulate the pressing of certain buttons

Pushbutton Select and Control (C6, C7 and FB) Commands – page 59

Selection of Wipe Patterns

Wipe Pattern (C8) Command – page 63

Control of Transition mode pushbuttons

Transition Mode (CA) Command – page 65

Set transition rates

Auto and Key Transition Rate (CC and CD) Commands – page 67

E-MEM learns and recalls

Learn and Recall E-MEM Register (DA and DB) Commands – page 71

E-MEM and Configuration Save and Load Data

Save and Load Data (5F and DF) Commands – page 78

Save and Load Status (6D and ED) Commands – page 82

Timeline control for multiple keyframe effects

Timeline Control (4E, 4F, CE, and CF) Commands – page 83

Commands for general use by an editor

All Stop (F2) Command – page 88

Software Version (6C and EC) Commands – page 90