If you need to use your own Software Control program from a PC or WORKSTATION with an RS-232 or LAN port, the device allows communication
through an ASCII code protocol.
The device treats any character that it receives on the RS-232 or LAN as a possible command but only accepts legal commands.
There is no starting/ending code needed in a command string.
A command can be a single character typed on a keyboard and does not require any special character before or after it.
(It is not necessary to press "ENTER" on the keyboard). A command can be preceded by a value (See chapter A-2).
When the device receives a valid command, it will execute the command. Then it will send back the status of the parameters that have changed due
to this command.
If the command cannot be executed (value out of range, no signal on the selected input),etc. The device will just sends back the current status of
the corresponding parameters.
If the command is invalid, an error response will be returned to the control device. All responses returned to the control device end with
a carriage return <CR> and a line feed <LF> signaling the end of the response character string (see chapter A-3).
A2: Commands structure
The above listed devices share the same code structure.
Commands are made of numerical values for arguments followed by the command characters (one or Two case-sensitive alphabetical letters). Usually the same
characters (letters) are used for the [read Command] as well as the [write command].
The indexes are defined numbers indicating the how the arguments for the command apply. For example a layer number, an input number, a preset number, etc.
They are separated with a comma.
There are commands without index and others with up to 3 indexes. Each index is followed by a comma character. The final argument, also refered to as the “value”
does not have a comma between it and the command.
2
A [write command] is made of indexes followed by the numerical value followed by the command characters.
Write command = [[index,] ...] + Value + Character (s) code (s)
For example: “1,2,0IN” or “4YB”
A [read command] is made of indexes followed immediately by the command characters. (no numerical value)
Read command = [[index,] ...] Character (s) code (s)
For example: “1,2,IN” or “YB”
A3: Examples
Document notation:
1) Command with 1 index : OFORMAT
Command to set the Main output format to XGA: 0,12OF
Answer: OF0,12<CR><LF> which mean that the main output format is now 1024x768
2) Command with 2 indexes : PE_INPUTNUM
Command to set the input 4 displayed in background layer of Next Preset: 1,2,4IN
Answer: IN1,1,4<CR><LF> which mean that the background layer of the next preset will display the input 4 signal
3) Read command without index : TAKEAVA
Read command to know if the TAKE command is available: TA
Answer: TA1<CR><LF> which mean that the device is ready to accept the TAKE command.
4) Read command with 2 indexes : SET_ASPECT_RATIO_OUT
Read command to know how is displayed a signal plugged on the input 4: 3,so
Answer: so3,2<CR><LF> which mean that the input 4 is displayed cropped
3
A4: Error codes
Answer: E10<CR><LF> which mean invalid command
Answer: E11<CR><LF> which mean index value error (index value out of range)
Answer: E12<CR><LF> which mean index number error (too or few indexes)
Some commands are only available as [Read command], they are status and are colored in blue as this line.
Some commands are colored in yellow as this line to indicate they were added or modified in this version.
A5 COMMUNICATION PORTS
4
Read /
Min
Max
Default
Apply factory settings to the
Auto reset
Auto reset
1, …, 8 = Brightness level, 12,5%
progress operation
AXION
AUTO_LOCK
AUTO_TAKE
Automatic Take after an input
AUTO_STEPBACK
Automatic preset toggle after a
Group Name Cmd RespDescription
Request the retrieval of all the
variables
device( except image settings )
FLASH memory writing in
progess. Do not power off
Progress percent of the slow
operation
Forbide the use of a signal-less
input
change
TAKE
SYSTEM
CONTROLS
DIESE # #
READY * * Ready Device Flag Rd 0 1 0
DEV ? DEV MMS device type Rd 84 84 84 84 = SVU-200
UPDATER yU yU Device reboot for update Rd/Wr 0 255 0 1 then 254 => Reboot
FACTORYRESET YR YR
POSMEMORYRESET YE YE Erase stored image settings Rd/Wr 0 1 0
CSTORE YS YS
0 = Free
1 = Flash writing in progress
0 = No lock
1 = Locked menu
2 = Locked front panel
step
1, …, 100 = Brightness level, 1%
step
0 = None
1 = Auto centering
2 = Auto setting
3 = StandBy
4 = Picture recording
5 = Reset to default factory
setting
6 = Reset User settings
0 = Device is not driven by ORC50
1 = Device is driven by Orc-50
0 = Signal less input can be
selected
1 = Signal less input can not be
selected
0 = AUTO-TAKE Disable
1 = AUTO-TAKE Enable
0 = AUTO- PRESET-TOGGLE
Disable
1 = AUTO- PRESET-TOGGLE
Enable
0 = Freeze by input
1 = Freeze all inputs
5
Read /
Min
Max
Default
up input when an input loose
wS wS
wQ wQ
wN wN
wF wF
wR wR
wC wC
Group Name Cmd RespDescription
ELEMENT TRANSITION of the
effect programmable keys
Duration of the effect associated
to the effect programmable keys
Backits signal
Disable the the black fiilng of the
bakgrounfd live layer
Fill PIP with black depending on
the aspect ratio
Disable Frame and Ids on the
preview output
Standby mode Rd/Wr 0 1 0
Request for standby or wake up Rd/Wr 0 1 0
Message to wake-up an output
display device ( 50 characters)
Message to send an output
display device to sleep ( 50
characters)
Output display device UART
speed
Rd/Wr 0 4 0
STANDBY
VERSION
PROG_KEY_ET YM YM
PROG_KEY_ED YO YO
FRAME_ALERT Yf Yf
TRANSPARENT_BACKGROUND Yt Yt
BLACK_FILL bF bF
DISABLE_ID bI bI
STDBYSTATUS
STDBYREQUEST
STDBYPROJ_ON
STDBYPROJ_OFF
STDBYPROJ_RATE
STDBYPROJ_CTRL
VERI1 xi xi Byte 0 and 1 of the device ID Rd 0 65535 0 ex : AAAA
VERI2 xj xj Byte 2 and 3 of the device ID Rd 0 65535 0 ex : AAAA
VERI3 xk xk Byte 4 and 5 of the device ID Rd 0 65535 0 ex : AAAA
VERI4 xl xl Byte 6 and 7 of the device ID Rd 0 65535 0 ex : AAAA
Write
Value
value
Rd/Wr 0 2 2
Rd/Wr 0 255 10 Unit = 1/10s
Rd/Wr 0 9 0
Rd/Wr 0 1 1
Rd/Wr 0 1 0
Rd/Wr 0 1 0
Rd/Wr 0 255 0 min = 0 max = 49
Rd/Wr 0 255 0 min = 0 max = 49
Rd/Wr 0 3 2
Values Index #1 Index #2
value
0 = Cut
2 = Fade
0 = No input
1 = Input1
2 = Input2
3 = Input3
4 = Input4
9 = Input9
0 = use BLACK_FILL
1 = Disable black filling only for
background
0 = Disable black filling
1 = Enable black filling
0 = Normal mode
1 = Standby mode
0 = Wake up
1 = Standby
0 = 1200bauds
1 = 2400bauds
2 = 9600bauds
3 = 19200bauds
0 = No request
1 = Wake up request
2 = Standby request
3 = Clear Wake up message
4 = Clear standby message
SET_ASPECT_RATIO_IN si si Input image aspect ratio Rd/Wr 0 4 0
SET_ASPECT_RATIO_OUT so so Output image aspect ratio Rd/Wr 0 3 1
SET_OVER_SCAN sO sO input image Overscan/Underscan Rd/Wr 0 1 1
SET_FORCE_4_3 SF SF
SET_RESET_SETTINGS Ss Ss Current input default settings Rd/Wr 0 1 0
Force the aspect ratio of
PAL/NTSC input to 4/3
Write
Value
value
Rd/Wr 0 1 1 1 = forced
Values Index #1 Index #2
value
Percent = 65535 = 100% : all
cropping on the top
0 = 4/3 Fullscreen
1 = 4/3 with 16/9 content + black
stripes
2 = 4/3 with 2.35 content + black
stripes
3 = 4/3 with 16/9 content without
black stripes
4 = 19/9 with 4/3 content + black
stripes
0 = Distorted, input aspect ratio
not preserved
1 = Not distorted, black bands
added
2 = Not
added
3 = Not distorted and no scaling
OBACKCOLORHUE OG OG Output background hue Rd/Wr 0 240 160 0 = Main output
OBACKCOLORSAT OJ OJ Output background saturation Rd/Wr 0 240 0 0 = Main output
OBACKCOLORLUMA OI OI Output background brightness Rd/Wr 0 240 0 0 = Main output
OPATTERN OP OP Output test pattern Rd/Wr 0 8 0
Output background pre-defined
color
Write
Value
value
Rd/Wr 0 32 0
Values Index #1 Index #2
value
0 = Black
1 = Navy blue
2 = Blue
3 = Green Blue
4 = Water Blue
5 = Turquoise blue
6 = Dark green
7 = Green
8 = Lime
9 = Light green
10 = Dark red
11 = Red
12 = Tomato red
13 = Bordeaux
14 = Brown
15 = Chocolate
16 = Orange
17 = Gold
18 = Yellow
19 = Indigo blue
20 = Purple
21 = Light red
22 = Fuchsia
23 = Salmon
24 = Rose
25 = Olive reen
26 = Grey
27 = Silver
28 = Lavender blue
29 = Beige
30 = Azur
31 = White
32 = Custom
0 = No pattern
1 = Vertical Grey Scale
2 = Horizontal Grey Scale
3 = Vertical Color Bar
4 = Horizontal Color Bar
5 = Grid
6 = SMPTE
7 = Burst
8 = Centering
0 = Main output
0 = Main output
29
Read /
Min
Max
Default
Xr Xr
Xe Xe
Xm Xm
Xc Xc
Group Name Cmd RespDescription
OBLACK OB OB Output black control Rd/Wr 0 1 0
OUTIL_H OH OH Output H size Rd 0 65535 1600 Unit = pixels 0 = Main output
OUTIL_V OV OV Output V size Rd 0 65535 1200 Unit = pixels 0 = Main output
OFIELDRATE OT OT Output frame frequency Rd 100 10000 6000 Unit = 1/100Hz 0 = Main output
OIMAGE_OVERSCAN OO OO Image Overscan / Underscan Rd/Wr 0 1 0 0 = Main output
Enable/disable the Output HDCP
detection
Framelock source requested by
user
Current Frame Lock source Rd/Wr 0 14 0
Follow mode requested by user Rd/Wr 0 5 0
Current follow mode Rd/Wr 0 5 0
REFERENCE
OSETDETECTHDCP Oh Oh
OISHDCP On On Output HDCP status Rd 0 1 0 0 = Main output
0 = Analog input 1 as reference
1 = Analog input 2 as reference
2 = Analog input 3 as reference
3 = Analog input 4 as reference
8 = DVI 1 input as reference
9 = DVI 2 input as reference
10 = SDI 1 input as reference
11 = SDI 2 input as reference
12 = SDI 3 input as reference
13 = SDI 4 input as reference
14 = Back End 1 as reference
0 = Analog input 1 as reference
1 = Analog input 2 as reference
2 = Analog input 3 as reference
3 = Analog input 4 as reference
8 = DVI 1 input as reference
9 = DVI 2 input as reference
10 = SDI 1 input as reference
11 = SDI 2 input as reference
12 = SDI 3 input as reference
13 = SDI 4 input as reference
14 = Back End 1 as reference
0 = Internal
1 = Follow x1/2
2 = Follow x1
3 = Follow x2
4 = Follow x3
5 = Asynchronous Follow
0 = Internal
1 = Follow x1/2
2 = Follow x1
3 = Follow x2
4 = Follow x3
5 = Asynchronous Follow
0 = Main output
0 = Main output
0 = Main output
0 = Main output
0 = Main output
0 = Main output
30
Read /
Min
Max
Default
Xt Xt
Xl Xl
Auto reset
Auto reset
1 = IP address mid
2 = IP address mid
3 = IP address low
Group Name Cmd RespDescription
REFFREQ
REFLOCKSTATUS
LANENABLE ne ne LAN enable Rd/Wr 0 1 0
LANRESET nr nr LAN factory parameters reset Rd/Wr 0 1 0
LANSTORE ns ns LAN parameters update Rd/Wr 0 1 0
LAN
EDID EDID_FORMAT EF EF EDID preferred format Rd/Wr 0 21 0
LANIP nw nw LAN devices addresses Rd/Wr 0 255 192 IP : 0 to 255
LANPORT np np LAN port numbers Rd/Wr 0 65535 10500
LANNETMASK nk nk LAN netmask Rd/Wr 0 24 8 Number of 0bits from the right
LANPROTOCOL nt nt LAN protocol Rd/Wr 0 1 1
Frame rate of the reference signal Rd 0 65535 0 Unit = 1/100Hz 0 = Main output
Framelock locked status Rd 0 1 0 1 = locked 0 = Main output
Write
Value
value
Values Index #1 Index #2
value
0 = Enable RS232 ( disable
LAN )
1 = Enable LAN ( disable
RS232 )
Local port : 10000 à 10999
Remote port : 0 à 65500