Kramer Electronics VS-88DTP Switch User Manual


 
42 VS-88DTP - Kramer Protocol
Device address (Optional when directly connected to the device)
K-NET Device ID or MACHINE NUMBER followed by '@'
(ex. #02@ CRLF )
Query sign
'?' follows some commands to define a query request.
All outputs sign
'*' defines all outputs.
Message closing character
CR For host messages; carriage return (ASCII 13)
CRLF – For machine messages; carriage return (ASCII 13) + line-feed (ASCII 10)
Command chain separator character
When a message string contains more than one command, a pipe ( '|' ) character
separates each command.
Spaces between parameters or command terms are ignored.
14.2.4 Entering Commands
You can directly enter all commands using a terminal with ASCII communications
software, such as HyperTerminal, Hercules, etc. Connect the terminal to the serial,
Ethernet, or USB port on the Kramer device. To enter CR , press the Enter key.
( LF is also sent but is ignored by command parser).
For commands sent from some non-Kramer controllers like Crestron, some
characters require special coding (such as, /X##). Refer to the controller manual.
14.2.5 Command Forms
Some commands have short name syntax in addition to long name syntax to allow
faster typing. The response is always in long syntax.
14.2.6 Command Chaining
Multiple commands can be chained in the same string. Each command is
delimited by a pipe character ( '|' ). When chaining commands, enter the message