Kramer Electronics VP-460 - Manual (Page 49)

44 VP-460 - The VP-460 RS-232 Communication Protocol
10 The VP-460 RS-232 Communication Protocol
The Kramer Protocol lets you control the VP-460 from any standard terminal
software (for example, the Windows ® HyperTerminal Application).
This section describes the:
• Protocol 3000 common commands, see
• Audio video control commands (via protocol 3000), see
Section 10.1
• The button functions (on the front panel and remote controller), see
Section 10.2
The protocol 3000 communications protocol uses a data rate of 115200 baud, with
no parity, 8 data bits, and 1 stop bit.
Section
10.3
10.1 The Protocol 3000 Common Operation Commands
Operation commands
Command Syntax Response
Lock front panel LOCK-FP LOCK-MODE LOCK-FP LOCK-MODE
RESULT
Get front panel
locking state
LOCK-FP? LOCK-FP LOCK-MODE
Parameters Description:
LOCK-MODE = Front panel locking state:
"0" or "off" to unlock front panel buttons.
"1" or "on" to lock front panel buttons.
Power state
POWER POWER-MODE POWER POWER-MODE
RESULT
Get power state POWER? POWER POWER-MODE
Parameters Description:
POWER-MODE = power state:
"0" or "off" to enter standby mode.
"1" or "on" to power up.
Restart device RESET RESET OK
Peripheral firmware
update execute*
UPGRADE UPGRADE OK
Usually the firmware will upload to the device via a command such as LDFW
A device reset may be needed to complete the process
Video core Firmware UPGRADES
UPGRADES OK