Kramer 4x4 Audio and Dante Mixer - Manual (Page 37)

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FC-404NETxl – Protocol 3000 35
Protocol 3000
Kramer devices can be operated using Kramer Protocol 3000 commands sent via serial or
Ethernet ports.
Understanding Protocol 3000
Protocol 3000 commands are a sequence of ASCII letters, structured according to the
following.
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Command format :
Prefix Command Name Constant (Space) Parameter(s) Suffix
# Command  Parameter <CR>
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Feedback format :
Prefix Device ID Constant Command Name Parameter(s) Suffix
~ nn @ Command Parameter <CR><LF>
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Command parameters
– Multiple parameters must be separated by a comma (,). In
addition, multiple parameters can be grouped as a single parameter using brackets ([
and ]).
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Command chain separator character – Multiple commands can be chained in the
same string. Each command is delimited by a pipe character (|).
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Parameters attributes – Parameters may contain multiple attributes. Attributes are
indicated with pointy brackets (<…>) and must be separated by a period (.).
The command framing varies according to how you interface with FC-404NETxl . The
following figure displays how the # command is framed using terminal communication
software (such as Hercules):