Grass Valley Kaleido Remote Control Protocol Gateway Jan.09 2014 - Manual (Page 12)

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Gateway Commands
closeID
• The system name was invalid.
• The IP address was wrong.
closeID
KX K2 AQ This command closes a session with the specified Kaleido.
• On a Kaleido-X series multiviewer:
<closeID/>
• On a Kaleido-K2 or Kaleido-Alto/Quad/Quad-Dual multiviewer:
<closeID>IP_ADDRESS_0_4_0_0</closeID>
Where IP_ADDRESS is the IP address of the Kaleido-K2 or Kaleido-Alto/Quad/Quad-
Dual
Gateway response:
• <ack/> : The command was recognized by the Gateway.
• <nack/> : The Gateway was not able to recognize the command.
getParameterInfo
KX This command serves two purposes: it can retrieve the current system’s name, or the
version of the Kaleido-X Software installed on this system.
• To obtain the software version, the command is:
<getParameterInfo>get key="softwareVersion"</getParameterInfo>
Gateway response:
• <kParameterInfo>softwareVersion="Software Version"</kParameterInfo>
Example:
<kParameterInfo>softwareVersion="7.20 build 5401"</kParameterInfo>
• <nack/> : The Gateway was not able to recognize the command.
• To obtain the system name, the command is:
<getParameterInfo>get key="systemName"</getParameterInfo>
Gateway response:
• <kParameterInfo>systemName="System Name"</kParameterInfo>
Example: <kParameterInfo>systemName="Cougar-X"</kParameterInfo>
• <nack/> : The Gateway was not able to recognize the command.
getKCurrentLayout
KX K2 AQ This command retrieves the name of the current layout.
Note: This command closes the current connection on port 13000. This
connection must be re-established before another session can be opened. If
you are using HyperTerminal, it will automatically re-establish the previous
connection if you begin typing new commands, but other clients may
require you to manually reconnect.