Alcorn Mcbride LightCue, User Manual

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Control Protocols
Control Protocols
Ethernet (UDP) , USB, and serial (RS232) protocol commands are identical. This is
referred to as the "ASCII" protocol. A different MIDI protocol is available for control on
the MIDI port. A "Live" protocol is used for communication between LightCue Man-
ager and the LightCue.
ASCII Protocol
For Ethernet, Serial and USB.
Control Commands
The following commands are used to control the playback of Lighting cues. All com-
mands respond with an "R"<CR> where <CR> is a carriage return (hex 0D).
All times ("tm") are in the form:
hhmmssff where hh = hours, mm=minutes, ss=seconds, ff=frames
(ie: 01:02:03.04 is 01020304)
<cue> refers to either: A cue name in quotes, ie, "myCueName" OR a cue number
without quotes.
Command Details
Detail on each command is listed below.
Arm Recording
This command is useful for when you want to command the Light Cue Pro into record
mode using a serial controller. Recording begins as soon as a DMX change is
detected.
|vvv-vvv|vvv-vvv|vvv-vvv|vvv-vvv|nnnUuRA<CR>
|vvv…vvv|– the channels to record separated by commas. ie: 1-512. (optional)
nnn – the Cue number to record
u – the Universe number.
Examples:
Record to cue file dmx00001.dmx from Universe 1:
001U1RR <CR>
Record to cue file dmx00001.dmx from channels 5-8 onUniverse 2:
|5-8|U2RR <CR>
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