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Chapter 7: Specifications
7. Specifications
The DKM FX can be controlled via RS-232 serial interface or TCP/IP socket (Port
5555).
Table 7-1. Telegram structure.
Type
Bytes
Description
Control character
1
Always: ESC (0x1B)
Server identification
1
Identification of service
Command
1
A special command
Size
2
Optional, if telegram size is greater than 3
Data
n
Optional, n bytes of data
Byte Order:
Little Endian
(Special) characters: ACK
0x06
NAK
0x15
Request
ESC <Server identification><Command> [<Size>, <Data>]
[ ] = Optional elements
Response
<ACK> , [<ECHO>]
or
ESC <Server identification><Command><Size><Data>
[ ] = Optional elements
<ECHO> reports the matrix sequences solicited by a command and thus the new
switching status of the matrix. The echo can be used to update user applications
and to operate several matrices in parallel.
