6
Remote Control
The BCD-3 can be controlled and monitored
through a variety of mechanisms including TCP/IP
when connected to your local area network, USB,
RS232, DC trigger, and IR.
Serial Protocol
The BCD-3 can receive commands and can send
responses to each command. It can also (optionally)
broadcast automatic responses to certain system
events such as front panel button presses.
Commands can be sent over RS232, RS485 (with an
RS232 to RS485 interface) and TCP/IP using HTTP
cmd.cgi.
The RS232 input is a 3.5mm mini-jack configured as:
Tip
Ring
Sleeve
Transmit
Receive
Ground
Command Format
RS232
#
5
D2 C1 C2 C3 C4 P1 P2
... CR
TCP/IP
%23 5
D2 C1 C2 C3 C4 P1 P2
... .
The command format always begins with a
command start character.
The next two digits are the Device ID. The first of
which is always “5” for BCD-3s, and the second
will be “0” except when using RS232/RS485 in a
multi-drop configuration.
Next are C1 through C4 which comprise the
command name. These are typically uppercase
ASCII letters.
Following the command name are the arguments
or parameters for that command. These are two
or more ASCII characters.
The command is always terminated with a
carriage return character. For RS232, this is ASCII
code 13. TCP/IP commands are terminated with a
period (.)
Responses are returned in the same format as
commands. Note that responses may contain up
to 320 characters. All characters preceding the
#
or
%23
and following
<CR>
or
.
are ignored. Do not
insert
#
, spaces,
<LF>
,
<TAB>
or other non-ASCII
characters inside the command string.
The following are selected commands most
pertinent to initial setup and everyday operation.
Find complete documentation by accessing the
BCD-3 web UI or by contacting Bryston.
Comm. Param. Description
BRIG
Display Brightness
00
Display Off
01
Brightness Level 1 (dimmest)
02
Brightness Level 2
03
04
05
Brightness Level 3
Brightness Level 4
Brightness Level 5
MPWR
Switch between On and Standby
00
Off (standby)
01
On
02
QS
Toggle On/Standby
Query Status
MCTR
Transport controls
00-09
Numeric 0-9 - used for direct
track access.
EJ
Drawer open/close toggle
RE
Reverse search
PT
Previous track
FO
Forward search
NT
Next track
TI
Change time mode display
ST
Stop
RP
Toggle Repeat track, disc, off
PA
Pause
SH
Random (Shuffle)
PL
Play
SC
Scan
BA
Go back 10 seconds
SK
Skip
Example of power up
command in RS232:
#50MPWR01<CR>
Example of power up
command in TCP/IP:
%2350MPWR01.
