Document Contents
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Preface......................................................................................................................... 3
0.1
Information Warranty Statement ........................................................................ 3
0.2
Document Scope and Limitations....................................................................... 4
0.3
Document Conventions....................................................................................... 4
0.3.1
Model Compatibility................................................................................... 4
0.3.2
Product Introduction ................................................................................... 5
0.3.3
VP20 (MM604)........................................................................................... 5
0.3.4
VP30 (MM603)........................................................................................... 6
0.3.5
VP50 (MM605)........................................................................................... 6
0.3.6
VP50
PRO
(MM606) ..................................................................................... 7
0.4
How does automation work? .............................................................................. 8
0.4.1
Interface Compatibility ............................................................................... 8
0.4.2
How is data encoded in digital form? ......................................................... 8
0.4.3
What is Binary?........................................................................................... 9
0.4.4
What is HEX? ............................................................................................. 9
0.4.5
What is ASCII? ......................................................................................... 10
0.5
A brief dialog about remote controlling a VPxx series video processor .......... 11
0.6
A dialog about input video memories............................................................... 12
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RS-232 Control ......................................................................................................... 14
1.1
The RS-232 Physical Connection ..................................................................... 14
1.1.1
The Anchor Bay RS-232 Protocol ............................................................ 15
1.1.2
A Dialog on Checksums ........................................................................... 15
1.2
Control Commands ........................................................................................... 15
1.2.1
Example RS-232 Command Packets ........................................................ 20
1.3
Query Commands ............................................................................................. 23
1.4
Responses.......................................................................................................... 24
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IR Control ................................................................................................................. 27
2.1
The NEC IR Protocol (Factory Remote) .......................................................... 27
2.2
The Anchor Bay IR Protocol (Discrete Control) .............................................. 28
2.2.1
Discrete IR Control Examples .................................................................. 31
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Automation Command IDs and Values .................................................................... 42
Appendix A – Decimal-Binary-HEX-ASCII Conversion Table
Page 53
Appendix B – IR Control White-Paper by Barry Gordon
Page 59
Appendix C – Help and Support
Page 68
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