ID-AL EventPlayer mkII - EP220 and EP230 - Quick Start Guide V1.0
13 Reference
13.1 Folder and File Tags
Tag
Folder File
Parameter
Description
Min Max Default
[Jxxx]
●
●
000 999
Jump to the
xxx
folder at the end of the playback.
[RET]
●
Return to the previous folder at the end of the playback.
[RND] and [SEQ]
●
[RND]
Random or sequential folder playback mode.
[V+xx] and [V-xx]
●
●
00
64
00
Relative volume of the folder or of the file.
[NT]
●
●
Block the folder change commands from the input contacts, the serial link, the infrared
remote control, the web server, and the Scheduler.
[Rxxx]
●
●
000 255
Set the states of all the output contacts.
[AUX]
●
Switch to the auxiliary input at the end of the playback.
[RSxxx]
●
●
001 999
Send the
#xxx
RS-232 frame from the
serial.txt
file.
[WHL]
●
Play the folder while the assigned input combination remains activated.
[NXTxxx]
●
001 999
Play the next
xxx
files each time the folder is played.
13.2 RS-232 Serial Link
This link allows the player to receive commands, to send arbitrary frames, and to send status information. By
default, it is configured as follows (can be changed in the setup menu):
Baud Rate (bauds) Start Bit(s) Data Bit(s) Parity Bit(s) Stop Bit(s) Handshake
19200
1
8
0
1
None
•
The reception protocol is based on a 3-byte frame: “Status”, “Command”, and “Data”:
Status
Description
Command
Description
Data
Description
80h
All the players.
01h, 11h, 21h,
31h, 41h, 51h,
61h, and 71h
Play a folder in a bank of 128
folders.
command = bank × 10h + 1
00h to 7Fh Number of the folder in the bank.
81h to FFh
Only the player with the
ID from 1 to 127.
02h
Playback control.
01h
Play the last played file.
02h
Stop the playback.
03h
Play the next file of the current folder.
04h
Play the previous file of the current folder.
06h
Play the next folder.
07h
Play the previous folder.
03h
Volume control.
00h to 40h Volume value.
•
Arbitrary frames can be sent with the
[RSxxx]
tag. These frames must be defined in the
serial.txt
file at
the root of the storage device, as
#xxx:tt tt tt…
, with one definition per line (e.g.:
#002:98 75 21 35
45 B2
).
•
The monitoring protocol is structured like the reception protocol. The status byte has the same meaning. This
protocol sends the following command and data bytes, according to the mode selected in the setup menu:
Parameter
Mode
Description
Off
No monitoring
The player only sends the frames from the
serial.txt
file.
Daisy
Daisy Chain
The player forwards everything it receives.
Ctrl
Monitoring
Sent upon event: player ready (00h), start of playback (03h), and end of playback (04h).
Adv only: sent every 250 ms: stopped (01h), playing (02h).
Adv
Advanced Monitoring
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