Kramer Electronics Ltd.
ASPEN-32UFX, ASPEN-1616UX, VS-8UFX
– Protocol 3000
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Extended Signal Types
The string representation is non-case sensitive.
String
Meaning
VIDEO
Video signal of the port
AUDIO
Audio signal of the port
RS232
Data signal of the port (relevant for RS-232 ports for
example)
IR
IR signal of the port (relevant for IR ports for example;
available in future updates)
Examples
To understand the advantages of the extended Protocol 3000 syntax, compare the standard
MUTE
and
VMUTE
command syntax with the extended
X-MUTE
command syntax.
MUTE and VMUTE are dedicated commands to mute audio and video respectively. Both
commands receive the index of the output to mute as a parameter. Two separate commands
are used to mute different signal types and neither command enable muting the inputs and
not the outputs.
However, the X-MUTE command can mute audio and/or video on either inputs or outputs:
•
Mute video on OUT 1: #X-MUTE OUT.HDMI.1.VIDEO.1
•
Mute audio on OUT 1: #X-MUTE OUT.HDMI.1.AUDIO.1
•
Mute video on HDMI IN 1: #X-MUTE IN.HDMI.1.VIDEO.1
•
Mute audio on HDMI IN 1: #X-MUTE IN.HDMI.1.AUDIO.1
The name of the action remains the same and what it affects is passed in parameters.
In another example, the
#ROUTE
command is extended by the command
#X-ROUTE
:
•
To route a video signal to HDBT output #4 from HDMI input #1:
#X-ROUTE OUT.HDBT.4.VIDEO.1,IN.HDMI.1.VIDEO.1
~01@X-ROUTE OUT.HDBT.4.VIDEO.1,IN.HDMI.1.VIDEO.1
•
To route an audio signal to analog output #1 from the HDMI input #1:
#X-ROUTE OUT.ANALOG_AUDIO.1.AUDIO.1,IN.HDMI.1.AUDIO.1
~01@X-ROUTE OUT.ANALOG_AUDIO.1.AUDIO.1,IN.HDMI.1.AUDIO.1
Other Rules
In routing commands, first specify the target output(s), then the source input.
Example:
#X-ROUTE OUT.ANALOG_AUDIO.1.AUDIO.1,IN.HDMI.1.AUDIO.1
Brackets ‘[‘ and ‘]’ are reserved Protocol 3000 characters that define a list of parameters as in
[a,b,c,d].
Example: to route video input 3 to outputs 1,4,6,7
:
ROUTE 1,[1,4,6,7],3<cr>