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5.SoftwareControl-LightwareDeviceController

HDMI-TPS-TX200series–User'sManual

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Appliedfirmwarepackage:v1.3.2b3 | LDCsoftware:v2.5.7b2

Highlighting the Device

DIFFERENCE: 

ThisfeatureisavailableonlyfromFWpackagev1.3.0b6.

Theoppositefeatureisalsoavailabletohelpfindingthedesireddevice.Pressthe

Show Me 

button for 

5 

seconds 

untilthefrontpanelLEDsstarttoblinkslowly.Inparallel,thedeviceis

highlighted in green for 4 seconds 

intheDevicediscoverywindowoftheLDC.

 #highlightme

INFO:

"HighlightMe"isthedefaultfunctionofthe

Show Me 

button.Ifyouassignadifferentfunctiontothe

button above feature will not be available.

5.3.2. 

Serial Tab

IfthedeviceisconnectedviatheRS-232portclickonthe

 Query

 button next to the desired serial port to 

displaythedevice’snameandserialnumber.Double-clickonthedeviceorselectitandclickonthegreen

Connect

 button.

ATTENTION! 

BeforethedeviceisconnectedviathelocalRS-232port,makesurethat

Control mode

 and 

LW3 

protocol

aresetontheserialport.Furthermore,theRS-232portmustbefreeandotherserialconnection

is not established to the device over that port.

5.3.3. 

Further Tools

The 

Tools

menucontainsthefollowingoptions:

 

▪

Log Viewer:

Thetoolcanbeusedforreviewinglogfileswhichhavebeensavedpreviously.

 

▪

Create EDID: 

ThistoolopenstheEasyEDIDCreatorwizardwhichcanbeusedforcreatinguniqueEDIDs

in a few simple steps. Functionality is the same as the Easy EDID Creator. 

 

▪

Demo Mode: 

ThisisavirtualMX-FR17matrixrouterwithfullfunctionalitybuiltintotheLDC.Functions

andoptionsarethesameasarealMX-FR17device.

The 

Terminal 

windowisalsoavailablebypressingitsbuttononthebottom.

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Summary of Contents for DP-TPS-TX210

Page 1: ...HDMI TPS TX210 HDMI TPS TX220 HDMI TPS TX226 DVI HDCP TPS TX210 DVI HDCP TPS TX220 DP TPS TX210 DP TPS TX220 SW4 TPS TX240 SW4 TPS TX240 Plus User s Manual HDBaseTTM Multimedia Extender v3 2 12 05 2021 ...

Page 2: ...all or mount in accordance with the installation instructions The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus No naked flame sources such as lighted candles should be placed on the apparatus Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment WEEE This marking shown on the product or its literature indicates that ...

Page 3: ...tware Device Updater V2 LDU v2 software 2 9 2b2 Firmware package version 1 3 2b3 Hardware 1 2 Document revision v3 2 Release date 12 05 2021 Editor Laszlo Zsedenyi About Printing Lightware Visual Engineering supports green technologies and Eco friend mentality Thus this document is made for digital usage primarily If you need to print out few pages for any reason follow the recommended printing se...

Page 4: ... 8 3 RS 232 Signal Transmission Example 29 4 9 Infrared Interface 30 4 9 1 Technical Background 30 4 9 2 IR Functions 30 4 10 GPIO Interface 32 4 11 The Event Manager Feature 32 4 12 Ethernet Interface 33 4 12 1 Device Control over Ethernet 33 4 12 2 Wake on Lan 33 4 12 3 TCP Recognizer 33 4 13 Basic IT Security 34 4 14 Batch Commands 34 4 15 Further Built in Features 34 4 15 1 Transmitter Cloning...

Page 5: ...he Package Version 84 7 4 6 Resetting the Device 84 7 4 7 Restoring the Factory Default Settings 84 7 4 8 Control Lock 85 7 4 9 Identifying the Device 85 7 4 10 Toggling the Dark Mode Setting 85 7 4 11 Setting the Delay of the Dark Mode Setting 85 7 4 12 Running a Macro 86 7 5 Cleartext Login Protection 86 7 5 1 Setting the Login Password 86 7 5 2 Login the Device 86 7 5 3 Logout from the Device 8...

Page 6: ...16 2 BAUD Rate Setting 112 7 16 3 Databit Setting 113 7 16 4 Stopbit Setting 113 7 16 5 Parity Setting 113 7 16 6 RS 232 Operation Mode 113 7 16 7 Command Injection Mode 113 7 17 RS 232 Message Sending 114 7 17 1 Sending a Message ASCII format via RS 232 114 7 17 2 Sending a Text ASCII format via RS 232 114 7 17 3 Sending a Binary Message HEX format via RS 232 114 7 17 4 Using Hexadecimal Codes 11...

Page 7: ... Settings 150 11 4 Applied Ports Network Settings 150 11 5 Cable Wiring Guide 151 11 5 1 Serial Ports 151 11 5 2 Audio Ports 151 11 6 Firmware Release Notes 152 11 7 Port Numbering 154 11 7 1 For All Models 154 11 7 2 SW4 TPS TX240 and TX240 Plus 154 11 7 3 HDMI TPS TX210 154 11 7 4 HDMI TPS TX220 and TX226 154 11 7 5 DVI HDCP TPS TX210 154 11 7 6 DVI HDCP TPS TX220 154 11 7 7 DP TPS TX210 154 11 ...

Page 8: ... s HDMI TPS TX200 series HDBaseTTM compatible device In the first chapter we would like to introduce the device highlighting the most important features HDBaseTTM and the HDBaseT Alliance logo are trademarks of the HDBaseT Alliance ç Description ç Compatible Devices ç Box Contents ç Optional Accessories ç Features ç Model Comparison ç Typical Applications ...

Page 9: ...nctions can be established in a simple way Model Denomination About the Serial Number serialnumber Lightware devices contain a label indicating the unique serial number of the product The structure is the following HDMI TPS TX220 HDBaseTTM TPS extender Number of outputs Input interface Transmitter Number of inputs SW4 TPS TX240 Plus HDBaseTTM TPS extender Number of outputs Switcher with 4 inputs W...

Page 10: ...hanges Event Manager Triggering a condition defining variables and checking two conditions for an action these features are available by the improved Event Manager Forced Button Lock The front panel buttons can be locked and unlock is only possible via LW3 protocol command Frame Detector The exact video and audio signal format can be determined such as timing frequencies scan mode HDCP encryption ...

Page 11: ... CEC RS 232 11 0100 1 x LWR TCP 11 0100 1 x 4K and 3D Support Audio Embedder and De embedder Function Autoselect Function for Video Inputs Deep Color Support and Conversion Ethernet Control Event Manager Forced Button Lock Frame Detector GPIO Control Port HDCP compliant Pixel Accurate Reclocking RS 232 Transmission Remote Power Signal Transmission up to 170m Consumer Electronics Control Miniweb Da...

Page 12: ...uts Interface ports Software related components 12V DC PoE HDMI DVI D DP Analog audio HDMI DVI D TPS Ethernet IR in out RS 232 GPIO Number of Events in Event Manager Built in miniweb size limit Smart Features Advanced Control Pack Advanced Control Pack v3 HDMI TPS TX210 20 10 kB 1 HDMI TPS TX220 20 10 kB 1 HDMI TPS TX226 20 10 kB 1 DVI HDCP TPS TX210 20 10 kB 1 DVI HDCP TPS TX220 20 10 kB 1 DP TPS...

Page 13: ...1 Introduction HDMI TPS TX200 series User s Manual 13 Applied firmware package v1 3 2b3 LDC software v2 5 7b2 1 7 Typical Applications Integrated System Diagram Standalone Applications ...

Page 14: ...e v1 3 2b3 LDC software v2 5 7b2 2 Product Overview The following sections are about the physical structure of the device input output ports connectors status LEDs and front panel button functions ç Front Views ç Rear Views ç Front Panel LEDs ç Rear Panel LEDs ç Front Panel Buttons ...

Page 15: ...nd more information about Autoselect feature in The Autoselect Feature section 3 DisplayPort input DisplayPort connector for DisplayPort audio video signal 4 HDMI input HDMI connector for DVI video or HDMI video and audio 5 DVI D input DVI I connector for DVI D video and audio 6 Audio input 3 5 mm Jack connector for asymmetric analog audio input signal 7 Video Select button Button for switching be...

Page 16: ...Device Controller LDC or updating it using Lightware Device Updater LDU Any third party control system can use this port to control the device 5 Status LEDs The LEDs give feedback about the actual state of the device See the details in the Rear Panel LEDs section 6 IR IN and OUT 3 pole TRS connector also known as 3 5 mm 1 8 jack plug for optional IR receiver IR IN and transmitter IR OUT connection...

Page 17: ... with HDCP AUTOSELECT LED off Autoselect function is disabled green blinking Autoselect function is enabled searching for signal the video input LEDs are also blinking green on Autoselect function is enabled the active video signal is found the selected video input s LED is also ON 2 4 Rear Panel LEDs LIVE LED off The device is not powered green blinking slow The device is powered and operational ...

Page 18: ...rk VIDEO SELECT AUDIO SELECT SHOW ME SHOW ME 5 sec 2 5 5 Reset to Factory Default Settings To restore factory default values do the following steps Step 1 Make sure the device is powered on and operational Step 2 Press and keep pressed the Show Me button for 10 seconds After 5 seconds front panel LEDs start blinking but keep on pressing the button Step 3 After 10 seconds the LEDs start blinking fa...

Page 19: ... v1 3 2b3 LDC software v2 5 7b2 3 Installation The chapter is about the installation of the device and connecting to other appliances presenting also the mounting options and further assembly steps ç Mounting Options ç Electrical Connections ç Connecting Steps ç Powering Options ...

Page 20: ...sk double mounting kit The Under desk double mounting kit makes easy to mount a single device on any flat surface e g furniture 1U high rack shelf provides mounting holes for fastening two half rack or four quarter rack sized units Pocket sized devices can also be fastened on the shelf To order mounting accessories please contact sales lightware com WARNING Always use the supplied screws Using dif...

Page 21: ...lly connected for input and local output This way users can plug in any DVI connector but keep in mind that analog signals such as VGA or RGBHV are not processed Always use high quality DVI cable for connecting sources and displays 3 2 3 HDMI Connector The extender provides standard 19 pole HDMI connector for input and local output Always use high quality HDMI cable for connecting sources and disp...

Page 22: ...R Output 2 Ring GND 2 Ring IR Output 3 Sleeve IR Input 3 Sleeve IR Output INFO Ring pole of the emitter is optional If your IR emitter has three pole TRS plug then the Ring and the Sleeve are the same signal Output You can find more information about Infrared interface in the Infrared Interface section 3 2 9 GPIO General Purpose Input Output Ports The TX220 models the SW4 TPS TX240 and TX 240 Plus...

Page 23: ...section refers to the following models HDMI TPS TX210 and TX220 DVI HDCP TX210 and TX220 DP TPS TX210 and TX220 SW4 TPS TX240 and TX240 Plus HDMI TPS TX226 contains a different kind of remote powering feature see the details at the following page A Using local PSU connect the supplied power adaptor to the DC input on the transmitter first then to the AC power socket or use Lightware s PSU2x series...

Page 24: ...the user s manual of the matrix C Using Remote Power 12V over TPS from HDMI TPS RX96 connect the TPS OUT PoE port of the transmitter to the TPS input port of the HDMI TPS RX96 receiver by a CATx cable Important Notes when Remote Powering the HDMI TPS TX226 Cabling The TX and RX devices must be in the same building to prevent ground potential difference The maximum transmission distance may be limi...

Page 25: ...features of the device with a few real life examples ç TPS Extender Concept ç Port Diagram ç TPS Interface ç Ethernet Control Interface ç Audio Interface ç Video Interface ç The Autoselect Feature ç Serial Interface ç Infrared Interface ç GPIO Interface ç The Event Manager Feature ç Ethernet Interface ç Basic IT Security ç Batch Commands ç Further Built in Features ...

Page 26: ...party devices via the RS 232 Ethernet Infrared interfaces The summary of the interfaces 1 Only for HDMI TPS TX210 TX220 TX226 SW4 TPS TX240 and TX240 Plus models 2 Only for DP TPS TX210 TX220 SW4 TPS TX240 and TX240 Plus models 3 Only for DVI HDCP TPS TX210 TX220 SW4 TPS TX240 and TX240 Plus models 4 Only for TPS TX220 SW4 TPS TX240 and TX240 Plus models 4 2 Port Diagram The following diagram intr...

Page 27: ... initiator It will negotiate each state transition with its sink side partner When one of the devices is configured to manual operation mode selection the other device may be placed in automatic mode In this case the mode transition negotiation is initiated by the host managed device and the auto mode device follows through The allowed cable lengths and resolutions are listed in the Maximum Extens...

Page 28: ...input will be switched to the TPS output If the Blu ray player is connected on the HDMI 2 input and later the MacBook is connected on the DP input of the transmitter it will be switched to the TPS output independently of the presence of other video signals Settings TPS output Set the Autoselect to Enabled Set Autoselect mode to Priority detect The priorities are the following the lowest number mea...

Page 29: ...tting Command Injection Mode In this mode the transmitter works as an RS 232 bidirectional converter The TPS signal is converted to RS 232 data and vice versa TCP IP port numbers are defined for the serial ports TPS and local for this purpose E g the default Command Injection port number of the local RS 232 port is 8001 If a command is coming from the TPS interface which addresses to the port no 8...

Page 30: ... it sends a message PING on P1 port of RS 232 to the VC codec For more details see Message Sending via RS 232 Serial Port section E2 Set a condition where Login name is the recognized RS 232 message Action is sending serial message Admin on the P1 port to the VC codec E3 Set a condition where Password is the recognized RS 232 message Action is sending serial message Admin on the P1 port to the VC ...

Page 31: ...xample The fingerprint of an IR code can be stored and used in Event Manager See more details in the Infra section The Concept The System controller makes the transmitter sending out a code over the IR output port and the IR emitter towards the Blu ray player Settings The System controller is connected to TCP IP port no 6107 of the transmitter The controller calls an LW3 method to send out the IR ...

Page 32: ...ent for the seven pins is 180 mA See the LDC settings for GPIO port in the GPIO section See also the details about the Event Manager settings in the Event Manager section 4 11 The Event Manager Feature The Event Manager feature means that the device can sense changes on its ports and is able to react according to the pre defined settings Lightware Device Controller contains a user friendly softwar...

Page 33: ...r section and find the related LW3 protocol commands in the Ethernet Message Sending section 4 12 2 Wake on Lan DIFFERENCE This feature is available from FW package v1 3 0b6 The well known wake on lan feature sending magic Packet to the target PC is available This can be used to power on a computer automatically just send a simple LW3 command see the Powering on a Computer over Ethernet Wake on LA...

Page 34: ...e v1 3 0b6 These features can be used to process a group of pre defined commands The commands can be stored in the device as macros or you can save the commands in a plain text file and send the device by an HTTP message LW3 over HTTP Command Salvo This feature allows the LW device to be controlled over HTTP In this case a batch of commands is sent over HTTP to the Lightware device for processing ...

Page 35: ...terfaces by the Lightware Device Controller LDC The software can be installed on a Windows PC or macOS The application and the User s Manual can be downloaded from www lightware com ç Install and Update ç Running the LDC ç Establishing the Connection ç Crosspoint Menu ç Port Properties Windows ç CEC Tool ç Diagnostic Tools ç EDID Menu ç Control Menu ç Event Manager ç Settings Menu ç The Built in M...

Page 36: ...ble updates on Lightware s website and opens the update window if the LDC found updates The current and the update version number can be seen at the top of the window and they are shown in this window even with the snapshot install The Update window can also be opened by clicking the About icon and the Update button Step 2 Set the desired update setting in the Options section If you do not want to...

Page 37: ... appearing window or Import the list of favorite devices that was exported previously Add New Favorite Device Press the Add button in the appearing window you can enter the IP address The hostname of the desired device can be used instead if it is supported That allows setting a unique name to identify the device in a network If the host name is saved in this window and the IP address is changing ...

Page 38: ...he desired serial port to display the device s name and serial number Double click on the device or select it and click on the green Connect button ATTENTION Before the device is connected via the local RS 232 port make sure that Control mode and LW3 protocol are set on the serial port Furthermore the RS 232 port must be free and other serial connection is not established to the device over that p...

Page 39: ...ying the Advanced View Window showing the Terminal window and the LW3 protocol tree 6 Audio output ports The audio output of the TPS out and HDMI out ports Clicking on the tile opens the Audio Outputs TPS and HDMI port properties window 7 Video output ports The video output of the TPS out and HDMI out ports Clicking on the tile opens the Audio Outputs TPS and HDMI port properties window 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 40: ...ing enable disable hdcp Open the Frame Detector Send and receive CEC commands by the CEC Tool only in case of SW4 TPS TX240 Plus Reloading factory default settings for the selected port 5 5 2 Digital Audio Inputs Clicking on the HDMI DisplayPort or DVI D audio input port icon results opening the Port properties window The most important information and settings are available from the panel Port pr...

Page 41: ...95 62 dB in step 0 375 dB default is 0 dB Balance from 0 to 100 in step 1 default is 50 center Gain 12 to 6 dB in step 3 dB default is 0 dB Reloading factory default settings for the selected port analogaudio balance volume 5 5 4 Audio Outputs TPS and HDMI Port Properties Window of the TPS Audio Output Available settings autoselect Set a unique name for the port up to 15 characters Mute unmute and...

Page 42: ...e is based on the EDID of the sink connected to the given output port If HDMI is supported by the EDID the signal type will be HDMI otherwise DVI HDCP mode Auto Always The transmitter forces the source sent the signal without encryption if the content allows when Auto mode is selected hdcp Power 5V mode Auto Always on Always off The setting lets the source and the sink devices be connected indepen...

Page 43: ...mmand box Displays all the sent in red CEC commands and the received answers in blue with a timestamp Legend of the received message 10 33 17 ACK Answer for the acknowledged command 10 35 01 NACK Answer for the not acknowledged command 10 33 17 IN PROGRESS The command is being processed 10 33 17 FAILED Answer for other failure 10 35 40 feature_abort_ This is the most common answer from the third p...

Page 44: ...in the CATx cable The inappropriate termination of the cable usually causes high error rates Check the cable terminations or change the cable Reference Values Value Explanation 10 10 10 9 Excellent image quality 10 8 Minor error not recognizable by eyes 10 7 Sometimes recognizable flash on a special test pattern 10 6 Small noise can be seen 10 5 Easy to recognize image error 10 4 Bad image quality...

Page 45: ... use Actual display area shows the active video size light grey Dark grey area of the full frame is the blanking interval which can contain the info frames and embedded audio data for HDMI signals Shown values are measured actually on the signal and not retrieved only from the HDMI info frames 5 7 3 No Sync Screen Test Pattern No sync screen options in the port properties window of TPS output The ...

Page 46: ...ed port on the right panel one or more ports can be selected the EDID s will be highlighted with a yellow cursor Step 4 Press the Transfer button to change the emulated EDID Learning an EDID The process is the same as changing the emulated EDID the only difference is the Destination panel press the User button Thus one or more EDIDs can be copied into the user memory either from the factory memory...

Page 47: ...editor The software resolves the raw EDID and displays it as readable information to the user All descriptors can be edited and saved in an EDID file or uploaded to the User memory For more details about EDID Editor please visit our website and download EDID Editor Application note 5 8 5 Creating an EDID Easy EDID Creator Since above mentioned Advanced EDID Editor needs more complex knowledge abou...

Page 48: ...he escaping is done automatically when sending a message via this surface When the message is an LW3 command it has to be closed by Carriage return and Line feed e g CALL MEDIA VIDEO XP switch I1 O1 x0d x0a RS 232 Message Recognizer DIFFERENCE This feature is available only for SW4 TPS TX240 Plus from FW package v1 2 0b13 This tool can be used to recognize messages coming from the RS 232 port The ...

Page 49: ... the output level setting and the Toggle button is not available For more details about GPIO interface see the GPIO Interface section 1 GPIO pin name 2 GPIO port icon 3 Low level indicator 4 High level indicator 5 Pin direction Input down arrow Output up arrow 6 GPIO port number Gpio 1 P1 1 2 3 5 4 6 5 9 3 Ethernet Ethernet Ports Three ports are displayed in the Ethernet settings Local CPU and TPS...

Page 50: ...y for SW4 TPS TX240 Plus from FW package v1 3 0b6 This tab is for the preparation and monitoring interface for the TCP recognizer which may trigger Event Manager Actions A simple example can be seen in the TCP Recognizer section tcprecognizer message TCP Clients tab in the Control Ethernet menu The target device has to be set as a TCP client three clients can be set Step 1 Type and set the Target ...

Page 51: ...not suitable for querying a parameter status since the LW3 responses are not sent back to the sender ATTENTION If the Cleartext Login Login Settings is enabled in the device the login has to be the first command No commands will be processed without a successful login See the syntax in the Login the Device section SalvoHttp tab in the Control Ethernet menu 5 9 4 Infra ATTENTION The device has no b...

Page 52: ...nd switch on or off the automatic scrolling with the Autoscroll pipe 20 fingerprints can be stored in the device at the same time Each of them can be ordered to a condition in Event Manager Storing the Fingerprint of an IR Code Step 1 Connect the IR detector unit to the IR IN port of the transmitter Step 2 Click on the Learn button Step 3 Turn the remote controller to the IR detector A pop up wind...

Page 53: ...page Step 4 Press the Upload button browse the LW3 file and press Open ATTENTION The preset and the macros of the selected slot will be erased If there is a macro with the same name already in the device it will be removed and the new one will be available myDeviceMacros Begin myMacro1 CALL MEDIA VIDEO XP unmuteSource I3 CALL MEDIA VIDEO XP switch I3 O1 I3 O2 End myMacro1 Begin myMacro2 CALL MEDIA...

Page 54: ...alid if the result would be lower than the min setting the min will be valid Cycle button the operand will be added to the current value If the result would be beyond the limit min max the value will be stepped to the other end of the interval Examples The following shows the difference between the Add and the Cycle options The input values are the same in both cases Min 1 Max 5 Operand 1 In Add c...

Page 55: ...character set specified between brackets characters Negated character set specified between brackets which will be skipped Ignored part custom_text User defined text Examples Node Path 1 Property Value Pattern 1 Scanned result MANAGEMENT STATUS CpuTemperature 42 C 0 75 0 7 s 42 MANAGEMENT STATUS CpuFirmware 1 3 0b3 r32 12s 1 3 0b3 MEDIA VIDEO XP DestinationPortStatus T00AA T00AF 6c T00AA MEDIA UAR...

Page 56: ... each line If a condition and an action are set and the Event is enabled the bar is displayed in green eventmanager Control menu Event Manager tab 5 10 1 The Event Editor Press the Edit button in the desired Event line to open the Event editor window 7 1 2 4 5 6 8 3 1 Event header The name of the Event is displayed Type the desired name and press the Set name button The Event can be cleared by the...

Page 57: ...value Step 4 Set the desired value and operator then press the Apply button to store settings INFO This mode is also available for setting the Action The Link Tool The new interface allows creating more actions for the same condition In that case a condition can trigger more actions To set such an Event the Link tool has been introduced Step 1 Click on the Edit button of the desired Event the Even...

Page 58: ...on TIPS AND TRICKS The Test button is also placed on the Action panel in the Event list Thus you can check the Actions without opening the Event editor Delay the Action In most cases the Action is performed immediately after the Condition is detected But sometimes a delay is necessary between the Condition and the Action Therefore the new Event manager contains the Delay panel which allows that fe...

Page 59: ...tion how to set up an Event The Concept The SW4 TPS TX240 is connected to a projector by the TPS output port The transmitter is also connected to the projector by the RS 232 port and can send commands via the serial line The task is to turn on the projector when signal is detected on the TPS output port RS 232 Settings Make sure that the serial line is established between the transmitter and the p...

Page 60: ...is same method of the control lock made by the front panel buttons See the details in the Control Lock section firmwareversion label devicelabel 5 11 2 Network Network tab in Settings menu General IP address and DHCP settings can be set on this tab Always press the Apply settings button to save changes Factory defaults settings can be recalled with a dedicated button TCP IP Ports and Services DIFF...

Page 61: ... the unit are switched off after 1 minute by default if no buttons are pressed Pressing any button brings back the status info on the LEDs without performing the function of the button itself darkmode The further options can be used to set the default function for the buttons or disable and use them for another function by the Event manager 5 11 4 Backup Details about this function can be found in...

Page 62: ...t control page allows the followings builtinweb miniweb web Source selection This block can be used to select an input or enable disable the Autoselect remotely e g from a mobile device Action triggers The action trigger buttons can be used to perform a configured Event Action without waiting for the condition to occur This can be done remotely by a mobile device too The Control Page Displayed in ...

Page 63: ...as a trigger button The displayed trigger buttons will get a text label with the event name except the suffix To add the desired Action as a button append the name of the desired Event with the W characters see below Action Trigger Button added in the Event Manager and dispalyed in the Control Page Customized HTML The default control page can be replaced in the LDC navigate to the Settings Status ...

Page 64: ...ed Step 4 Connect to the other device which has to be configured and upload restore your configuration file Step 5 Done You can have as many totally identical customized devices as you like ATTENTION Macros cannot be saved into the backup file If you have macros stored in a Configuration slot download it separately and upload it in the target device 5 13 2 Save the Settings of the Device Backup St...

Page 65: ... Step 5 Select the desired MAC filter settings to be applied in the device See more information about this feature in the MAC Filter Allowlist section Step 6 Press the Start restore process button and click on the Yes button when asked Step 7 Reboot the device to apply the network settings after finishing 5 13 4 Create and Restore Backups from the Device Memory The device can store configurations ...

Page 66: ...of the window can be emptied by the Clear button If the Autoscroll option is ticked the list is scrolled automatically when a new line is added 3 Protocol tree LW3 protocol tree select an item to see its content 4 Edit mode The default appearance is the read only mode If you want to modify the values or parameters tick the option You will be prompted to confirm your selection 5 Node list Correspon...

Page 67: ...rough a reduced command set of LW2 protocol commands to ensure the compatibility with other Lightware products The supported LW2 commands are described in this chapter ç Protocol Description ç Instructions for the Terminal Application Usage ç General LW2 Commands ç A V Port Settings ç GPIO Configuration ç Network Configuration ç Serial Port Configuration ç LW2 Commands Quick Summary ...

Page 68: ... in 2 digit ASCII format loc Location number in 1 2 or 3 digit ASCII format id id number in 1 or 2 digit ASCII format id2 id number in 2 digit ASCII format CrLf Carriage return Line feed 0x0D 0x0A Space character 0x20 Each command issued by the controller Each response received from the router The command has the same arguments on the input ports and the output port as well 6 2 Instructions for th...

Page 69: ...label not the same as product type The device label can be changed in LDC Status or by LW3 command see the Setting the Device Label section Command and Response ȩ LABEL Ȩ LABEL DEVICE_LABEL CrLf Example ȩ label Ȩ LABEL TX_OFFICE 6 3 4 Query Control Protocol The device can be controlled with different control protocols This command queries the active protocol of the currently used control interface...

Page 70: ... TX240 V12_DAA0 Ȩ SL END The device reports its motherboard slot 0 6 3 10 View Firmware for All Controllers Shows the firmware version of the installed controller Command and Response ȩ FC Ȩ CF DESC CrLf Ȩ CF DESC CrLf Ȩ Ȩ CF END CrLf Parameters FW_VER is the firmware package It is followed by s string which may indicate special versions Example ȩ fc Ȩ CF SW4 TPS TX240 Plus 1 3 0b3 r32 Ȩ CF END Th...

Page 71: ...dentifier Parameter description Parameter values layer Signal type of the layer A audio layer V video layer AV audio video layer out Output port O1 O2 in Input port I1 I4 0 Using the 0 zero value the input will be disconnected and no signal will appear on the output INFO The layer parameter usually can be skipped for legacy purposes In this case the devices change all Video Audio layers but using ...

Page 72: ...01 A 6 4 5 Unlock Output Unlocking an output port The connection on output can be changed Command and Response ȩ out layer Ȩ 0LO out2 layer CrLf Example ȩ 01 V Ȩ 0LO01 V O1 video output port is unlocked INFO The device issues the above response regardless of the previous state of the output either it was locked or unlocked 6 4 6 View Connection State on the Output Viewing the crosspoint state of t...

Page 73: ...toselect mode can be queried by typing the as_v out command 6 4 9 Change the Audio Autoselect Mode The autoselect mode of the audio outputs can be changed Command and Response ȩ AS_A out state mode Ȩ AS_A out state mode CrLf Parameters See the previous section Example ȩ as_a1 E P Ȩ AS_A1 E P Ȩ AS_A2 E P The Autoselect mode of audio output1 and output 2 is enabled and set to Priority mode INFO The ...

Page 74: ...on Parameter values pin_nr GPIO pin number 0 7 dir The direction of the communication I input O output level The level of the pin L low H high T toggle Example ȩ gpio1 O H Ȩ GPIO1 O H GPIO pin 1 is set to output with high level INFO The current GPIO pin configuration can be queried by typing the GPIO pin_nr command 6 6 Network Configuration 6 6 1 Query the Current IP Status IP address settings can...

Page 75: ...lows Command and Response ȩ IP_GATEWAY gateway_addr Ȩ IP_GATEWAY gateway_addr CrLf Parameters See the Query the Current IP Status section Example ȩ ip_gateway 192 168 0 50 Ȩ IP_GATEWAY 192 168 0 50 INFO The gateway address can be queried by typing the ip_gateway command The response contains the static IP gateway address that is stored in the device even if DHCP is enabled In that case the latest ...

Page 76: ...LOCAL_FORMAT command Any parameter can be skipped by using X as a value see the example Example ȩ RS232_LOCAL_FORMAT 57600 X X 1 Ȩ RS232_LOCAL_FORMAT 57600 8 N 1 The databit and parity settings have not been changed 6 7 3 Serial Port Format Setting Link port This command sets the format of the link RS 232 port TPS port Command and Response ȩ RS232_LINK_FORMAT baud_rate data_bit parity stop_bit Ȩ R...

Page 77: ...ut layer Unmute Output ȩ out layer Lock Output ȩ out layer Unlock Output ȩ out layer View Connection State on the Output ȩ VC layer View Crosspoint Size ȩ getsize layer Change the Video Autoselect Mode ȩ AS_V out state mode Change the Audio Autoselect Mode ȩ AS_A out state mode Change the Video Input Priorities ȩ PRIO_V out in1_prio in2_prio in3_prio in4_prio Change Audio Input Priority ȩ PRIO_A o...

Page 78: ...al Port Configuration Setting the Control Protocol ȩ RS232 mode Serial Port Format Setting Local port ȩ RS232_LOCAL_FORMAT baud_rate data_bit parity stop_bit Serial Port Format Setting Link port ȩ RS232_LINK_FORMAT baud_rate data_bit parity stop_bit Serial Port Protocol Setting Local port ȩ RS232_LOCAL_PROT protocol Serial Port Protocol Setting Link port ȩ RS232_LINK_PROT protocol ...

Page 79: ... for the Terminal Application Usage ç Protocol Rules ç System Commands ç Cleartext Login Protection ç Video Port Settings ç Audio Port Settings ç Event Manager Basics ç Event Manager Tool Kit ç Variable Management ç Ethernet Port Configuration ç Ethernet Tool Kit ç Ethernet Message Sending ç HTTP Messaging ç TCP Message Recognizer ç RS 232 Port Configuration ç RS 232 Message Sending ç RS 232 Messa...

Page 80: ...8 0 100 and the port number 6107 Step 4 Select the Raw connection type and open the connection Once the terminal window is opened you can enter the LW3 protocol commands which are listed in the following sections LW3 protocol command communication in a terminal window 7 3 Protocol Rules 7 3 1 LW3 Tree Structure and Command Structure examples 7 3 2 General Rules All names and parameters are case se...

Page 81: ...od execution mE an error for a method mm a manual for a method 7 3 5 Command Types GET command The GET command can be used to get the child nodes properties and methods of a specific node It can also be used to get the value of a property Use the dot character when addressing a property ç GET SerialNumber æ pr SerialNumber 87654321 GETALL command The GETALL command can be used to get all child nod...

Page 82: ...ough two independent connections Connection 1 and Connection 2 The events in the rows occur after each other ç OPEN MEDIA VIDEO I2 æ o MEDIA VIDEO I2 ç GET MEDIA VIDEO I2 HdcpEnable æ pw MEDIA VIDEO I2 HdcpEnable true ç GET MEDIA VIDEO I2 HdcpEnable æ pw MEDIA VIDEO I2 HdcpEnable true ç SET MEDIA VIDEO I2 HdcpEnable false æ pw MEDIA VIDEO I2 HdcpEnable false æ CHG MEDIA VIDEO I2 HdcpEnable true Th...

Page 83: ...umber of the lines in the response cannot be determined in advance e g the client is intended waiting for the whole response and also wants to be sure that the received lines belong together and to the same command In these cases a special feature the signature can be used In these cases the response to that particular command will also be preceded by the signature and the corresponding lines will...

Page 84: ...rialNumber Product_name Example ç GET SerialNumber ç pr SerialNumber 00006334 serialnumber 7 4 4 Querying the CPU Firmware Version Command and Response firmwareversion ç GET SYS MB FirmwareVersion æ pr SYS MB FirmwareVersion FW_version Parameters The FW_version is the type of the device read only parameter and cannot be modified Example ç GET SYS MB FirmwareVersion æ pr SYS MB FirmwareVersion 1 2 ...

Page 85: ... Setting The LEDs of the device can be switched off if their light could be annoying In Dark mode all the LEDs are switched off except the LEDs of the RJ45 connectors Ethernet and TPS in darkmode Command and Response ç SET MANAGEMENT UI DARKMODE DarkModeEnable mode_state æ pw MANAGEMENT UI DARKMODE DarkModeEnable mode_state Parameters If the mode_state parameter is true or 1 the Dark mode function...

Page 86: ...ssword is erased and the login is disabled when restoring the factory default values The following can be queried without login ProductName PartNumber SerialNumber FirmwareVersion PackageVersion MacAddress 7 5 1 Setting the Login Password Command and Response ç CALL LOGIN setPassword password æ mO LOGIN setPassword Example ç CALL LOGIN setPassword pr0t3ctED æ mO LOGIN setPassword 7 5 2 Login the D...

Page 87: ...cted 1 1 Embedded audio presents Encrypted Signal presents Connected T 0 0 A F Mute Lock status Reserved character always 0 Reserved character always 0 Embedded audio HDCP status Signal present Connection status Letter Byte 1 Byte 2 The Most Common Received Port Status Responses T 0 0 A A T00AA Unlocked unmuted 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved No emb audio Not en...

Page 88: ...utput port as well as to the local HDMI output port 7 6 5 Switching Video Input Command and Response switch ç CALL MEDIA VIDEO XP switch in out æ mO MEDIA VIDEO XP switch Example 1 ç CALL MEDIA VIDEO XP switch I2 O1 æ mO MEDIA VIDEO XP switch Example 2 ç CALL MEDIA VIDEO XP switch 0 O1 æ mO MEDIA VIDEO XP switch When using 0 zero value as an input the input will be disconnected and no signal will ...

Page 89: ...VIDEO XP PortPriorityList æ pr MEDIA VIDEO XP PortPriorityList 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 Video input port I1 I2 I3 I4 Priority 0 1 2 3 I1 has the highest priority with the 0 value I4 has the lowest value 3 ATTENTION The same priority number can be set to different input ports When the priority numbers match the input port with the lowest port number will have the highest priority 7 6 9 Changing the Input Po...

Page 90: ...ination out æ mO MEDIA VIDEO XP unlockDestination Example ç CALL MEDIA VIDEO XP unlockDestination O1 æ mO MEDIA VIDEO XP unlockDestination 7 6 18 Querying the Encryption of the Incoming Signal This is a read only property showing if the signal is encrypted with HDCP Command and Response ç GET MEDIA VIDEO in HdcpActive æ pr MEDIA VIDEO in HdcpActive HDCP_state Parameters Identifier Parameter descri...

Page 91: ...cpModeSetting HDCP_setting æ pw MEDIA VIDEO out HdcpModeSetting HDCP_setting Parameters See the previous section Example ç SET MEDIA VIDEO O1 HdcpModeSetting 0 æ pw MEDIA VIDEO O1 HdcpModeSetting 0 7 6 23 Test Pattern Generator The output ports can send a special image towards the sink devices for testing purposes The setting is available on output ports with the below listed parameters ATTENTION ...

Page 92: ...n output port If HDMI is supported by the EDID the signal type will be HDMI otherwise DVI Example ç GET MEDIA VIDEO O1 HdmiModeSetting æ pw MEDIA VIDEO O1 HdmiModeSetting 2 7 6 25 Setting the HDMI Mode Setting Output Port Command and Response ç SET MEDIA VIDEO out HdmiModeSetting HDMI_mode æ pw MEDIA VIDEO out HdmiModeSetting HDMI_mode Parameters See the previous section Example ç SET MEDIA VIDEO ...

Page 93: ...Status æ pr MEDIA AUDIO XP SourcePortStatus I1_state I2_state In_state Parameters The response contains 5 ASCII characters for each input port The first character indicates the mute lock state the next four characters represent a 2 byte HEX code showing the current state of the input ports Example ç GET MEDIA AUDIO XP SourcePortStatus æ pr MEDIA AUDIO XP SourcePortStatus T000F M000B T000A T000A T0...

Page 94: ...utput 7 7 5 Querying the Audio Autoselect Settings Command and Response ç GET MEDIA AUDIO XP DestinationPortAutoselect æ pr MEDIA AUDIO XP DestinationPortAutoselect as_state as_mode Parameters Identifier Parameter description Parameter values as_state The state of the autoselect E the autoselect is enabled D the autoselect is disabled as_mode The mode of the autoselect F First detect mode the firs...

Page 95: ...h the lowest port number will have the highest priority 7 7 8 Changing the Input Port Priority Command and Response ç CALL MEDIA AUDIO XP setAutoselectionPriority in out priority æ mO MEDIA AUDIO XP setAutoselectionPriority Parameters See the previous section Example ç CALL MEDIA AUDIO XP setAutoselectionPriority I3 O1 0 I2 O1 31 æ mO MEDIA AUDIO XP setAutoselectionPriority The priority of I3 has ...

Page 96: ...ination O1 æ mO MEDIA VIDEO XP unlockDestination 7 7 17 Analog Audio Input Level Settings INFO The following commands refer to the analog audio input only 7 7 17 1 Querying the Volume Exact Value Command and Response ç GET MEDIA AUDIO in VolumedB æ pw MEDIA AUDIO in VolumedB level Parameters The response value is in dB Example ç GET MEDIA AUDIO I5 VolumedB æ pw MEDIA AUDIO I5 VolumedB 15 000 7 7 1...

Page 97: ...lance æ pw MEDIA AUDIO in Balance level Parameters The input balance level can be set between 100 left and 100 right Center is 0 default Example ç GET MEDIA AUDIO I5 Balance æ pw MEDIA AUDIO I5 Balance 7 7 17 6 Setting the Balance Command and Response ç SET MEDIA AUDIO in Balance level æ pw MEDIA AUDIO in Balance level Parameters See the previous section Example ç SET MEDIA AUDIO I5 Balance 25 æ p...

Page 98: ...s feature is available from firmware v1 3 0b6 When not the property value matters but the change of the property value the change can be set as a condition In this case put a character to the end of the desired property ç SET EVENTS E3 Condition MEDIA VIDEO O1 ConnectedSource æ pw EVENTS E3 Condition MEDIA VIDEO O1 ConnectedSource If the ConnectedSource property changes due to a crosspoint switch ...

Page 99: ... ç SET EVENTS E1 Action Macro1 æ pw EVENTS E2 Action Macro1 7 9 Event Manager Tool Kit 7 9 1 Setting the Delay In most cases the Action is performed immediately after the Condition is detected But sometimes a delay is necessary between the Condition and the Action thus the following delay options are defined Command and Response summary ç SET EVENTS E loc ConditionTimeout time æ pw EVENTS E loc Co...

Page 100: ...ring æ pw EVENTS E loc Name string Parameters The string may contain letters A Z and a z numbers 0 9 special characters hyphen underscore _ and space up to 20 characters Longer string results an error unaccepted characters are skipped Example ç SET EVENTS E1 Name Projector_ON æ pw EVENTS E1 Name Projector_ON 7 9 3 Enable the Event Command and Response ç SET EVENTS E loc Enabled true false æ pw EVE...

Page 101: ...ain the number of real detections The counter is reset at boot Command and Response ç GET EVENTS E loc ExternalConditionTriggerCount æ pw EVENTS E loc ExternalConditionTriggerCount num_value Example ç GET EVENTS E1 ExternalConditionTriggerCount æ pw EVENTS E1 ExternalConditionTriggerCount 2 7 9 7 Testing an Action This tool is for launching the Action without detecting or triggering the Condition ...

Page 102: ... is also accepted min The lowest allowed value optional Integer Negative value is also accepted max The highest allowed value optional Integer Negative value is also accepted If the value of the variable is higher or equals with max the new value will be max Likewise in case of min setting if the value of the variable is lower or equals with min the new value will be min Examples Change messages C...

Page 103: ...RS V1 Value 10 ç CALL CTRL VARS V1 cycle 1 10 20 æ mO CTRL VARS V1 cycle æ CHG CTRL VARS V1 Value 11 Example 2 subtraction ç GET CTRL VARS V1 Value æ pw CTRL VARS V1 Value 13 ç CALL CTRL VARS V1 cycle 2 10 20 æ mO CTRL VARS V1 cycle æ CHG CTRL VARS V1 Value 11 ç CALL CTRL VARS V1 cycle 2 10 20 æ mO CTRL VARS V1 cycle æ CHG CTRL VARS V1 Value 20 ç CALL CTRL VARS V1 cycle 2 10 20 æ mO CTRL VARS V1 c...

Page 104: ...MEDIA AUDIO XP SourcePortStatus 5c æ mO CTRL VARS V1 scanf ç GET CTRL VARS V1 Value æ pw CTRL VARS V1 Value T00AA A simple pattern has been applied we need the first five characters from the property value Further Examples path property Property Value pattern Scanned result MANAGEMENT STATUS CpuTemperature 42 C 0 75 0 7 s 42 MANAGEMENT STATUS CpuFirmware 1 3 0b3 r32 12s 1 3 0b3 MEDIA VIDEO XP Dest...

Page 105: ...1 æ mO MANAGEMENT NETWORK applySettings INFO The applySettings method will save and apply the new value and results the device to reboot INFO The current setting can be queried by the GET command 7 11 3 Change the Subnet Mask Static Command and Response ipaddress ç SET MANAGEMENT NETWORK StaticNetworkMask netmask æ pw MANAGEMENT NETWORK StaticNetworkMask netmask Example ç SET MANAGEMENT NETWORK St...

Page 106: ... for the better identification optional Any string Up to 5 ASCII characters longer names are truncated Example ç SET MANAGEMENT MACFILTER MACaddress4 04 D4 C4 4D 01 43 1 1 Tech æ pw MANAGEMENT MACFILTER MACaddress4 04 D4 C4 4D 01 43 1 1 Tech ç SET MANAGEMENT MACFILTER FilterEnable true æ pw MANAGEMENT MACFILTER FilterEnable true New MAC address is saved into the 4th property with name Tech which m...

Page 107: ...glish alphabet and numbers Hyphen and dot is also accepted except as last character Example ç SET MANAGEMENT NETWORK HostName mtg room1 æ pw MANAGEMENT NETWORK HostName mtg room1 7 13 Ethernet Message Sending The device can be used for sending a message to a certain IP port address The three different commands allow controlling the connected third party devices 7 13 1 Sending a TCP Message ASCII f...

Page 108: ...is sent to the indicated IP port address Example with HEX codes ç CALL MEDIA ETHERNET udpMessage 192 168 0 20 9988 C00 x0a x0d æ mO MEDIA ETHERNET udpMessage The C00 message with CrLf Carriage return and Line feed is sent to the indicated IP port address The x sequence indicates the HEXA code see more information in the Escaping section 7 13 5 Sending a UDP Text ASCII format The command is for sen...

Page 109: ... 80 æ pw CTRL HTTP C1 ServerIP 80 7 14 3 Setting the Target Path This property sets the path in the target device where the post put message to be sent Command and Response ç SET CTRL HTTP C1 File path æ pw CTRL HTTP C1 File path Example ç SET CTRL HTTP C1 File putxml æ pw CTRL HTTP C1 File putxml 7 14 4 Setting the Message Header Command and Response ç SET CTRL HTTP C1 Header header_text æ pw CTR...

Page 110: ...P C loc ServerIP IP_address Parameters The loc parameter can be 1 2 or 3 as at most three TCP connections can be established at the same time Example ç SET CTRL TCP C1 ServerIP 192 168 1 14 æ pw CTRL TCP C1 ServerIP 192 168 1 14 MESSAGE saved in Rx property MESSAGE MESSAGE saved in ActiveRx property ActiveRx property is cleared ActiveProperty Timeout MESSAGE saved in Rx property MESSAGE saved in A...

Page 111: ... CTRL TCP C1 Rx PWR_off 7 15 8 Querying the Last Recognized Message Hex The recognized message is stored as a hex message in the below property till the next recognized message or until the clear method is called Command and Response ç GET CTRL TCP C loc RxHex æ pr CTRL TCP C loc RxHex recognized_hex_data Example ç GET CTRL TCP C1 RxHex æ pr CTRL TCP C1 RxHex 5057525F6F6666 7 15 9 Clearing the Las...

Page 112: ...ActionTrigger event_nr æ pw CTRL TCP C loc ActionTrigger event_nr Parameters The event_nr means the number location of the linked Event Action without letter E There is no need to define a Condition in the linked Event Example ç SET CTRL TCP C1 ActivePropertyTimeout 255 æ pw CTRL TCP C1 ActivePropertyTimeout 255 7 16 RS 232 Port Configuration ATTENTION Below listed commands can be used to set the ...

Page 113: ... æ pw MEDIA UART P1 Parity 0 7 16 6 RS 232 Operation Mode ATTENTION The RS 232 Operation mode is mirrored on the Local and Link serial port Command and Response commandinjection ç SET MEDIA UART port Rs232Mode mode æ pw MEDIA UART port Rs232Mode mode Parameters Identifier Parameter description Parameter values mode The current operation mode of the RS 232 ports 0 Pass through 1 Control 2 Command i...

Page 114: ...EDIA UART P1 sendText message æ mO MEDIA UART P1 sendText Example ç CALL MEDIA UART P1 sendText open æ mO MEDIA UART P1 sendText The open text is sent out via the P1 serial port 7 17 3 Sending a Binary Message HEX format via RS 232 The command is for sending a binary message in Hexadecimal format This method does not require escaping the control and non printable characters Command and Response ç ...

Page 115: ...izer rs232recognizer rs 232recognizer MESSAGE saved in Rx property MESSAGE MESSAGE saved in ActiveRx property ActiveRx property is cleared ActiveProperty Timeout MESSAGE saved in Rx property MESSAGE saved in ActiveRx property ActiveRx property is cleared ActiveProperty Timeout with delimiter Time Delimiter MESSAGE TimeOut with timeout MESSAGE no timeout no delimiter 7 18 2 Set the Delimiter Hex Th...

Page 116: ...This method deletes all the stored received serial messages Command and Response ç CALL MEDIA UART RECOGNIZER clear æ mO MEDIA UART RECOGNIZER clear Example ç CALL MEDIA UART RECOGNIZER clear æ mO MEDIA UART RECOGNIZER clear 7 18 7 Querying the Last Recognized Active Message String The recognized data is stored in string in the below property temporary When the time set in the ActiveTimeout proper...

Page 117: ...e is for remote controlling the source or sink device CEC is a bi directional communication via HDMI cable INFO The hidden first 2 bytes of the CEC command is static it refers to the logical address of the sender and the addressee When the port is input it is always 04 from TV to Playback device 1 when the port is output it is always 40 from Playback device 1 to TV Broadcast addressing is also pos...

Page 118: ...o outputs text The desired OSD string Letters A Z and a z hyphen underscore _ numbers 0 9 and dot Max length 14 characters Example ç SET MEDIA CEC I2 OsdString Lightware æ pw MEDIA CEC I2 OsdString Lightware ç CALL MEDIA CEC I2 send set_osd æ mO MEDIA CEC I2 send 7 19 4 Sending CEC Commands in Hex Format ç CALL MEDIA CEC port sendHex hex_code æ mO MEDIA CEC port sendHex Parameters Parameter Parame...

Page 119: ... hex message If the string is deficient duplicated or contains other than the code itself it will result a syntax error Example ç CALL MEDIA IR D1 sendProntoHex 00006D0025000300A900A80015003F0015003F0015003F00150 015001500150015001500150015001500150015003F0015003F0015003F0015001500150015001500 1500150015001500150015003F0015003F0015003F001500150015001500150015001500150015001 50015001500150015001500...

Page 120: ...O MEDIA GPIO port toggle Example ç CALL MEDIA GPIO P1 toggle æ mO MEDIA GPIO P1 toggle 7 23 EDID Management 7 23 1 Querying the Emulated EDIDs Command and Response edid ç GET EDID EdidStatus æ pr EDID EdidStatus I1_state I2_state In_state Parameters The response represents the emulated EDID on the input ports grouped by destinations The structure of the I _state parameters is the same Emulated_EDI...

Page 121: ... CALL EDID switch F46 E2 F46 E3 æ mO EDID switch 7 23 5 Emulating an EDID to All Input Ports Command and Response ç CALL EDID switchAll source æ mO EDID switchAll Parameters See the previous section Example ç CALL EDID switchAll F49 æ mO EDID switchAll 7 23 6 Copying an EDID to the User Memory Command and Response ç CALL EDID copy source user_mem æ mO EDID copy Parameters Identifier Parameter desc...

Page 122: ...vice ç CALL LOGIN login password Logout from the Device ç CALL LOGIN logout password Enable the Cleartext Login Function ç SET LOGIN LoginEnable login_state Video Port Settings Querying the Status of the Input Ports ç GET MEDIA VIDEO XP SourcePortStatus Querying the Connected Input Port Number ç GET MEDIA VIDEO out ConnectedSource Querying the Status of the Output Ports ç GET MEDIA VIDEO XP Destin...

Page 123: ...PS Mode of the Transmitter ç GET REMOTE D1 tpsModeSetting Setting the TPS Mode of the Transmitter ç SET REMOTE D1 tpsModeSetting TPS_mode Querying the Established TPS Mode ç GET REMOTE D1 tpsMode Audio Port Settings Querying the Status of the Input Ports ç GET MEDIA AUDIO XP SourcePortStatus Querying the Status of the Output Ports ç GET MEDIA AUDIO XP DestinationPortStatus Querying the Audio Cross...

Page 124: ...TS E loc Action expression Setting an Action by Linking Another Action ç SET EVENTS E loc Action event_nr Setting an Action by Linking a Macro ç SET EVENTS E loc Action macro_name Event Manager Tool Kit Setting the Delay ç SET EVENTS E loc ConditionTimeout time ç SET EVENTS E loc ConditionEndCheck true false ç SET EVENTS E loc ConditionTimeoutContinuous true false Setting the Name of the Event ç S...

Page 125: ...ERNET tcpMessage IP_address port_no message Sending a TCP Text ASCII format ç CALL MEDIA ETHERNET tcpText IP_address port_no text Sending a TCP Binary Message HEX format ç CALL MEDIA ETHERNET tcpBinary IP_address port_no HEX_message Sending a UDP Message ASCII format ç CALL MEDIA ETHERNET udpMessage IP_address port_no message Sending a UDP Text ASCII format ç CALL MEDIA ETHERNET udpText IP_address...

Page 126: ...tionEnable CI_set RS 232 Message Sending Sending a Message ASCII format via RS 232 ç CALL MEDIA UART P1 sendMessage message Sending a Text ASCII format via RS 232 ç CALL MEDIA UART P1 sendText message Sending a Binary Message HEX format via RS 232 ç CALL MEDIA UART P1 sendBinaryMessage message Using Hexadecimal Codes RS 232 Message Recognizer Enable the Recognizer ç SET MEDIA UART serial_port Reco...

Page 127: ...a IR Port ç CALL MEDIA IR D1 sendProntoHex hex_code GPIO Port Configuration Setting the Direction of a GPIO Pin ç SET MEDIA GPIO port Direction dir Setting the Output Level of a GPIO Pin ç SET MEDIA GPIO port Output value Toggling the Level of a GPIO Pin ç CALL MEDIA GPIO port toggle EDID Management Querying the Emulated EDIDs ç GET EDID EdidStatus Querying the Validity of a Dynamic EDID ç GET EDI...

Page 128: ... updated by the Lightware Device Updater v2 LDU2 software over Ethernet The software and the firmware pack with the necessary components lfp2 file are available at www lightware com ç Introduction ç Preparation ç Running the Software ç The Updating Steps ç Updating Via GUI ç Command Line Interface CLI ç CLI Commands ç If the Update is not successful ...

Page 129: ... ATTENTION Minimum system requirement 2 GB RAM The minimum screen resolution is 1600x900 ATTENTION Certain ports are used for the communication in the background please check the list in the Applied Ports Network Settings section INFO The Windows and the Mac application has the same look and functionality Download the software from www lightware com downloads LDU2 LDU Installation in case of Windo...

Page 130: ...tware checks if a newer version is available on the web Main Screen When the software is started by the shortcut the device discovery screen appears Press the Search for devices button to start finding the Lightware devices If you start the software by double clicking on the LFP2 file the firmware will be loaded Press the Discover devices button all the devices will be listed which are compatible ...

Page 131: ...normal operation mode is suspended as the device is switched to bootload mode Signal processing is not performed Do not interrupt the firmware update If any problem occurs reboot the unit and restart the process Keeping the Configuration Settings By default device configuration settings are restored when firmware update is finished If factory reset has been chosen in the parameters window all devi...

Page 132: ... line will be highlighted in green If you are not sure which device to select press the Identify me button It makes the front panel LEDs blink for 10 seconds The feature helps to find the device physically Step 3 Check the update parameters DIFFERENCE The appearing settings are device dependent and can be different device by device Clicking on the Update Options button special settings will be ava...

Page 133: ... software is a simple tool for creating scriptable device updates without the need of human interactions It allows batch updating with the same features which are available in case of GUI usage 8 6 1 How to Run Running under Windows OS The installer of LDU2 puts the following file into the installation folder LightwareDeviceUpdaterV2_CLI cmd CLI is available by this file the exe is not suitable fo...

Page 134: ...aterV2_CLI cmd help C Program Files x86 Lightware Lightware Device Updater V2 lib jre bin java exe jar lib ldu2 jar help Command line usage Win LightwareDeviceUpdaterV2_CLI cmd command options Linux LightwareDeviceUpdaterV2 sh command options Commands help version update deviceInfo restore packageOptions 8 7 2 LDU2 Version The response shows the version of the LDU2 and the version of the Script AP...

Page 135: ...oryDefault Apply factory reset during device update Default false optional r or reportProgress Report update progress in percentage form Default false optional Package specific options Certain LFP2 packages have features which can be applied at this command see the Package Options section optional ATTENTION The configuration is restored automatically if the factory default option is not applied in...

Page 136: ...OriginalIp 2021 05 12 10 49 36 412 INFO main Executing configuration restore 2021 05 12 10 49 36 425 INFO main Device IPs 192 168 1 12 INFO The firmware package checks the backup data before the restore procedure and if it is necessary a conversion is applied to avoid incompatibility problems between the firmware versions In that case two backup files are created the original and a new one with _c...

Page 137: ...ied Custom backup folder is set Current configuration is saved Firmware is updated Saved configuration is restored C Program Files x86 Lightware Lightware Device Updater V2 LightwareDeviceUpdaterV2_CLI cmd update ip 192 168 1 12 package c Firmwares tps tx200_v1 3 2b3 lfp2 backupFolder c My_backup clearTextLoginPw qwer1234 C Program Files x86 Lightware Lightware Device Updater V2 lib jre bin java e...

Page 138: ...perties 2021 05 12 12 02 32 507 INFO 192 168 1 12 HTTP and HTTP post have got enabled on port 80 2021 05 12 12 02 32 732 INFO 192 168 1 12 No miniweb file is found on the device 2021 05 12 12 02 35 266 INFO 192 168 1 12 HTTP and HTTP post properties have got restored on port 80 2021 05 12 12 02 35 268 INFO 192 168 1 12 PASSED Test 03 Configuration and or device preset backup created 2021 05 12 12 ...

Page 139: ...ge v1 3 2b3 LDC software v2 5 7b2 9 Troubleshooting Usually if the system seems not to transport the signal as expected the best strategy for troubleshooting is to check signal integrity through the whole signal chain starting from source side and moving forward to the receiver end ...

Page 140: ...DID on the input port 5 8 LW3 7 23 HDCP is disabled Enable HDCP on the input and output ports 5 5 1 5 5 4 LW3 7 6 18 LW3 7 6 20 Symptom Root cause Action Refer to Not the desired picture displayed on the video output Video output is set to test pattern no sync screen statically Check test pattern settings in the properties of the output ports 5 5 4 LW3 7 6 23 Video output is set to test pattern no...

Page 141: ...to get the information from the most reliable source However the troubleshooting process can be even faster with your help There are certain pieces of information that push us in the right direction to finding the root cause of the problem If we receive most of this information in the first e mail or it is gathered at the time when you call us then there is a pretty high chance that we will be abl...

Page 142: ...0 Technologies Thefollowingsectionscontaindescriptionsandusefultechnicalinformationhowthedevicesworkinthebackground The content is based on experiences and cases we met in the practice These sections help to understand features and technical standards ç EDID Management ç HDCP Management ç Pixel Accurate Reclocking ...

Page 143: ...up and later they do not sense that EDID has been changed You need to restart your source to make it read out the EDID again 10 1 2 Advanced EDID Management Each DVI sink e g monitors projectors plasma displays etc must support the EDID data structure Source BIOS and operating systems are likely to query the sink using DDC2B protocol to determine what pixel formats and interface are supported DVI ...

Page 144: ...Lightware introduced the HDCP enabling disabling function the HDCP capability can be disabled in the Lightware device If HDCP is disabled the connected source will detect that the sink is not HDCP capable and turn off authentication 10 2 2 Disable Unnecessary Encryption HDCP Compliant Sink All the devices are HDCP compliant no manual setting is required both protected and unprotected contents are ...

Page 145: ...g circuit eliminates the following errors Intra pair skew Skew between the and wires within a differential wire pair e g Data2 and Data2 It s caused by different wire lengths or slightly different wire construction impedance mismatch in DVI cable It results in jitter Inter pair skew Skew between two differential wire pairs in a cable It is caused by different wire pair lengths or different number ...

Page 146: ...ables drawings guides and further technical details ç Specifications ç Content of the Backup File ç Factory Default Settings ç Applied Ports Network Settings ç Cable Wiring Guide ç Firmware Release Notes ç Port Numbering ç Mechanical Drawings ç Maximum Extension Distances ç Factory EDID List ç Hashtag Keyword List ç Further Information ...

Page 147: ...ower Consumption min max 4 4 W 7 7 W Heat dissipation min max 15 BTU h 27 BTU h Enclosure Enclosure material 1 mm steel Dimensions in mm 221W x 100 4D x 26H Dimensions in inch 8 7 W x 3 95 D x 1 02 H Weight HDMI and DVI HDCP series 610 g Weight DP series 620 g Weight SW4 series 647 g Video Input Ports HDMI Input Connector type 19 pole HDMI Type A receptacle A V Standard DVI 1 0 HDMI 1 4 HDCP compl...

Page 148: ... or 3840x2160 60Hz 4 2 0 1920x1080 60Hz 4 4 4 up to 12 bits color Reclocking Pixel Accurate Reclocking Audio formats 8 channel PCM Dolby TrueHD DTS HD Master Audio 7 1 DVI D Output Connector type 29 pole DVI I digital only A V standard DVI 1 0 HDMI 1 4 HDCP compliance Yes 1 4 Color space RGB YCbCr Video delay 0 frame Supported resolutions at 8 bits color up to 4096x2048 30Hz 4 4 4 or 4096x2048 60H...

Page 149: ...to a device the followings will be overwritten configurationcloning Digital video input ports HDMI DP DVI D Video port name Audio port name HDCP setting Mute lock states CEC settings Output ports TPS and HDMI DVI D Port name HDCP mode HDMI mode Power 5V mode Color space setting Mute lock states Autoselect settings Test pattern settings CEC settings Analog audio input port Port name Volume Balance ...

Page 150: ...settings Control protocol LW2 Baud rate 57600 Databits 8 Parity None Stopbits 1 Parameter Setting Value Operation mode Pass through Command injection status Enabled Command injection port no Local 8001 Command injection port no TPS 8002 IR port settings Command injection status Enabled Comm inj input port no Local 9001 Comm inj output port no Local 9002 Comm inj input port no TPS 9003 Comm inj out...

Page 151: ...ake sure that a connector or cable fits your system before use ATTENTION Never join the phase inverted negative cold or poles either right and left to the ground or to each other on the output side as this can damage the unit INFO Use a galvanic isolation in case of a ground loop 11 5 1 Serial Ports The device is built with 3 pole Phoenix connector See the below examples of connecting to a DCE Dat...

Page 152: ...S TX240 Plus only Added cleartext login function disabled by default Advanced Control pack v3 for SW4 TPS TX240 Plus only Added Http message sending with sendHttpPost and sendHttpPut target server IP target filepath header body Advanced Control pack v3 for SW4 TPS TX240 Plus only Added LW3 command salvo over Http POST protocol lw3 Advanced Control pack v3 for SW4 TPS TX240 Plus only Added Permanen...

Page 153: ...5 s to be updated remotely Audio and video port names are changed I is used for inputs and O is used for outputs instead of P Crosspoint properties and methods changed Warning If you are using an external controller for this device via LW3 protocol the recent changes in property and node names may result in difficulties to control the TPS device with the latest firmware New EDID driver is used the...

Page 154: ...v1 0 3 From fw v1 1 0 Till fw v1 0 3 From fw v1 1 0 HDMI in I1 P1 I1 E1 I1 P1 I1 Audio in I2 P2 I2 TPS out O1 P2 O1 O1 P3 O1 HDMI out O2 P3 O2 O2 P4 O2 11 7 5 DVI HDCP TPS TX210 Port name Video port no LW2 Video port no LW3 Emulated EDID memory Audio port no LW2 Audio port no LW3 Till fw v1 0 3 From fw v1 1 0 Till fw v1 0 3 From fw v1 1 0 DVI D in I1 P1 I1 E1 I1 P1 I1 TPS out O1 P2 O1 O1 P2 O1 DVI...

Page 155: ...when it is remote powered In that case the maximum extension distance is 30 m Resolution Pixel clock rate Cable lengths Auto Longreach TPS mode CAT5e AWG24 CAT7 AWG26 CAT7 AWG23 1024x768 60Hz 65 MHz 100 m 130 m 90 m 120 m 120 m 170 m 1280x720p 60Hz 73 8 MHz 100 m 130 m 90 m 120 m 120 m 170 m 1920x1080p 60Hz 24bpp 148 5 MHz 100 m 130 m 90 m 120 m 120 m 170 m 1920x1200 60Hz 152 9 MHz 100 m NA 90 m N...

Page 156: ...1920 x 1080p 60 00 Hz U F30 1440 x 480i 60 05 Hz H 2chLPCM F31 1440 x 576i 50 08 Hz H 2chLPCM F32 640 x 480p 59 95 Hz H 2chLPCM F33 720 x 480p 59 94 Hz H 2chLPCM F34 720 x 576p 50 00 Hz H 2chLPCM Mem Resolution Type EDID features F35 1280 x 720p 50 00 Hz H 2chLPCM F36 1280 x 720p 60 00 Hz H 2chLPCM F37 1920 x 1080i 50 04 Hz H 2chLPCM F38 1920 x 1080i 50 00 Hz H 2chLPCM F39 1920 x 1080i 60 05 Hz H ...

Page 157: ... in miniweb web Built in miniweb buttonlock Front panel button lock setting lockbutton Front panel button lock setting darkmode Dark mode setting cec CEC related settings commandinjection RS 232 command injection settings configurationcloning Configuration cloning backup crosspoint Crosspoint switch setting Hashtag Keyword Description switch Crosspoint switch setting dhcp Dynamic IP address DHCP s...

Page 158: ...y portstatus Source destination port status query protocol RS 232 protocol setting reboot Restarting the device restart Restarting the device rs232 RS 232 related settings rs 232 RS 232 related settings serial RS 232 related settings serialnumber Serial number query signaltype HDMI DVI signal type setting tcprecognizer TCP message recognizer related settings tpsmode TPS HDBaseT mode setting variab...

Page 159: ...s incurred for repair replacement of goods that fall into the above categories 2 1 2 2 2 3 will be borne by the customer at a pre agreed figure 3 All products to be returned to Lightware require a return material authorization number RMA prior to shipment and this number must be clearly marked on the box If an RMA number is not obtained or is not clearly marked on the box Lightware will refuse the...

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