Lightware MMX8x4-HT Series, User Manual

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5. Device Concept MMX8x4-HT series – User's Manual 46
Applied firmware package: v1.2.2b5 | LDC software: v2.2.1
5.6. Infra Interface
Summary of Infra Ports
2-pole Phoenix TRS (3.5mm Jack)
Nr. Data transmission Nr. Data transmission
MMX8x4-HT400MC 2x Tx 2x Tx
MMX8x4-HT420M 2x Tx 4x Tx
MMX8x8-HDMI-4K-A 2x Tx 2x Tx
MMX8x8-HDMI-4K-A-USB20 2x Tx 2x Tx
INFO: The 2-pole Phoenix connector can be both infra or serial output. For infra data transmission the
destination TCP port numbers are
9001
and
9002
. No setting required for configuring the interface, it works
automatically.
ATTENTION! The IR signal cannot be routed from an IR port to another IR port.
Technical background
The Infrared signal transmission is similar to the serial data communication. The matrix contains dedicated
IR output where IR code sending is possible. The matrix can receive IR signal via the Control Ethernet port.
The Infrared signal is in pronto hex format.
Getting IR codes
Getting IR code is possible from two sources:
▪
Download a code which belongs to your controlled device from a web database from the Internet. The
downloaded codes are mostly in
little-endian format
.
▪
Learn IR code (see the details below).
Learn IR code
Step 1.
Connect a Lightware device which has IR detector unit (e.g. UMX-TPS-140) with a terminal program.
Step 2.
Push the proper button of the remote control to scan the IR codes in hex format.
Step 3.
Remove all the non-hexadecimal characters (e.g. spaces,
h
characters etc.) from the code.
INFO: The pronto hex code which learned by a Lightware device is
big-endian
format.
Sending Big-endian format pronto hex codes
With LW3 protocol command
Step 1.
Connect the
6107
port of the matrix.
Step 2.
Use LW3 protocol command to send the pronto hex code:
Ý
CALL /MEDIA/IR/D1:sendProntoHexBigEndian( <prontohex> )
INFO: The maximum length of the code can be 765 characters (765 bytes). For more details about the
accepted IR code formats see Sending Pronto Hex Codes in Big-endian Format via IR Port section.
Sending Little-endian format pronto hex codes
With Lightware Device Controller software
Step 1.
Connect the
6107
port of the matrix and open the LDC software.
Step 2.
Choose the desired IR output in the control menu, on the infra tab.
Step 3.
Copy the IR code into the
Send Pronto Hex
entry field and click the
Send
button.
INFO: The maximum length of the code can be 765 characters (765 bytes). For more details about the
accepted IR code formats see Sending Pronto Hex Codes in Little-endian Format via IR Port section.
With LW3 protocol command
Step 1.
Connect the
6107
port of the matrix.
Step 2.
Use LW3 protocol command to send the pronto hex code:
Ý
CALL /MEDIA/IR/D1:sendProntoHex( <prontohex> )
INFO: The maximum length of the code can be 765 characters (765 bytes). For more details about the
accepted IR code formats see Sending Pronto Hex Codes in Little-endian Format via IR Port section.
With Event Manager
Step 1.
Connect the
6107
port of the matrix.
Step 2.
Create an event in Event manager. After setting any condition, set the action :
Category:
Infra
; Expression:
Send pronto hex
; Port:
D1-D6;
Pronto hex:
Insert the pronto hex code.
INFO: The maximum length of the code can be 184 characters (184 bytes).
Sending IR code in Command Injection mode
When the data transmission is enabled, the output port works in command injection mode. The IR data
(in pronto hex format) is transferred between the LAN port and the IR port. Separate user-configurable
TCP/IP port numbers are defined for IR output ports for this purpose, see Factory Default Settings section.
The settings are available in the LDC software, see Infra Tab section.
Port Diagram of IR Interface
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