MT317-101
User’s Guide
400-0660-001
7
Common Commands
1.
[C]
This command displays a user formatted status of the card.
Command Format:
[Cii]
Example:
Display the status of the MT317
–101 card in slot 4 by
sending [C04].
The MT317
–101 returns the status in the format below.
MT317
–
101
HDMI ON FIBER TX
CARD POWER: 2694 mW
CARD TEMP: 24C
GROUP: NONE
2.
[?C]
Read the complete controller configuration in a machine
parseable format.
Command: [?Cii]
Feedback:
[(MT317
–
101C04)(VR690-0429-001C04)
(PR1426C04)(TP23C04)]
All feedback is enclosed in brackets, “[ ]“. Each data field
within the status is enclosed in parentheses. The first two
characters identify the status type. The last three
characters are the card’s ID.
The digits in between represent values and/or settings. All
are fixed lengths using leading zeros for easy parsing.
Following is a breakdown of the above example.
[
Start status
(MT317
–
101C04)
Model number
(VR690-0429-001C04)
Firmware version
(PR1426C04)
Power in milliwatts
(TP23C04)
Temperature in °C
]
End status
3.
[CiS]
This command saves the current card configuration. The
saved configuration is restored after the system is reset or
powered off, then on. This command is common to all
cards, but there are no features to save on the MT317-101.
Command Format: [CiiS]
Cn = Card ID (n = # from 1 to max slots)
S
= Save configuration
MT317
–
101
HDMI ON FIBER TX
CARD POWER: 2694 mW
CARD TEMP: 24C
GROUP: NONE
[SAVEDC4]
4.
[…S] – SAVE
This command saves the configuration command being
sent in memory. Send [IN3C4S] and after reset or power
up, Input 3 is the active signal. This command only saves
the command sent. Use the [CiiS] command to save all
current settings. This command is common to all cards, but
there are no features to save on the MT317
–101.
5.
[DISP]
This command returns the card information that is
displayed on the enclosure LCD window.
Command Format: [DISPCii]
Read what is displayed on the LCD by sending [DISPC4].
The feedback displays the text for both the top row and the
bottom row separated by commas.
[MT317
–
101,HDMI ON FIBER TXC04]
6.
[FRST]
This command clears the card, restoring the factory default
settings. This command is common to all cards, but there
are no features to save on the MT317
–101.
Command Format: [FRSTCii]
Example:
To clear the card in slot 4, send [FRSTC4]. The card in slot
4 is now returned to its default factory values.
7.
[GROUP]
This command assigns a card to a group of cards. If a
group command is sent to the enclosure and the group
number matches, the group command is executed by all
cards in the group.
The is no feedback with group commands and not all cards
or commands support group features.
Command Format: [GROUPxCii]
x
= Group ID (x = # from 1 to 8)
Example:
Assign the card in slot 4 to group 2 by sending
[GROUP2C4]. Execute a group command by sending the
command with a group ID. For example, [ON1G4].
8.
[HWEN]
This command enables or disables the card hardware,
excluding the main microprocessor. Power to video and
audio circuitry is turned off. Use for saving power but to
keep response time short returning to normal operation.
This is not a group command.
Command Format: [HWENxCii]
x
= On/off (1 = on, 0 = off)
Example:
Disable the hardware to the card in slot 4 by sending the
following command:
[HWEN0C4]
