Rev D
Model MS-500x
CrossPoint Technologies, Inc
17
DS
Dump Switch States
FORMAT:
(1) DS
(2) DS?
RESPONSE:
(1) same as format (2)
(2) DS(xxx,yyy)(zzz,www)…
The responses are organized as (input, output). Pairs are enclosed in
parentheses. A selection value of “0” signifies an no connection
DESCRIPTION: Dumps a list of all connections. This is a status request only. No changes to
switches will occur.
EXAMPLES:
DS(000,001) (005,002) (006,003) (005,004): from MS-4000-6x4-IF-FO . In the
example, Output 1 is set to off (000), output 2 is set to input 005, output 3 is set to input 006,
output 4 is set to input 005. Note that input 5 is sent to outputs 2 and 4.
ER
Error Reply
DESCRIPTION: If the system detects an error in an incoming command, it will reply with ERxxx
where the xxx is a numeric code indicating the error type. The offending command string may be
appended after a colon.
EXAMPLE:
sending a command “FG3” which is an unknown command will cause the system
to reply with “ER001:FG”. The list of possible error codes are:
Error
Code
Description
Comments
ER001
Unrecognized command
ER002
one or more parameters are incorrect
not used for numeric range
errors
ER003
Command not applicable to this particular device
ER004
one or more numeric parameters are out of range
ER005
something wrong in how info is grouped (parens,
semicolons, etc)
AO
All Switches Open
FORMAT:
(1) AO
RESPONSE:
(1) AO - if the matrix is not Failsafe type
(2) FS - if the matrix is a Failsafe type.
DESCRIPTION: Opens all switches in the matrix or sets them to their failsafe positions.
