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HXL-8844Plus HDMI Matrix Switch User Manual
UM-004-0001-000-01 |
August 29, 2020
© 2020 Zigen Corporation
www.zigencorp.com
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RS-232 Control
The RS-232 Control port can be used to control the HXL-Plus device using a 3
rd
party Control System or
a computer running a Terminal emulator such as Putty, or Tera Term. The system status of the unit can
also be determined through this serial port.
Upon boot time, the HXL-Plus will display the following status:
ZIGEN HXL88 Plus
1.0.21 (Aug 20 2020)
HXL88PLUS-0006
IP address: 10.0.0.157
Netmask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 10.0.0.1
The table below describes the RS-232 Control protocol. Every command must end with the special
character “Line Feed <LF> (ASCII Hex code 0x0A)”.
Command
Syntax
Description
Help
help<LF>
Shows a list of available commands.
Version
version<LF>
Shows product name, firmware
release, version, build date, and
serial number.
System Info
sysinfo<LF>
Shows product information,
firmware versions, serial number,
MAC address and network
information.
Get Network
getnet<LF>
Shows network information
Device Status
status<LF>
Shows connected monitors and
sources.
Switch Video
switch video <0-8> <1-8><LF>
(HXL-88Plus)
switch video <0-4> <1-4><LF>
(HXL-44Plus)
Allows to switch the video output to
a desired input. Use “0” to switch
all outputs to the desired input.
Switch Audio
switch audio <0-12> <1-8><LF>
(HXL-88Plus)
switch audio <0-8> <1-4><LF>
(HXL-44Plus)
Allows to switch the audio RCA
output to a desired HDMI input.
Use “0” to switch all RCA outputs to
the desired HDMI input.
Load Video
Preset
preset video <1-8><LF>
(HXL-88Plus)
preset video <1-4><LF>
(HXL-44Plus)
Allows to set the video matrix to
preset from a desired slot.
Load Audio
Preset
preset audio <1-12>
(HXL-88Plus)
preset audio <1-8>
(HXL-44Plus)
Allows to set the audio matrix to
preset from a desired slot.
Set EDID
set edid <0-8> <0-18><LF>
(HXL-88Plus)
set edid <0-4> <0-10><LF>
(HXL-44Plus)
Allows to set the EDID for a specific
Source Input 0-8
(HXL-88Plus) /
0-4
(HXL-44Plus)
. Use “0” to configure
RS-232