********************************************************************** Media Pro 4000 Brief April 1st 1999 File: MP4000_Send_Commands_BR040199.txt Module: MP4000 Title: Send Statements Used in Media Pro Cues to RS232 Ports. ********************************************************************** 1) Send Statements a) Send 'Alias' "string"; 1) Sends the text in-between the "quotes" to the serial port that is assigned the alias 'Alias'. 2) The @rRack,Slot,Port object can also be used. a) Send @r0,17,2 "string"; b) Send 'Alias' "Carriage Return\x0D"; 1) ASCII codes can be put in the string using a \ or \x, then the ASCII character in Hexadecimal. 2) Carriage Return is \x0D, Line Feed is \x0A 3) ASCII Chart HEX ASCII Hex ASCII Hex ASCII 00 NUL 01 SOH 02 STX 03 ETX 04 EOT 05 ENQ 06 ACK 07 BEL 08 BS 09 HT 0A LF 0B VT 0C FF 0D CR 0E SO 0F SI 10 DLE 11 DC1 12 DC2 13 DC3 14 DC4 15 NAK 16 SYN 17 ETB 18 CAN 19 EM 1A SUB 1B ESC 1C FS 1D GS 1E RS 1F US 20 space 21 ! 22 " 23 # 24 $ 25 % 26 & 27 ' 28 ( 29 ) 2A * 2B + 2C , 2D - 2E . 2F / 30 0 31 1 32 2 33 3 34 4 35 5 36 6 37 7 38 8 39 9 3A : 3B ; 3C < 3D = 3E > 3F ? 40 @ 41 A 42 B 43 C 44 D 45 E 46 F 47 G 48 H 49 I 4A J 4B K 4C L 4D M 4E N 4F O 50 P 51 Q 52 R 53 S 54 T 55 U 56 V 57 W 58 X 59 Y 5A Z 5B [ 5C \ 5D ] 5E ^ 5F _ 60 ` 61 a 62 b 63 c 64 d 65 e 66 f 67 g 68 h 69 i 6A j 6B k 6C l 6D m 6E n 6F o 70 o 71 q 72 r 73 s 74 t 75 u 76 v 77 w 78 x 79 y 7A z 7B { 7C | 7D } 7E ~ 7F DEL c) Variables can be put in the send string. 1) Variables use %d###.bb, %d###, %D###, %t###, %T###. a) Where ### is the Variable Number (0-511) b) Where d & D stand for Decimal Format 1) d & D are equivalent 2) d & D will send the value less than 65535 in decimal format. d) Where t & T stand for Timecode Format 1) t & T are equivalent 2) t & T will send the value in Time Code Format hh:mm:ss.ff, for values less than 24:00:00.00. e) Where bb is a specific bit (0-31) of the Variable f) Example Send 'Alias' "%H123"; would display Variable Number 123's value in Hexadecimal. g) Example Send 'Alias' "%D123.31"; would display Variable Number 123, bit 31's value as 0 or 1. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Specifications subject to change at any time. The data in this document incorporates proprietary rights of Anitech Systems Inc., 25021 Anza Drive, Valencia, CA 91355 USA Phone (805) 257-2184 Fax (805) 257-2025 Phone (661) 257-2184 Fax (661) 257-2025 Email Mail@Anitech-Systems.com Web http://www.Anitech-Systems.com Any party accepting this document does so in confidence and agrees that it shall not be duplicated in whole or in part, nor disclosed to others, without the consent of ANITECH SYSTEMS.