Command Strings For External Controller; General Protocol Behavior - Shure DCS 6000 User Manual

Command Strings for External
Controller
Set up a TCP/IP connection to control and monitor the
DCS 6000 from an external interface. Controllers such as
AMX or Crestron connect to the DIS-CCU using a simple
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(raw) TCP/IP socket connection and the strings listed in
this section. Use computers, room control systems, or
micro controller based applications for button mimics and
camera control applications.
Some examples of functionally available using the protocol:

General Protocol Behavior

TCP/IP socket connection
A TCP/IP socket connection to the DIS-CCU must be
established for the External Control protocol to become
available. Configuration of the DIS-CCU connection to the
Ethernet must be defined from the CCU interactive front
plate control/Browser interface and an IP address for the
DIS-CCU must be assigned in the network.
Choose either a static IP address or an IP address
assigned through DHCP. It is convenient to ensure, that
the DIS-CCU ends up with the same IP address at each
start up.
Knowing the IP address, the only additional information
required for setting up a TCP/IP connection is the Port
Number:
Port Number = 3142
Example: Test connection to CCU via Putty
DIS-CCU is assigned IP address 192.168.1.100, the
external application must connect the TCP/IP socket
to the address 192.168.1.100:3142.
Knowing the IP address of the DIS-CCU a connection can
be set up using a simple terminal program like Putty.
1. Download at www.putty.org
2. Start Putty.
3. Insert IP address and Port Number.
4. Select 'Raw' for the Connection Type.
• Setting a microphone in speak or in request
• Retrieving a list of seats available in the system.
This interface supports applications developed by
customers, so the protocol is deliberately kept simple. The
External Control protocol offers a means for supplementing
the control functionality available through the DCS 6000
Browser interface and the DIS-CCU interactive display,
however some commands and settings available in the
browser interface and on the DIS-CCU interactive display
are not available using the 'External Control Protocol'
5. Press 'Open' to establish connection to the CCU.
Control is now possible.
6. Type 'help' to see a list of commands available.
Command Structure (from External
Control to DIS-CCU)
To control the CCU an External Control sends commands
to DIS-CCU included in command lines. Commands lines
are build up in a very simple manner:
<command><SP><data><CR>
<command><SP><data><LF>
<SP>
<CR>
<LF>
Command lines are terminated by a Carriage Return
<CR> or Line Feed <LF> or both. In order to be able
: If the
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to communicate with Windows systems, Linux systems
or other systems, the CCU understands both types of
command line terminations.
Notice also, there is a space between the command and
data. If a command does not carry any data, space is
possible but not required.
The CCU is not sensitive to upper/lower case.
Example:
mic_on 212<CR>
Turn on microphone at seat 212. Command = mic_on,
data = 212. The 'mic_on' command carries a seat number
as data.
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Space - 0x20 = 32
Carriage return - 0x0D = 13
Line Feed - 0x0A = 10