Appendix B: Configuring Remote Triggering Devices; Electrical; Protocol - Color Kinetics iPlayer 3 User Manual

This table uses dd to represent
D
a hexadecimal byte.
Appendix B:
Configuring Remote
Triggering Devices

Electrical

The RS-232 serial port connections on the iPlayer 3 are DB9F connectors, labeled
SERIAL 1 and SERIAL 2. The following pinout information applies to each DB9F
connector (the other pins are unconnected):
2 TxD
3 RxD
4 +5V DC controlled by the DIP switch setting
5 Ground
+5V DC is provided on pin 4 (normally the DTR pin). Other devices can use this
voltage provided they draw no more than 50 mA. If the voltage on pin 4 is not
desired, it can be disabled by moving configuration DIP switch 1 (for serial port 1)
or DIP switch 2 (for serial port 2) to the OFF position.

Protocol

The serial protocol used to control the Controller Keypad, AuxBox, or third-party
triggering device is 9600 baud, eight data bits, no parity, one stop bit. There is no
flow control. Each command to the iPlayer 3 consists of five characters. The first
character is always X. The next two characters are the ASCII representation of a
hexadecimal command byte. The last two characters are a hexadecimal data byte.
The hexadecimal alpha characters are uppercase (0 – 9, A – F).
Responses from the iPlayer 3 are also in this format, but begin with Y instead
•
of X.
Characters are not echoed by the iPlayer 3 when they are received.
•
Illegal characters or badly formatted packets are ignored with no
•
error indication.
iPlayer 3 Commands
Command
Effect
string
X00dd Set Mode
X0100 Lights Off
Set Absolute
X02dd
Intensity
Description
Sets the current operating mode to dd. Not
currently used.
Turns all lights off.
Sets the global brightness level to dd (00 = Off,
FF = Full On).
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