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Reference Guide
Avitech ASCII X Commands
(For Rainier 3G Plus/Quad / Titan 9000)
Revision 1.0.0, (March, 2014)

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  • Page 1 Reference Guide Avitech ASCII X Commands (For Rainier 3G Plus/Quad / Titan 9000) Revision 1.0.0, (March, 2014)

  • Page 2: About This Reference Guide

    Reference Guide ABOUT THIS REFERENCE GUIDE This reference guide contains information about how to use the Avitech ASCII Protocol (AAP) of Rainier 3G Plus/ Quad / Titan 9000. Throughout the reference guide, the following conventions are used to distinguish elements of text.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents About This Reference Guide....................ii Warranty ............................ iv Limitation of Liability ....................... iv Extended Warranty Options....................iv Services and Repairs Outside the Warranty Period ............. iv Regulatory Information ......................iv Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement ............ iv European Union CE Marking and Compliance Notices ............iv Australia and New Zealand C-Tick Marking and Compliance Notice .........

  • Page 4: Warranty

    Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to meet FCC emission limits. Avitech is not responsible for any radio or Limitation of Liability television interference caused by using other than recommended Avitech’s liability under this warranty shall not exceed the purchase...

  • Page 5: Ascii X Command

    The Rainier 3G Plus/Quad / Titan 9000 supports the ASCII X command prompt interface through Ethernet port (IP) only. This chapter discusses using the Avitech ASCII Protocol (AAP) of Rainier 3G Plus/Quad / Titan 9000. 1.1 ASCII X Command Format...

  • Page 6: Connection Through Ethernet Port

    Connectio on throug h Etherne et Port Use Avi itech Phoenix -Q utility to pe erform advanc ce configuratio on before using g ASCII X com mmands. For mor re details abou ut Phoenix-Q utility, refer to o the Phoenix- -Q user manua Step 1.

  • Page 7: Entering The Ascii X Command Interface

    Step 3. Click Apply to activate the setting and click Cancel to exit Phoenix-Q utility. 1.3 Entering the ASCII X Command Interface The following two methods allow you to enter and execute ASCII X commands: ASCII Test utility (refer to Appendix A for details) Through TCP/IP programming (refer to Appendix B for details) 1.4 ASCII X Command Summary The following is a list of ASCII X commands:...
  • Page 8 Function Turn on/off th e video windo ow’s full scree n mode. XF GGGMMM MPPP full scre een mode 1 (o on) / 0 (off) Format Note: GGGMM MMPPP must t not be “000” for XF comma and. XF 00100100 04 1 set group 1, m module 1, wind...
  • Page 9 The resulting cropped imag ge will “automa atically fill-up th he image wind dow.” XG GGGMMM MPPP 0 0 960 0 540 To zoom to (p pan) the left to op quarter of th he input image e, set GGGMMMPP PP at (0,0) pos sition and crop p image (960,5...
  • Page 10 Broadcast the master clock’s time. Moving video is composed of a number of frames transmitted every second that combine in the viewer’s Function 2 mind to create the illusion of movement. The nominal rate for film is 24 frames per second, while the rate for video is 30 frames per second. XK GGGMMMPPP B[roadcast] HH[our] MM[inute] SS[econd] FF[rame Format number]...
  • Page 11 Turn on/off daylight saving time and adjust the clock’s time zone ID. Function 6...
  • Page 12 Format XK GGGMMMPPP D[aylight saving time] 0 (off) / 1 (on) [time zone ID] XK GGGMMMPPP D 1 32 turn on GGGMMMPPP’s daylight saving time, and set Bucharest as the clock’s time zone. XK GGGMMMPPP D 1 59 Example turn on GGGMMMPPP’s daylight saving time, and set Taipei as the clock’s time zone.
  • Page 13 Change the output resolution, the resolution number refers to the list of resolutions that Rainier 3G Plus/Quad / Titan 9000 supports. Function Note: Only 1280×720 and 1920×1080 50Hz/60Hz output resolution is available when cascading. XM GGGMMMPPP [## (resolution number)] [1 (normal) / 0 (VESA) output Format timing].
  • Page 14 Initialize the audio and set the window’s meter source as well as the Function audio output. For initializing the audio and setting the window’s meter source: XO GGGMMM000 I[nitialize] [1–4 (Lgroup – for SDI input’s embedded Format 1 audio, group 1–4)] [1–4 (Rgroup – for SDI input’s embedded audio, group 1–4)] [1 (VU ballistics) / 2 (PPM)] XO GGGMMMPPP I 1 4 1 Example...
  • Page 15 Lock and adjust the aspect ratio. AFD stands for Active Format Description. Function Note: The option 3 (video embedded AFD aspect ratio on) and 7 (use the video embedded AFD aspect ratio and set window size to fit aspect ratio) is not available for Titan 9000.
  • Page 16 Set the umd (under monitor display) label’s text string. “000” is the fixed value for PPP in XU command. Function Note: Make sure to set the Phoenix-Q Utility Properties portion’s Label/Display Type to UMD before using the XU command. XU GGGMMMPPP [0 is all video input ports, this parameter is fixed] Format "TEXT"...

  • Page 17: Appendix A Using The Ascii Test Utility

    II Test Utility: C Click “X ASCI I” Checkbox Step 3. Enter the e correct IP a address assi igned to your r Avitech dev vice. Step 4. Click Co onnect. Step 5. Type XL L 000000000 0 3 (set all win...
  • Page 18 Step 10. Click to ge enerate the s ample (seco ond type) bina ary text string g (text file) below fo o r use with a third-party u utility. gure A-3 Sam ple Binary Tex xt String – (Se econd Type)

  • Page 19: Appendix Bascii X Command Through Tcp/Ip Programming

    Byte 13: bit inverse of Frame ID. Byte 14: Machine type: 1 = Rainier 3G Quad 2 = Rainier 3G Plus / Titan 9000 Byte 15: MB existence flag: 0 = MB does not exist 1 = MB do exist...

  • Page 20: Connection Is Not Successful

    Byte 16: Socket ID – TCP socket ID used by control board to effect present connection. B.3 Connection is Not Successful Due to the fact that only 3 TCP connections is simultaneously allowed on TCP server’s control board, when a fourth TCP client tries to request for connection, then TCP server’s control board will reply with the following 14-bytes message to TCP client, informing client that number of allowed connection is inadequate and so is unable to establish connection: 0xA5 0x5A 0xAA 0x55 0x0E 0x00 0x00 0x01 0x80 0x00 0x11 0x00 (FrameID) (~FrameID) (14...

  • Page 21: Command Protocol

    Protoco Form mat of comma and protocol used by PC ’s software to o transmit co ommand to R Rainier 3G Plus’ control board d is as follow Table B B-1 Command Protocol Form Abov ve table is co...

  • Page 22: Error Codes

    Error Cod Any e error that occ curs after bin ary comman nd execution will cause fir rmware to tra ansmit a 2-by y te error code e to PC C software. E Error code lis st is as follow ws (second b yte is fixed a at 0x00):...

  • Page 23: Packing Ascii X Command To Binary Command Format

    B.7 Packing ASCII X Command to Binary Command Format Function: to send ASCII X command via TCP/IP. Command format is comprised of the following parts: Byte 0~3: 0x55 0xAA 0x5A 0xA5 – header pattern is fixed. Byte 4~5: Command total length (use “little-endian” expression). Byte 6: 0x00 –...

  • Page 24: Appendix C Using The Ascii Xg And Xw Commands

    pendix ing the ASCII X XG and XW Co ommand Sample Il lustration on Using g the XG C Command To di isplay the rig ght bottom qu uarter of the input image of Card ID:4 4 Window ID: :2 using the X comm mand –...

  • Page 25: Sample Illustration On Using The Xw Command

    Sample Il lustration on Using g the XW C Command Using g the abovem mentioned ill ustration as an example, , to display th he image in i its actual size e after cropp ping and pos sitioned in the e middle of t he window u using the XW...

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