Protocol Description; Instructions For The Terminal Application Usage - Lightware MMX8x4-HT420M User Manual

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7. LW2 Programmers' Reference
7.1. Protocol Description
The protocol description hereinafter stands for Lightware protocol. The commands can be sent to the device
in RAW format via the TCP/IP port no. 10001.
The receiver accepts commands surrounded by curly brackets - { } - and responds data surrounded by
round brackets - ( ) - only if a command was successfully executed. All input commands are converted to
uppercase, but respond commands can contain upper and lower case letters as well.
Legend for Control Commands
Format
<in> Input number in 1 or 2 digit ASCII format (01, 5, 07, 16, etc.)
<out>
<in/out> input or output port number in 1 or 2 digit ASCII format *
<in2> Input number in 2 digit ASCII format (01, 02, 10, 12 etc.)
<out2> Output number in 2 digit ASCII format (01, 02, 10, 12 etc.)
<in2/out2>
<loc>
<id>
<id2>
CrLf
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→ 

* The command has the same arguments on the input ports and the output port, as well.
Explanation
Output number in 1 or 2 digit ASCII format
input or output number in 2 digit ASCII format*
Location number in 1, 2 or 3 digit ASCII format
id number in 1 or 2 digit ASCII format
id number in 2 digit ASCII format
Carriage return, Line feed (0x0D, 0x0A)
Space character (0x20)
Each command issued by the controller
Each response received from the router
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7.2. Instructions for the Terminal Application Usage
Terminal Application
The LW2 protocol commands can be applied to the
receiver using a terminal application. You need to
install one of them to your control device, for example
Putty or CLI.
Establishing Connection
Follow the steps for establishing connection to the
receiver:
Step 1. Connect the receiver to a LAN over Ethernet.
Step 2. Open the terminal application (e.g. Putty).
Step 3. Add the IP address of the device (default:
Step 4. Select the Raw connection type, and open the
Once the terminal window is opened, you can enter
the LW2 protocol commands which are listed in the
following sections.
Applied firmware package: v1.3.0 | LDC software: v2.4.2
#terminal #new
192.168.0.100) and the port number (10001).
connection.
LW2 protocol command communication in a terminal window
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