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- Page 1 DX3 A/V Command Reference Version 1.3 P/N F529 © 2016 Lehigh Electric Products Co.
- Page 2 Tampering with this equipment could cause component damage. All questions regarding this equipment should be referred to: Lehigh Electric Products Company 6265 Hamilton Boulevard Allentown, PA 18106-9789...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 1 Telnet Interface.........................1 2 General Command Info.....................1 2.1 Command Line Rules....................1 2.2 Specifying Parameters....................2 2.2.1 Station ID......................3 2.3 Command Line Response..................4 2.4 Unsolicited Feedback....................5 3 Channel Control........................6 3.1 Fade to Level......................6 3.2 Freeze Channels......................6 3.3 Toggle.........................6 3.4 Bump..........................7 4 Preset Control........................7 4.1 Recall Presets......................7 4.2 Freeze Preset......................8... - Page 4 9.13 List Channels......................21 9.14 List Presets......................22 9.15 List Scripts and Chases..................23 9.16 List Wall Partitions....................23 9.17 List Fade Time.......................24 9.18 List Preset Levels....................24 9.19 List System Dimensions..................25 9.20 List Stations......................26 9.21 List Lock Status.....................27 10 Record Commands......................27 10.1 Record Preset......................27 10.2 Record Fade Time....................27 10.3 Record Area Name....................28 10.4 Record Preset Name....................28...
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Page 5: Telnet Interface
1 Telnet Interface Telnet is a network protocol that uses a virtual terminal connection, similar to a serial interface. The DX3 dimmer rack is a Telnet server. Communicate to it with a Telnet client. Follow the steps below to initiate the Telnet connection. All Telnet data is in ASCII. -
Page 6: Specifying Parameters
contain any character including spaces, numbers and punctuation other than quotes. Some examples follow: String Comments Ballroom Ballroom1 Invalid. Unquoted strings cannot contain anything other than alphabetic characters. Dining Room Wrong. This will be interpreted as two separate strings. “Happy Hour” Ok. -
Page 7: Station Id
Time, Delay The fade time and delay are specified in tenths of a second. However, only whole seconds may be used. For example, a fade time of 1 second is specified as 10. 2.2.1 Station ID Wall stations are identified by their Station ID, a combination of the station type and number, in hex. -
Page 8: Command Line Response
2.3 Command Line Response The following summarizes command responses from the DX3. A colon (:) begins a line of error-free command response data. It also begins a • line of an unsolicited message. An asterisk (*) begins a line that usually closes the response to an error-free •... -
Page 9: Unsolicited Feedback
2.4 Unsolicited Feedback The DX3 will output feedback in response to events initiated at the local connection or other control sources. The feedback will be in the form of a message beginning with a colon, the same as a command response. -
Page 10: Channel Control
3 Channel Control 3.1 Fade to Level This command will fade selected channels within an area to the level specified in the specified time after the specified delay. Multiple channels may be specified. DELAY and TIME are in tenths of seconds but must be specified in whole seconds. Command format: ;11 <LEVEL>... -
Page 11: Bump
;16 <TIME> <AREA> <CHANNELS> <CR> Example: Toggle channels 5, 9 and 11 in area 5 in 3 seconds. ;16 30 5 5 9 11 <CR> Response: :16 30 5 5 9 11 <CR> *16<CR> 3.4 Bump This command will wait DELAY1 then fade to LEVEL1 in TIME1. It will then wait DELAY2 then fade to LEVEL2 in TIME2. -
Page 12: Freeze Preset
:20 1 3<CR> :20 6 5<CR> *20<CR> Note: A separate response line will be sent for each area, preset pair. 4.2 Freeze Preset This command stops preset fading in the specified areas. Multiple areas may be specified. Command format: ;23 <AREA> <CR> Example: Freeze preset raising or lowering in area 5 and 2. -
Page 13: Enable Time Clock
:51 2<CR> :51 12 <CR> *51<CR> 5.3 Set Time This command is used to set the date and time of the DX3 SCU clock. Command format: ;54 <HOUR> <MINUTE> <MONTH> <DAY> <DAY OF WEEK> <YEAR> <CR> Parameter ranges are as follows:... -
Page 14: Station Control
Example: Only set the minutes to 25. ;54 100 25 100 100 100 5000<CR> Response: :54 13 25 3 11 3 2016<CR> *54<CR> Only the minutes will have been changed because it is the only parameter that is within range. Note that the response returned all the time parameters. 6 Station Control 6.1 Lock Station Group This command is used to lock stations by group. -
Page 15: Unlock Station Group
6.2 Unlock Station Group This command is used to unlock a group of stations. Groups are numbered 1 through 8. The response is a list of Station IDs that were unlocked, followed by a list of groups that were unlocked. Station ID is defined in section 2.2.1 . A response beginning with :31 means the following station is locked. -
Page 16: Partition Control
Response: :30 0D05h<CR> :30 0D06h<CR> :30 01306h<CR> :30 01307h<CR> :33 4<CR> *35<CR> 7 Partition Control Partition control commands are used to combine or separate control between adjoining areas when the wall between them is opened or closed. The wall number to operate on is specified in the command as 1 - 16. -
Page 17: Toggle Wall
*41<CR> 7.3 Toggle Wall This command will reverse the open/close wall status of the specified walls. Command format: ;42<WALLS><CR> Example: Toggle walls 2 and 3. ;42 2 3<CR> Response: :40 2<CR> :41 3<CR> *42<CR> Note that the response indicates the actions performed on the walls specified. 8 Miscellaneous Controls 8.1 Play Script or Chase This command is used to play one script or chase. -
Page 18: Recall Backup Cue
8.2 Recall Backup CUE This command is used to recall a backup cue. Backup cues range from 1 through 99. 0 turns all the backup cues off. Only one backup cue can be recalled at a time. Command format: ;62 <CUES><CR> Example: Recall backup cue 4. -
Page 19: Serial Number
9.1 Serial Number This command will report the unique serial number permanently held in the DX3. Command format: ;80 <CR> Example response: :80 071h 0DAh 085h 09Ch 000h 000h 000h 00Fh<CR> *80<CR> 9.2 Date This command is used to report the current date held in the DX3. -
Page 20: Firmware Version
:82 15 13<CR> *82<CR> The response indicates that the time is 3:13 pm. 9.4 Firmware Version This command will report the firmware version of the operating software in the DX3. Command format: ;83 <CR> Response format: The response is three decimal digits identifying the software version. -
Page 21: Partition Status
The response indicates that area 2 has preset FULL on and area 3 has preset 1 on. 9.6 Partition Status This command reports the status of walls between areas. Status for multiple walls may be requested in a single command line. Command format: ;85 <WALLS><CR>... -
Page 22: Station Status
The response indicates that time clock 2 will expire at 8:30am and time clock 1 will expire at 4:30pm. Both are enabled. 9.8 Station Status This command reports the lock status of the specified stations. Station ID is defined in section 2.2.1 . -
Page 23: Sunrise Sunset Status
The format of the response for this command is as follows: :89 <AREA> @<CHANNEL NUMBER> <LEVEL> <LEVEL>..An ‘@’ will precede a channel number indicating that the level that follows is for that channel. Channel levels that follow will be for CHANNEL NUMBER + 1, CHANNEL NUMBER +2 and so on. -
Page 24: Backup Cue Status
9.11 Backup Cue Status Backup status will report the current backup cue. Cue 0 indicates that there is currently no backup cue on. Cue 1-99 indicates a cue is currently playing on the lights. Command format: ;91 <CR> Response format: :91 <ACTIVE CUE>... -
Page 25: List Channels
Command format: ;92<CR> Response format: :92 <AREA NUMBER><CHANNELS><PRESETS>”AREA NAME”<CR> AREA NUMBER will range from 1 through 16. CHANNELS refers to the amount of channels within the area and will range from 1 to 128. PRESETS is a number between 1 and 24 that indicates the amount of programmable presets available to the area. -
Page 26: List Presets
:93 2 1 5 "Ch-005 " :93 2 2 6 "Ch-006 " :93 2 3 7 "Ch-007 " :93 2 4 8 "Ch-008 " :93 3 1 9 "Ch-009 " :93 3 2 10 "Ch-010 " :93 3 3 11 "Ch-011 " :93 3 4 12 "Ch-012 "... -
Page 27: List Scripts And Chases
:94 1 21 "Preset 21" :94 1 22 "Preset 22" :94 1 23 "Preset 23" :94 1 24 "Preset 24" :94 1 25 "FULL" :94 1 26 "OFF" *94<CR> 9.15 List Scripts and Chases This command will list all scripts and chases in the system. Scripts and chases are numbered 1 to 64. -
Page 28: List Fade Time
Example response: :96 1 1 2<CR> :96 2 2 3<CR> *96<CR> The response indicates that wall 1 separates areas 1 and 2 and wall 2 separates areas 2 and 3. 9.17 List Fade Time This command will list the fade time for the specified area and preset. Command format: ;98 <AREA>... -
Page 29: List System Dimensions
Example: Request the channel levels for preset 2 in area 1. ;99 1 2<CR> Response: :99 4 1 1 100 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00<CR> :99 4 1 11 00 00 00 00 00 00<CR> *99<CR> In the example area 4 has 16 channels. -
Page 30: List Stations
9.20 List Stations This command will list all stations, what area they control, what lock group they are in (if any) and their lock status. Station ID is defined in section 2.2.1 . Command format: ;102<CR> Response format: :102 <AREA> <STATION ID> <LOCK STATUS><CR> LOCK STATUS is an 8 bit hex number defined as follows: Bit Comments lock group. -
Page 31: List Lock Status
9.21 List Lock Status This command will list the current state of each lock group. Command format: ;103<CR> Command response: :103 <GRP 1> <GRP 2> <GRP 3>..<GRP 8><CR> GRP1-8 are the status of each lock group, 0 indicates unlocked, 1 indicates locked. Example response: :103 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<CR>... -
Page 32: Record Area Name
;111 <AREA> <PRESET> <FADE TIME><CR> Example: Set the fade time of preset 2 in area 3 to 4s. ;111 3 2 40<CR> Response: :111 3 2 40<CR> *111<CR> 10.3 Record Area Name This command will rename an area. Command format: ;112 <AREA>... -
Page 33: Load Preset
Example: Rename channel 5 in area 2 to “DN W 1". ;114 2 5 “DN W 1"<CR> Response: :114 2 5 “DN W 1"<CR> *114<CR> 10.6 Load Preset This command is used to directly load preset levels into a selected preset memory. Command format: ;115 <AREA>... -
Page 34: Quick Reference Guide
11 Quick reference Guide Commands are organized by type and number with page reference. Channel Control Fade to Level………………………………………………………………..……...6 ;11 <LEVEL> <DELAY> <TIME> <AREA> <CHANNELS> <CR> Freeze Channels……………………………………………………………..……..6 ;10 <AREA> <CHANNELS> <CR> Toggle……………………………………………………………………..…..…….6 ;16 <TIME> <AREA> <CHANNELS> <CR> Bump…………………………………………………………………………..…..7 ;14 <LEVEL1> <DELAY1> <TIME1> <LEVEL2> <DELAY2> <TIME2> <AREA> <CHANNELS> <CR> Preset Control Recall Presets…………………………………………………………………..…..7 ;20 <AREA>... - Page 35 System Status Serial Number……………………………………………………………………15 ;80 <CR> Date……………………………………………………………………………….15 ;81 <CR> Time………………………………………………………………………………15 ;82 <CR> Firmware Version………………………………………………………………..16 ;83 <CR> Area Status……………………………………………………………………….16 ;84 <AREAS><CR> Partition Status…………………………………………………………………..17 ;85 <WALLS><CR> Time Clock Status……………………………………………………………….17 ;86 <CR> Station Status…………………………………………………………………….18 ;87 <STATIONS><CR> Channel Status..…………….………..…….………….……………..……..……18 ;89 <AREA><CHANNELS><CR> Sunrise/Sunset Status.……….…………………………….…………………….19 ;90 <CR> Backup Cue Status..…………………..………..………………………………..20 ;91 <CR>...
- Page 36 Record Preset Name…………………………………………………………...28 ;113 <AREA> <PRESET> “NAME”<CR> Record Channel Name………………………………………………………...28 ;114 <AREA> <CHANNEL> “NAME”<CR> Load Preset……………………………………………………………………..29 ;115 <AREA> <PRESET> <INDEX> <LEVEL> <LEVEL>...<CR>...
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Page 37: Installation
Installation The Ethernet cable must be connected to the DX3 rack according to the diagram below.