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Multi-Viewer Switch API Introduction This guide explains how to use RS-232 to remotely control an Adder Multi-Viewer switch (AVS-1124, CCS-MV4224). To control a switch using RS232, the user needs to connect a controlling device to the switch’s RCU port. The controlling device can be a PC or any custom device with RS-232 capability.
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Multi-Viewer Switch API Figure 1: PuTTY Serial Settings Figure 2: PuTTY Terminal Settings MAN-000023 Page 3...
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Multi-Viewer Switch API Figure 3: PuTTY Session Settings Note: At this point, the device starts sending Keep-Alive events, every five seconds. Keep-Alive events are transmitted by the switch periodically to communicate the current configuration. For example, to switch to Channel 4, the user types: #AFP_ALIVE F7 Then, every five seconds, the device sends the following keep-alive event: 00@alive fffffff7 as shown in Figure 4.
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Multi-Viewer Switch API <pre-amble> <command> <operand1> <operand2> Where: • There is a space between each field • The pre-amble is either #ANATL or #ANATR, where: #ANATL equals the key sequence Left CTRL | Left CTRL #ANATR equals the key sequence Right CTRL | Right CTRL •...
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Multi-Viewer Switch API Description API Command Set the window top left X position at half display #ANATL F11 END 1 1 2500 Set the window top left X position at half display #ANATL F11 END 1 2 5000 Set window X extent to half screen #ANATL F11 END 1 3 2500 Set window Y extent to half screen #ANATL F11 END 1 4 5000...
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