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14.28 Cascade ON
Function
To connect cascade connection ON.
Command
008Fh
Parameter
Length
Value
Status
None
Reference
•Cascade connection status comes out OFF by default at the moment of
power ON.
•Multiple VC-C50i (Max. 9 units) able to control by this command .
•Necessary to issue this command after issuing Cascade OFF command
(14.27).
•Device number of this command is only "3030h" fixed.
•Connected VC-C50i by this command, comes out Host Control Mode.
•Answer by this command is returned with device number of the last VC-C50i
connected in cascade.
•While Pan/Tilt moving, receiving this command causes busy error, and after
that, cascade ON operation will stop for the rest of VC-C50i.
•Note: The processing time by this command requires approx. 1 ms per unit
and 500 ms for last VC-C50i. (After that, answer will return)
•The commands issuing in process of this command will be ignored.
•After this process by this command (Cascade On Mode), each VC-C50i will
have own device number. (Device number is in order of "3031h","3032h" ....
from computer and "3030h" is Global Command for all)
•Only last VC-C50i in cascade connection returns the answer for global
command.
•By Global Notification Function (7. Cascade Global Notification and 14.41
Global Notification Setting command), each error status by global
command is known.
Format of Control Code
d0
d1
Header
Device Num
FFh
30h
Answer Format
d0
d1
Header
Device Num
FEh
30h
Error Flag indicates in 2 figures hexadecimal and returns ASCII code value.
Example:
In case of No Error :
In case of Busy :
In case of Mode Error :
Condition of Error flag to be set
Busy
Mode Error
1 byte
1h
d2
d3
Command
30h
00h
d2
d3
Error Code
3Xh
e0
00000000B ⇒ 00h ⇒ 30h 30h
00010000B ⇒ 10h ⇒ 31h 30h
10010000B ⇒ 90h ⇒ 39h 30h
•In case of executing pedestal Pan/Tilt operation.
•In case of operating MENU by Local Mode.
System Control Command Type 2
d4
d5
Parameter
8Fh
31h
d4
d5
End mark
e1
EFh
⇓
162
d6
End mark
EFh
e0 e1
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