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K R A ME R E LE CT R O N IC S L TD .
USER MANUAL
MODEL:
WP-577VH
Wall Plate
P/N: 2900-300311 Rev 2

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  • Page 1 K R A ME R E LE CT R O N IC S L TD . USER MANUAL MODEL: WP-577VH Wall Plate P/N: 2900-300311 Rev 2...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Kramer Protocol 3000 Syntax 11.2 Kramer Protocol 3000 Commands Figures Figure 1: WP-577VH Wall Plate Front Panel Figure 2: WP-577VH Wall Plate Rear Panel Figure 3: Connecting the WP-577VH Wall Plate Figure 4: Connecting the RS-232 Serial Port to a Remote Device...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been providing a world of unique, creative, and affordable solutions to the vast range of problems that confront video, audio, presentation, and broadcasting professionals on a daily basis. In recent years, we have redesigned and upgraded most of our...

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    Avoid interference from neighboring electrical appliances that may adversely influence signal quality  Position your Kramer WP-577VH Wall Plate away from moisture, excessive sunlight and dust This equipment is to be used only inside a building. It may only be connected to other equipment that is installed inside a building.

  • Page 7: Safety Instructions

    Kramer Electronics has made arrangements with the European Advanced Recycling Network (EARN) and will cover any costs of treatment, recycling and recovery of waste Kramer Electronics branded equipment on arrival at the EARN facility. For details of Kramer’s recycling arrangements in your particular country go to our recycling pages at http://www.kramerelectronics.com/support/recycling/.

  • Page 8: Overview

    DGKat cable to a compatible DGKat switcher or receiver (for example, the TP-578HDCP, TP-574 or PT-572+). The stereo audio can be embedded into the output signal. Using the WP-577VH, you can also communicate via the twisted pair cable:  EDID (Extended Display Information Data) ...

  • Page 9: Using Tp Cables

    Up to 100m (330ft) at 1080i or up to 90m (295ft) at 1080p on shielded BC-DGKat7a23 cable Note: The transmission range depends on the signal resolution, graphics card and display used. The distance using non-Kramer CAT 6 and CAT 7a cables may not reach these ranges. Using TP cables Kramer engineers have developed special twisted pair cables to best match our digital twisted pair products;...
  • Page 10 Note: The WP-577VH cannot work with unshielded cables. The cable ground shield must be connected/soldered to the shield of both RJ-45 connectors. Warning: Using a TP cable that is incorrectly wired will prevent Power ConnectPlus™ from working WP-577VH - Overview...

  • Page 11: Defining The Wp-577Vh Wall Plate

    Defining the WP-577VH Wall Plate Defining the WP-577VH Figure 1 defines the front panel of the WP-577VH. Figure 1: WP-577VH Wall Plate Front Panel Feature Function HDMI IN Input Connector Connect to the HDMI source HDMI Signal LED Lights green when all the following are true: ...
  • Page 12 Lights green—the device receives adequate power  Lights red—the power is insufficient PC IN Input Connector Connect to the PC graphics source AUDIO IN 3.5mm Mini Connect to the unbalanced, stereo audio source Jack WP-577VH - Defining the WP-577VH Wall Plate...

  • Page 13: Figure 2: Wp-577Vh Wall Plate Rear Panel

    Figure 2 defines the rear panel of the WP-577VH. Figure 2: WP-577VH Wall Plate Rear Panel Feature Function CONTROL Connector For future use AUDIO Out 3-pin Connect to the unbalanced, stereo audio acceptor Terminal Block SETUP 8-way Sets the device behavior, (see Section 8.1)

  • Page 14: Connecting The Wp-577Vh

    Figure 3: Connecting the WP-577VH Wall Plate To connect the WP-577VH as illustrated in the example in Figure 1. Connect the DGKat Out RJ-45 connector on the WP-577VH to the Line In RJ-45 connector on the TP-578H using STP cable (see Section 3.1).

  • Page 15: Connecting The Rs-232 Serial Port To A Remote Device

    2. Connect the RS-232 3-pin terminal block on the rear of the WP-577VH to a remote serial device (controller or to be controlled). 3. If not using PowerConnect, connect the power adapter to the WP-577VH and to the mains electricity (not shown in Figure 4.

  • Page 16: Principles Of Operation

     Priority In last connected mode the WP-577VH selects the input that was the last to be connected. In manual mode the input is selected by sending Protocol 3000 commands. An input selection made by sending a serial command overrides any other current selection.

  • Page 17: Input Connection Timeout

    To prevent this from occurring set audio selection to manual. Note: Audio is transmitted even in the absence of video. WP-577VH - Principles of Operation...

  • Page 18: K-Link Active And Passive Local Rs-232 Data Modes

    The Local RS-232 port can be set to either active or passive mode. 1. In active mode, the data are treated as Protocol 3000 commands and these provide control of the WP-577VH. Figure 5 illustrates a sample setup when using the active mode from the local RS-232 port.

  • Page 19: K-Link Active And Passive Dgkat Rs-232 Data Modes

    The DGKat RS-232 port can be set to either active or passive mode. 1. In active mode, the data are treated as Protocol 3000 commands and these provide control of the WP-577VH. Figure 7 illustrates a sample setup when using active mode over the remote DGKat link.

  • Page 20: Figure 7: Sample Setup Using Active Mode Over The Remote Dgkat Link

    RS-232 port of a remote K-link device, (see Section 6.4 for an illustration of the passive mode). Note: In order for the passive mode to function, the RS-232 channel of the local port must also be set to passive. WP-577VH - Principles of Operation...

  • Page 21: Operating The Wp-577Vh

    6.1)  Selecting active or passive data modes (see Section 7.2) The WP-577VH selects video and audio inputs based on the rules described below. Selecting an Input To select an input in Manual mode:  Send a Protocol 3000 serial command selecting the required input, (see Section 11.2)

  • Page 22: Selecting Active Or Passive Dgkat Rs-232 Data Mode

    Section 11.2) Note: The mode status is not indicated by the K-Link LED. Note: In order for the passive mode to function, the RS-232 channel of the local port must also be set to passive. WP-577VH - Operating the WP-577VH...

  • Page 23: Configuring And Maintaining The Wp-577Vh

    Configuring and Maintaining the WP-577VH This chapter describes configuring and maintaining the WP-577VH and comprises:  Setting the configuration DIP-switch (see Section 6.1)  Updating the firmware (see Section 6.1) Setting the Configuration DIP-switch The 4-way dip-switch provides the ability to configure a number of device functions.

  • Page 24: Updating The Firmware

    HDMI Analog Analog (=mute) Updating the Firmware The firmware is updated using the Kramer K-Upload software and by connecting via the RS-232 serial port. Refer to the K-Upload User Guide for more details. WP-577VH - Configuring and Maintaining the WP-577VH...

  • Page 25: Wiring The Dgkat Tp Rj-45 Connectors

    Green / White Blue Blue / White Green Brown / White Brown Pair 1 4 and 5 Pair 2 1 and 2 Pair 3 3 and 6 Pair 4 7 and 8 WP-577VH - Wiring the DGKat TP RJ-45 Connectors...

  • Page 26: Technical Specifications

    US: 8.79cm x 4.3cm x 10.47cm (3.46" x 1.69" x 4.12”) W, D, H DIMENSIONS: WEIGHT: 0.2kg (0.44lbs) approx. INCLUDED ACCESSORIES: Power supply Specifications are subject to change without notice at http://www.kramerelectronics.com 10.1 Default Communication Parameters RS-232 Baud Rate 115,200 Data Bits Stop Bits Parity None Command Format ASCII WP-577VH - Technical Specifications...

  • Page 27: Protocol 3000

    Protocol 3000 The WP-577VH can be operated using serial commands from a PC, remote controller or touch screen using the Kramer Protocol 3000. This section describes the:  Kramer Protocol 3000 syntax (see Section 11.1)  Kramer Protocol 3000 commands (see Section 11.2)
  • Page 28 CRLF – For device messages; carriage return (ASCII 13) + line-feed (ASCII 10) Command chain separator character When a message string contains more than one command, a pipe ( '|' ) character separates each command. Spaces between parameters or command terms are ignored. WP-577VH - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 29 You can directly enter all commands using a terminal with ASCII communications software, such as HyperTerminal, Hercules, etc. Connect the terminal to the serial or Ethernet port on the Kramer device. To enter CR press the Enter key. ( LF is also sent but is ignored by command parser).

  • Page 30: Kramer Protocol 3000 Commands

    PRIORITY Set priority for all channels PROT-VER? Get device protocol version RESET Reset device SECUR Set current security state SIGNAL Valid / Invalid input Read device serial number VERSION? Read device firmware version Switch video only WP-577VH - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 31 #AV␠in>out, in>out,…␍ Get: Response ~nn@AV␠in>out, in>out,…␍␊ Parameters in - input number or '0' to disconnect output > - connection character between in and out parameters out - output number or '*' for all outputs Response Triggers Notes WP-577VH - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 32 #AV-SW-TIMEOUT?␠action ␍ Get: Get auto switching timeout Response ~ nn@AV-SW-TIMEOUT␠action,time_out ␍ Parameters action 0 - on video signal loss timeout 1 - on new video signal detected switch timeout timeout - timeout in seconds Response Triggers Notes WP-577VH - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 33 Response is sent to the com port from which the Set was received (before execution) Notes Destination bitmap size depends on device properties (for 64 inputs it is a 64-bit word) Example: bitmap 0x0013 means inputs 1,2 and 5 are loaded with the new EDID WP-577VH - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 34 Response is sent after every change in output HPD status ON to OFF Response is sent after every change in output HPD status OFF to ON and ALL parameters (new EDID, etc.) are stable and valid Notes WP-577VH - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 35 Command Type - File System Command Name Permission Transparency Set: Get: FS-FREE? Administrator Public Description Syntax Set: Get: Get file system free space #FS-FREE?␍ Response ~nn@FS_FREE␠free_size␍␊ Parameters free_size - free size in device file system in bytes Response Triggers Notes WP-577VH - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 36 Response is sent to the com port from which the Set (before execution) / Get command was received Notes For Get, size=0 means EDID is not supported For old devices that do not support this command, ~nn@ ERR 002␍␊ is received WP-577VH - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 37 (button press, device menu and similar) or HDCP mode changed Notes Set HDCP working mode on the device input: HDCP supported - HDCP_ON [default] HDCP not supported - HDCP OFF HDCP support changes following detected sink - MIRROR OUTPUT WP-577VH - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 38 Get command list or help for specific 1. #HELP␍ Get: command 2. #HELP␠command_name␍ Response 1. Multi-line: ~nn@Device available protocol 3000 commands:␍␊command,␠command…␍␊ To get help for command use: HELP (COMMAND_NAME)␍␊ 2. Multi-line: ~nn@HELP␠command:␍␊description␍␊USAGE:usage ␍␊ Parameters Response Triggers Notes WP-577VH - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 39 Command Type – System KLINK_CLS Command Name Permission Transparency Set: KLINK_CLS Admin Internal Get: Description Syntax Set: Set K-Link data mode (DGKat only) #KLINK_CLS␍ Get: Response KLNK_ACK␍␊ Parameters None Response Triggers Under receiving KLINK_CLS command over DGKat/RS-232 Notes WP-577VH - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 40 ~nn@LDEDID␠ERR01␍␊ and returns to the regular protocol mode. If the unit received data that is not a correct packet, it sends the corresponding error and returns to the regular protocol mode. WP-577VH - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 41 FIRMWARE_DATA - HEX or KFW file in protocol packets (see Section Response Triggers Notes In most devices firmware data is saved to flash memory, but the memory does not update until receiving the “UPGRADE” command and is restarted. Use this command in dedicated SW application WP-577VH - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 42 Command Type - System-mandatory Command Name Permission Transparency Set: Get: MODEL? End User Public Description Syntax Set: Get: Get device model #MODEL?␍ Response ~nn@MODEL␠model_name␍␊ Parameters model_name - String of up to 19 printable ASCII chars Response Triggers Notes WP-577VH - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 43 Public Get: Description Syntax Reset machine (DNS) name to Set: #NAME-RST␍ factory default Get: Response ~nn@NAME-RST␠OK␍␊ Parameters Response Triggers Notes Factory default of machine (DNS) name is “KRAMER_” + 4 last digits of device serial number WP-577VH - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 44 # PRIORITY?layer ␍ Get: Get input priority Response PRIORITY␠layer,PRIORITY1, PRIORITY2… PRIORITYn ␍␊ ~ nn@ Parameters layer PRIORITY1 - priority of first input PRIORITYn- priority of input n Response Triggers Notes WP-577VH – layer parameter is not used WP-577VH - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 45 Response Triggers Notes To avoid locking the port due to a USB bug in Windows, disconnect USB connections immediately after running this command. If the port was locked, disconnect and reconnect the cable to reopen the port. WP-577VH - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 46 Response Triggers After execution, a response is sent to the com port from which the Get was received Response is sent after every change in input signal status ON to OFF, or OFF to ON Notes WP-577VH - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 47 Command Type - System-mandatory Command Name Permission Transparency Set: Get: VERSION? End User Public Description Syntax Set: Get: Get firmware version number #VERSION?␍ Response ~nn@VERSION␠firmware_version␍␊ Parameters firmware_version - XX.XX.XXXX where the digit groups are: major.minor.build version Response Triggers Notes WP-577VH - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 48 Switch video input 4 to output 2 in machine 6 ~06@VID #6@VID 4>2CR 4>2CRLF Disconnect video and audio output 4 ~01@AV #AV 0>4CR 0>4CRLF Switch video input 3 to all outputs ~01@VID 3>* #V 3>* CR CRLF WP-577VH - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 49 ~VID 2>1, 0>2, 1>3, 3>4 CRLF 11.2.1 EDID Source Number Value Input Output Default EDID 11.2.2 Signal Validation Number Value Signal or sink is not valid Signal or sink is valid Sink and EDID is valid WP-577VH - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 51 For the latest information on our products and a list of Kramer distributors, visit our Web site where updates to this user manual may be found. We welcome your questions, comments, and feedback. Web site: www.kramerelectronics.com E-mail: info@kramerel.com SAFETY WARNING...

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