External Control Protocol; General Protocol Behavior; Tcp/Ip Socket Connection; Test Connection To Cu Via Putty - Shure DCS 6000 User Manual

DCS 6000 Digital Conference System

External Control Protocol

The DCS 6000 Digital Conference System
features an Ethernet connection with the purpose
of providing an interface for controlling and
monitoring of the system. By setting up a simple
(raw) TCP/IP socket connection to the CU 6110
Central Unit control options are available.
This document describes the TCP/IP raw socket
protocol for communicating with the DCS 6000
Conference System. This protocol provides a
short set of commands, enabling a third part
control application to monitor and/or control
system status of a DCS 6000 Conference
System.
Some examples of functionally available using
the protocol:
•
Setting a microphone in speak or in
request
•
Retrieving a list of seats available in the
system
•
Starting/stopping a voting session
This "simple to use" interface supports
applications developed by customers, so the
protocol is deliberately kept simple to avoid
complexity.
The External Control protocol offers a mean for
supplementing the control functionality available
through the DCS 6000 Browser interface and the
CU 6110 interactive display, however some
commands and settings available in the browser
interface and on the CU 6110 interactive display
are not available using the 'External Control
Protocol'
Customer applications can include but are not
limited to AMX ® or Crestron ® room control
systems, PC or micro controller based
applications e.g. for button mimics and camera
control applications.

General Protocol Behavior

TCP/IP socket connection

A TCP/IP socket connection to the CU 6110 must
be established for the External Control protocol
to become available. Configuration of the CU
6110 connection to the Ethernet must be defined
from the CU interactive front plate
control/Browser interface, and an IP address for
the CU 6110 must be assigned in the network.
Choose either a static IP address or an IP
address assigned through DHCP. It is convenient
to ensure, that the CU 6110 ends up with the
same IP address at each start up.
For using hostname.local on Windows, the
Bonjour protocol distributed by Apple needs to be
installed on Windows.
Knowing the IP address, the only additional
information required for setting up a TCP/IP
connection is the Port Number:
Port Number = 3142

Test connection to CU via Putty

If the CU 6110 is assigned IP address
192.168.1.100, the external application must
connect the TCP/IP socket to the address
192.168.1.100:3142.
Knowing the IP address of the CU 6110 a
connection can be set up using a simple terminal
program like Putty ®.
1. Download at
2. Start Putty.
3. Insert IP address and Port Number.
4. Select 'Raw' for the Connection Type.
5. Press 'Open' to establish connection to the
CU. Control is now possible.
6. Give command 'help' to see a list of
commands available.
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