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8 Zone 8 Source Audio Digital Home System
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4 Zone 4 Source Audio Digital Home System
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6 Zone 8 Source Audio / Video Digital Home
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RS485 Manual
RS485 ↔ RS232 Converter Module
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XO/XOi/X86 MANUAL
RS485 Manual
Table of Contents
1. Table of Contents.........................................................2
2. Serial port specification ...............................................3
• Serial Port Hardware.................................................... 3
• Serial Port Communication Protocol ............................... 3
3. Command set specification ..........................................3
• Command Format........................................................ 3
• COMMAND.................................................................. 3
• RETURN ..................................................................... 3
• ERROR RETURN .......................................................... 4
4. Numbering Format and Range .....................................4
• Zone Number Range .................................................... 4
• Source Select Range.................................................... 4
5. Standard Status Feedback Format ...............................4
• Status Feedback Conditions .......................................... 4
• Status Feedback Format............................................... 4
6. Command Reference ....................................................5
• Zone Status................................................................ 5
• Tone Control Settings .................................................. 5
• Power OFF.................................................................. 5
• Power ON................................................................... 5
• Power Toggle.............................................................. 6
• All Zones OFF ............................................................. 6
• Un-mute all Zones....................................................... 6
• Mute all Zones ............................................................ 7
• Source Select ............................................................. 7
• Adjust Volume ............................................................ 7
• Volume Up 1dB ........................................................... 7
• Volume Down 1dB ....................................................... 8
• Zone Mute OFF ........................................................... 8
• Zone Mute ON ............................................................ 8
• Adjust Bass ................................................................ 8
• Adjust Treble .............................................................. 9
• Group Mode OFF ......................................................... 9
• Group Mode ON .......................................................... 9
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Serial port specification
Serial Port Hardware
•RS-232
◦DB-9 Female
•RS-485
◦Screw Terminal (4 connections)
◦RJ-45
Serial Port Communication Protocol
•RS-485 asynchronous serial communication
•Two Wire Half Duplex
•9600 bps, 8 bits, 1 stop bit, no parity
•no flow control
Command set specification
Command Format
•All commands are in ASCII characters format except the first DEVICE ADDRESS
byte
•DEVICE ADDRESS is an 8 bit hexadecimal character assigned by the 8 bit DIP
switch on this device
•All commands begin with DEVICE ADDRESS and "*" (asterisk) character and end
with <CR> character (0D hexadecimal)
•All commands RETURN with some feedback begin with DEVICE ADDRESS and "*"
(asterisk) character and and end with <CR> character (0D hexadecimal)
•If a command produces an error or structured with incorrect syntax, the system
will return with "<ADDR>?<CR>" characters
•Multiple commands require a delay of 500ms between commands
COMMAND
RETURN
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ERROR RETURN
Numbering Format and Range
Zone Number Range
• XO: 01-08
• XOi: 01-04
• X86: 01-08
Source Select Range
• XO: 01-08
• XOi: 01-04
• X86: 01-06
Standard Status Feedback Format
Status Feedback Conditions
• Most commands send to the system will receive this type of Status
Feedback unless specified explicitly
Status Feedback Format
RETURN ZNaa,SRCbb,GRPc,VOL-dd
RETURN
PARAMETERS
aa = Zone Number
bb = Source Select
c = 0 (Group Mode Off), 1 (Group Mode On)
dd = dBs of attenuation (00 – 62 where 62=mute)
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Command Reference
Zone Status
ACTION Zone Status Command returns status information on the
given zone
COMMAND ZnnSTA00
COMMAND
PARAMETERS nn = Zone Number
RETURN Standard Status Feedback Format
RETURN
PARAMETERS
Tone Control Settings
ACTION Return tone control settings on the given zone
COMMAND ZNnnSET00
COMMAND
PARAMETERS nn = Zone Number
RETURN ZNaa,BASSbb,TREBbb,GRPc
RETURN
PARAMETERS
aa = Zone Number
bb = EQ level +/- 8,6,4,0
c = 0 (Group Mode Off), 1 (Group Mode On)
Power OFF
ACTION Power OFF the given zone (turn off ALL zones in group
mode and leave group mode)
COMMAND ZNnnPWR00
COMMAND
PARAMETERS nn = Zone Number
RETURN Standard Status Feedback Format
RETURN
PARAMETERS
Power ON
ACTION Power ON the given zone (restore last select source and
volume level)
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COMMAND ZNnnPWR01
COMMAND
PARAMETERS nn = Zone Number
RETURN Standard Status Feedback Format
RETURN
PARAMETERS
Power Toggle
ACTION Toggle between power On/Off for the given zone
COMMAND ZNnnPWR02
COMMAND
PARAMETERS nn = Zone Number
RETURN Standard Status Feedback Format
RETURN
PARAMETERS
All Zones OFF
ACTION Turn off ALL Zones
COMMAND ZALLPWR00
COMMAND
PARAMETERS
RETURN ZALLOFF
RETURN
PARAMETERS
Un-mute all Zones
ACTION Disable mute for ALL Zones
COMMAND ZALLMUT00
COMMAND
PARAMETERS
RETURN ZALLMOFF
RETURN
PARAMETERS
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Mute all Zones
ACTION Apply mute for ALL Zones
COMMAND ZALLMUT01
COMMAND
PARAMETERS
RETURN ZALLMON
RETURN
PARAMETERS
Source Select
ACTION Change a input source for the given zone
COMMAND ZNnnSRCss
COMMAND
PARAMETERS
nn = Zone Number
ss = Input Source
RETURN Standard Status Feedback Format
RETURN
PARAMETERS
Adjust Volume
ACTION Adjust volume for the given zone
COMMAND ZNnnVOLvv
COMMAND
PARAMETERS
nn = Zone Number
vv = Volume Level (00 - 62 where 62=mute)
RETURN Standard Status Feedback Format
RETURN
PARAMETERS
Volume Up 1dB
ACTION Step volume up 1dB for given zone
COMMAND ZNnnVOLUP
COMMAND
PARAMETERS nn = Zone Number
RETURN Standard Status Feedback Format
RETURN
PARAMETERS
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Volume Down 1dB
ACTION Step volume down 1dB for given zone
COMMAND ZNnnVOLDN
COMMAND
PARAMETERS nn = Zone Number
RETURN Standard Status Feedback Format
RETURN
PARAMETERS
Zone Mute OFF
ACTION Disable mute for the given zone with last volume
preserved
COMMAND ZNnnMUT00
COMMAND
PARAMETERS nn = Zone Number
RETURN Standard Status Feedback Format
RETURN
PARAMETERS
Zone Mute ON
ACTION Apply mute for the given zone and memorize the current
volume
COMMAND ZNnnMUT01
COMMAND
PARAMETERS nn = Zone Number
RETURN Standard Status Feedback Format
RETURN
PARAMETERS
Adjust Bass
ACTION Adjust Bass by +/- 0,4,6,8 dB
COMMAND ZNnnBASsn
COMMAND
PARAMETERS
nn = Zone Number
s = + or - sign
n = Bass Adjustment Level (0,4,6,8)
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RETURN ZNaa,BASSbb,TREBbb,GRPc
RETURN
PARAMETERS
aa = Zone Number
bb = EQ level +/- 8,6,4,0
c = 0 (Group Mode Off), 1 (Group Mode On)
Adjust Treble
ACTION Adjust Treble by +/- 0,4,6,8 dB
COMMAND ZNnnTRBsn
COMMAND
PARAMETERS
nn = Zone Number
s = + or - sign
n = Treble Adjustment Level (0,4,6,8)
RETURN ZNaa,BASSbb,TREBbb,GRPc
RETURN
PARAMETERS
aa = Zone Number
bb = EQ level +/- 8,6,4,0
c = 0 (Group Mode Off), 1 (Group Mode On)
Group Mode OFF
ACTION Disable Group Mode
COMMAND ZALLGRP00
COMMAND
PARAMETERS
RETURN GRPOFF
RETURN
PARAMETERS
Group Mode ON
ACTION Activate Group Mode
COMMAND ZALLGRPss
COMMAND
PARAMETERS ss = Input Source for this group (01 - 04/08)
RETURN GRPON,STCss
RETURN
PARAMETERS ss = Input Source selected for this group
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