ATEN VM0808 User manual

VM0808 Video Matrix Switch + Audio
RS-232 Control Tool
V1.0.065
User Manual
www.aten.com

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EMC Information
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INTERFERENCE
STATEMENT
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial
environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is
likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the
interference at his own expense.
FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
CE Warning:
This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio
interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
RoHS
This product is RoHS compliant.
SJ/T 11364-2006
The following contains information that relates to China.

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RS-232 Control Tool Operation
Overview
The VM0808’s built-in bi-directional RS-232 serial interface allows system
control through a high-end controller, PC, and/or home automation / home
theater software package. The RS-232 Control Tool is an application used to
send operational commands from your PC – to the VM0808 through a serial
(RS-232) interface connection. RS-232 serial operations to and from the
VM0808 can be managed using ATEN’s Graphical User Interface (GUI) on
computers that are running the Microsoft Windows operating system. In order
to use the RS-232 Control Tool, two separate programs must be installed on the
PC- .NET Framework 2.0 and the RS-232 Control Tool. The procedure for
installing and operating the RS-232 Control Tool is detailed in the following
section.
Before You Begin
Installing .NET Framework 2.0
To install .NET Framework on your PC, do the following:
1. Download the executable file from the ATEN website or the Microsoft
Download Center online, and run it.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen. The installation applet will
automatically detect the operating system and install the correct drivers
Installing the RS-232 Control Tool
To install the RS-232 Control Tool, do the following:
1. Download the RS-232 Control Tool from the Download or VM0808’s
Resource page on our website:
www.aten.com
2. Save the file to a convenient location.

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3. Double click the file to run setup. The Welcome screen appears:
Click Next.
4. The License Agreement appears:
If you agree with the License Agreement, select I agree with the terms of
this license agreement, and click Next.

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5. The User Information screen appears:
Fill in your Name and Company, then click Next.
6. When the Installation Folder screen appears, you can select where you
want to install the program by clicking Change, or use the default
installation location provided, then click Next.

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7. From the Shortcut Folder screen type in or use the drop-down menu to
enter the folder where you want to install the shortcuts.
Then select Install shortcuts for current user only, or Make shortcuts
available to all users, and click Next.
8. At the Ready to Install screen confirm your settings, click Back if you
need to make changes, or click Next to begin the installation.

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9. When the installation has completed successfully, the following screen
will appear:
Click Finish. You are now ready to use the RS-232 Control Tool.

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GUI Main Page
The RS-232 Control Tool is a convenient and intuitive application to send RS-
232 commands to your VM0808. The various elements of the GUI are
described inthefollowingsections.Fordetailedinformation about the function
of each RS-232 command, see the VM0808’s user manual.
To invoke the GUI, simply click the RS-232 Control Tool shortcut. The
interface opens on the Switch Port page by default, as shown below:
The various elements of the GUI are described in the following sections.

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Switch Port
On the Switch Port page, the following actions are possible:
Select the Output port from the drop-down menu (options are Ports
01~08 and *, where * selects all ports; default Output port is Port 1).
Select the Input port from the drop-down menu (options are Ports
01~08).
Under Video/Audio, you can choose to switch Video only, Audio only
or both Video and Audio (V+A, default).
Turn the Display On or Off.
Click Send to send the command.

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Switch Port Commands
These actions can also be performed by keying the command into the text box,
and clicking Send.
The formula for Switch Port commands is as follows:
Switch Command + Output Command + Port number + Input Command
+ Port Number + Control + [Enter]
1. For example, to switch output port 02 (audio and video) to input port 05,
type the following:
sw o02 i05 [Enter]
2. To turn off video output on port 03, type the following:
sw o03 video off [Enter]
Note: 1. Each command string can be separated with a space.
2. The Port Number command string can be skipped, and the default
value will be used.
3. The Audioor Videocommand string can be skipped, and both values
will be used.

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Possible Values
The following table shows the possible values for switch commands:
Command Description
sw Switch command
Output Command Description
o Output command
Output Port Number Description
yy 01-08 port (default is 01)
* All output ports
Input Command Description
i Input command
Input Port Number Description
xx 01-08 port (default is 01)
Control Description
on Turn on
off Turn off
+ Next port
- Previous port
video Switch video only skip =
video+audio
audio Switch audio only
Enter Description
[Enter] Enter and send out the command
Note: The hexadecimal code for
[Enter] is 0D0A.
Acknowledge Description
Command OK Command is correct and the function
is executed
Command Incorrect Unavailable command or parameters

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EDID Mode
On the EDID Mode page, the following actions are possible:
Click on Port1 to implement the EDID of the connected display to
Port 1, and pass it to the video source.
Click Remix to use the EDID of each connected display according to
its connection when the VM0808 is first powered on, or immediately
after pressing ENTER to select the Remix option.
Click Auto to implement the EDID of all connected displays. The
VM0808 uses the best resolution for all displays.
Click Default(*) to implement ATEN’s default EDID.
Click Send to send the command.
Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) is a data format that contains a
display's basic information and is used to communicate with the video source/
system. Youcan setup which EDID modethe VM0808 useswith the following
command:
EDID Command + Control (Port1 / Auto / Remix / Default) [Enter]
For example, to use the Port1 EDID setting, type the following:
edid port1 [enter]

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Mute
On the Mute page, the following actions are possible:
Select the Output port from the drop-down menu (options are Ports
01~08 and *, where * selects all ports; default Output port is *).
Click ON to mute the selected port; audio from HDMI output port is
disabled.
Click OFF to enable the audio of the selected port (default).
Click Send to send the command.
Mute Command
Enable or disable audio coming from the output port(s) using the following
command:
Mute Command + Output Command + Port number + Control (On /
Off) [Enter]
For example, to mute the audio on port 1, type the following:
mute o01 on [enter]

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Profile
On the Profile page, the following actions are possible:
Select a Profile from the drop-down menu (options are 00–31; default
is 00).
Click Save to store the current connection configuration to the active
profile.
Select Load to have the VM0808 use a saved profile.
Select the command or use the text box to manually enter the
command.
Click Send to send the command.
Profile Command
The formula for the Save/Load Profile command is as follows:
Command + Profile + Control (Save / Load) + [Enter]
For example, to save the current configuration to profile 7, type the following:
profile f07 save [enter]

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Read Info
On the Read Info page, the following actions are possible:
Select an Output from the drop-down menu (options are Ports 01~08 and
*, where * selects all ports; default Output port is *).
Click Version to view the current firmware version.
Click Read to display full information about the selected output port.
Click EDID to see which EDID setting is implemented to the device.
Click Video to view the video port selection and on/off status.
Click Audio to view the audio port selection and on/off status.
Click Send to send the command.
Read Command
View information from the device using the following command:
Read Command + Output Command + Port number + Control
(version / read / edid / video / audio) [Enter]
For example, to view information about port 1, type the following:
read o01 [enter]

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Echo Commands
If the Echo feature is enabled: for each action from the front panel
(pushbuttons), web GUI or IR interface, the VM0808 sends a corresponding
acknowledgement message to the attached controller or management device
via the RS-232 port.
On the Echo page, the following actions are possible:
Click ON to enable the Echo function
Click OFF to disable the Echo function (default)
Click Send to send the command
Echo Commands
The formula for the Echo command is as follows:
Echo Command + Control (on/off) + [Enter]
For example, to enable the Echo function, type the following:
echo on [enter]

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Baud Rate Setting
On the Baud Rate Setting page, the following actions are possible:
Select the RS-232 Baud Rate you want the VM0808 to use. Options
are 9600, 19200 (default) 38400 and 115200
Click Send to send the command
Baud Rate Setting Command
The formula for Baud Rate setting command is as follows:
Baud Command + Control [Enter]
For example, to select 38400 as your baud rate, type the following:
baud 38400 [enter]

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RS-232 Setting
On the RS-232 Settings page, the serial port should be configured as follows:
To set the COM serial port and Baud Rate, do the following:
Select a COM port or Baud Rate from the drop-down menus
Click CONNECT
If the port connection exists, the Acknowledgment message will read:
Open port ‘COM1’ successfully.
Baud Rate 19200
Data Bits 8
Parity None
Stop Bits 1
Flow Control None

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Verification
After entering a command, a verification message appears at the end of the
command line as follows:
Command OK - indicates that the command is correct and
successfully performed by the switch
Command incorrect - indicates that the command has the wrong
format and/or values.

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