evertz Quartz D9 Installation and operating instructions

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
1.1. SERIAL (RS232 / 422) PHYSICAL INTERFACE..................................................................1
1.1.1. Quartz D9 Serial Pin-Out...........................................................................................1
1.1.2. PC-to-Quartz RS232 Interface Cable........................................................................2
1.1.3. Embedded Control System (FU-0003) Interface........................................................2
2. ETHERNET PHYSICAL INTERFACE............................................................................................4
3. COMMANDS.................................................................................................................................6
3.1. SET XPT MESSAGE ............................................................................................................6
3.1.1. Multiple Set Xpt Message..........................................................................................7
3.2. SYSTEM DESTINATION LOCK ...........................................................................................8
3.3. FIRE SYSTEM SALVO.........................................................................................................8
3.4. INTERROGATE ROUTE.......................................................................................................9
3.5. CONNECT ROUTES ............................................................................................................9
3.6. LIST ROUTES ......................................................................................................................9
3.7. READ NAME TABLE..........................................................................................................10
3.8. WRITE NAME TABLE ........................................................................................................11
3.9. READ CONFIGURATION (EMBEDDED CONTROL SYSTEM ONLY)...............................12
3.10. WRITE CONFIGURATION (EMBEDDED CONTROL SYSTEM ONLY).............................12
3.11. QUEUE (SALVO) COMMAND............................................................................................13
3.11.1. Creating the Salvos.................................................................................................13
3.11.2. Emptying a Salvo ....................................................................................................13
3.11.3. Loading a Salvo.......................................................................................................13
3.11.4. Fire a Salvo.............................................................................................................14
3.11.5. Destroy a Salvo.......................................................................................................14

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3.12. LIST THE NUMBER OF ITEMS IN A SALVO.....................................................................14
3.13. GENERAL ENGINEERING COMMANDS ..........................................................................15
3.14. VIDEO STATUS DISPLAY .................................................................................................16
3.15. ENGINEERING COMMANDS.............................................................................................16
4. RESPONSES..............................................................................................................................17
4.1. ACKNOWLEDGE...............................................................................................................17
4.2. ERRORS ............................................................................................................................17
4.3. POWER UP........................................................................................................................17
4.4. UPDATE.............................................................................................................................17
4.4.1. Tieline Update.........................................................................................................17
5. CHANGES BY PANELS .............................................................................................................19
6. EXAMPLES.................................................................................................................................20
7. TIMING (EMBEDDED CONTROL SYSTEMS)............................................................................21
8. OLDER SYSTEMS......................................................................................................................22
9. APPENDIX A...............................................................................................................................23

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REVISION HISTORY
REVISION DESCRIPTION DATE
1.2.5 Updates throughout March 2006
1.2.6 Updates throughout July 2006
1.2.7 Changes to the Queue command. October 2009
Change the .QS command changed to .QF command.
Change the loading of salvo crosspoints from
the .SVxx,yy command to .QSxx,yy command.
This change is not backwards compatible.
1.2.8 Changes to Queue commands to remove reset October 2009
and destroy all if 0 specified.
Added fire at specified time command.
1.2.9 .QC{n}(cr) command reply changed from .QC{n}(cr) to .A(cr) January 2010
1.3 Added appendix A, supported commands June 2012
1.3.1 Added notes regarding obsolete commands, adjusted appendix June 2012
A regarding support of .L for certain routers
1.4 Added SC2000 information Nov 2012
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1. INTRODUCTION
This document specifies a protocol suitable for simple control of a Quartz routing system by a
computer or third party system. The protocol can use any of the physical interfaces available on the
system, either a RS232/422 interface or Ethernet.
As the protocol is ASCII text based, remote changes can be made using a terminal or a computer
running terminal emulation software. For most applications only the .S command will be required to set
crosspoints, with the .I or .L command to interrogate crosspoints. The .#01 command may be used at
system start up to check the RS232/422 link.
1.1. SERIAL (RS232 / 422) PHYSICAL INTERFACE
Most Quartz products have a built in serial port that is link selectable between RS422 and RS232 mode.
For older routing products see the section at the end of this document.
1.1.1. Quartz D9 Serial Pin-Out
The full router pin-out is shown below:
RS232 RS422
Pin
Signal
Pin
Signal
1
CHASSIS
1
CHASSIS
2 RTS 2 TX-
3 RXD 3 RX+
4 N/C 4 RX GND
5 N/C 5 N/C
6 GND 6 TX GND
7 TXD 7 TX+
8 CTS 8 RX-
9 N/C 9 N/C

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For information, the following pin-out is normally used on personal computers, but check your own
computer’s documentation.
D9 PLUG
D25 PLUG
Pin
Signal
Pin
Signal
1
DCD
2
TXD
2 RXD 3 RXD
3 TXD 4 RTS
4 DTR 5 CTS
5 GND 6 DSR
6 DSR 7 GND
7 RTS 8 DCD
8 CTS 20 DTR
9 RI 22 RI
1.1.2. PC-to-Quartz RS232 Interface Cable
The cable between a PC with a D9 connector and the router:
The cable between a PC with a D25 connector and the router:
1.1.3. Embedded Control System (FU-0003) Interface
1.1.3.1. Router DIP Switch Settings
DIP switch 2 (DIP-2) must be down to enable the computer port. The port will then only respond to
messages of the correct format as detailed in this protocol document.
PC
D9 Plug D9 Skt Cable D9 Plug
2 (RXD) --------------------------------------- 7 (TXD)
3 (TXD) --------------------------------------- 3 (RXD)
5 (0V) --------------------------------------- 6 (0V)
5 (GND)
Router
D9 Skt
PC
D25 Plug D25 Skt Cable D9 Plug
3 (RXD) --------------------------------------- 7 (TXD)
2 (TXD) --------------------------------------- 3 (RXD)
7 (0V) --------------------------------------- 6 (0V)
5 (GND)
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The normal setting for a master router is Up,Down,Down,Up and for a slave router Up,Down,Up,Up.
1.1.3.2. Protocols
The embedded router/panel firmware EPROM has one remote control protocol built in to it. The
Quartz standard ASCII protocol is indicated by a -1 at the end of the EPROM number i.e. PC215-1.
In later systems the embedded router/panel firmware FLASH device may have one or more remote
control protocol built in to it. These protocols can be selected via the WinSetup configuration editor.
The port operates at 38400, 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit. Other baud rates and parity options can
be selected from WinSetup.
DIP-1 Up = Default baud rate (38400)
Down = SETUP defined baud rate
DIP-2 Up = Normal position
Down = computer port enable
DIP-3 Up = Slave router
Down = Master router
DIP-4 Up = Normal position
Down = Re-
boot with i/p X to all
o/p’s
PC215-1
V5.00
PC150-1
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2. ETHERNET PHYSICAL INTERFACE
More recent Quartz products such as the EQX, SC-1000, Q256, Xenon and Topaz are equipped with
an Ethernet port. These support 100base2 or 10base2 Ethernet using CAT5 cable. The network should
ideally be closed (or at least isolated with a suitable switch) for use with devices on the Quartz routing
system.
Both the physical interfaces (Serial and Ethernet) use the same protocol command and reply structure,
which is detailed below. The following few paragraphs just describe the Ethernet configuration and
connection needed in order to communicate with these devices.
Each device on the network must be assigned a unique IP address. Changing and interrogating the IP
addresses are usually sent via serial port commands as documented in 3.15. If two controllers are
installed in the controller or routing frame two stream socket connections will be required to the main
and backup controllers, as either of the two might be in control of the routing system at any point in
time.
Normally Quartz controllers will allow a TCP/IP connection via the telnet port number (23).
On the SC-1000 additional TCP/IP ports can be added to the configuration file currently selected by the
SC-1000. This is configured from WinSetup under the “System”->”SC-1000 Configuration”->”Options”
dialog. A TCP/IP port should be added using the Quartz protocol and at this point the user can specify
a port number for the conversation (please note this port number should be greater than 1024). Please
make sure the server check box is also ticked.
Quartz controllers use standard TCP/IP stream sockets (sometimes referred to as Berkeley sockets) to
communicate with other network devices needing to control the routing system. Stream sockets are
connection oriented, and so a connection must be opened and maintained for the duration of
communications. Stream sockets are supported for many different host environments and operating
systems.
In order to start communication with a controller the computer or other host device must originate the
communications. In other words the router controller will be the server and the computer will be the
client.
The client should:
1. Create a stream socket.
2. Connect the socket to the IP address of the desired main/reserve controller on the port
specified in the configuration. (Note if there are redundant controllers, each controller will have
its own unique IP address and need a separate stream socket. However, only the active
controller will be able to accept a connection).
3. Once the connection has been successful, commands can then be sent to the routing controller
and the controller will reply according to the command sent as detailed in section 3.
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5. The routing controller will terminate all connections on a download of a new configuration so the
clients program should cope with losing and re-establishing this connection to the controller.
The SC-1000 controller allows the user to see a list of the currently active TCP/IP connections via both
the configuration port and the LCD window on the front of the unit.

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3. COMMANDS
All characters used should be in upper case. Values in { } brackets are variable fields. Values in [ ]
brackets are optional variable fields. Values in () brackets are non-printable characters i.e. carriage
return (cr). No space or tab characters are used. All crosspoint numbering starts from one (1) and not
zero (0). The (cr) character is ASCII carriage return (code 0D hex). A reply is only generated after a
(cr).
Some examples are given of ‘C’ code suitable to output messages. These are only intended to clarify the
command structure. They assume a separate ‘C’ routine RS232_printf which is similar to the standard
printf but with is output directed to the RS232 serial port of the host computer.
3.1. SET XPT MESSAGE
This allows a route to be made (crosspoint set) and uses the command format:
.S{level}{dest},{srce}(cr)
The legal levels are V,A,B,C,D,E,F,G in 8 level systems and V,A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O in 16 level
systems.
TYPICAL MESSAGE Q1600 LEVEL TYPICAL USE
.SV1,2(cr) level 1 video
.SA2,4(cr) level 2 audio 1
.SB4,1(cr) level 3 audio 2
.SC31,12(cr) level 4 control/time code
The router will reply with a .U{level}{dest},{srce}(cr) message. The error message .E(cr) is generated if
the command is not recognised.
SEND REPLY
.SV001,002(cr) .UV001,002(cr)
.SC9,3(cr) .UC009,003(cr)
.SZ1,1(cr) .E(cr) /* unknown level */
.MA1,1(cr) .E(cr) /* unknown command */
Multiple levels can be set by including more level identifiers in the message
.SVA1,2(cr) level 1,2
.SAC1,2(cr) level 2,4
.SCV1,2(cr) level 4,1
.SVABC1,2(cr) level 1,2,3,4
The router will reply with an update message (see section 5.4)
.SBA1,2(cr) .UAB001,002(cr)
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level = “VAB”; /* levels to be controlled */
dest = 5; /* matrix output */
srce = 2; /* matrix input */
RS232_printf(".S%s%d,%d\r", level, dest, srce);
3.1.1. Multiple Set Xpt Message
This command allows a block of up to 16 routes to be set from one command providing that the
command does not exceed 256 bytes in length. The command allows the level to be optionally specified
for any of the routes, if the level is not specified for the first destination then it assumes all levels for that
destination will be routed to the source given, if a level is not specified for a subsequent destination then it
assumes the last level defined for a destination. The format of the command is given below:
.M{destination},{source},{destination},{source} …. (cr)
where {destination} = [level1]{dest1}[+{destination}][-{dest3}[+{destination}]]
where {source} = {srce1}[+{source}][-{srce3}[+{source}]]
The ‘,’ character is used to delimit a destination or a source. The ‘+’ and ‘-‘ character can be used to
specify a number of parameters of the same type (destinations/ sources). The ‘+’ character indicates
that another parameter of the same type will be added. The ‘-‘ character indicates that the next
parameter of the same type defines the end of a range.
The simplest form of the command is given below:
.M[level1]{dest1},{srce1},[level2]{dest2},{srce2},.….[leveln]{destn},{srcen}(cr)
The command:
.M[level1]{dest1}+[level2]{dest2}+[level3]{dest3},{srce1}(cr)
would set all three destinations dest1,2,3 to the specified source.
The command:
.M[level1]{dest1}-{dest3},{srce1}(cr)
would set all logical destinations in the range dest1 to dest3 to the specified source on level1. Note no
optional level is permitted on the end of a destination range.
The command:
.MVA001-005,010-014(cr)
would set destination 1 to source 10, destination 2 to source 11, destination 3 to source 12, destination
4 to source 13 and destination 5 to source 14 on control levels 1 and 2.

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The router replies to this command with either an acknowledge or error message. The acknowledge
command will indicate purely that the command has been received and is being processed. The
routing system will then process the route takes within the command and issue update messages for
each valid route request. Please note that this command was added on version V1.17 (15/11/01) of the
RCP-T01 protocol.
3.2. SYSTEM DESTINATION LOCK
This allows the specified destination to be locked within the system. It will inhibit the destination being
changed on any level from any standard control panel in the system without turning this lock off. This
command combines the functionality of locking, unlocking and interrogating the system destination locks.
To lock a destination use the command
.BL{dest}(cr) Lock a destination
To unlock a destination use the command
.BU{dest}(cr) Unlock a destination
To interrogate the systems destination lock status use the command
.BI{dest}(cr) Interrogate destination lock status
The router replies to all of the above commands with
.BA{dest},{lock status}(cr) Destinations lock status
where the {lock status} field is in ASCII and consists of up to three characters. The values of which should
be interpreted as follows:
“0” destination unlocked
“1” … “254” protected destination lock, locked by panel at Q-link address
‘n’-1
“255” unprotected destination lock
3.3. FIRE SYSTEM SALVO
This allows the specified system salvo to be ‘fired’ within the system. This is the same as the .QF
command.
To ‘fire’ a system salvo use the command
.F{salvo}(cr) Fire a Salvo
where the {salvo} field is in ASCII and consists of up to three numeric characters, the value of which
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The router replies to the command with
.A (cr)
3.4. INTERROGATE ROUTE
This allows a single destination to be interrogated to find the current source routed to it
.I{level}{dest}(cr)
The router replies with
.A{level}{dest},{srce}(cr)
Please note that destinations that have been routed via tielines modify the returned source value to
indicate the control level the source has been routed from. If systems ignore the level information then
only the lower 12 bits of the source value should be used. For more information please refer to section
3.1.
Example ‘C’ code to interrogate a crosspoint on levels 1, 2, & 3.
level = “V”; /* levels to be controlled */
dest = 5; /* matrix output */
RS232_printf(".I%s%d\r", level, dest);
3.5. CONNECT ROUTES
This command is reserved for later use but will have the following format.
This allows up to 4 crosspoints to be set in a single command line.
.C{level}{dest},{srce} {level}{dest},{srce} .. (cr)
The lev,dest,srce part of the message can be repeated up to 4 times with a space between each
group.
3.6. LIST ROUTES
This command allows a block of up to 8 routes to be interrogated. The command has 2 formats. In
both cases the command specifies a level and start destination. The router replies with a list of up to 8
routes. Less than 8 routes are returned if the maximum destination is exceeded, or the search
conditions are not met.
Format (1): List from the specified destination showing current sources.
.L{level}{dest},-(cr)
The router replies with
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Example ‘C’ code to list routes (format 1).
level = “V”; /* levels to be controlled */
dest = 5; /* matrix output */
RS232_printf(".L%s%d,-\r", level, dest);
Format (2): List from the specified destination only those destinations using the specified source.
.L{level}{dest},{srce}(cr)
The router replies with
.A{level}{dest},{srce}{level}{dest},{srce} ... {level}{dest},{srce}(cr)
Example ‘C’ code to list routes (format 2).
level = “V”; /* levels to be controlled */
dest = 5; /* matrix output */
srce = 2; /* matrix input */
RS232_printf(".L%s%d,%d\r", level, dest, srce);
3.7. READ NAME TABLE
This allows the specified destination/source or level mnemonic to be read back from the system.
.RD{dest}(cr) Read a destination mnemonic
where the {dest} field is a ASCII representation of a number between 1 and the maximum destination.
.RS{source}(cr) Read a source mnemonic
where the {source} field is a ASCII representation of a number between 1 and the maximum source.
.RL{level}(cr) Read a level mnemonic
where the {level} field is one of the following ASCII characters: (V,A,B,C,D,E,F,G).
The router replies to the above commands with one of the following responses dependant on the
firmware, a comma delimiter should be checked for to determine which response has been sent.
.RA[D/S/L]{mnemonic string}(cr)
.RA[D/S/L]{dest/source/level},{mnemonic string}(cr)
where the {mnemonic string} field is in ASCII and consists of eight characters. The string is
delimited by whitespace.
The following commands allow the specified 10 character destination/source or level mnemonic to be
read back from the system. These mnemonics appear on the LCD button range of panels and are
displayed in a two rows of five character orientation.
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where the {dest} field is a ASCII representation of a number between 1 and the maximum destination.
.RT{source}(cr) Read a source mnemonic
where the {source} field is a ASCII representation of a number between 1 and the maximum source.
.RM{level}(cr) Read a level mnemonic
where the {level} field is one of the following ASCII characters: (V,A,B,C,D,E,F,G).
The router replies to the above commands with one of the following responses dependant on the
firmware, a comma delimiter should be checked for to determine which response has been sent.
.RA[E/T/M]{mnemonic string}(cr)
.RA[E/T/M]{dest/source/level},{mnemonic string}(cr)
where the {mnemonic string} field is in ASCII and consists of ten characters. The string is
delimited by whitespace.
3.8. WRITE NAME TABLE
The following commands allow the specified 8 character destination/source or level mnemonic to be
changed in the system.
.WD{dest},{mnemonic string}(cr) Write a destination mnemonic
.WS{source},{mnemonic string}(cr) Write a source mnemonic
.WL{level},{mnemonic string}(cr) Write a level mnemonic
where the {dest}/{source} field is a ASCII representation of a number between 1 and the maximum
destination/source.
where the {level} field is one of the following ASCII characters: (V,A,B,C,D,E,F,G).
where the {mnemonic string} field is in ASCII and consists of eight characters. The string is
delimited by whitespace.
The router replies to the above commands with an update to the router name in the form shown below
and then an acknowledge.
The router replies to the above commands with
.RA[D/S/L]{dest/source/level},{mnemonic string}(cr)
followed by an acknowledge response.
The following commands allow the specified 10 character destination/source or level mnemonic to be
changed in the system. These mnemonics appear on the LCD button range of panels and are displayed
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.WE{dest},{mnemonic string}(cr) Write a destination mnemonic
.WT{source},{mnemonic string}(cr)Write a source mnemonic
.WM{level},{mnemonic string}(cr) Write a level mnemonic
where the {dest}/{source} field is a ASCII representation of a number between 1 and the maximum
destination/source.
where the {level} field is one of the following ASCII characters: (V,A,B,C,D,E,F,G).
where the {mnemonic string} field is in ASCII and consists of ten characters. The string is
delimited by whitespace.
The router replies to the above commands with
.RA[E/T/M]{dest/source/level},{mnemonic string}(cr)
followed by an acknowledge response.
3.9. READ CONFIGURATION (EMBEDDED CONTROL SYSTEM ONLY)
This allows the routers internal configuration EPROM to be read back eight bytes at a time. The legal
address range is 0 to 3FFFh.
.?{addr}(cr)
The router replies with
.A{addr},{byte 1},{byte 2}, ... ,{byte 8}(cr)
3.10. WRITE CONFIGURATION (EMBEDDED CONTROL SYSTEM ONLY)
This allows the routers internal configuration EPROM to be re-written. For this option to work the router
must be fitted with EEPROM or NVRAM in place of the standard EPROM. The legal address range is 0
to FFFFh in normal mode and 0 to 1EFFFh in extended addressing mode. Between one and eight bytes
can be written on each command.
.!{addr},{byte 1},{byte 2}, ... ,{byte 8}(cr)
The router replies with
.A{addr},{byte 1},{byte 2}, ... ,{byte 8}(cr)
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3.11. QUEUE (SALVO) COMMAND
This command allows the user to dynamically create, destroy, modify and fire multiple salvos during
runtime. These salvos are the same set as the system salvos created by WinSetup and fired using the
.F{salvo} or .QF{salvo} command. Winsetup salvos are created starting at Salvo 1 so it is good practice to
dynamically create salvos at higher salvo numbers e.g. salvo 10, 11, 12 so as not to over write WinSetup
salvoes.
An empty salvo is first created using the QC command and then loaded with crosspoints using the QS
command. Salvos are numbered from 1 to 32, with 0 having a special function that changes depending
on the command sent. Each salvo can hold up to 2048 crosspoints. The number of crosspoints that can
be processed each TV frame depends on the hardware platform. The video crosspoints are given priority
which means the serial and Ethernet ports may update at a slower rate depending on baud rate etc.
These commands are currently only supported on the SC-1000 (V2.36) and EQX (after Jan 2010). The
SC-1000 prior to V2.36 used a slightly different command set which is detailed in V1.26 of this document.
3.11.1. Creating the Salvos
.QC{n}(cr) – Changes current salvo to salvo n, creating the buffer it does not exist. If n is zero, then
the currently selected salvo will be deselected. If n is not specified, the router will return the currently
selected salvo.
If the command succeeds, the router replies with:
.A(cr)
If the command fails, the router replies with n=zero:
.QC0(cr)
3.11.2. Emptying a Salvo
.QR{n}(cr) – Resets the content of salvo n.
If the salvo selected exists the router will respond with:
.A(cr)
3.11.3. Loading a Salvo
.QS{level}{dest},{srce}(cr) – Loads crosspoint data into the currently selected salvo, The format of
the S{level}{dest},{srce}(cr) part of the command is identical to that used for the standard Set Xpt
message
If the salvo set crosspoint succeeds the router will respond with:
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3.11.4. Fire a Salvo
Fire immediately:
.QF{n}(cr) – Fires salvo n.
If the salvo exists, the router will respond with:
.A(cr)
Or fire at specified time (assumes hardware support for time code reference):
.QF{n}T1:hh:mm:ss:ff(cr) – Fires salvo n at the specified time in hours, minutes, seconds, and
frames. T1 specifies the system time to use where multiple times are available (50Hz or 60Hz) but
currently only T1 is supported. Specifying a frame number that does not occur will mean the salvo
never fires e.g. specifying ff=28 in a 25 frame system.
If the salvo exists, the router will respond with:
.A(cr)
3.11.5. Destroy a Salvo
.QD{n}(cr) – Destroys salvo n.
If the salvo selected exists the router will respond with:
.A(cr)
3.12. LIST THE NUMBER OF ITEMS IN A SALVO
.QL{n}(cr) – Lists the number of items in salvo n. If n is not specified, the number of items in the
current salvo will be listed (if one is selected).
If the salvo selected exists, or a destroy all is sent, the router will respond with:
.QL{n},{m}(cr) – Where n is the current salvo and m is the number of items in it. This will be repeated
for each salvo that exists, if list all is selected.

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Examples
Action
Command
Response
Create salvo 10, making it the currently active salvo
.QC10(cr)
.QC10(cr)
Empty salvo 10 (make sure it is empty)
.QR10(cr)
.A(cr)
Send crosspoint to salvo 10
.QSV1,4(cr)
.A(cr)
Send crosspoint to salvo 10
.QSV3,2(cr)
.A(cr)
Fire salvo 10
.QF10(cr)
.A(cr)
.UV1,4(cr)
.UV3,2(cr)
Deselect salvo 10
.QC10(cr)
.QC10(cr)
3.13. GENERAL ENGINEERING COMMANDS
All the values in brackets {xx} are two digit hexadecimal numbers.
.#00(cr) Enquire the devices Q-Link Protocol version and address. The router replies with
(.)(A){ver},{xx}(cr). The xx parameter is the hexadecimal Q-link address of the
device and the ver parameter is the Q-link version number. 106 is equivalent to
V1.06.
.#01(cr) Test if router is connected. The router replies with (.)(A)(cr).
.#02(cr) Put router in extended addressing mode. The router replies with (.)(A)(cr).
.#12,{xx}(cr) Reset router. This can be used after re-configuration. The xx parameter is
optional and causes all routes to be set to source xx.
.#23(cr) Halt vertical interval switching. This allows complex salvos to be set up to occur
in one vertical interval.
.#34(cr) Restart vertical interval switching.
.#40,{ddd}(cr) On-line update to source number ddd. Master replies with an Ack.
.#41,{ddd}(cr) On-line update to destination number ddd. Master replies with an Ack.
.#42,{ddd}(cr) On-line update to source mnemonic number ddd. Master replies with an Ack.
.#43,{ddd}(cr) On-line update to destination mnemonic number ddd. Master replies with an Ack.
.#44,{xx}(cr) Force device xx offline. Master replies with an Ack.
.#45,{xx}(cr) Return Q-link status of device xx.
.Axx,01 = on-line .Axx,02 = off-line .Axx,03 = this unit

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.#46,{xx}(cr) Get general error number for address.
.#47,{xx},{nn}(cr) Get specific error number occurrences for device.
.#48,{xx}(cr) Clears error count for device.
.#49,{xx}(cr) Get general report number for address (can then get details).
.#50,{xx}(cr) Get type and version numbers of Q-link device from master – uses stored
information retrieved from polling (or slave, but only own data).
.#51,{xx}(cr) Force master to enquire type and version numbers of Q-link device (uses
fetched data).
.#56(cr) Reserved (halt panel updates).
.#67(cr) Reserved (restart panel updates).
.#78(cr) Reserved (enable extended protocol).
.#80,75(cr) Jump to boot loader.
.#81(cr) Boot loader command, DO NOT USE.
3.14. VIDEO STATUS DISPLAY
These commands only work when the status display is operating in stand alone mode.
.VP-(cr) Display page decrement.
.VP+(cr) Display page increment.
.VP{xx}(cr) Display page xx (01, 02, etc)
3.15. ENGINEERING COMMANDS
All the values in brackets {xx} are two digit hexadecimal numbers.
.&LOCALTCPIP,192.0.2.100(cr) Set TCP/IP address of the controller you are connected to.
.&REMOTETCPIP,192.0.2.101(cr) Set TCP/IP address of the other controller in a dual
redundant configuration.
.&TCPGATE,192.0.2.52(cr) Sets TCP/IP address of the network gateway.
.&TCPMASK,192.0.2.52(cr) Sets TCP/IP address mask.
.&LOCALTCPIP(cr) Sending any of the above four commands as shown
returns the address of the device in the same format as
the set commands.