PS Audio PowerPlay Owner's manual

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PowerPlayProgrammingManual
HTTPcommandprotocols
ConnectaCat5/6cabletotheEthernetportonthebackpanelofthePowerPlaytoanetworkport.The
PowerPlaycancommunicatewithacomputerconnectedtotheinternet,ortothePSAudioGlobalnet
Server.
HTTPcommandsareenteredinthefollowingsyntax:
http://HOSTNAME/commands.cgi?command=XX=YYYwheretheXX=YYYportionisasdescribedinthe
tablesbelow.Thesecommandinputcharactersmustbeuppercase.HOSTNAMEcanbethehostname
ofthePowerPlay(readablefromthefrontpaneldisplay,ornetworkinterface),ortheIPaddress(also
readablefromthefrontpaneldisplay,ornetworkinterface).
Ifthereisacommandinputerror,dependingonthetypeoferror,thePowerPlaywillrespondwith
either&data=OK,or&data=ERROR.
Serialcommandprotocols
ConnectaterminalorcomputerdirectlytothefemaleDB9RS232connectoronthePowerPlay
backpanelfordirectserialcommunication.Portsetupparameters:
•Baudrate19200
•No.ofdatabits8
•No.ofstopbits1
•Parity none
•Flowcontrolnone
Serialcommandsareenteredinthefollowingsyntax:
XX=YYY\n\rwhereXX=YYYisasdescribedinthetablesbelow.The\n\rcommandterminatorsarenew
lineandcarriagereturn.
Ifthereisacommandinputerror,dependingonthetypeoferror,thePowerPlaywillrespondwith
either&data=OK,or&data=ERROR
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Table1:UnitCommands
CommandActionSyntaxPowerPlayResponse
UnitPower
MasterPowerOFFUP=OFF&data=OK
MasterPowerONUP=ON&data=OK
RebootMasterPowerUP=REBOOT
MasterPowerStatusUP=?&data=xxx(ONorOFF)
UnitNameSetUnitNameUN=xxx(upto16char)&data=OK
RequestUnitNameUN=?&data=xxx(UnitName)
DisplayBrightness
SetdisplaytoBRIGHTUB=BRIGHT&data=OK
SetdisplaytoDIMUB=DIM&data=OK
SetdisplaytoOFFUB=OFF&data=OK
DisplaybrightnessstatusUB=?&data=xxx(BRIGHT,
DIM,OROFF)
OutputDelay
SetUnitoutputON/OFF
delay(seconds)
UD=x,y(upto
65536,65536)
&data=OK
ReturnoutputdelaysettingsUD=?&data=x,y(x=number
ofsecondsofdelay
beforeswitchingon.y=
numberofseconds
beforeswitchingoff
UnitLockout
TurnfrontpanellockoutOFFUL=OFF&data=OK
TurnfrontpanellockoutONUL=ON&data=OK
ReturnLockoutStatusUL=?&data=xxx(ONorOFF)
DHCP
TurnDHCPServerOffNS=OFF&data=OK
TurnDHCPServerOnNS=ON&data=OK
ReturnDHCPStatusNS=?&data=xxx(ONorOFF)
StatusRequests
ReturnPowerStatusofUnit
andZones
RSNote1
ReturnallInformationRANote2
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Table2:ZoneCommands
CommandAction
Syntax
(x=zone
number1‐10)
PowerPlayResponse
ZonePower
TurnSpecifiedZoneOffZP=x,OFF&data=OK
TurnSpecifiedZoneOnZP=x,ON&data=OK
RebootSpecifiedZoneZP=x,REBOOT&data=OK
ReturnSpecifiedZonePowerStatusZP=x,?&data=yyy(ONorOFF)
ZoneName
SetspecifiedZoneNameZN=x,y(upto
16chars)
&data=OK
ReturnSpecifiedZoneNameZN=x,?&data=yyy(ZoneName
Characters)
ZoneDelay
SetSpecifiedZoneDelaytoAlwaysOnZD=x,ON&data=OK
SetSpecifiedZoneDelaytoSwitchedZD=x,SW&data=OK
SetSpecifiedZoneDelaytoDelayedZD=x,DLY&data=OK
SetSpecifiedZoneDelayto
Programmed
ZD=x,PGM&data=OK
SetSpecifiedZoneDelaytoRebootZD=x,RBT&data=OK
SetSpecifiedZoneDelaytoAuto‐
Reboot
ZD=x,ARB&data=OK
ReturnSpecifiedZoneDelayStatusZD=x,?&data=yyy
(ON,SW,DLY,PGM,RBT,
ORARB)
SetSpecifiedZoneDelayTime
(seconds)
ZT=x,y,z(upto
65536,65536)
&data=OK
ReturnSpecifiedZoneDelayTimeZT=x,?&data=y,z(y=number
ofsecondsofdelay
beforeswitchingon.z=
numberofseconds
beforeswitchingoff
ZonePriority
SetSpecifiedZonePriorityLeveltoLowZL=x,LOW&data=OK
SetSpecifiedZonePriorityLevelto
Normal
ZL=x,NORMAL&data=OK
SetSpecifiedZonePriorityLevelto
Critical
ZL=x,CRITICAL&data=OK
ReturnSpecifiedZonePriorityLevelZL=x,?&data=yyy(LOW,
NORMAL,orCRITICAL)
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Table3.Externalinterfacecommands
CommandActionSyntaxPowerPlayResponse
InfraredControl
StoreIRCodeIS=x(IRCodeString)&data=OK
GetIRCodeIG=x(Codenumber(1‐16))&data=x(IRCode
String)
DeleteIRCodeID=x(Codenumber(1‐16))&data=OK
SendIRCodeIF=x(Codenumber(1‐16))&data=OK
ReturnIRCode
information
RI&irxname=YY.See
note3.
PhoneControl
SetPhoneControl
Password
PP=x(4digits)&data=OK
ReturnPhone
ControlPassword
PP=?&data=(4digits)
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Note1.PowerPlayResponsetotheRScommand:
Example
&upwr=1&umov=1&zpwr=1111111111&volts=122&watts=10&thd=3.3&temp=nosensor&ups=notfound
Response RangeofResponse
UnitPowerStatus&upwr=0ifoff,1ifon
OverVoltageMetalOxide
Varistor(MOV)Protection
Status
&umov=0ifnoMOVprotection,1ifMOVsareok
ZonePowerStatus&zpwr=Foreachzone,0ifoff,1ifon
OutputVoltage&volts=Sameastheoutputvoltagedisplayedonthe
frontpanel
OutputPower&watts=Sameastheoutputpowerdisplayedonthe
frontpanel
OutputHarmonicDistortion&thd=Sameastheharmonicdistortionreading
displayedonthefrontpanel
Temperature&temp=Iftheoptionaltemperaturesensorisinstalled,
thisisthesamevaluethatisdisplayedonthe
frontpanelfortemperature.Otherwise
‘nosensor’
UPS&ups=notfound,online,battery,critical,orloop
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Note2.PowerPlayresponsetotheRAcommand.
Example:
&upwr=1&uname=Unit_1&utdon=0&utdoff=0&ulock=0&umov=1&ub=2&ptype=ci&mtype=9000&mvolt
s=120&z1pwr=1&z1name=Preamp&z1dlymode=ON&z1tondly=3&z1toffdly=3&z1priority=1&z2pwr=1&z
2name=DLY&z2dlymode=ON&z2tondly=3&z2toffdly=3&z2priority=1&z3pwr=1&z3name=ZONE3&z3dly
mode=SW&z3tondly=3&z3toffdly=3&z3priority=1&z4pwr=1&z4name=ZONE4&z4dlymode=SW&z4tondl
y=3&z4toffdly=3&z4priority=1&z5pwr=1&z5name=ZONE5&z5dlymode=SW&z5tondly=3&z5toffdly=3&z
5priority=1&z6pwr=1&z6name=ZONE6&z6dlymode=SW&z6tondly=3&z6toffdly=3&z6priority=1&z7pwr=
1&z7name=ZONE7&z7dlymode=SW&z7tondly=3&z7toffdly=3&z7priority=1&z8pwr=1&z8name=ZONE8
&z8dlymode=SW&z8tondly=3&z8toffdly=3&z8priority=1&z9pwr=1&z9name=ZONE9&z9dlymode=SW&z
9tondly=3&z9toffdly=3&z9priority=1&z10pwr=1&z10name=ZONE10&z10dlymode=SW&z10tondly=3&z
10toffdly=3&z10priority=1&volts=123&watts=11&thd=3.3&temp=nosensor&ups=notfound&dhcps=1&d
hcp=1&mac=001FF6000081&ip=192.168.249.51&mask=255.255.255.0&gateway=192.168.249.1&pdns=
192.168.249.204&sdns=192.168.249.206&hostname=PowerPlay1&fwvproc=2.01&fwvboot=1.05&fwvw
eb=1.11&fwvtel=1.01&fwvtelwav=1.04
RAResponse RangeofResponse
UnitPowerStatus&upwr=0ifoff,1ifon
UnitName&uname=Upto16alphanumericcharacters
UnitTimeDelayOn&utdon=0to65536
UnitTimeDelayOff&utdoff=0to65536
FrontPanellocked&ulock=0ifnotlocked.1iflocked
OverVoltageMetalOxide
Varistor(MOV)Protection
Status
&umov=0ifnoMOVprotection,1ifMOVsareok
DisplayBrightness&ub=0ifoff,1ifdim,2ifbright
ProductType&ptype=ciorav
ModelNumber&mtype=8000or9000
ProductVoltage&mvolts=Nominaldesignvoltage=100,120,or230

ZonePowerStatus&z(1‐10)pwr=Foreachzone,0ifoff,1ifon
ZoneName&z(1‐10)name=Upto16alphanumericcharacters
ZoneDelayMode&z(1‐10)dlymode=ONorOFF
ZoneOnDelayTime&z(1‐10)ondly=0to65536
ZoneOffDelayTime&z(1‐10)offdly=0to65536
ZonePriority&z(1‐10)priority=0=Low,1=Normal,2=Critical

OutputVoltage&volts=Sameasthereadingonthefrontpaneldisplay

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OutputPower&watts=Sameasthereadingonthefrontpaneldisplay
OutputHarmonicDistortion&thd=Sameasthereadingonthefrontpaneldisplay
Temperature&temp=Sameasthereadingonthefrontpaneldisplayif
optionaltempsensorisinstalled.Otherwise
’nosensor’
UPSStatus&ups=notfound,online,battery,critical,orloop
DHCPServerEnable&dhcps=0=disabled,1=enabled
DHCPEnable&dhcp=0=disabled,1=enabled
MACAddress&mac=MACaddressofunit
IPAddress&ip=IPaddressofunit
SubnetMask&mask=Maskaddressofunit
GatewayAddress&gateway=AddressofGateway
PrimaryDNSserver&pdns=IPAddressofPrimaryDNSserver
SecondaryDNSserver&sdns=IPAddressofSecondaryDNSserver
Hostname&hostname=Upto16alphanumericcharacters
ProcessorFirmwareVersion&fwvproc=Versionnumberofmaincontrolsoftware
BootloaderFirmware
Version
&fwvboot=Versionnumberofbootloadersoftware
WebFirmwareVersion&fwvweb=VersionnumberofWebinterfacesoftware
TelephonecontrolFirmware
Version
&fwvtel=Versionnumberofphonecontrolsoftware
Telephonecontrol.wavfile
Fimware
&fwvtelwav=Versionnumberoftelephoneaudiofilesoftware
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Note3.PowerPlayresponsetotheRIcommand
Example
&ir1name=TVPower&ir1event=PWRON&ir1wait=1&ir2name=TVCh
&ir2event=PWRON&ir2wait=1&ir3name=Mute&ir3event=PWRON&ir3wait=1&ir4name=Volup
&ir4event=PWRON&ir4wait=1&ir5name=Voldn&ir5event=PWRON&ir5wait=1&ir6name=VCRPower
&ir6event=PWRON&ir6wait=1&ir7name=EMPTY&ir8name=EMPTY&ir9name=EMPTY&ir10name=EMPTY
&ir11name=EMPTY&ir12name=EMPTY&ir13name=EMPTY&ir14name=EMPTY&ir15name=EMPTY&ir16n
ame=EMPTY&freeslots=10
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