Zektor HDMI5 User manual

Rev 1 06/28/2007
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HDMI5
(Supplement to the HDMI5 User Guide)
Home Theater Solutions

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The RS-232 Port ..............................................................1
K.I.S.S.™ (Keep It Simple Serial™) ....................................2
TheK.I.S.S.™CommandStructure........................................2
UsingBitmappedParameters............................................3
Command Checksums and CRC-8 Checkcodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
ClearingtheCommandBuffer ...........................................5
TheResponseStrings....................................................5
Response String Checksums and CRC-8 Checkcodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Master / Slave and Asynchronous Modes of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
The Master / Slave Mode of Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
TheAsynchronousModeofOperation...................................8
Checksums and CRC-8’s.................................................10
Checksums and CRC-8 Checkcodes Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Differences between a Checksum and a CRC-8 Checkcode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Source Code Example of Calculating a Checksum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Source Code Example of Calculating a CRC-8 Checkcode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
HDMI5 Command Ref. ...................................................14
The HDMI5 K.I.S.S.™ Command Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
ErrorResponseCodes.................................................. 14
TheHDMI5CommandSet ............................................. 14
VersionQuery...................................................15
PowerControl...................................................15
OutputMapping.................................................16
FrontPanelLightIntensities......................................16
SavePowerOnDefaultSettings ..................................17
QueryLastIRCodeReceived......................................17
SetLearnableIRCommandCodes.................................18
FrontPanelButtonEmulation ....................................19
QueryStatus ....................................................21
ControlSettings.................................................22
ExtendedControlSettings .......................................24
InputEqualization&Bandwidth..................................25
SwitchingDelays ................................................26
RelayControl....................................................26
RelaySettings...................................................27
Table of Contents e RS-232 Port
The RS-232 port on the HDMI5 is the same format, and pinout, as a PC-modem, and uses the
same type of cable as a standard serial modem would, which is a standard straight through
cable. Do not use a cable that is marked as a “Null Modem” cable.
The HDMI5 can also be used with any USB to RS-232 conversion cable, these are all typically
straight through cables.
The RS-232 port is a female type DE-9 connector (sometimes mistakenly referred to as a DB-9
connector) with the following pinout:
5 4 3 2 1
9 8 7 6
 Pindenitions:
1 - No Connect 6 - No Connect
2 - TX 7 - No Connect
3 - RX 8 - No Connect
4 - No Connect 9 - No Connect
5 - GND
The port settings used by the HDMI5 are:
Baudrate: 9600
Data Bits: 8
Stop Bits: 1
Parity: NONE

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K.I.S.S.™ (Keep It Simple Serial™)
The K.I.S.S.™ Command Structure
The following conventions are used to describe the protocol:
<CR> = An ASCII Carriage Return (‘0D’ hex)
<LF> = Line Feed (‘0A’ hex)
<ESC> = An Escape character (‘1B’ hex)
CMD = A command, consisting of only alpha characters (A-Z, a-z).
ERR = An error code value, consisting of only decimal digits (0-9).
Device = The Zektor device being controlled.
Controller = A PC or other system, used to control the Zektor device.
Parameter =Adecimalvaluethatmay,insomecases,beprexedwith‘+’or‘-’(+,-,0-9).
A K.I.S.S.™ command in its simplest form is a CMD following by a <CR> for instance:
V<CR>
This will return the version number of a Zektor device.
A command can have a variable number of parameters with optional whitespace(s) following the
command, for instance:
P1<CR>
or
P 1<CR>
will turn on the power of most Zektor devices. The spaces between the ‘P’ and ‘1’ are optional.
Since commands consist of alpha characters only, there can never be a ‘P1’ command and ‘P1’
will always be interpreted as ‘P 1’.
When a command has more than one parameter, the parameters are separated by either
whitespace(s) or a comma, or both whitespace(s) and a comma, for instance:
LI 3 13<CR>
or
LI 3 , 13<CR>
will set the lower and upper LED front panel intensity levels of most Zektor devices. Once again
the space between the command and 1st parameter is optional. Space(s) may also appear
before and after the comma.
The comma is optional between parameters except when it is necessary to indicate a default
parameter, for instance:
LI ,13<CR>
would set the upper intensity level of the front panel LEDs without affecting the lower level. The
comma is used to indicate the 1st parameter is not supplied and the default value should be
used (in this case the value defaults to the current setting, leaving the value unchanged). The
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space before the comma is optional.
Most commands can be queried for their current settings by substituting the ‘?’ for the parameter
list, or by not supplying any parameters at all. For instance to request the current LED Intensity
settings:
LI ?<CR>
or
LI<CR>
This would cause the device to issue a LED Intensity Response, (the Response String format
is described in the section entitled: “The Response String”). The whitespace before the ‘?’ is
optional.
Most Zektor products use the K.I.S.S. command structure, the examples given here to describe
syntax, may differ slightly from the commands used by your device. Please see the “Command
Reference”sectionforthespeciccommandsusedbyyourdevice.
Using Bitmapped Parameters
Some commands accept “Bitmapped” parameters. These are decimal values that represent a
seriesofags,orbits,thatcontrol,enableand/ordisabledifferentdeviceoperations.
Binary arithmetic is used to represent bitmapped parameters, it is assumed the reader has some
familiarity with binary arithmetic.
An example of a command that uses a bitmapped parameter is the CVS4’s “XS settings<CR>”
command,whichisdenedlikethis:
XS settings<CR>
Where ‘settings’ is a bitmapped parameter:
Decimal Value +128 +64 +32 +16 +8 +4 +2 +1
Bit Position 7 6543210
Name 0 CRC CSE IRJ IRS IRE FP AS
Factory Settings: 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
AS -0=Master/Slavemode. 1=AsynchronousMode.
KB - 0=Disable Front Panel. 1=Front Panel Enabled
IRE - 0=Disable IR. 1=Enable IR.
IRS - 0=Turn off IR Sensor. 1=Turn on IR Sensor.
IRJ - 0=Turn off IR Jack. 1=Turn on IR Jack.
CSE -0=DisableCSandCRC-8 1=AppendeitherChecksumsorCRC-8toresponses.
CRC -0=AppendChecksumsor, 1=AppendCRC-8’storeponses.
0 - Reserved, always set to 0.
This indicates the parameter ‘settings’ is bitmapped parameter, followed by a description of what
each bit represents.
The ‘Decimal Value’ in the table’s header, refers to the values added together to create the deci-

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mal parameter used by the command. For instances if the bits ‘AS’ and ‘IJ’ where to be set to 1,
andtherestofthebitssettozero,theparametervaluewouldbecalculatedas:8+1,makingthe
parameter value: 9.
The command to directly set those two bits, and reset all the others would be:
XS 9<CR>
Individual bits of a bitmapped parameter can be set or reset without affecting the other bits, by
prexingthebitmappedparameterwitha‘+’tosetindividualbits,ora‘-’toresetindividualbits.
For instance in the above example the bitmapped value has been set to ‘9’. If we would now like
to enable the IR remote, by setting the ‘IRE’ bit, the following command can be issued:
XS +4<CR>
The will set the ‘IR’ bit, and have no affect on the others, and the new “XS” value would be: 13
If we’d like to now disable the IR jack and the IR remote functions and the Front Panel, by clear-
ingthe‘IRJ’,‘IRE’&‘FP’bits,we’dusethevalue“16+4+2”,or22,andissuethecommand:
XS -22<CR>
leaving the new “XS” value to be: 1.
Command Checksums and CRC-8 Checkcodes
AchecksumorCRC-8checkcodemaybeappendedtoanycommand,andifgiven,willbe
calculated by the device and compared with the given value. If a mismatch occurs an error will
be returned and the command will not be executed. This can be used to help assure reliable op-
eration in noisy environments. Checksums are more commonly used in serial protocols, however
CRC-8checkcodesofferamoresecuremeansofinsuringerrorfreecommunications.
AchecksumorCRC-8checkcodeisappendedtothecommandbyaddingasemicolon(‘;’)or
colon(‘:’)sufxcharacterfollowedbythechecksumorcheckcode.
An example of appending a checksum to a command:
LI 2,13;178<CR>
the‘;’indicatesachecksumfollows,the‘178’isthechecksumofthecommandstringuptoand
includingthe‘;’character.
InasimilarfashionaCRC-8checkcodecanbeappendedtoacommand:
LI 2,13:213<CR>
The‘:’indicatesthataCRC-8checkcodefollows,the‘213’isthecalculatedCRC-8checkcode.
Optionalspacesareallowedbeforethe‘;’and‘:’charactersbutNOT after them. The checksum
must immediatelyfollowthe‘;’character,andaCRC-8checkcodemustimmediately follow the ‘:’
character, anything else, including whitespace, will cause a syntax error to be returned. Similarly
the <CR> must immediately follow the checksum or checkcode parameter or a syntax error will
be returned.
See: “Checksums and CRC-8’s” for more information on both, and source code examples of
calculatingbothChecksumsandCRC-8’sasusedbyK.I.S.S.™.
Clearing the Command Buffer
All commands are buffered and nothing is executed until the <CR> character is received. To as-
sure that there are no extraneous characters in the command buffer, before a command string is
sent, the <ESC>charactercanbeissuedtoclearthebufferandresetanychecksumorCRC-8
checkcode calculations.
This is useful when communications with the Zektor device is being initialized and the state of
the device is unknown. An <ESC> will clear the command buffer and reset all checksums and
CRC-8checkcodes.
For example:
dsLG%df<ESC>V;145<CR>
will return the Version Query Response string for most Zektor devices. The “dsLG%df”
represents noise that could have been in the buffer before the command string was issued. The
<ESC> clears the buffer allowing the “V;145<CR>” to be processed error free.
Itislegitimatetoprexallcommandswiththe<ESC> character to assure the buffer is always
empty before the command string is received, which may be helpful in a very noisy environment.
The Response Strings
A response will always be returned whenever a <CR> is received. There are no conditions
where a “timeout” is a valid response to any query.
There are only three valid responses in the K.I.S.S.™ protocol, anything else should be consid-
ered a communication error, including a timeout while waiting for a response.
Eachresponseisprexedbyauniquecharacter.Determiningwhichofthethreeresponsesis
receivedcanbedonesimply,byexaminingonlytherstcharacterofanyresponsestring.
Thethreepossibleprexcharactersandtheirassociatedresponsesare
+ The Acknowledgement Response
! The Error Response
= The Query Response
The response to a command string will always be an Acknowledgement or an Error Response.
The Acknowledgement is always the string:
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and the Error Response is always the string:
!ERR<CR><LF>
Byparsingonlytheprexcharacters‘+’and‘!’,aprogrammercanchosetoignoretheerror
codesandsimplylookattherstcharactersoftheresponsestringsandusethemasapass/
fail indicator when issuing a command.
All response strings always end with a <CR><LF>.
A Query Response string always starts with the ‘=’ characters and is followed by a command
string indicating the parameter being returned. This is better explained in an example.
Here’s an example of a querying a device for its light intensity settings:
LI?<CR> Sent: Light Intensity Query command
+<CR><LF> Received: Acknowledgement of command
=LI 2,13<CR><LF> Received: Light Intensity Query Response
Note that a “+<CR><LF>” followed the command string. A command string is always followed
by either an Acknowledgment (as in this case) or an Error Response. This consistency allows
a driver to use a single routine to issue a command and check for an Acknowledgement or an
Error Response String, whether or not the command queries for a response.
An example of an error response:
IL?<CR> Sent: Command characters transposed, no such command
!2<CR><LF> Received: Error Response indicating unknown command
In this case the Error Response string “!2<CR><LF>” was issued instead of the acknowledg-
ment string since the command was not recognized.
Response String Checksums and CRC-8 Checkcodes
ResponsestringscanbeprogrammedtohavechecksumsorCRC-8checkcodesappendedto
them,thesyntaxisidenticaltotheCommandStructure’schecksumandCRC-8handling.
ChecksumandCRC-8areturnedonandoffbyissuingthepropercommand.Onmostdevices
this is the “Control Settings” command.
Only the Error Response and The Query Response strings will have checksum and CRC-
8checkcodesappendedtothem.TheAcknowledgmentResponsewillalwaysconsistof
“+<CR><LF>”.Anythingelsemustbeassumedtobeacommunicationerror.
An example with checksumming enabled, while querying for LED intensities is:
LI?<CR>
+<CR><LF>
=LI 2,13;239<CR><LF>
AnexamplewithCRC-8responsesenabledis:
LI?:194<CR>
+<CR><LF>
=LI 2,13:87<CR><LF>
Noticethatintherstexampleachecksumwasnotappendedtothe“LI?” command. When
issuingacommandthechecksumandCRC-8codesaresentonacommandbycommand
basis.AnytimeachecksumoraCRC-8codeisappendedtoacommanditwillbecheckedand
validatedbythedevice,regardlessofthe“ResponseChecksum/CRC-8”settings.
WhenResponseChecksums,orResponseCRC-8Checkcodesareenabled,ErrorResponse
stringswillalsohavechecksumandCRC-8codesappendedtothem.
Master / Slave and Asynchronous Modes of Operation
TheK.I.S.S.™protocolcanbeusedinaMaster/Slavemode,whereresponsesareonlysent
when requested, or in an Asynchronous mode, where responses are sent whenever the opera-
tional state of the device changes, such as a front panel button being pressed.
The Master / Slave Mode of Operation
IntheMaster/Slavemode,thecontrollerrequestsinformationfromthedeviceatpolled
intervals. The control program assumes the role of the master, and the device is operated in the
slavemode.Noinformationwillbesentfromthedevicewithoutrstreceivingarequestfromthe
controller.
For controllers that cannot handle having information being sent to them in the background, or at
unspeciedtimes,theMaster/Slavesettingisideal,sinceallstatechangeswillbeloggedbut
not sent until requested by the controller.
ToallowformoreefcientMaster/Slaveoperations,thereisaQueryStatuscommandavailable
tothecontrollerthatreturnthestatusstateofthedeviceasabitmapofagsindicatingwhich
states have changed and need querying. This allows the controller to poll, using a single com-
mand,andthenbasedonthoseagsettings,issueonlythecommandsneededtoreadthenew
state(s) of the device.
TheMaster/Slavemodealsoallowsforapredictablecommunicationsow.Acommunication
sequence is always started by the controller by issuing a command. The response will always be
either the Acknowledgement Response, or an Error Response, followed by (if a query command
was issued) the Query Response. For instance:
LI ?<CR> Sent: Controller issues a query command.
+<CR><LF> Received: Acknowledgment (or possible Error) Response.
=LI 2,13<CR><LF> Received: Query Response.
IntheMaster/Slavemode,theAcknowledgementorErrorResponsewillalwaysbethenextre-
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sponse string after a command is issued, and a Query Response will always follow an Acknowl-
edgement Response.
The Asynchronous Mode of Operation
In the Asynchronous mode the device sends a Query Response string anytime there is a state
change. For instance when an input is changed by the user by pressing a button on the front
panel, or using a remote control, or by the IR jack, or even if a serial command has been issued,
a Query Response string indicating an input change will be sent to the controller.
The advantage if this mode is the controller can be kept constantly in sync with the device
without having to send periodic polling commands. This disadvantages are: The controller must
beabletoreceivetheQueryResponsestringsinthebackgroundatunspeciedtimes,andthe
communicationsowisslightlymorecomplicated.
When issuing commands in the Asynchronous mode, the controller must be aware of any unso-
licitedQueryResponsesthatmaybeinterjectedintothecommunicationsow.
For example:
LI?<CR> Sent: Controller issues query command.
=O 1,3 Received: (unsolicited) Out 1 remapped to In 3.
+<CR><LF> Received: Acknowledgment Response.
=P 0 Received: (unsolicited) Power turned off.
=LI 2,13<CR><LF> Received: Query Response for LED intensities.
This represents a worst case scenario where unsolicited responses appear throughout the com-
munication sequence.
First the “LI?<CR>” command was issued by the controller.
While looking for an Acknowledgement or Error Response string, an unsolicited Query Response
is received, indicating the user has remapped Output 1 to Input 3, while the “LI?<CR>” com-
mand was being issued by the controller.
Next the Acknowledgment Response of the “LI?<CR>” command is received.
Next an unsolicited Query Response is received indicating the power has been turned off.
Finally the Query Response indicating the LED intensities is received.
The K.I.S.S.™ command structure was designed to make the above scenario very easy to deal
with. Since all Query Responses start with the ‘=’ character, it is easy to handle them asyn-
chronously, as they are received. This is best done by writing a new “Get Response” routine
that handles all Query Response internally (by looking for the ‘=’ character), and only passing
through non-query responses.
By using such a routine the above scenario becomes:
LI?<CR> Sent: Controller issues command
+<CR><LF> Received: Acknowledgement (or Error) Response
K.I.S.S.™ (Continued)
The unsolicited Query Responses were handled internally by the new “Get Response” routine,
andlteredfromthecommunicationow,andonlytheAcknowledgement(orpossibleError)
Responses were allowed to pass. When the “=LI 2,13<CR><LF>” response is eventually
received, it will be handled like any other unsolicited response.
UsingK.I.S.S.™intheAsynchronousmodeisnearlyaseasyasusingitintheMaster/Slave
mode,allowingforthecreationofsimpletowrite,buthighlyefcientdevicedrivers.
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Checksums and CRC-8 Checkcodes Dened
TheuseofachecksumsorCRC-8checkcodescanincreasethereliabilityofcommunications
between the controller and any Zektor device.
A checksum is calculated by using an unsigned byte as an accumulator, and adding together all
theASCIIcharactersofacommandstring,uptoandincludingthe‘;’character,whileignoring
anyoverow,andappendingitasadecimalparametertotheendofthecommand.
ACRC-8checkcodeiscalculatedinaverysimilarway,butaCRC-8algorithmisusedinsteadof
asimplyaddingtogethertheASCIIcharacters.TheCRC-8byteisinitializedto‘FF’hex,andthe
resultant value is sent inverted (one's compliment).
TheCRCpolynomialusedis:x^8+x^6+x^3+x^2+1.
Thispolynomialwasdeterminedthroughexhaustivetests(all8bitpolynomialstested),tobethe
bestCRC-8polynomialforarbitrarilylengthbitstreams.
See paper entitled: “Cyclic Redundancy Code (CRC) Polynomial Selection For Embedded
Networks”byPhilipKoopman&TridibChakravarty.<http://www.ece.cmu.edu/~koopman/roses/
dsn04/koopman04_crc_poly_embedded.pdf>
Another good source of CRC information is the CRC entry on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclic_redundancy_check>
Differences between a Checksum and a CRC-8 Checkcode
ACRCiscapableofndingmanymoreanddifferenttypesoferrorsthanachecksumcan.
A good description of its capability is described in the above referenced articles, but a simple
example show some of the differences well.
Here’s an example of the intended command string:
LI 2,3
Here’s some examples of the original and some badly formed strings, of the above example, and
their associated checksums:
LI 2,3;129
LI 3,2;129
IL 2,3;129
KJ 2,3;129
Notice that every checksum is the same. Checksums cannot detected data being out of order.
Checksums cannot detect errors where two bits, in the same position in two different bytes, are
ipped.Checksumsarenotaveryrobustwaytocheckforcommunicationerrors.
Forcomparison,herearethesameexamplesandtheirassociatedCRC-8checkcodes:
LI 2,3:16
LI 3,2:114
IL 2,3:22
KJ 2,3:145
TheCRC-8checkcodeeasilycatchestheseerrors.
Source Code Example of Calculating a Checksum
The following is a simple “C” program that calculates the checksum of the string “TestString” and
then prints the initial string with the calculated checksum appended to it.
#include "stdio.h"
int main( void)
{
char TestString[] = "LI 2,3";
unsigned char cksum;
int index;
char token = ';';
cksum = 0; // initialize checksum
// Checksum all of 'TestString[]'
index = 0;
while (TestString[index] != '\0')
cksum += TestString[index++];
// Add the checksum token character ';' to checksum
cksum += token;
// Print the results
printf( "%s%c%u", TestString, token, (unsigned char)cksum);
return (0);
}
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Source Code Example of Calculating a CRC-8 Checkcode
Thefollowingisasimple“C”programthatcalculatestheCRC-8ofthestring“TestString”and
thenprintstheinitialstringwiththecalculatedCRC-8checkcodeappendedtoit.
#include "stdio.h"
// Routine for updating the CRC-8 checkcode using a polynomial
// of: x^8 +x^6 +x^3 +x^2 + 1.
//
// To create the CRC8_POLY mask, we start by ignoring the highest
// bit (x^8) since it is assumed to always be 1 and lies outside
// our byte boundary, and doesn't affect our results.
//
// The rest of the bits of the polynomial are reversed from the
// polynomial's order. This allows us to read in each bit starting
// with bit 0 of each byte, instead of bit 7. This is done because
// the UART sends its LSB rst and by doing the same we are able to
// preserve the CRC's burst error detection characteristics.
//
// So:
// x^8 +x^6 +x^3 +x^2 + 1 = 101001101 = 14D hex
// Ignore X^8: 01001101 = 4D hex
// Reverse bit order: 10110010 = B2 hex
#dene CRC8_POLY 0xB2 // polynomial mask
#dene CRC8_INIT 0xFF // initial value
void crcByte( unsigned char *crc8, char cc)
{
unsigned char lcrc8; // local copy of CRC-8 value
int bitcount;
lcrc8 = *crc8; // get local copy of CRC-8
// update CRC-8 with 8 new bits
lcrc8 ^= cc; // test each bit against CRC-8
for (bitcount = 0; bitcount < 8; bitcount++)
{
// if resultant bit was a 1, shift and xor in mask
// else, just shift
if (lcrc8 & 0x01)
lcrc8 = ((lcrc8 >> 1) & 0x7F) ^ CRC8_POLY;
else
lcrc8 = (lcrc8 >> 1) & 0x7F;
}
*crc8 = lcrc8; // return new CRC8
}
int main( void)
{
char TestString[] = "LI 2,3";
unsigned char crc8;
int index;
char token = ':';
crc8 = CRC8_INIT; // initialize checkcode
// CRC8 all of TestString[]
index = 0;
while (TestString[index] != 0)
crcByte( &crc8, TestString[index++]);
// Add the CRC-8 token character ':' to CRC-8
crcByte( &crc8, token);
// Finish with CRC8 by doing a one's compliment
crc8 = ~crc8;
// Print the results
printf( "%s%c%u", TestString, token, (unsigned char)crc8);
return (0);
}
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HDMI5 Command Reference
The HDMI5 K.I.S.S.™ Command Reference
ThissectiondenestheK.I.S.S.™commandsthatareavailabletotheusersoftheHDMI5.
Error Response Codes
The following are the Error Response codes that can be returned by the HDMI5.
!1<CR><LF> Unrecognized command.
!2<CR><LF> A parameter was out of range.
!3<CR><LF> Syntax error, badly formed command.
!4<CR><LF> ChecksumorCRC-8error.
!5<CR><LF> Too many or too few parameters.
!6<CR><LF> System busy cannot process command.
!7<CR><LF> Bufferoverow.
And some more detailed descriptions of their meanings:
Error 1: The command given was not recognized as a HDMI5 command. Commands are case
sensitive and in the HDMI5, all commands are upper case.
Error 2: One of the parameters given was too large, or too small, the command will be ignored.
Error 3: Something was wrong with the command's syntax. There was possibly extra data at the
end of the line, or non-decimal data as part of a parameter. There cannot be whitespace before
orafterachecksumorCRC-8checkcode,orthiserrorwillbereturned.
Error4:The';'or':'characterwasusedtoindicateaChecksumorCRC-8Checkcodewas
appendedtothecommandstring,buttheChecksumorCRC-8Checkcodedidnotmatchthe
calculated one. The command will be ingnored.
Error 5: The number of parameters given does not match the number allowed by this command.
Error6:TopreventconictsbetweenthefrontpanelSetupModeandtheserialportsettings,
when the HDMI5 is in the Setup Mode, many parameters become read only and any attempt at
writingthemwillreturnError6.The“FrontPanelButtonEmulation”commandwithbuttoncode
‘0’ can be used to exit the Setup Mode, at which point the command can be re-issued without an
Error6response.
Error7:Aninternalbufferhasoverowed,forinstancemorethan16buttoncodesweresentas
part of the “Front Panel Button Emulation” command.
The HDMI5 Command Set
Each command will be listed in all the different ways it can be issued. Usually each command
hastwodifferentwaysofbeingissued.Therstisusedtosetitsvalue,thesecondasaquery
command.
If the command has an associated response string, it will also be listed.
As described in the section on the K.I.S.S.™ protocol, whitespaces and commas are optional
in many cases. The format used here includes a single space after the command and com-
mas, with no spaces, between parameters. The format given here does not show the optional
checksumorCRC-8checkcodesthatmaybeappendedtoallcommands,nordoesitshowthe
required <CR> that terminates all commands.
The response strings are the strings returned from HDMI5, which use the same format as
describedabove.TheformatdoesnotshowtheoptionalchecksumorCRC-8checkcodesthat
may be appended to all response strings if enabled, nor does it show the <CR><LF> that
terminates all Response Strings.
Version Query
QueryforthecurrentrmwareversionandPCBtypeoftheHDMI5.
V ? Request version string.
V Request version string.
Response String:
=V HDMI5 rmware_ver(pcb_rev)
Where:
 rmware_ver =VersionnumberoftheHDMI5’srmware.
 pcb_rev  =PCBRevision.
Power Control
Turnon/off,ortogglethepowerstateoftheHDMI5.
P 0 Turn off power.
P 1 Turn on power.
P + Toggle power.
P ? Query for current setting.
P Query for current setting.
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Response String:
=P n
Where:
n = Current power status.
Output Mapping
Maps the HDMI5’s output to a selected input.
O in Set output to input ‘in’.
O + Sequence through inputs.
O ? Query for current setting.
O Query for current setting.
Response String:
=O in
Where:
in = Current input being mapped to the HDMI5’s output.
Front Panel Light Intensities
Set the dim and bright levels of the front panel LEDs. Some examples:
LI mode,dim,bright Set the MODE, DIM and BRIGHT levels.
LI mode,dim,bright,$ Set the MODE, DIM and BRIGHT levels, backup settings.
LI ,dim Set only the DIM level.
LI ,,bright Set only the BRIGHT level.
LI ? Query for current settings.
LI Query for current settings.
Response String:
=LI mode,dim,bright
Where:
mode = Current MODE setting.
dim = Current DIM level setting.
bright = Current BRIGHT level settings.
Where ‘mode’ settings are:
0 = Turn off front panel lights.
1 = Front panel lights are always at DIM level.
2 = Front panel lights are always at BRIGHT level.
 3=FrontpanellightsAUTODIMafter4seconds.
TheDIMandBRIGHTintensitiesrangefrom0=Off,to106=Maximumbrightness.Youcannotset
the DIM level to be higher than or equal to the BRIGHT setting. Any attempt to do so will return
an ‘out of range’ error.
Save Power On Default Settings
Saves the current HDMI5 settings as the power on default settings.
S $ Save current settings.
S 246,$ Restore all settings to their factory defaults.
There is no Response String for this command.
Note:Anyvaluegiven,otherthan‘246’,willgeneratearangeerror.
Query Last IR Code Received
This command allows the controller to read the hash values returned by Zektor’s IIR™ (Intel-
ligentInfra-Red)decodingrmware.Zektor’sIIR™algorithmconvertsallIRcodesitreceivesto
a compressed, 72 bit value.
Each different key press of a remote control will generate a different but repeatable pattern.
This command returns a value for every IR code detected by the front panel IR sensor (or IR
jack if enabled), regardless as to whether the IR code detected was used to control the HDMI5.
The uses for this command are two fold:
1) The value returned from this command are the same values used to teach the HDMI5 new IR
codes over the serial port. (See the “Set Learnable IR Command Codes” command).
2) This command gives the controller full access to the HDMI5’s IR sensor and Zektor’s IIR™
algorithm. This is a very reliable way of adding IR control to any project. The IR codes generated
by Zektor’s IIR™ algorithm are immune to timing differences between universal remote control
manufacturers and to the timing errors associated with condition of the remote control’s battery.
Note 1: The Zektor’s IIR™ algorithm works with any remote control code that is time modulated.
ThisisprettymucheverytypeofIRcodeexceptthePhillipsRC-5,andRC-6codes.
Note 2: Because very few controllers could handle a 72 bit decimal value, and in an effort to
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keepthesizeoftheIRresponsesmall,thiscommandsendsthe72bitIRcodeasan18digit
hexadecimal value.
IR ? Query for the IR code of the last IR command received.
IR Query for the IR code of the last IR command received.
Response String:
=IR ircode
Where:
 ircode=18hexdigits(0-9,A-F),representingthemostrecentIRcodereceived.
This command returns a single digit ‘0’ if there are no IR codes waiting to be read.
Set Learnable IR Command Codes
This command is used to set, or retrieve, the current IR codes associated with the learnable IR
commands. This is useful for “cloning” the IR codes learned in one HDMI5 into another HDMI5.
IRC ircmd,ircode Set the ‘ircmd’ to use the IR code ‘ircode’.
IRC ircmd,? Query for the ‘ircode’ for IR command ‘ircmd’.
IRC ? Query for all ‘ircmd’ settings.
Response String:
=IRC ircmd,ircode
Where:
 ircmd=IRcommandnumberbeingset/retrieved(SeeTable).
ircode = 72 bit IR code (See: “IR” command).
The value ‘ircmd’ refers to the IR commands that the HDMI5 is able to learn, they are:
IRCmd Description
1 Power Toggle
2 Select Input 1
3 Select Input 2
4  SelectInput3
5  SelectInput4
6  SelectInput5
7  Audio/VideoBreakawayToggle
8  AuxiliaryRelay1Toggle
9 Auxiliary Relay 2 Toggle
10 Discrete Power On
11 Discrete Power Off
12 Discrete Breakaway Off
13 Sequence through inputs
14  DiscreteAudioBreakawaySelect
15 Discrete Video Breakaway Select
16  DiscreteAuxiliaryRelay1On
17 Discrete Auxiliary Relay 1 Off
18  DiscreteAuxiliaryRelay2On
19 Discrete Auxiliary Relay 2 Off
Setting an ‘ircmd’ to ‘ircode = 0’, causes that command to no longer respond to IR.
IR codes are always saved in EEPROM.
Front Panel Button Emulation
This command allows access to the internal keyboard handling of the HDMI5, and is very hard-
ware dependent. Button values returned by the HDMI5 may and most likely will be different than
button values returned by other Zektor devices.
Each button generates a value upon being pressed, and a different value upon release.
ThePowertogglebuttonalsogeneratesauniquevaluewhenheldfor4seconds,whichisused
to enter the setup mode. Other combinations may also generate unique codes.
This command allows the controller to detect front panel button presses even when the front
panel is disabled. This allows the controller very tight control over the HDMI5. By disabling the
front panel (setting the FP bit to ‘0’ in the “Control Settings” command), and by then process-
ingthefrontpanelbuttonpressesoftheHDMI5,acontrollercanredenetheoperationsofthe
HDMI5.
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When used in combination with the “Read Last IR Code” command, even IR commands can be
handledbythecontroller,outsidetheHDMI5’srmware.
BecauseofthetightlinkbetweenthiscommandandtheHDMI5’srmware,therearesome
caveatswhenusingthiscommand.TheZektorrmwareexpectsabuttonpresscodetoalways
be followed by a button release code. Sending these codes out of logical order will not harm the
HDMI5, but may result in unpredictable behavior (buttons codes ignored, or unexpected state
changes).
B b1,bn... Send one or more button codes to the HDMI5.
B ? Query for any buffered button presses.
B Query for any buffered button presses.
Response String:
=B b1,bn...
Where:
b1,bn.. =Avariablenumberofbuttoncodes(1to16codespercommand).
IntheMaster/Slavemode,onlythelast16buttonpresseswillbeloggedbetweenqueries,
after that, new button presses overwrite the old ones in the internal buffer and will be lost to the
controller.
Themaximumnumberofbuttoncodesthatcanbesentis16.Ifmorethan16buttoncodes
aresenta“parametercounterror”willbereturnedandonlytherst16buttoncodeswillbe
accepted.
TheButtonCodesfortheHDMI5aredenedasfollows:
Button Press Code Release Code
Power Toggle 10 19
Input 1 Select 2 20
Input 2 Select 3 21
Input3Select   4    22
Input4Select   5    23
Input5Select   6    24
‘Sel’ Button 7 25
‘A1’RelayToggle  8    26
‘A2’ Relay Toggle 9 27
The “Press Code” is the value returned when a button pressed, and the “Release Code” is the
value returned when a button is released.
There are also a small number of codes that are unique to this command that cannot be gener-
ated by the keyboard, making this command a bit more useful. These extended codes allow for
better control of the HDMI5.
Some extended button codes are:
Code Description
0 When Issued: Exits setup modes.
0 When returned by query: No buttons have been pressed since last the query.
100 Always toggle power (like Power Toggle without the need of a release code).
101 Discrete power on (always turns on power).
102 Discrete power off (always turns off power).
103 Sequence through inputs.
104  Discretebreakawaydisable(alwaysturnoffbreakaway).
105 Discrete audio breakaway.
106  Discretevideobreakaway.
107 Turn on relay 1
108  Turnoffrelay1
109 Turn on relay 2
110 Turn off relay 2
The ‘0’ code has special meaning. When returned in a Query Response string it means there are
no keys waiting in the buffer. When issue by the controller, it acts like an Exit key, used to exit
setup modes, similar to pressing the Power Button, but it will be ignored if the HDMI5 is not in
the setup mode. By issuing ‘0’ codes, the HDMI5 can be returned to a known state, regardless of
any possible setup state it might be in.
The ‘0’ button code is also device independent. Its use, and value, does not change between
Zektor devices like the other codes may (and most likely will).
Query Status
IntheMaster/Slavemodeofoperation,thiscommandisusedtopollforanypendingstate
changes that are waiting to be read. By issuing this command and testing the returned bit-
mapped value, the controller can determine what has changed in the HDMI5 since the last time
it was polled.
This command allows the controller to quickly poll the HDMI5, using only one command, instead
of issuing a string of commands to check if the power state has changed, or if a new input has
been selected, a button pressed, etc.. The Query Status command is used to determine if any-
thing has changed, and then based on the results of the Query Status, only the query commands
needed are issued to read the new states of the HDMI5.
Oncethenewstateisreadbyissuingtheproperquerycommand,theassociatedagwillbe
reset.
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Q ? Queryforcurrentagvalues.
Q Queryforcurrentagvalues.
Response String:
=Q ags
Where‘ags’isabitmappedparameter:
Decimal Value +4096 +2048 +1024 +512 +256 +128 +64 +32 +16 +8 +4 +2 +1
Bit Position 12 11 10 9 876543210
Name RS2 RS1 RL2 RL1 EQU SWD CTL LMI IRC IRR BTN SEL PWR
Factory Settings: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
PWR - 1=Power State has changed.
SEL -1=Selection(Input/OutputMapping)haschanged.
BTN - 1=One or more buttons have been pressed.
IRR - 1=A new IR code has been received.
IRC - 1=New IR codes have been learned.
LMI - 1=Lighting Mode or Intensity Level Settings have changed.
CTL - 1=Control Settings have changed.
SWD - 1=Switching delays have changed.
EQU - 1=Equalization or Bandwidth settings have changed.
RL1 - 1=Auxiliary 1’s relay has changed states.
RL2 - 1=Auxiliary 2’s relay has changed states.
RS1 - 1=Auxiliary 1 relay’s parameters have changed.
RS2 - 1=Auxiliary 2 relay’s parameters have changed.
Control Settings
Turn on and off operational modes of the HDMI5.
This command allows control over the following:
SelecttheMaster/SlaveorAsynchronousmodesofoperations.
Enable/Disablethefrontpanelswitches.
Enable/DisabletheIRcontrol.
Enable/DisabletheIRjack.
Enable/DisableappendingChecksumsorCRC-8’storesponses.
Ifenabled,choosewhetherChecksumsorCRC-8’swillbeappendedtoresponses.
XS settings Set the control bits to ‘settings’
XS +settings Set bits indicated in ‘settings’ to 1.
XS -settings Reset bits indicated in ‘settings’ to 0.
XS settings,$ Set the control bits to ‘settings’, save in EEPROM.
XS +settings,$ Set bits indicated in ‘settings’ to 1, save in EEPROM.
XS -settings,$ Reset bits indicated in ‘settings’ to 0, save in EEPROM.
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XS $ Back up current settings into EEPROM.
XS ? Query for current settings.
XS Query for current settings.
Response String:
=XS settings
Where ‘settings’ is a bitmapped parameter:
Decimal Value +128 +64 +32 +16 +8 +4 +2 +1
Bit Position 7 6543210
Name 12V CRC CSE IRJ IRS IRE FP AS
Factory Settings: 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
AS -0=Master/Slavemode. 1=AsynchronousMode.
KB - 0=Disable Front Panel. 1=Front Panel Enabled
IRE - 0=Disable IR Control. 1=Enable IR Control.
IRS - 0=Turn off IR Sensor. 1=Turn on IR Sensor.
IRJ - 0=Turn off IR Jack. 1=Turn on IR Jack.
CSE -0=DisableCSandCRC-8 1=AppendeitherChecksumsorCRC-8toresponses.
CRC -0=AppendChecksums, 1=AppendCRC-8’s,toresponses.
12V -0=+12Vdisabled  1=UseIRJackas+12VOn/OffControl
The‘$’parameterisa“BackupControlSettings”ag.Ifitexists,thenthecurrentsettingswill
be backed up in EEPROM, and will remain unchanged through a power failure. Backing up the
“Control Settings” will also backup the “Extended Control Settings”.
The IR control (IRE) and the IR jack (IRS), work differently when disabled. Disabling IR control,
by setting the ‘IRE’ bit to zero, keeps the HDMI5 from responding to any IR codes, however the
front panel sensor remains operational and any codes received can still be queried for by using
the “IR ?” command. Disabling the IR sensor (IRS) and enabling IR control (IRE), allows the
HDMI5 to respond to IR signals through the IR jack, any signal received by the IR sensor will be
ignored.
Disabling the IR jack, by setting the ‘IRJ’ bit to zero, completely disables the IR jack. IR com-
mands are no longer be received through the IR jack if the ‘IRJ’ bit has been set to zero.
The‘IRJ’agand‘12V’aremutuallyexclusive.Anyattempttosetthembothwillresultinthe
‘12V’ being disabled.
HDMI5 Command Ref. (Cont’d) HDMI5 Command Ref. (Cont’d)

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Extended Control Settings
In the Asynchronous mode of operation, the HDMI5 will transmit state changes as they occur.
This command allows individual control over which state changes will be sent.
This HDMI5 allows control over the following states:
PowerStatechanges(On/Offcondition).
Selectionchanges(input/outputmappingchanges).
Front Panel modes and intensity changes
Front Panel Button Presses.
IR codes received.
New IR codes learned.
Control Settings changes.
Each of the above states can be selectively set to asynchronously transmit their state changes,
orrunintheMaster/Slavemode.Ifasynchronoustransmithasbeendisabledforoneofthe
options,thenthatoptionwillreverttotheMaster/Slavemode.
The ‘AS’ in the “Control Settings” command must be set to ‘1’ to allow any Asynchronous
transmissions,ifthe‘AS’bitissettozero,thentheHDMI5willoperatesolelyintheMaster/
Slave mode regardless of the settings of this command.
XE settings Set the enable bits to ‘settings’.
XE +settings Set enable bits indicated in ‘settings’ to 1.
XE -settings Reset enable bits indicated in ‘settings’ to 0.
XE settings,$ Set the control bits to ‘settings’, save in EEPROM.
XE +settings,$ Set bits indicated in ‘settings’ to 1, save in EEPROM.
XE -settings,$ Reset bits indicated in ‘settings’ to 0, save in EEPROM.
XE $ Back up current settings into EEPROM.
XE ? Query for current settings.
XE Query for current settings.
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Response String:
=XE settings
Where ‘settings’ is a bitmapped parameter:
Decimal Value +4096 +2048 +1024 +512 +256 +128 +64 +32 +16 +8 +4 +2 +1
Bit Position 12 11 10 9 876543210
Name RS2 RS1 RL2 RL1 EQU SWD CTL LMI IRC IRR BTN SEL PWR
Factory Settings: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
PWR - 1=Power State has changed.
SEL -1=Selection(Input/OutputMapping)haschanged.
BTN - 1=One or more buttons have been pressed.
IRR - 1=A new IR code has been received.
IRC - 1=New IR codes have been learned.
LMI - 1=Lighting Mode or Intensity Level Settings have changed.
CTL - 1=Control Settings have changed.
SWD - 1=Switching delays have changed.
EQU - 1=Equalization or Bandwidth settings have changed.
RL1 - 1=Auxiliary 1’s relay has changed states.
RL2 - 1=Auxiliary 2’s relay has changed states.
RS1 - 1=Auxiliary 1 relay’s parameters have changed.
RS2 - 1=Auxiliary 2 relay’s parameters have changed.
The‘$’parameterisa“BackupControlSettings”ag.Ifitexists,thenthecurrentsettingswill
be backed up in EEPROM, and will remain unchanged through a power failure. Backing up the
“Extended Control Settings” will also backup the “Control Settings”.
Input Equalization & Bandwidth
This command allows setting the equalization, bandwidth and control settings of the currently
selected input.
EQU equ,bw,ctl,$
Where:
equ = Indicates the cable length equalization setting (0=Shortest, 15=Longest).
 bw =Bandwidthsetting.(0=4MHz,1=3MHz,2=6Mhz,3=5MHz).
ctl = Bitmapped control settings (See following bitmap table).
$= If present, settings are backed up in EEPROM.
Response string:
=EQU equ,bw,ctl
HDMI5 Command Ref. (Cont’d) HDMI5 Command Ref. (Cont’d)

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‘clt’ is a bitmapped parameter, mapped as follows:
Decimal Value +128 +64 +32 +16 +8 +4 +2 +1
Bit Position 7 6543210
Name 0 0 0 0 0 DJT HEN VEN
Factory Settings: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VEN - 0=Vertical sync pass through. 1=Vertical sync always low.
HEN - 0=Horizontal sync pass through. 1=Horizontal sync always low.
DJT - 0=Horizontal dejitter off. 1=Horizontal dejitter on.
0 - Reserved, always set to 0.
Switching Delays
Allows setting of the Video and Audio switching delays.
SD video_delay,audio_delay,$ Set new settings
SD ? Query for current settings
SD Query for current settings
Response String:
=SD video_delay,audio_delay
Where:
 video_delay =Videoswitchingdelayin15.626millisecondincrements.
 audio_delay =Audioswitchingdelayin15.626millisecondincrements.
$= If present, settings are backed up in EEPROM.
Relay Control
Controls the state of the relays.
RL rly_n,state,$ Set the state of relay ‘rln’
RL rly_n,? Read the state of relay ‘rln’
RL ? Read the state of both relays
Response String:
=RL rly_n,state
HDMI5 Command Ref. (Cont’d) HDMI5 Command Ref. (Cont’d)
Where:
 rly_n =Relaynumber(1or2).
state = State of relay (0=Off, 1=On, 2=Toggle).
$= If present, settings are backed up in EEPROM.
Relay Settings
Setup the behavior of the relays.
RLS rly_n,mom,time,vid_msk,aud_msk,$ New settings
RLS rly_n,? Query‘rly_n’settings
RLS ? Query both relay settings
Response String:
=RL rly_n,mom,time,vid_mask,aud_mask
Where:
 rly_n =Relaynumber(1or2).
mom = Momentary mode (0=Static, 1=Momentary).
 time =Relaydelaytimein15.626millisecondincrements.
 vid_msk =Abitmappedvalueofvideochannelsaffectingrelay.
 aud_msk=Abitmappedvalueofaudiochannelsaffectingrelay.
$= If present, settings are backed up in EEPROM.
‘vid_msk’and‘aud_msk’areabitmappedparameters,mappedasfollows:
Decimal Value +128 +64 +32 +16 +8 +4 +2 +1
Bit Position 7 6543210
Name 0 0 0 IN5 IN4 IN3 IN2 IN1
Factory Settings: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IN1-IN5 - 0 input does not affect relay. 1=Input triggers relay when input is selected.
0 - Reserved, always set to 0.
Thiscommandallowssettingupallrelaymodesofoperation.Thefourrelaymodesspeciedin
the user manual are based on an interaction of the parameters supplied.
The four modes are:
Mode 1 = Toggle Mode.
Mode 2 = Momentary Mode.
Mode 3 = Channel Select.
Mode4 =ChannelSelectMomentaryMode.

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Mode 1
Relays toggle when activated by button press, or RS-232 command. Selecting inputs has no
affect on the relays, and any ‘time’ value given is ignored.
Mode 2
Relays stay on for a momentary amount of time when activated by a button press, or RS-232
command.Thevalue‘time’indicatestheamountoftimetherelaystayson(in15.626msincre-
ments). If time is set to ‘0’, then relays will toggle like Mode 1. Selecting inputs has no affect on
the relays.
Mode 3
Relays become active when either a video or audio input is selected and the bit for that input
issetto‘1’inthe‘vid_msk’or‘aud_msk’parameter.The‘time’valuegivenishowlongarelay
remainsactiveafterainputisselectedthatdoesnotmatcha‘1’bitin‘vid_msk’or‘aud_msk’.
Mode 4
Relays become active for a momentary amount of time when either a video or audio input is
selectedandthebitforthatinputissetto‘1’inthe‘vid_msk’or‘aud_msk’parameter.The‘time’
value given is how long a relay remains active before turn off.
The following examples set Relay ‘1’ to the four different modes:
RLS 1,0,,0,0 Set to “Mode 0”, ‘timing’ values are ignored
RLS 1,1,time,0,0 Set to “Mode 1”, time not set to 0
RLS 1,0,time,vid_msk,aud_msk  Setto“Mode3”,atleastonemasknotsetto0
RLS 1,1,time,vid_msk,aud_msk  Setto“Mode4”,atleastonemasknotsetto0
HDMI5 Command Ref. (Cont’d) HDMI5 Command Ref. (Cont’d)

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