Professional A/V: LAN and RS-232 Control Tips and Documentation – Roland Corporation

Remote control commands are a great way to expand accessibility and functionality of your compatible Roland Switcher.

There are a number of free software programs to help you test this functionality before integrating it with a 3rd party control system.

Syntax handling may vary by system. More details below in the Sample Commands section.

Bitfocus Companion Compatibility:

This is a popular free software that uses Elgato Streamdeck. Some.

Professional A/V: Bitfocus Companion Compatibility

MIDI Control:

For more information on MIDI control, including SysEx commands, please see this guide. It only covers the V-1HD, but this information can be applied to other compatible switchers by referencing that switcher's MIDI Implementation documentation.

V-1HD: How to Control Your Switcher Using MIDI Commands

Test Software:

Tera Term is great for both TCP/IP (LAN) and Serial (RS-232) testing.

Terminal and Command Tips:

Make sure local echo is turned on in the terminal settings so you can see what you are typing.

<stx> (Hex: 02H) in a command string is how you start a command, but you don't actually type those letters out. In the Tera Term terminal window, press ctrl+B, this functions as <stx>.

Some terminals with local echo enabled may display this as "^B"

Note: Some models do not require stx when using TCP/IP control

Some products end their commands with either <CR> (carriage return) or <LF> (line feed). You set this up in your terminal settings so that the Enter key automatically transmits this.

When configuring the connection settings, refer to the Reference manual to match settings.

For Serial (RS-232) control: Match the port number and baud rate
For TCP/IP (LAN) control: Match the IP address and port number

Sample Command:

Change PST channel to 3:

<stx>PST:2;

stx is entered in Tera Term by pressing ctrl+B, followed by the letters PST, then a colon, then variable a, which is 0-7 for crosspoints 1-8, so 2 is for SDI input 3, followed by a semicolon and the Enter key

Press CUT button:

<stx>CUT;

stx is entered in Tera Term by pressing ctrl+B, followed by the letters CUT, and because there's no variables, a semicolon and the Enter key

Control System Syntax

Not all Roland Switchers require stx at the beginning, but here are different ways to enter it.

If your control system requires that you enter each command as Hex values, stx is entered as 02 or 02H.

Bitfocus Companion:

stx is entered as %02

Crestron BPC-8:

stx is entered as 02

Crestron 3 & 4 Series:

stx is entered as \x02

Hercules:

stx is entered as <stx>
#002 and $02 may work as well
Note that <cr> is not needed at the end

Kramer:

stx is entered as \x02

PuTTy:

stx is entered by pressing Ctrl+B

Q-Sys:

Some Roland models require a network password added to each command.
Here is an example with a password of "0000":
- 0000\n[COMMAND],[VALUE];0000\n
If creating a module, you can program it to prompt for the password.

Tera Term: stx is entered by pressing Ctrl+B

Control Documentation

Here is a list of manuals that cover the different types of remote control. You can click the name of your product to go directly to its manuals page.