You can control the V-160HD with 3rd party control systems via LAN or RS-232. The V-160HD also supports MIDI control. More information is in the Remote Control Guide, which is different than the Remote Connection Guide.
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LAN
- Wired V-160HD and control system via Ethernet
- Create a 4-digit network password in the LAN Control menu to use this feature
- Wired V-160HD and control system via Ethernet
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RS-232
- Wired V-160HD and control system via RS-232
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Note that the V-160HD has a 9-pin RS-232 port
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Note that the V-160HD has a 9-pin RS-232 port
- Wired V-160HD and control system via RS-232
- Some button commands are not included in the Remote Control Guide, please contact product support for a complete list.
- "stx" is not required when using TCP/IP control
- The V-160HD uses line feed (LF) returns instead of carriage return (CR)
The actual command set is MIDI SysEx, but you use two control commands as wrappers.
- Calculating the checksum is not required
The V-160HD requires a 4 digit numeric password, you can create one in the LAN Control menu. Depending on the control system, you may need to:
- Enter the password when you first connect
- Send the password as the first command once, followed by the actual command
- Send the password as the first command each time, followed by the actual command
Parameter Write:
- Example: Press and release the Cut button
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DTH:0B001E,01;
Presses and holds the Cut button- DTH is the wrapper command
- 0B 00 1E is the CUT button SysEx command
- 01 is the on value
- To release the button, you will need another command:
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DTH:0B001E,00;
Releases the Cut button- Any momentary button needs to turned off with this 2nd command, otherwise, it's like holding down the button indefinitely
- Any momentary button needs to turned off with this 2nd command, otherwise, it's like holding down the button indefinitely
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DTH:0B001E,01;
- Example: Select channel 3 on the PGM/A row of the Crosspoint
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DTH:002100,02;
Selects channel 3 on the PGM row of the Crosspoint- DTH is the wrapper command
- 00 21 00 is the PGM Select SysEx command
- 02 is the value for channel 3
- The off/release command is not required, as the button stays on until another input select button is pressed, physically or remotely
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DTH:002100,02;
Parameter Value Retrieve:
Example: Tally status of HDMI Input 3 on the crosspoint
- If HDMI Input 3 is the PGM and/or PST selection, it will return a status value other than 0
- If HDMI Input 3 is not assigned to the crosspoint, the status value will always be 0
- Not the same as the tally light output, but may help control some third party tally systems
RQH:0C0002,000001;
Selects channel 3 on the PGM row of the Crosspoint
- RQH is the wrapper command
- 0C 00 02 is the address of the HDMI Input 3 Tally Status SysEx command
- 00 00 01 is the address size
The control system receives the status as DTH:0C0002,0X
- If HDMI Input 3 is selected as Nothing, X=0, PGM, X=1, PST, X=2, PGM & PST, X=3
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V-160HD: List of SysEx Commands
(Remote Control Guide, page 3) -
V-160HD: LAN/RS-232 Connection
(Remote Control Guide, page 20) -
V-160HD: LAN/RS-232 Connection
(Remote Control Guide, page 21)
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