Imerge Product Training – Control – IR –S2000 Page 21 of 31
The XiVALink commands contain a series of hex numbers. They get a response from the server similar
to #server#@PC@$ACK$<OK>~996f. This can be ignored by the controller.
Possible Pitfalls
On/Off
It is possible to put the unit into an OFF state using these commands. You cannot use
XiVALink commands to turn the unit back ON. It is possible to bring it out of Standby though.
FFWD/FRWD
It is (probably) not possible to issue the SkipFWD and SkipBWD commands quick enough to
implement track seeking.
Controller/Output Linking
There is a default link between the controller number (001, 002,003,004) and the output it
controls (o/p 1, o/p2 etc) But this link can be broken using the
OUTPUT
button. Pressing the
OUTPUT
button brings up what is currently playing on the current output for that controller,
then cycles round the rest of the available outputs for every subsequent button press. Thus if
someone in the Living Room has output 1 hard wired to them and they use controller 1, then all
will work fine. But press the
OUTPUT
button to cycle round to output 3 and controller 1 is then
affecting output 3 and will do so until the SoundServer is switched off,
OUTPUT
button is
pressed to cycle round to output 1 or
DEFAULT OUTPUT
button is pressed.
There are 2 solutions to this problem:
1. Don’t implement the
OUTPUT
button on the controller. This has the drawback that you
cannot then choose to see what is happening on any output, without browsing to another
piece of music and changing to play the new music.
2. Use the
DEFAULT OUTPUT
button followed by the
OUTPUT
button as macro. Hopefully,
all third party controllers can issue 2 RS232 strings from one button.
Usage
To use these commands, all you have to do is to send the complete string plus a carriage return plus a
line feed. Serial settings need to be 38400 7-Even-1 with CTS/RTS. Alternatively, if using Ethernet
control send the strings to SoundServer
ipaddress
port 6789
You may wish to replace the #PC# with something more relevant to your control system eg #Vantage#
or #Lutron#
Output 1
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