Lightware UMX-TP-TX100R User Manual

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4. Programmers reference
Users can connect to the extender through serial port.
Lightware UMX-TP-TX100R can be controlled with external devices which can
communicate according to the extender protocol.
4.1. Serial port settings
UMX-TP-TX100R uses RS-232 communication port. D-SUB connector pin assignments
can be found in section 1.6 on page 10.
The device uses standard RS-232 interface with the following default settings:
57600 Baud, 8 data bit, 1 stop bit, no parity
The serial port baud rate can be changed with protocol command. See section 4.4.2 on
page 17.
4.2. Protocol description
The protocol description hereinafter stands for Lightware protocol.
The devices accept commands surrounded by curly brackets - { } - and responds with
data surrounded by round brackets - ( ) - only if a command was successfully executed.
All input commands are converted to uppercase, but respond commands can contain
upper and lower case letters as well.
Legend for control commands:
<in> = input number in 1 or 2 digit ASCII format (01,5,07,16 etc.)
<out> = output number in 1 or 2 digit ASCII format
<in²> = input number in 2 digit ASCII format (01, 02, 10, 12 etc.)
<out²> = output number in 2 digit ASCII format (01, 02, 10, 12 etc.)
<loc> = location number in 1, 2 or 3 digit ASCII format
<id> = id number in 1 or 2 digit ASCII format
<id²> = id number in 2 digit ASCII format
<italic> = italic parameters are optional
CrLf = Carriage return, Line feed (0x0D, 0x0A)
● = space character (0x20)
→ = each command issued by the controller
← = each response received from the router

Lightware UMX-TP-TX100R Specifications

General

Brand	Lightware
Model	UMX-TP-TX100R
Category	Extender
Language	English