evertz hd9084 - Command Syntax and Quick Reference

HD9084 HDTV Caption Encoder Manual
SERIAL CONTROL PROTOCOL Page 4-1
4. CONTROL-A SERIAL PROTOCOL
The following sections describe the control protocol used by the HD9084 closed caption encoder. It is
often referred to as the “Control-A Protocol” because most commands begin with a control-A character.
The control-A character is abbreviated as ^A. Section 4.1 provides a quick reference table to the
command set. Sections 4.2 to 4.6 provide a full description of the commands with examples.
4.1. COMMAND QUICK REFERENCE
Control-A Command Quick Reference
Command
Function
Section
Control & Status
^A?
Report Firmware Version
4.3.6
^Ac
Set/Report Time of Day
4.3.10
^Ad
Set/Report Date
4.3.11
^AE
Set Output Line
4.3.3
^Al
Set Baud Rate
4.3.1
^AH
Command Help Message
4.3.7
^AM
Controlling the Caption Decoder
4.3.5
^AA
Display System Status
4.3.16
^AS
Report Bypass Status
4.3.8
^AY
Report Battery Status
4.3.9
^A5
Monitor Encoded Data
4.3.4
^F^F
Reset Encoder
4.3.2
Captioning State
^A2
Real Time State
4.3.15
^A3
Direct Control State
4.3.14
^A6
Null State
4.3.13
^A7
Transparent State
4.3.12
Text Articles
^A0
Input Article
4.4.1
^A1
Output Article
4.4.2
^A4
Delete article
4.4.3
^A8
Queue Articles
4.4.4
^A9
Display Article Status
4.4.5
^AB
Display Output Queue
4.4.6
XDS Encoding
^AP
Input XDS Article
4.5.1
^AP
Block Upstream XDS Packet
4.5.2
^A8
Queue XDS Packets
4.5.3
^AP
Delete XDS Packets
4.5.4
Comm. Port Control
^AQ
Show Port Permission Maps
4.6.1
^AQ
Alter Port Permission Maps
4.6.2
^AO
Show Ports Active Maps
4.6.3
^AO
Alter Ports Active Maps
4.6.4
^Ar
Reset Port
4.6.5
Table 4-1: Control-A Command Quick Reference
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