ASPEN-32UFX, ASPEN-1616UX, VS-8UFX – Protocol 3000
• <direction_type> – specifies the direction of the port (see Direction Types
on page 32).
• <port_type> – identifies the port type (see Port Types on page 32).
• <port_index> – is a port index that always matches the port number printed on the
front or rear panel of the product.
Examples:
IN.SDI.1 (refers to SDI input port 1)
OUT.HDMI.4 (refers to HDMI output port 4)
BOTH.RS232.2 (refers to bidirectional RS-232 port 2)
Direction Types
The string representation is not case sensitive.
Bi-directional port where the direction has no meaning
Port Types
The string representation is not case sensitive.
Any balanced or unbalanced audio ports
Any analog outputs defined as amplified audio
Local control port used for data control
Signal ID Format
The signal ID is composed of three fields separated by a dot ‘.’
(<port_id>.<signal_type>.<index>), where:
• <port_id> – Indicates the port ID, as described in Port ID Format on page 31.
• <signal_type> – Indicates the type of signal, as described in Extended Signal Types
on page 33.
• <index> – Indicates a specific channel number when there are multiple channels of the
same type
Signal ID: <port_id>.<signal_type>.<index>
also means: <<direction_type>.<port_type>.<index>>.<signal_type>.
<channel_index>
Examples:
IN.HDMI.1.VIDEO.1 (refers to video channel 1 of HDMI input port 1)
OUT.HDMI.1.AUDIO.1 (refers to audio channel 1 of HDMI output port 1)