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MC-12 Serial Communications Protocol Printed on: 08/18/03
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dd- is the day
(sp) - is an ASCII space character (0x20)
hh - is the hour
mm - is the minute
7.3.5 Get System Status (MC-12, MC-1)
Request to MC-12 for its current system status. MC-12 will respond with “System Status Packet”.
This command has been maintained for backward compatibility with MC-1. In order to maintain backward
compatibility, the MC-12 Parameters have been mapped to the MC-1 parameters as described in each Data
Description. MC-12 users should be using the command described in 7.3.45 (MC-12_Get_System_Status).
7.3.5.1 Command Packet Description
Application Header:
Command DC_CMD_GET_SYS_STATUS 0x16
Data Count 0 0x00
Application Data:
N/A
7.3.5.2 System Status Response Packet
Application Header:
Command DC_RESP_SYS_STATUS 0x81
Data Count 10 0x0A
Application Data:
Data[0] System Volume nn
Data[1] Current Input nn
Data[2] Current Effect Id nn
Data[3] Current Input Sample Rate nn
Data[4] Current Input Format nn
Data[5] Mute Active nn
Data[6] Effect Bypass nn
Data[7] Left/Right Balance nn
Data[8] Front/Back Balance nn
Data[9] Video Synch nn
7.3.5.3 Data Description
System Volume:
Data Type: Unsigned 8 bit integer.
Maximum Value: 92
Conversion: 0 = -80 dB
92 = +12 dB
Current Input:
Data Type: Unsigned 8 bit integer
Definition/Conversion: Appendix F MC-12 Input Ids
Current Effect Id:
Data Type: Unsigned 8 bit integer