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To forcibly unlock a port that has been locked by another client, send an update to the port with
the character “F” instead of using the usual unlock character “U”. For example, to override a
lock on port 7:
SERIAL PORT LOCKS:
↵
7 F
↵
↵
ACK
↵
↵
SERIAL PORT LOCKS:
↵
7 U
↵
↵
Hardware status blocks can only be sent by the Videohub Server. If a client sends hardware
status blocks, they will be ignored.
Requesting a Status Dump
The client may request that the Videohub Server resend the complete state of any status block
by sending the header of the block, followed by a blank line. In the following example, the client
requests the Videohub Server resend the output labels:
OUTPUT LABELS:
↵
↵
ACK
↵
↵
OUTPUT LABELS:
↵
0 output label 1
↵
1 output label 2
↵
2 output label 3
↵
…
↵
Checking the Connection
While the connection to the Videohub Server is established, a client may send a special
no-operation command to check that the Videohub Server is still responding:
PING:
↵
↵
If the Videohub Server is responding, it will respond with an ACK message as for any other
recognized command.
Videohub RS-422 Protocol
General
The RS-422 protocol can be used to control many Videohub models as RS-422 slave devices,
for router crosspoint switching. This feature is available on any Videohub model with an
“RS-422 Control” port.
Depending on your model of Videohub, the RS-422 port may be either a DB9 or RJ11 connector.
DB9 cables are commonly available in electrical stores. The RJ11 connector is the same used in
many landline telephone connections. By modifying an RS-422 to USB adapter cable
terminated with an RJ11 connector you can control Videohub using external controllers via USB.
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