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Sascha F. Roll
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 140
From: Berlin, Berlin / Germany
Registered: Sep 2015

posted 05-02-2016 04:35 PM

I'm having some trouble setting up a Sony XCT-S10 to control a JSD-100 via Ethernet.

I checked the installation manual and tested out pretty much everything that came to my mind, including upgrading the JSD-100 to the latest Software, disabling all Firewall options ect.

The problem is:

When I try to send the following command

jsd100.sys.fader 700 <CR>

(or any other command)

via Port 10001 I get the following error message:

Just sending "jsd100.sys.fader" without a value correctly returns the actual fader level - same with inputs ect.

(The Hercules program shown in the screenshot works perfectly with all my other devices).

Instead of <CR> for Carriage Return i also tried out "/0D" or "\r".

So, where's the error here?

I Would be glad to FINALLY (after years of waiting for SONY to implement Ethernet Automation) control my JSD-100 units via Ethernet.

Sascha

PS: That's what the "Ethernet Automation" implementation on the Sony XCT-S10 looks like, configured to control a Datasat AP20 (which works fine):

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Ian Freer
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 135
From: Wellington, New Zealand
Registered: Oct 2003

posted 05-02-2016 05:20 PM

Harold at USL is active in these forums so hopefully he lets us know, but maybe one thing to try;

In you command you have a [space] between fader and 700, but in the manual for the JSD100 I have it shows that same command as:
jsd100.sys.fader\t700\r

\t is a tab delimiter, is that the same as a space? My knowledge is limited in this area...

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Harold Hallikainen
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 906
From: Denver, CO, USA
Registered: Aug 2009

posted 05-02-2016 10:05 PM

Ian is correct. The commands are tab delimited and terminated with a carriage return. Does Sony document how to send control characters? Some systems accept \t. Others require \09 or \x09. The bad command message you were seeing was because the space an stuff following it was all considered a command by the command interpreter. The command is terminated by a tab or carriage return.

Let us know how Sony does control characters so I can document it for others.

Thanks!

Harold

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Sascha F. Roll
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 140
From: Berlin, Berlin / Germany
Registered: Sep 2015

posted 05-03-2016 05:41 PM

Hi Harold and Ian,

thanks for your feedback.

Unfortunately the same result using \t and \r:

@Harold:

(from "4D System Control Guide, (c) Sony Corporation)

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Carsten Kurz
Film God

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From: Cologne, NRW, Germany
Registered: Aug 2009

posted 05-03-2016 07:23 PM

Maybe you need to get back to Sony for more information on escape code options. If the Sony doesn't support inline control codes, you may be able to compose the necessary data in binary form. There are online calculators for conversion.

Maybe Harold could supply HEX equivalents in a support document as well.

- Carsten

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Harold Hallikainen
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 906
From: Denver, CO, USA
Registered: Aug 2009

posted 05-03-2016 08:29 PM

I've looked around for an online converter and so far have not found one. I'll see if I can write one in the next couple days. Meanwhile, you can use http://www.asciitohex.com/ with a little hand editing. For example, to do jsd100.sys.fader\t100\r, I converter jsd100.sys.fader to get this:
6a 73 64 31 30 30 2e 73 79 73 2e 66 61 64 65 72

Add a tab

09

Add 700
37 30 30

Add CR
0d

Resulting string, adding commas:
6a,73,64,31,30,30,2e,73,79,73,2e,66,61,64,65,72,09,37,30,30,0d

Harold

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Sascha F. Roll
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 140
From: Berlin, Berlin / Germany
Registered: Sep 2015

posted 05-04-2016 11:38 AM

Thanks Harold, sending the full string in HEX works! :-)
(Via the Hercules Program AND via the SONY EEC)

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Frank Cox
Film God

Posts: 2234
From: Melville Saskatchewan Canada
Registered: Apr 2011

posted 05-11-2016 02:30 AM

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main (void)
{
int command, counter;
char parameter[5];
const char *strings[]={"jsd100.sys.fader","jsd100.sys.fader_rel","jsd.sys.input_mode","jsd.100.sys.mute","jsd100.sys.sleep"};
printf("1. %s\n2. %s\n3. %s\n4. %s\n5. %s\n", strings[0],strings[1],strings[2],strings[3],strings[4]);
printf ( "Enter Command number from above list: (1-5) " );
scanf ( "%i", &command );
printf ( "Enter numeric parameter, for example 700, maximum 4 characters: " );
scanf ( "%s", parameter );
for ( counter=0; counter < strlen(strings[command-1]); counter++ )
printf ( "%x,",strings[command-1][counter] );
printf("09");
for (counter=0; counter < strlen(parameter); counter++)
printf( ",%x",parameter[counter]);
printf(",0d\n");
return 0;
}

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