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Alcorn McBride Binloop User’s Manual Page 18
MIDI Control
The Binloop has a dedicated MIDI port for use with MIDI-based control
systems. This port operates at the MIDI standard baud rate of 31250.
Any MIDI command that is received is repeated on to the MIDI OUT
connector.
Refer to the Control Protocols section of this manual for the complete
list of MIDI Show Control commands that are supported by the Binloop.
Ethernet Control
For Ethernet control, the Binloop uses a standard Ethernet Protocol
called UDP (User Datagram Protocol).
UDP is a very simple Ethernet protocol that allows an Ethernet device to
transmit a generic string of data to another Ethernet device. Since UDP
is such a broad standard, UDP packets can be generated by a large
variety of controllers and PC applications. The UDP packet handles all
of the complexities of getting the message where it needs to go in one
piece. The good news is that you do not have to understand those
complexities. As a matter of fact, you only need to know the following
information to send a UDP message.
Destination IP Address – This needs to be the IP address of the
Binloop you intend to control. The default IP address of the Binloop is
192.168.0.254.
Destination Port – This value needs to be the UDP port that the Binloop
is listening to for UDP commands. This value is always 2638.
Source Port - This is the UDP port that your PC or controller will use to
send the UDP message. It does not matter what port you choose, as
long as it is a valid UDP port. If you have no idea what a valid UDP port
is, just use 2638.
Data – This is the actual message that you are sending to the Binloop.
This message needs to be an AMI/Pioneer Protocol command. (i.e.
1R1PL<CR>).
Since the UDP commands use the AMI/Pioneer Protocol, they are ASCII
based and are terminated with a carriage return (hexadecimal value
0x0D). The complete list of supported commands can be found in the
AMI/Pioneer Protocol section of this manual.