User`s guide

May 15, 2012 • Alcorn McBride TourTraXX User’s Manual • Rev 1.3 • Page 47
Command Protocol
The Serial, Ethernet, Playlist, Scheduler, and GPS control interfaces use the Pioneer
Alcorn McBride Enhanced protocol. This section discusses the most commonly
used commands in detail.
The protocol is ASCII-based. Upper or lower case characters can be used
interchangeably. All commands and responses are terminated with the Carriage
Return character. This character is represented by the hexadecimal value of
0x0D.
Playback Commands
These commands control the playback operation of the TourTraXX. These
commands can be directed at an individual Channel, Channel Pair, or Channel
Group.
Channel Group numbers range from 1 to 13 and are always preceded by the letter
‘G’. For example,
G5 means Channel Group #5.
Channel Pair numbers range from 1 to 8 and are always preceded by the letter ‘P’.
For example,
P4 means Channel Pair #4.
Individual Channel numbers range from 1 to 16 and are always preceded by the letter
‘C’. For example,
C3 means Channel #3
Play - PL
Description: This command causes the TourTraXX to play a sound file.