SACD Standard THE LEADER IN AUDIO ENGINEERING Super Audio Compact Disc Player RS-232 Port: Sending Commands and Interpreting Data RC-6 Remote: Commands Developer’s Reference
SACD Standard Super Audio Compact Disc Player Developer’s Reference v 03.0 CONTACT INFORMATION Krell Industries, Inc. 45 Connair Road Orange, CT 06477-3650 USA TEL 203-799-9954 FAX 203-891-2028 E-MAIL krell@krellonline.com WEBSITE http://www.krellonline.com This product is manufactured in the United States of America. Krell® is a registered trademark of Krell Industries, Inc., and is restricted for use by Krell Industries, Inc., its subsidiaries, and authorized agents.
Overview This document is designed for application developers who want to control the SACD Standard using an external computer-based device.
Connecting to the RS-232 Port A 9-pin RS-232 port is located on the right-hand side of the SACD Standard back panel. Make sure the clamping screws (or thumbscrews) securely fasten the connection cable from the external computer-based device to the RS-232 port on the SACD Standard. Refer to the operating manual of your external computer-based device for instructions on connecting to the SACD Standard. WIRING THE MALE RS-232 PORT CONNECTOR To wire the male connector, follow these steps: 1.
RS-232 Commands for the SACD Standard COMMAND Power On Power Off Toggles the Power Open / Close Transport Reverse Search Forward Search Play Forward Track Reverse Track Re-start Track Pause Stop Area Display Dim Scan Shuffle Repeat A-B Repeat Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4 Number 5 Number 6 Number 7 Number 8 Number 9 Number 0 Filter 1 Filter 2 Filter 3 Filter 4 Track Select Enable Auto-Status Disable Auto-Status Send Status Krell SACD Standard Developer’s Reference RS-232 CODE 1PWRZ 0PWRZ PWRZ OPNZ R
RS-232 Status Feedback Description for the SACD Standard The SACD Standard reports its operational status by transmitting a block of status data via the RS-232 connector. The block is configured as three 8-bit words. The first and last word always contains hexadecimal code 55 to facilitate message framing and synchronization. When the data block is sent through an RS-232 port, each 8-bit word transmitted will also have 1 stop bit associated with it.
RS-232 Status Block Descriptions, continued Word 3: End of Message Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Description 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 Bit 7 – 0: 7 Hexadecimal 55 Krell SACD Standard Developer’s Reference
RC-6 Commands for the SACD Standard The following codes are used for controlling the SACD Standard via IR.
