Description:
Enables multiple ADTEC units play back or encoding synchronized.
One unit is designated as 'master' which is tracked synchronously
by units that are designated as 'slave'. The synchronization
is transmitted over an ethernet connection using broadcast packets.
Form:
Command Handler: DCMD or ECMD
STCBEACON|STC|SB [ARGUMENT]
Argument List:
Terse Verbose Description
0 OFF Turns STCBEACON off
1 none For single master/slave units. Set STC group to slave.
100 none For single master/slave units. Set STC group to master.
X0 none For multiple master/slave units. Set STC group to slave, where X = 1-9
1X0 none For multiple master/slave units. Set STC group to master, where X = 1-9
Response:
MODIFY STCBEACON RESPONSE
Verbose- "OK\r\n" to acknowledge receipt of command, or
"ERROR- [Description]\r\n" if error, ending command
Terse- "0\r\n" to acknowledge receipt of command, or
"[NON-ZERO NUMERIC VALUE]\r\n" if error, ending command
"\r\n" concludes modify responses (empty line)
DISPLAY STCBEACON RESPONSE
Verbose- "OK\r\n" to acknowledge receipt of command, followed by
"STCBEACON= [STANDARD]\r\n", or
"ERROR- [Description]\r\n" if error, ending command
Terse- "0\r\n" to acknowledge receipt of command, followed by
"[NUMERIC STANDARD]\r\n", or
"[NON-ZERO NUMERIC VALUE]\r\n" if error, ending command
"\r\n" concludes display responses (empty line)
Examples:
Verbose command to retrieve current setting:
*.DCMD STCBEACON <enter>
Response is: OK\r\n
STCBEACON= OFF\r\n
Terse command to retrieve current setting:
*.DCMD SB <enter>
Response is: 0\r\n
0\r\n
Verbose command to change setting:
*.DCMD STCBEACON 100 <enter>
Response is: OK\r\n
Terse command to change setting:
*.DCMD SB 100 <enter>
Response is: 0\r\n
Notes:
STCBEACON uses the Ethernet port to communicate
For decoders:
All Chase units REPEAT Mode will automatically follow the REPEAT setting
of the Master Unit.
All units (Master and all Chase Units) MUST have a LIST (even if it's only
one clip).
All units (Master and all Chase Units) MUST have the same number of clips
in their lists.
All clips at the same position within the list (Master and all Chase Units)
MUST be same length.
CLIP# MASTER CHASE #1 CHASE #2-X
#1 30 sec 30 sec 30 sec
#2 10 sec 10 sec 10 sec
#3 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour
#4 10 min 10 min 10 min
For encoders:
All Chase units must have same video resolution and frame rate as Master.