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Appendix B
Serial Control Protocols
A general description of DigiCart/E Serial Control Interface Protocols is included in this section.
ES-Bus
This section covers a general description of DigiCart/E ES-Bus interface protocol. The following Message
Summary provides an outline of commands and responses that can be executed via the Serial Port.
HOST DEVICE MESSAGE SUMMARY
Add To Playlist
Assign/Clear Preset
Copy
Create Playlist
Display Message
Erase
Find cut - Index
Find cut - Name
Get Cart Status
Get cut Notes
Get Device Info
Get Directory Info
Get Preset Info
Get Playlist Info
Get Timer Info
Loop
Pause
Play
Play Preset
Record
Rename
Reset Cart
Select
Set Cart Info
Set cut Info
Simulate button
Simulate Knob
Stop
Cart Info
Cart Status
Cut Info (Find cut - Index)
Cut Info (Find cut - Name)
Cut Notes
Device Info
Directory Info
Preset Info
Stack Info
Timer Info
Complete protocol documentation is available to qualified parties. Authorization as a DigiCart/E third party
software developer may be discussed by contacting the 360 Systems Customer Service department.
HARDWARE FORMAT
The serial connection is a 4-wire EIA-485 (RS-485) full-duplex channel. EIA-485 is a multi-drop version
of the EIA-422 specification, and is fully compatible.
DATA FORMAT
The data format follows the ES-Bus specification in that the data transfer is asynchronous, 8 bits per byte,
even parity, 1 start and 1 stop bit, for a total of 11 bits, 38.4K baud.
In all cases, the message structure is fully compatible with ES-Bus. In general, all messages will be
acknowledged by an ACK if successful or NAK if an error occurred.
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