RSP1068 and RS232 feedback

[barona]

I'm currently controlling this preamp via RS232 using the Pronto TSU9600/RFX9600 and is working great but...

Philips is coming out with 2-way RS232 and I don't see anything for this on the Rotel protocol, does it exist or is this preamp only 1-way

[Kevin D]

You have full feedback from the 1068. It's on the first page of the protocol document.

Aside from the ASCII display that normally scrolls across the screen, the full feedback is in bitwise style. IE, you will get 42 ASCII characters the make up the two line display, and then 5 bitwise flags for all the ICONS on the display.

Honestly, aside from what decoder you're in most of it is not needed. You will have better feedback parsing the ASCII display as it scrolls across. (The Pro-logic ICON will be on for all modes of PL. Parsing the display will let you know MOVIE, MUSIC, GAME, etc)

I'm not sure how the new Pronto program will handle it, but since it's based on Java-Script we should be fine. How easy it will be might be a different story.

Kevin D.

[barona]

Not looking to do too much actually, just display the feedback of the volume level

[Kevin D]

Should be pretty easy then, pending the Pronto-Script language. Volume will either be 'VOLUME XX', 'VOLUME MIN', or 'VOLUME MAX'. Set it to look for 'VOLUME_' and assign the next three ASCII characters to the volume level.

Kevin D.