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Originally Posted by SeldomSeen31 
I just picked up the monoprice HDMI over cat5/6 4x4 matrix switch. I have one of their 4x2 switches and there is an iRule device built that controls it. But the protocol for this new box seems a little different according to the manual. I'm a little unsure of how to write the commands. The instructions say this:
Instruction input method:
Sequence number of output (A/B/C/D) + sequence number of input (1/2/3/4) + 'ENTER'.
For example if you want to display B to view source 3, then you can input "B3" and finish with "ENTER"
So....would that command be "B3\x0d" with the irule carriage return?
Thanks for any help.

I just picked up the monoprice HDMI over cat5/6 4x4 matrix switch. I have one of their 4x2 switches and there is an iRule device built that controls it. But the protocol for this new box seems a little different according to the manual. I'm a little unsure of how to write the commands. The instructions say this:
Instruction input method:
Sequence number of output (A/B/C/D) + sequence number of input (1/2/3/4) + 'ENTER'.
For example if you want to display B to view source 3, then you can input "B3" and finish with "ENTER"
So....would that command be "B3\x0d" with the irule carriage return?
Thanks for any help.
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Originally Posted by pauleyc 
Have you added the 4x4 matrix switch that's in the builder and tried it? The RS232 command for B3 (for example) is "\x06\xf9\xd5\x7b" but I have no idea how they got that. It doesn't give the specific model but in pulling down a couple monoprice models they all had the same command for B3 .. worth a shot if you haven't tried it....

Have you added the 4x4 matrix switch that's in the builder and tried it? The RS232 command for B3 (for example) is "\x06\xf9\xd5\x7b" but I have no idea how they got that. It doesn't give the specific model but in pulling down a couple monoprice models they all had the same command for B3 .. worth a shot if you haven't tried it....
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Originally Posted by SeldomSeen31 
Make sure you have the serial port defined in the gc-100 gui with the correct set up, needs to have the right baud rate, parity, stop bit, etc. Not sure what it should be for your Pioneer but that is likely in the instructions.
It also may require a crossover cable rather than a straight cable. Also referred to as a null modem cable where pins 2 and 3 are reversed. I ran in to this with a monoprice switcher recently. No where in the documentation does it say a crossover or null cable is needed, but that's what it took to get it working.
Hope that helps.
Seldom

Make sure you have the serial port defined in the gc-100 gui with the correct set up, needs to have the right baud rate, parity, stop bit, etc. Not sure what it should be for your Pioneer but that is likely in the instructions.
It also may require a crossover cable rather than a straight cable. Also referred to as a null modem cable where pins 2 and 3 are reversed. I ran in to this with a monoprice switcher recently. No where in the documentation does it say a crossover or null cable is needed, but that's what it took to get it working.
Hope that helps.
Seldom
I was wondering if this would be a correct representation of the pinout for the Monoprice Matrix switches?
Thanks.
























