drvnbysound
Senior Member
I want to soon add my LG TVs RS232 connection to an XSP. Based on the documentation that I found on the LG ASCII protocol, you select the TV number [Set ID] from the TVs menu system allowing the connection of all TVs on a single RS232 connection (odd, I know). Their command structure is written to use the following syntax: [Command] [Set ID] [Data] [Cr]
Having said that, I haven't yet connected more than 1 TV to a single serial connection. I connected to a single TV about a year ago to ensure the command set/protocol I found was correct for the TV I had (then later found the same protocol in the instruction manual that was provided with the TV). Anyhow, I don't see any reason that the Set ID would be needed in the command if multiple sets were not able to be connected on a single cable (allowing messages to be addressed to individual TVs); otherwise, the message would be dependent on the individual connections to each TV.
So, my actual question... Assuming the above case is true, is there a 'good way' to enter ASCII commands that could be sudo-dynamic? I understand that I COULD simply enter every ASCII command into ELK along with the SET ID for each TV... but that's simply a LOT of commands when you get multiple TVs (e.g. Power On command for TV1, Power On command for TV2.... ). Do anyone know of a smart way to have this setup where I could have the message sent in 'parts'... example being to have the Command list entered as ASCII strings, a few Set IDs, as well as Data entries. Then, upon various rules, the message would be sent in proper 'parts', based on the event. Does it make sense to do it this way, or should I just enter all the commands I want for each TV separately with respective Set IDs?
Having said that, I haven't yet connected more than 1 TV to a single serial connection. I connected to a single TV about a year ago to ensure the command set/protocol I found was correct for the TV I had (then later found the same protocol in the instruction manual that was provided with the TV). Anyhow, I don't see any reason that the Set ID would be needed in the command if multiple sets were not able to be connected on a single cable (allowing messages to be addressed to individual TVs); otherwise, the message would be dependent on the individual connections to each TV.
So, my actual question... Assuming the above case is true, is there a 'good way' to enter ASCII commands that could be sudo-dynamic? I understand that I COULD simply enter every ASCII command into ELK along with the SET ID for each TV... but that's simply a LOT of commands when you get multiple TVs (e.g. Power On command for TV1, Power On command for TV2.... ). Do anyone know of a smart way to have this setup where I could have the message sent in 'parts'... example being to have the Command list entered as ASCII strings, a few Set IDs, as well as Data entries. Then, upon various rules, the message would be sent in proper 'parts', based on the event. Does it make sense to do it this way, or should I just enter all the commands I want for each TV separately with respective Set IDs?
