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Using GC-100 RS-232 port to control lighting dimmer by using iphone apps(commandfusion- i viewer)

brian lau

February 15, 2013 04:46

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Hi,

 

I have problems here, I want to use an iphone apps (commandfusion - i viewer) to control my lighting dimmer by using RS232, I got the GC-100 for the test. I connect the port 4999 to the remote dimmer and port 4998 to my router. I have the set of hex to power on/off the lighting dimmer

0x02 0xFF 0x40 0x0D (power on)

0x02 0xFF 0x00 0x0D (power off)

I write the command value in commandfusion like\x02\xFF\x40\x0D

But it seems doesn’t work.

After that, I use Itest to try text some hex to GC-100,like 02 FF 40 0D but it responses unknowcommand 14. I suppose that should be directly text the hex out. But obviously not. For my question, how can I actually send hex correctly from port 4998 to port 4999. Is there any command structure required?

 

brian

 

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  Josh Sherman February 27, 2013 00:51

  With iTest, you will need to change the port in the top left area in iTest to the serial port you are using to control the device. You are getting the error code because you are sending this data to the command port (4998) rather than the serial port (4999 or 5000 depending upon your setup). If this continues to give you issue, check the serial parameters and your serial cable to make sure they are correct.