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Introducti on
This document outlines Chrysalis’ InstallAdvantage (IA) RS-232 protocol specification. This protocol indicates how IA products receive
run-time commands from devices such as Creston Universal Remote Controls.
Com Por t Setup
Use standard communications settings: Baud Rate: 9600, Data Bits: 8, Parity: None, Stop Bits: 1
IA IN and OUT Po rt Pin Configuratio n
IA serial ports use a standard configuration that allows direct connection to a PC via a FEMALE to MALE serial cable. It uses only
three pins (Transmit, Receive, Ground).
The pin configurations are:
IN: Pin 2 = Transmit
Pin 3 = Receive
Pin 5 = Ground
OUT: Pin 2 = Receive
Pin 3 = Transmit
Pin 5 = Ground
Runtim e Comma nd Forma t
Byte Number Byte Description Notes
0‘#’ Header Character
1 to 3 or 4 Command and 3 to 4 ASCII characters see formats below
Parameter Data Case sensitive - CAPS ONLY!
4 or 5 ‘$’ Termination Character (required or command is ignored)
InstallAdvantage IA-400D Amp manual
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AP PEN DIX A: RS-2 32 S ERI AL OVE RV IEW AN D COM MAND S