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Devio Text Protocol

Devio Text Protocol (DTP), much like Tesira Text Protocol, is a method of remotely accessing a Devio device to change its settings or get information about its current state.  Devio is not intended for real-time audio level control or dialing control as these settings are handled by the third party devices that the Devio is acting as a hub for.  This article is intended to guide you through the use of the Devio Text Protocol to send commands to a Devio device over TCP/IP connections.  A list of commands will also be provided.

Connecting to a Devio

Devio devices support both a raw TCP connection or SSH, and is set to raw connection by default.  To enable SSH you must first change the Devio device in the System Administration Utility (SAU) to support SSH connections. This setting can be found within the property sheet of a Discoverable Devio or via the webpage.  If desired, the SSH port can be changed at the same location. The default values are shown in the images below. Unchecking the box and saving changes will enable SSH.

SAU_SSHCheckbox.png Website Property Sheet

Otherwise you can edit the device to use SSH and vice versa using plain text commands: 

DEVICE set plainTextDTP false
+OK "value":"false" 
  
DEVICE set sshPort 53
+OK "value":"53"
DEVICE set plainTextDTP true
+OK "value":"true" 
  
DEVICE set sshPort 22
+OK "value":"22"

Once you know how the Devio is configured to receive commands you can establish the a connection using Putty or another similar program:

Devio always uses a raw connection if "Plain Text DTP" is enabled in the Device Properties. If "Plain Text DTP" is disabled, an SSH session is required. User authentication is required upon connection to either method. The password configured on the unit is required.

Raw connection settings

  1. Enter the IP address or hostname of the device
  2. Connection Type: Raw
  3. Port: 4030
  4. Open the connection and press enter to access the password prompt
  5. Enter the device password (default 'devio')

Putty Connection Screen

PuttyRawConnect.png

SSH connection settings

  1. Enter the IP address or hostname of the device
  2. Connection Type: SSH
  3. Port: (as specified in the device properties sheet in the SAU, default is 22)
  4. Open the connection
  5. Enter the user: biampdtp <-this cannot be edited
  6. Enter the device password (default is 'devio' and will be masked)
  7. Optional: To confirm successful authentication, enter a DTP command like DEVICE get appVersion. If authentication failed, an Access denied response will be given and the password prompt presented again.

SSH_Settings.jpg

SSH_Authentication.jpg

If you need to quickly revert a Devio device to using a raw connection instead of SSH, a factory reset will revert it back to a raw connection. Note that all other settings will also be set back to their defaults.

Syntax

The command structure is formatted in the following manner:

DEVICE <Command> <Attribute> [value]

  • DEVICE
  • Command: is always required. This can be requesting, setting or resetting an Attribute. See the Command section for more information.
  • Attribute: is always required. Review the Attribute section for more details.
  • Value: may be required depending on the Command or Attribute being referenced. If not required a value should not be defined.

A number of response strings will be shown for correct and incorrect commands.

Example

DEVICE get appVersion 
+OK "value":"1.1.0.4" 
  
DEVICE get microphoneType 
+OK "value":"1"

Command

The Command field specifies what is to be done. The following table lists the Attribute commands that are supported. These are case sensitive and the availability of the command would depend on the Attribute. The following table shows the Commands which only apply to Attribute Codes. An Attribute Code may not support all of them, but it will support at least one.  

Command

Attribute Description

get

An attribute to be read. The value will be returned in response

set

An attribute to be set to a specific value

reset

Sets the attribute back to the factory default setting

Attributes

  • The Attribute Code defines the portion of the Devio to be controlled.
  • The Model column specifies if the attribute is specific to certain Devio equipment.
  • While commands for output level are available on the Devio.  The Devio should not be used for real time level control.  This should be changed on the laptop or headset that is connected to the Devio.  

Read-only Attributes:

DTP Attribute

DTP Attribute

Value

 Min

Value

Max

Default

Model

productId Product ID 0 50 Devio SCR-25

All

appVersion Application Version 0 12 STR(FIRMWARE_VERSION)

All

handsFreeVersion Bluetooth Version 0 12 0.0.0.0

SCR-25

snmpVersion SNMP Version 0 12 5.7.2.1

All

serialNumber Serial Number 0 12 0

All

macAddress Ethernet MAC address 0 12 0

All

microphoneType Microphone Type 0 4 1

All

numberOfMicrophones Number of Microphones 0 2 1

All

lineFault Line Fault 0 1 false

All

callInProgress Call in Progress 0 1 false

All

micAudioPresent Microphone Audio Present 0 1 false

All

farEndAudioPresent Far-end Audio Present 0 1 false

All

usbConnection Upstream USB Connection Type 0 3 0

All

autoSetupStatus Auto Setup Status 0 20 Idle

All

autoSetupStatusCode Auto Setup Status Code 0 8 0

All

rieLog RIE log text 0 2048  

All

micCapsMetersCh1 Mic. Capsule Meters Ch1 8 8 0.0

All

micCapsMetersCh2 Mic. capsule meters Ch2 8 8 0.0

All

micInputMeterCh1 Mic. Input Meter Ch1 -100.0 0.0 -100.0

All

micInputMeterCh2 Mic. input Meter Ch2 -100.0 0.0 0.0

All

activeMicChannels Active Automixer Mic. Channels 2 2 0

All

softCodecInputMeter Soft CODEC Input Meter -100.0 0.0 0.0

All

softCodecOutputMeter Soft CODEC Output Meter -100.0 0.0 0.0

All

headsetInputMeter Headset Input Meter -100.0 0.0 0.0

SCR-25

CR-1

headsetOutputMeter Headset Output Meter -100.0 0.0 0.0

SCR-25

CR-1

ampOutputMeter Amplifier Output Meter -100.0 0.0 0.0

All

lineOutputMeter Line Output Meter -100.0 0.0 0.0

All

bfAzimuthAngleCh1 Beam Former Azimuth Angle Ch1 6 6 0.0

All

bfAzimuthAngleCh2 Beam Former Azimuth Angle Ch2 6 6 0.0

All

bfElevationAngleCh1 Beam Former Elevation Angle Ch1 6 6 0.0

All

bfElevationAngleCh2 Beam Former Elevation Angle Ch2 6 6 0.0

All

aecMetersCh1 AEC Meter Ch1 3 3 0.0

All

aecMetersCh2 AEC Meter Ch2 3 3 0.0

All

agc0SNRMeter AGC 0 SNR Meter 0.0 50.0 0.0

All

agc0GainMeter AGC 0 Gain Meter -25.0 25.0 0.0

All

agc1SNRMeter AGC 1 SNR Meter 0.0 50.0 0.0

All

agc1GainMeter AGC 1 Gain Meter -25.0 25.0 0.0

All

noiseGateMeters Noise Gate Meters 3 3 0.0

All

handsFreeConnected Bluetooth connection status 0 2 0

SCR-25

handsFreeMACAddr MAC address of the Bluetooth 0 12 Unknown

SCR-25

handsFreeInputMeter Bluetooth Input Meter -100.0 0.0 0.0

SCR-25

handsFreeOutputMeter Blueotooth Output Meter -100.0 0.0 0.0

SCR-25

hdmiInputConnected Front panel HDMI input connected 0 1 false

SCR-20

SCR-25

hdmiOutput1Connected HDMI output 1 connected 0 1 false

SCR-20

SCR-25

hdmiOutput2Connected HDMI output 2 connected 0 1 false

SCR-20

SCR-25

hdmiInputMeter HDMI Input Meter -100.0 0.0 0.0

SCR-20

SCR-25

hdmiOutputMeter HDMI Output Meter -100.0 0.0 0.0

SCR-20

SCR-25

 

 

Read/Write attributes:

DTP Attribute

DTP Attribute

Value

 Min

Value

Max

Default

Model

password Password 1 50 devio

All

deviceName Device Name 1 50 DevioXXXXXXXX

All

enableDHCP Enable DHCP 0 1 true

All

sshPort Specify Listen Port for SSH 1 65535 22

All

plainTextDTP Enable Plaintext DTP 0 1 true

All

enableWebServer Enable Web Interface 0 1 true

All

enableHttps Enable Secure Web Interface 0 1 false

All

sslCertificate Overwrite SSL Certification 0 1 false

All

gateway Gateway 0 0 0.0.0.0

All

ipAddress IP Address 0 0 192.168.1.1

All

netmask Netmask 0 0 255.255.255.0

All

systemTime System Date and Time 19 20 2011-11-11 11:11:11

All

location Device Location 1 50 Unknown

All

enableSNMP Enable SNMP Interface 0 1 true

All

trapDestination SNMP Trap Destination 0 0 0.0.0.0

All

trapPort SNMP Trap Port 1 65535 162

All

trapCommunity SNMP Trap Community 1 50 Devio

All

snmpROCommunity SNMP Read-Only Community 1 50 DevioRO

All

snmpRWCommunity SNMP Read-Write Community 1 50 Devio

All

micTrackingEnableCh1 Mic. Tracking Enabled Ch1 0 1 true

All

micTrackingEnableCh2 Mic. Tracking Enabled Ch2 0 1 true

All

micHeightCh1 Mic. Height Ch1 1.2 5.5 2.5

SCR-20

SCR-25

micHeightCh2 Mic. Height Ch2 1.2 5.5 2.5

SCR-20

SCR-25

micLocationCh1 Microphone Location Ch1 0 1 0

All

micLocationCh2 Microphone Location Ch2 0 1 0

All

micLowCutEq Microphone Low Cut EQ 0 3 2

All

micMidBoostEq Microphone Mid Boost EQ 0 3 2

All

bfSmoothingTime Beam Former Smoothing Time 1.0 5000.0 500.0

All

micOffsetLevel Mic Dynamic Range Offset Level 0.0 50.0 28.0

All

overrideAutoSetupEq Override AutoSetup Eq 0 1 false

All

autoSetupBassEq Override AutoSetup Bass Reduction 0 3 2

All

autoSetupMidEq Override AutoSetup Mid Boost 0 3 2

All

autoSetupTrebleEq Override AutoSetup Treble Boost 0 3 2

All

autoMixerOpenMics AutoMixer Open Mic Limit 1 2 2

All

autoMixerOffAtten AutoMixer Off Attenuation -80.0 -10.0 -40.0

All

autoMixerGateHold AutoMixer Gate Hold Time 0.0 6000.0 1000.0

All

agcTargetLevel AGC Target Level -40.0 -10.0 -24.0

All

agcMinThreshold AGC Minimum Threshold -80.0 20.0 -42.0

All

agcHoldTime AGC Hold Time 0.0 240.0 240.0

All

agcMaxGain AGC Maximum Gain 0.0 30.0 10.0

All

agcMaxAttenuation AGC Max Attenuation 0.0 40.0 30.0

All

agcGainAdjustRate AGC Max Gain Adjustment Rate 0.0 15.0 3.0

All

agcSpeechMode AGC Speech Mode 0 1 true

All

agcMinSNR AGC Minimum SNR 10.0 50.0 20.0

All

agcLimiterThreshold AGC Limiter Threshold -10.0 0.0 -0.25

All

signalPresentThresh Signal Present Threshold -100.0 10.0 -50.0

All

initiateAutoSetup Initiate Auto Setup 0 1 false

All

bypassAGC Bypass AGC 0 1 false

All

bypassAEC Bypass AEC 0 1 false

All

aecNoiseReduction AEC Noise Reduction Level 0 3 1

All

aecEchoSuppression AEC Echo Suppression Level 0 3 2

All

softCodecInputGain Soft CODEC Input Gain -20.0 20.0 0.0

All

headsetInputGain Headset Input Gain -20.0 20.0 0.0

SCR-25

CR-1

overrideRCALevel Override Line Output Level 0 1 false

All

balancedRCAOuts Enable RCA Balanced Mode 0 1 false

All

lineOutputLevel Line Output Level -20.0 20.0 -8.0

All

overrideAmpLevel Override Amplifier Level 0 1 false

All

ampOutputLevel Amplifier Output Level -20.0 20.0 -8.0

All

persistOverride Persist Manual Override 0 1 false

All

ampLoadImpedance Amplifier Load Impedance 4 8 8

All

masterMicMute Master Microphone Mute 0 1 false

All

micLedMode Microphone LED Mode 0 1 0

All

disableMicMuteSwitch   Disable Mic Mute Button 0 1 false

All

enableUsbVideo Enable USB Video 0 1 false

All

enableHeadset Enable Headset Interface 0 1 false

SCR-25

CR-1

bypassHeadsetAGC Bypass Headset AGC 0 1 false

SCR-25

CR-1

bypassSoftCodecAGC Bypass Soft Codec 0 1 false

 

bypassNoiseGate Bypass Headset Noise Gate 0 1 true

SCR-25

CR-1

noiseGateAttack Noise Gate attack Time (ms) 0.1 2000.0 0.5

All

noiseGateRelease Noise Gate Release Time (ms) 0.1 40000.0 100.0

All

noiseGateThreshold Noise Gate Threshold (dB) -80.0 0.0 -80.0

All

initiateLEDTest Initiate LED Test 0 1 false

All

enableHandsFree Enable Bluetooth function 0 1 false

SCR-25

resetHandsFreeConnection Clear connections to Bluetooth 0 1 true

SCR-25

handsFreeName User friendly name for Bluetooth 1 32 Unknown

SCR-25

handsFreeConnectTimeout Timeout Bluetooth connection 0 99999 0

SCR-25

enableHandsFreeConnectTone Enable tone on Bluetooth connect 0 1 true

SCR-25

handsFreeInputGain Bluetooth Input Gain -20.0 20.0 0.0

SCR-25

handsFreeDiscoverable Make Bluetooth discoverable 0 1 true

SCR-25

videoInputSelect Prioritise HDMI or USB video input 1 2 1

SCR-20

SCR-25

hdmiAudioOutput Route audio to HDMI output 0 2 0

SCR-20

SCR-25

hdmiOutput1MaxResolution Maximum Resolution for HDMI Output 1 1 2 1

SCR-20

SCR-25

headsetPinoutSelect Select desired headeset pinout 1 6 1

SCR-25

rebootDevice Reboot Device 0 1 false

All

overrideHDMILevel Override HDMI Audio Level 0 1 false

SCR-20

SCR-25

hdmiAudioLevel HDMI Audio Output Level -20.0 20.0 -8.0

SCR-20

SCR-25

hdmiInputGain HDMI Audio Input Gain -20.0 20.0 0.0

SCR-20

SCR-25

Responses

Devio Text Protocol will provide feedback if a command is incorrect. The response will vary depending on the command. The error responses for the most common types of external programming errors include:

  • can’t forward a request to a device that’s not on the network
  • if an invalid address is used
  • if an invalid attribute or service for a block type (it might be valid for a different object)
  • the request doesn’t make sense given the current state of the device
  • case-and-spelling errors of various kinds

Message

Resolution

+OK

The command was understood and completed successfully

-ERR <Fault Description>

-ERR will always precede a fault description. Please confirm the command was formatted correctly

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