VERTEX GLOSSARY / SERIAL AUTOMATION

RS232 – HDfury Vertex glossary

Vertex GUI controls are available through RS232 commands for serial-based control systems.

SIMPLY PUT

RS232 is an old, simple and reliable way for computers and control systems to send text commands over a cable.

With it, a control system can change every Vertex setting that the Windows program can.

Installers use it in equipment racks and home-automation systems.

WITH THE HDFURY VERTEX

Can I control the HDfury Vertex over RS232?

YESYes. The RS232 port takes simple text commands (19200 baud, no parity, 1 stop bit, no handshake), so a Mac, Linux or Windows PC or a control system can change input, EDID, HDCP, scaling, OSD, HDR and more.

How to use it with the Vertex:

Wire the jack: TIP = TX, RING = RX, SLEEVE = GND; set 19200, n, 1, no handshake (p.48).
Start every command with #, end it with a carriage return or newline, lowercase only (p.48).
Test with #get ver, which returns the firmware versions (p.48).
Put the EDID, HDCP and SCALE slide switches in the middle so #set commands take effect (p.8, p.11, p.12).

RS232: connection and parameters (p.48) →RS232: command list (p.48–53) →

SERIAL AUTOMATIONSERIAL

KEY POINTSERIAL

PURPOSEProfessional automation control.

VERTEXTechnical control layer

01 / SIMPLE EXPLANATION

What is it?

Professional automation control.

RS232 lets a compatible control system send commands to Vertex without relying on the graphical interface.

02 / REAL-WORLD USE

Why would you use it?

Useful in racks, installations and automation systems.

In a Vertex system, this works together with the source, the connected sink(s), EDID/HDCP behaviour and the selected routing or processing configuration.

03 / HOW VERTEX USES IT

Inside the HDMI chain

Vertex GUI controls are available through RS232 commands for serial-based control systems.

SOURCE → VERTEX → DISPLAY / AVR / PROJECTOR

04 / IMPORTANT TO KNOW

Do not confuse this with…

RS232 requires the correct serial connection and command syntax.

This page explains the term in the context of the documented Vertex specification rather than as a general claim about every HDMI device.

RELATED TERMS

RS232serialautomation

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QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK

Common questions

What settings does the Vertex RS232 port use?

19200 baud, no parity, 1 stop bit, no handshake. The jack wiring is TIP = TX, RING = RX, SLEEVE = GND (p.48).

What does a command look like?

Every command starts with # and ends with a carriage return or newline, in lowercase only, for example #get ver or #set hotplug (p.48).

Why does my RS232 command do nothing?

Check that the slide switches are in the middle position; only then can RS232, IR, the GUI and the app change those settings (p.8, p.11, p.12).