Eth8x8 Control Interface

Data can be passed from a client to an Eth8x8 through the Eth8x8 Control Interface. Packets are sent from the client to the Eth8x8 through a TCP/IP port. The following rules apply:

• The Eth8x8 shall listen for TCP/IP connections on IP port number 33001
• A maximum of 3 clients can simultaneously connect to the Control Interface port
• All elements of each packet shall be in network byte order

The following sections define the packets that can be sent to the Eth8x8

Data Request

• Each element of the Data Request Packet is a 16 bit integer
• The first 16 bit word of the packet represents the unique identifier and must be equal to 0x100
• A Status Packet with the requested data will be sent back to the client in response to each Data Request

Mixer Control Packet 8 input x 8 output

• Each element of the Mixer Control Packet is a 16 bit integer
• The first 16 bit word of the packet represents the unique identifier and must be equal to 0x808

Each Mixer Control element is measured in tenths of decibels(dB). The allowable range of each element is -1000 (-100.0dB) to 400 (+40dB). To mute a channel, a value of -1000 should be set. A value of zero should be set when no attenuation or amplification is desired. Any value greater than zero will be considered amplification of the original signal. Care must be taken when using positive values to avoid over-amplification resulting in clipping of the resultant signal.