Upon connection, the Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G sends a complete dump of the state of the
device. After the initial status dump, status updates are sent every time the Blackmagic Audio
Monitor 12G status changes.
To be resilient to future protocol changes, clients should ignore blocks they do not
recognize, up to the trailing blank line. Within existing blocks, clients should ignore lines they do
not recognize.
Legend
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line feed or carriage return
...
and so on
Version 1.0 of the Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G Ethernet Protocol was released with
Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G 3.0 software.
Protocol Preamble
The first block sent by the Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G is always the protocol preamble:
PROTOCOL PREAMBLE:
Version: 1.0
The version field indicates the protocol version. When the protocol is changed in a compatible
way, the minor version number will be updated. If incompatible changes are made, the major
version number will be updated.
Device Information
The next block contains general information about the connected Blackmagic Audio Monitor
12G device. If a device is connected, the Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G will report the attributes
of the Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G:
AUDIOMONITOR DEVICE:
Model: Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G
Label: Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G
Only the label can be modified.
AUDIOMONITOR DEVICE:
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Label: My new name
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The response will be
ACK:
AUDIOMONITOR DEVICE:
Label: My new name
The next block will show the network settings which can only be changed via the Blackmagic
Audio Monitor Setup utility when connected over USB. This is for information only.
NETWORK:
Dynamic IP: 1
Current address: 0.0.0.0
Current subnet:
0.0.0.0
Current gateway: 0.0.0.0
The next block is the meter type.
AUDIO METER:
Meter Mode: VU (-20dBFS Ref)
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Developer Information
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