Panasonic TH-103PF10EK manual Serial Terminals connection, Communication parameters, Command

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Connections

SERIAL Terminals connection

The SERIAL terminal is used when the Plasma Display is controlled by a computer.

COMPUTER

RS-232C Straight cable

SERIAL

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

Pin layout for SERIAL Terminal

D-sub 9p

Notes:

Use the RS-232C cable to connect the computer to the Plasma Display.

The computer shown is for example purposes only.

Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this set.

The SERIAL terminal conforms to the RS-232C interface specification, so that the Plasma Display can be controlled by a computer which is connected to this terminal.

The computer will require software which allows the sending and receiving of control data which satisfies the conditions given below. Use a computer application such as programming language software. Refer to the documentation for the computer application for details.

Communication parameters

Signal level

RS-232C compliant

Synchronization method

Asynchronous

Baud rate

9600 bps

Parity

None

Character length

8 bits

Stop bit

1 bit

Flow control

-

Basic format for control data

The transmission of control data from the computer starts with a STX signal, followed by the command, the parameters, and lastly an ETX signal in that order. If there are no parameters, then the parameter signal does not need to be sent.

STX C1 C2 C3 : P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 ETX

 

Colon

Parameter(s)

End

Start

3-character

(1 - 5 bytes)

(03h)

(02h)

command (3 bytes)

 

 

Notes:

If multiple commands are transmitted, be sure to wait for the response for the first command to come from this unit before sending the next command.

If an incorrect command is sent by mistake, this unit will send an “ER401” command back to the computer.

SL1A, SL1B, SL2A and SL2B of Command IMS are available only when a dual input terminal board is attached.

RS-232C Conversion cable

D-sub 9-pin female

Details

2

R X D

3

T X D

5

GND

4 • 6

Non use

7

Shorted

8

 

1 • 9

NC

Command

Command

Parameter

Control details

PON

None

Power ON

POF

None

Power OFF

AVL

**

Volume 00 - 63

AMT

0

Audio MUTE OFF

1

Audio MUTE ON

 

IMS

None

Input select (toggle)

 

SL1

Slot1 input

 

SL2

Slot2 input

 

SL3

Slot3 input

 

PC1

PC input

 

SL1A

Slot1 input (INPUT1A)

 

SL1B

Slot1 input (INPUT1B)

 

SL2A

Slot2 input (INPUT2A)

 

SL2B

Slot2 input (INPUT2B)

DAM

None

Screen mode select (toggle)

 

NORM

NORMAL (4 : 3)

 

ZOOM

ZOOM

 

FULL

FULL

 

JUST

JUST

 

SELF

Panasonic AUTO

With the power off, this display responds to PON command only.

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