Panasonic TH-50PH12U Serial Terminals connection, Signal names for D-sub 9P connector, Command

Connections

SERIAL Terminals connection

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

COMPUTER	(Male)
	1	2	3	4	5
		6	7	8	9
RS-232C Straight cable	SERIAL
	Pin layout for SERIAL Terminal

(Female)

D-sub 9p
Notes:
• Use the RS-232C straight 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	Signal names for D-sub 9P connector
with this set.
The SERIAL terminal conforms to the RS-232C interface	Pin No.	Details
	2	R X D
specification, so that the Plasma Display can be controlled
	3	T X D
by a computer which is connected to this terminal.
	5	GND
The computer will require software which allows the
	4 • 6	Non use
sending and receiving of control data which satisfies the
	7
conditions given below. Use a computer application such as		(Shorted in this set)
	8
programming language software. Refer to the documentation
for the computer application for details.	1 • 9	NC

These signal names are those of computer specifications.

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, SL2Aand SL2B of Command IMS are available only when a dual input terminal board is attached.

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)
	ZOOM	ZOOM (For Video/SD/PC signal)
	FULL	FULL
	JUST	JUST (For Video/SD signal)
	NORM	4:3 (For Video/SD/PC signal)
	SELF	Panasonic Auto (For Video signal)
	SJST	JUST (For HD signal)
	SNOM	4:3 (For HD signal)
	SFUL	H-FILL (For HD signal)
	ZOM2	ZOOM (For HD signal)

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

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