3.3 RS-232 control via Hyper Terminal

AC506A

with active VGA inputs will be determined from the last user input via serial port as well. If there has been no user input, the default is to not scan the non-active VGA inputs.

3.3 RS-232 control via Hyper Terminal

To use the RS-232 control interface, start Hyper Terminal with the following settings:

Baud rate: 4800

Data Bits: 8

Parity: None

Stop Bits: 1

Flow Control: None

This is what the menu will look like in Hyper Terminal..

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M E

N U

 

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1

= #1

Input

Figure 3.1

2

= #2

Input

 

3

= #3

Input

 

4

= #4

Input

 

a = Auto Mode

s = Scan Mode

b = Blank

u = Un-Blank

p = Priorities

r = Reset

By pressing the number keys, "1", "2", "3", "4", the AC506A will switch to that VGA input. This will also put the AC506A into Normal Mode.

Pressing "a" will put the AC506A into Auto Mode.

Pressing "s" will put the AC506A into Scan Mode. Before the AC506A enters Scan Mode, you will be asked 2 questions. The first question will be "Seconds between switching? (1-60)". To this question, you must input a number between 1 and 60 then press enter. Any other input will cause this question to be repeated. The second question will be, "Scan non-

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