Serial Communications, cont’d

Command/response table for programming and operating the TPT150

Command

ASCII Command

Response

Additional description

 

(host to TPT150)

(TPT150 to host)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Addressing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connect

[CC

X1

]

 

 

{none}

Connect the host computer to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

addressed unit. This command

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is case sensitive.

Change address number

[ADDR

 

]

[R0•

 

•ADDR

 

 

•]

Change the TPT150’s address to

X1

X1

X1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and the displays to

 

+1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X1

X1

Example:

[ADDR95]

[R0•95•ADDR95•]

Change the transmitter’s address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

number to 95 and the display’s to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

96.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reset address to factory default

[ADDR@]

[R0•

X1

•ADDR@•]

Reset the TPT150’s and display’s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

addresses to the factory defaults

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(97 and 98 [97 +1]).

Input selection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select an input

[CH

X2

]

[R0•

X1

•CH

X2

•]

Select input

X2

to transmit to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

receiver and output to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

display.

Increment input selection

[CH+]

[R0•

 

•CH+•]

Select the next higher input to

X1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

transmit to the receiver and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

output to the display. If you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

send this command when input 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is selected, the transmitter wraps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

around to select input 1.

Decrement input selection

[CH–]

[R0•

X1

•CH–•]

Select the next lower input to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

transmit to the receiver and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

output to the display. If you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

send this command when input 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is selected, the transmitter wraps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

around to select input 4.

Query input selection

[CH?]

[R0•

 

•CH?•

 

]

 

 

Input

 

is selected.

X1

X2

X2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blanking and muting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blank the output

[BLANK1]

[R0•

X1

•BLANK1•]

Mute the output video.

Unblank the output

[BLANK0]

[R0•

 

•BLANK0•]

Unmute the output video.

X1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toggle the blank status

[BLANK]

[R0•

X1

•BLANK•]

Toggle the audio mute on and off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mute the output

[MUTE011]

[R0•

 

•MUTE011•]

Mute the output audio.

X1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unmute the output

[MUTE010]

[R0•

X1

•MUTE010•]

Unmute the output audio.

Toggle the mute status

[MUTE]

[R0•

 

•MUTE•]

Toggle (change the state of) the

X1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

audio mute).

Query mute status

[MUTE01?]

[R0•

X1

•MUTE01?•

X3

]

The audio output is

X3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0 = off [audio unmuted],

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 = on [audio muted]).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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