External Control (cont.)

7Using the serial communication

You can control the monitor from a personal computer etc. via the RS-485 or RS-232C terminal.

• Consult your dealer for the details of the external control specification.

<Communication specifications>

Input

Cable

Terminal

Communication specifications

terminal

specification

 

 

RS-485

A straight LAN cable

 

Baud Rate: 4800 bps

RS-232C

A straight cable with a D-sub

 

 

Data Bits: 8 bits

 

9-pin connector (male for the

See below

Parity: No parity

 

monitor, female for the personal

Stop Bits: 1 bit

 

 

 

computer etc.)

 

Flow Control: No control

 

 

 

Communication Code: ASCII Code

 

 

 

 

<Specifications of the RS-485 terminal>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pin No.

IN terminal signal

OUT terminal signal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

TXD +

TXD +

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

TXD –

TXD –

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

RXD +

RXD +

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a female terminal.

4

NC

NC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

NC

NC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

RXD –

RXD –

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

NC

NC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

GND

GND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Specifications of the RS-232C terminal>

 

Pin No.

Signal

 

1

NC

 

2

RXD

 

3

TXD

 

4

NC

This is a female terminal.

5

GND

6

NC

 

 

7

RTS

 

8

CTS

 

9

NC

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<Command outline>

All commands consist of the following segments.

Header

Monitor ID

Command ID

Function

Data

Cr (0DH)

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Header

“!”: Operation commands from the personal computer, etc. (<Basic command list> on page 23)

“?”: Reference commands from the personal computer, etc.

“@”: Status returns from the monitor

To start communication, send the connection command from the personal computer etc.

To terminate the communication, send the termination command from the personal computer etc.

Example of communication procedures

1Starting the communication:

connection command (!00BCN1Cr)

Monitor

 

 

2Monitor’s status (@00BOKCr)

 

 

3Selecting “SDI 1” input (!00BINACr)

 

 

 

 

PC, etc.

 

4Monitor’s status (@00BOKCr)

 

 

 

 

5Terminating the communication:

 

 

termination command (!00BCN0Cr)

 

 

 

6Monitor’s status (@00BOKCr)

 

 

 

• The 7th terminal and the 8th terminal are connected.

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JVC DT-V17G1 specifications Using the serial communication

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