Connections

SERIAL Terminals connection

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

COMPUTER

Ferrite core

RS-232C (large size) SERIAL

Straight cable (supplied)

D-sub 9p

Less than

3" 15/16

 

 

(10 cm)

Notes:

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

(2)The computer shown is for example purposes only.

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

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1 2 3 4 5

Pin layout for RS-232C

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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

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

Basic format for control data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Command

Parameter

Control details

The transmission of control data from the computer starts

with a STX signal, followed by the command, the

PON

None

Power ON

parameters, and lastly an ETX signal in that order. If there

POF

None

Power OFF

are no parameters, then the parameter signal does not need

 

 

 

AVL

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to be sent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio MUTE OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMT

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Audio MUTE ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STX

 

C1

C2

C3

 

:

 

 

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

 

ETX

 

 

 

 

IMS

None

Input select (toggle)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colon

 

 

Parameter(s)

 

 

End

 

SL1

Slot1 input

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start

 

 

 

3-character

(1 - 5 bytes)

(03h)

 

SL2

Slot2 input

 

 

 

 

(02h)

 

 

 

command (3 bytes)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SL3

Slot3 input

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PC1

PC input

Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAM

None

Screen mode select (toggle)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NORM

NORMAL (4:3)

(1) If multiple commands are transmitted, be sure to wait

 

 

ZOOM

ZOOM

for the response for the first command to come from

 

 

FULL

FULL

this unit before sending the next command.

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUST

JUST

(2) If an incorrect command is sent by mistake, this unit will

 

 

SELF

Panasonic AUTO

send an “ER401” command back to the computer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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