Serial Communications

Table 6-1lists the serial commands supported by the VHD Controller and the responses it sends back to the control system or PC.

Table 6-1. Serial Commands and Responses

Command

 

Description

Response

 

 

 

 

off

Turns projector off

 

Powering Down

on

Turns projector on

 

Powering Up

 

 

 

Gennum Init

 

 

 

Complete

rev

Display system firmware version information:

(see description)

 

> rev

 

 

 

* Vidikron Gennum Scaler Board *

 

 

* Rev 0.28 (T01) 05 Jan 2007 *

 

 

File Name:

Vidikron_Gennum.ncd

 

 

Created:

21 Dec 2006 - 10:42:40

 

 

Device:

XC3S100EVQ100

 

 

 

 

 

Input Selection Commands

SSRC 0 SSRC 1 SSRC 2 SSRC 3 SSRC 4 SSRC 5 SSRC 6 SSRC 7 SSRC 8 SSRC 9

Selects the Composite video input

Selects the S-Video input

Selects the Component RCA (HD1) input

Selects the Component BNC (HD2) input

Selects the Component PC (HD3) input

Selects the RGB RCA (HD1) input

Selects the RGB BNC (HD2) input

Selects the RGB PC (HD3) input

Selects the HDMI 1 input

Selects the HDMI 2 input

Composite

S-Video

Component RCA

Component BNC

Component PC

RGB RCA

RGB BNC

RGB PC

HDMI 1

HDMI 2

Aspect Ratio Commands

SAR 0 SAR 1 SAR 2 SAR 3 SAR 4 SAR 5

Selects the 16:9 aspect ratio

Selects the 4:3 aspect ratio

Selects the Letterbox aspect ratio

Selects the IntelliWide aspect ratio

Selects the Cinema aspect ratio

Selects the IntelliWide 2.35 aspect ratio

16:9

4:3 Letterbox IWide Cinema IntelliWide 2.35

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v120 specifications

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