
9.5 SPECIAL
COMMANDS
Version:
The VER (followed by a carriage return) command queries the camera and returns the
characters DVC and a two byte hex code representing a "major revision" and a "minor revision". A
typical response to the command VER is DVC6.0.
Camera Type:
the CAM command (followed by a carriage return) command queries the camera
as to its “type”. In versions prior to 6.0, the CAM command (followed by a carriage return) returns
one of the following parameters: 1312M (for a DVC-1312 monochrome camera) OR 1312C (for a
DVC-1312C color camera).
In version 6.0 and future versions, there are more valid responses to the CAM command, to
accommodate the following models:
1312AM
1312AC
1310AM
1310AC
Note: since this is a new command, older versions of the camera will respond to this query with an
error msg.
The INT command (followed by a carriage return) command queries the camera as to whether the
image-intensifier option (Intensicam) is installed. Note: since this is a new command, older
versions of the camera will respond to this query with an error msg. (which should be interpreted as
equivalent to “no intensifier installed”. Valid responses are 00: no intensifier installed {default}
and 01: intensifier installed.
The following commands apply only to intensified cameras:
CMD
Code
Description
Range of argument
Output
signals
controlled
{default}
IGN Intensifier
Gain
00
≤
two digit hex value
≤
FF
Int_Gain
DAC {00}
IPO
Intensifier Pulse “ON” Duration 000
≤
three digit hex value
≤
FFF
SPI Latch
{00}
IPD
Intensifier Pulse Delay
00
≤
two digit hex value
≤
FF
SPI Latch
{00}
IMD
XYZ
Intensifier mode (see below)
IOF, ION, PON, SON, PEX
INT_PULSE
{IOF}
IMD IOF Turn off intensifier
See below
IMD ION Turn on intensifier in Gain
mode
See below
INT_PULSE
{LOW}
IMD
PON
Turn on intensifier in Pulse
mode
uses IPO & IPD; see below
INT_PULSE
{HIGH}
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