Saber PanelMount NVIS
90-3104-005 User’s Manual
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10
Serial Port
10.4
Serial Command Set
The following table describes the proposed command set using only standard ASCII
characters (0x20 – 0x7F) accessible on a standard PC keyboard. All commands shall be
terminated with a Carriage Return <CR> (0x0D) and Line Feed <LF> (0x0A).
COMMAND
DESCRIPTION
‘B’
’+’
‘-‘
“XXX”
‘?’
Backlight Brightness Control
Increment Backlight Brightness
Decrement Backlight Brightness
Set Backlight Brightness Level = “XXX”
Query Backlight Brightness
‘K’
’+’
‘-‘
“XXX”
‘?’
Keypad Brightness Control
Increment Backlight Brightness [1]
Decrement Backlight Brightness [1]
Set Backlight Brightness Level = “XXX” [1]
Query Backlight Brightness
‘M’
’D’
‘N‘
‘?’
Backlight Mode Control
Set Day Mode
Set NVIS Mode [2]
Query Backlight Mode
‘S’
‘0’
‘1’
‘?’
Backlight/Keypad Brightness Sync
Separate Brightness control
Keypad brightness follows backlight brightness (DEFAULT)
Query Backlight Mode
‘V’
‘M’
‘+’
‘-‘
‘U’ or ‘u’
‘D’ or ‘d’
Video Controller Command
Display OSD Menu / Navigate OSD Back
Increment Contrast/ Navigate OSD Right
Decrement Contrast/ Navigate OSD Left
Increment White Level / Navigate OSD Up
Decrement White Level / Navigate OSD Down
‘P’
’0’
‘1‘
‘?’
Power
Off
On
Query Power Status
‘PRGM’
Sets video controller into programming mode
‘E’
‘0’
‘1’
Serial Echo Control
Serial Command Echo Disabled
Serial Command Echo Enabled (DEFAULT)
‘T’
“XXX”
‘?’
Keypad Timing Control
Set Keypad Serial Repeat Rate= “XXX” [3]
Query Keypad Serial Repeat Rate
1 Command valid only if Keypad Brightness Sync is DISABLED.
2 Command valid only if NVIS hardware present.
3 Time between repeats shall be defined as XXX * 8 ms
