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Closed Caption & Text on Video Overlay

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6.0 Serial Port Communication 

The CC-101(-PRO) operates at 9600 baud (8 bits, no parity) and has 2 
modes. 

1. Query Mode (default on power up) 
2. Overlay/Command Mode 

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.   Query Mode 

In Query Mode, the CC-101(-PRO) will print out current states in 
response to properly formatted queries. All Query Mode commands and 
responses are in ASCII format. Commands and responses will be inside 
double quotes. The double quotes are not part of the command or 
response. Only what is inside the double quotes is the command or 
response. 

Query: Video Status (Is there an active video on the selected input?) 

Command: “?V” 
Response:  “A” = Active.  “I” = Inactive (no video) 

Query: Video Standard (What is the video standard of the video?) 

Command: “?S” 
Response: “N” = NTSC standard.  “P” = PAL or SECAM standard 

Query: Current Output CC-101-PRO (What is the PRO output?) 

Command: “?O”  
Response: “V” = VGA.  

   “C” = 480P (Component) 

Query: Current Input (What is the selected input?) 

Command: “?I” 
Response: “S” = S-Video.   “C” = Composite Video 

Query: Current CC selection (What is the current CC selection?) 

Command: “?C” 
Response: “1” = CC1.   “A” = CC Alternate.  “N” = CC Off 

Query: Current CC Alternate value (What CC version is Alternate?) 

Command: “?A” 
Response: “2” = CC2.   “3” = CC3. “4” = CC4 

Query: Current Firmware Version (What is the current firmware version?) 

Command: “?F” 
Response: “Firmware Ver 2.x” 

Query: Turn On/Off CC 

Command: “S” (or “s”) 
Response: “Enable CC stream” or “Disable CC stream” 

Query: Blank Video Output 

Command: “B” (or “b”) 
Response: Video Output Blanks (Closed Caption or Text still displayed) 

Query: Un-Blank Video Output 

Command: “U” (or “u”) 
Response: Video Output Un-Blanks 

Summary of Contents for CC-101

Page 1: ...l rights reserved 1163 Warner Ave Tustin CA 92780 Ph 714 641 6607 Fax 714 641 6698 Model CC 101 CC 101 PRO Closed Caption and Text Video Overlay With CC Streaming Progressive Component YPbPr and VGA outputs on the PRO unit UMA1116 Rev 2 6 ...

Page 2: ...Model CC 101 CC 101 PRO 2 ...

Page 3: ...he Com Port 10 How to insert Text Overlay Commands 10 Inserting Hex Bytes 10 Inserting standard ASCII characters 11 Inserting non standard characters 12 How to use Delay to Next String and invoke repeat loop 13 Set CC Alt 13 Show strings on power on 13 Show strings on Upload 14 CC streaming on power on CC 101 PRO Only 14 CC streaming on Upload CC 101 PRO Only 14 6 0 Serial Port Communication 15 Qu...

Page 4: ...e user to define and store text in the unit s memory for playback This powerful software allows timers so the text can stay for predefined time on the screen You can also configure the unit to end and freeze the last displayed text on the screen or to loop the playback from the beginning ad infinitum Also during the playback you can turn on Closed Caption decoding for long periods of time This mak...

Page 5: ...where closed captioning decoding may not be an option such as when projectors are used or scalers that strip out the captioning 9 Excellent for adding titles to any video 9 Choice of font sizes and background styles for text overlay 9 Screen can be Blanked with Closed Caption text displayed 9 PRO unit eliminates interlace flicker with its progressive output 3 0 Installation Included Cables The CC ...

Page 6: ...able or the supplied HD15 to Component cable If you have a PRO unit the front panel PRO OUTPUT will be lit Connect the included power supply to the CC 101 PRO and apply power do not substitute power supplies inputs over 5 5 VDC cause damage For programming the unit s internal memory with your own text or for streaming ASCII data to the unit Connect the supplied DB9 RS 232 Serial cable to your PC a...

Page 7: ...en CC1 and a user defined CC Alternate which can be defined as CC2 CC3 or CC4 Defining the CC Alt selection is done via the RS 232 Serial interface but it is set as CC2 at the factory See the Overlay Mode Parameter Commands section for specifics Selecting the CC data channels is accomplished by pressing the CLOSED CAPTION select button on the front panel The button will cycle between CC1 Î CC Alt ...

Page 8: ... These are available from Hall Research Model USB RS232 1 Text overlay requires a video input this means that if you have no video connected you cannot get a video output The unit can display a variety of text styles on the screen as shown below CC Stream out CC 101 PRO Only Press the CC and the Pro Output selection buttons simultaneously to enable disable the Closed Caption streaming out through ...

Page 9: ...ength A wait time of 0 seconds to 65 535 seconds may be added to the end of each of these strings After these strings have been uploaded to the CC 101 PRO there are 4 different ways to tell the CC 101 PRO how to show these stored strings 1 Specify in the GUI to show these stored strings every time the unit is turned on 2 Press the Input and the CC selection buttons simultaneously for 3 seconds Hit...

Page 10: ... parameter may be needed If a parameter is needed you will need to specify a value in the Command Parameter text box After you have entered a valid parameter the Insert Command Button will show up and be available Click on this button and the command will be inserted into the selected string at the current position Inserting Hex Bytes Enter a 1 byte hexadecimal value into the Hexadecimal text box ...

Page 11: ...ers To insert standard ASCII characters into the selected string select the large Serial String text box and just type directly from the keyboard You can use Enter to insert a CR or use Backspace to erase characters The standard Windows cut and paste functions are disabled ...

Page 12: ...acters Refer to Table 1 for the Hexadecimal codes to use to insert standard and non standard ASCII characters For example To insert a vertical line insert the Hexadecimal byte AC To insert an upside down question mark insert the Hexadecimal byte 13 TABLE 1 ...

Page 13: ...of time then it will loop and begin displaying the stored strings again starting with string 1 If there is no wait time specified in Delay to Next String for string 10 the CC 101 PRO will not loop back to string 1 Whatever text is currently overlaid on the screen will remain until the CC Selection button is pressed Important note on Delay or Wait Times The Delay to Next String wait times are not e...

Page 14: ...ds after reset or power on before it starts playing back if you have set the start on power on flag This gives you enough time to start uploading your commands even if you are looping the playback CC streaming on power on CC 101 PRO Only When this checkbox is checked the CC 101 PRO will always stream out Closed Caption through RS232 immediately on power up CC streaming on Upload CC 101 PRO Only Wh...

Page 15: ...dard What is the video standard of the video Command S Response N NTSC standard P PAL or SECAM standard Query Current Output CC 101 PRO What is the PRO output Command O Response V VGA C 480P Component Query Current Input What is the selected input Command I Response S S Video C Composite Video Query Current CC selection What is the current CC selection Command C Response 1 CC1 A CC Alternate N CC ...

Page 16: ...4 Reserved Overlay Command Mode In this mode you can send ASCII text and display it in real time on the screen Non ASCII bytes are either reserved for special functions such as changing the text style see Table 2 or display special characters shown in Table 1 Starting the Overlay Command Mode The serial mode is switched to Overlay Command Mode from Query Mode by issuing the hexadecimal command hC0...

Page 17: ...FF h1B 1 20 h01 h14 Clear Row 255 28 hFF h1C Clear Page 255 29 hFF h1D Wait Frames 255 30 hFF h1E 0 65 h00 h41 Flash blink On 255 31 hFF h1F Flash blink Off 255 32 hFF h20 No Background 255 33 hFF h21 No Background space 255 34 hFF h22 Black Characters 255 35 hFF h23 Black Underlined Characters 255 36 hFF h24 White Characters 255 37 hFF h25 White Underlined Characters 255 38 hFF h26 Set CC Alt Mod...

Page 18: ...racters in the same row Double Wide Character A Double Wide Character will take the space of 2 of the 32 character positions in a row You can mix Standard and Doublewide characters in the same row Drop Shadow When displaying Text Overlay Drop Shadow indicates there will be a black shadow behind each character displayed Box When displaying Text Overlay Box indicates there will be a black box behind...

Page 19: ...on to the end of the row No Background Will make the entire Text Overlay have a no background Space with no Background Will print a space with no background Black Characters Will print black characters Black Underlined Characters Will print black underlined characters White Characters Will print white characters White Underlined Characters Will print white underlined characters Set CC Alt Mode Wil...

Page 20: ... the CC 101 PRO If for any reason you need to reset the CC 101 PRO press the Input and Pro Output buttons simultaneously for 3 seconds and the unit will reset This will not result in the loss of any serial command programming This will only reboot the unit All the serial commands are still stored in the unit 8 0 Troubleshooting Make sure that all your connections are solid and check the state of t...

Page 21: ... advanced aspects of programming the internal EEPROM for text overlay playback When you create your 10 strings and hit upload this is what happens Send hEE to CC 101 Wait to receive Acknowledge byte of h0A Send h01 or h00 to turn playback on power up on off Wait to receive Acknowledge byte of h09 For I 1 to 10 one for each string Send length of String in one byte 0 to hC8 Wait to receive Acknowled...

Page 22: ... the screen and save it so that if power goes off the unit will show the last text that you displayed You need to first make sure the text is properly formatted i e if the length of the text is longer than one line you need to insert CR as required Then count the of bytes in your string and set it as string 1 length String 2 through 10 lengths is 0 Use a wait time of 0 for Wait till next string an...

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Page 24: ...1163 Warner Ave Tustin CA 92780 Ph 714 641 6607 Fax 714 641 6698 Copyright 2009 Hall Research Technologies Inc All rights reserved Product Designed and Made in the USA ...

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