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Camera Control Commands
General
The XCL-5005CR/5005 can be controlled externally via
a serial communication using such communication
software as “HyperTerminal” or “Tera Term”.
Serial Communication
Specifications
The serial communication system is an asynchronous
method compliant with RS-232C. The following table
shows the transmission control specifications.
Command inputs are echoed back.
Command system
Command format
To input or send a command, input a command name
and concomitant parameters setting off with spaces, and
press [Enter] (Carriage Return) key.
The following are input format and input examples.
<Input format>
command param1 param2 param3 [enter]
<Input example>
PARTIAL 1 0 15 <CR>
Note
Do not omit a command and parameters before the last
one. But the parameter stated inside the double brackets
like ([Parameter]) can be omitted.
Regarding the parameter without setting value, it will be
processed in the present value.
• Input alphabets are not case-sensitive.
• Input parameters of decimal number.
Command input and response
The camera returns an echo to valid inputs: letters of the
alphabet, numbers, “+”, “-”, “.”, spaces, backspaces and
[Enter] (Carriage Return).
Input of letters and symbols other than those above are
ignored.
• When command execution is completed normally,
“OK” is displayed.
<Input>
PARTIAL 1 0 15 <CR>
<Window display>
OK <CRLF>
• When command execution is not completed normally,
“ERROR STATUS” is displayed. Also, details of the
execution are displayed for some commands (saying
later for each command).
• If a value out of the range is input as a parameter, the
input command is invalidated and “ERROR
SYNTAX” is displayed.
<Input>
PARTIAL 1 0 20 <CR>
<Window display>
ERROR SYNTAX <CRLF>
• If an invalid command is input, “ERROR SYNTAX”
is displayed.
<Input>
PART 1 0 20 <CR>
<Window display>
ERROR SYNTAX <CRLF>
• When [Enter] key is pressed with no command input,
only the carriage return is carried out.
When an invalid letter or symbol is input, it is ignored.
Baud rate
57600 / 38400 / 19200 / 9600 [bps]
Default setting
: 38400 [bps]
Data bit
8
Parity
None
Stop bit
1
Flow control
None
Command
category
Explanation
Camera control
command
Controls the camera.
Setting value
control command
Controls setting data saved inside
the camera.