A. Appendix A
A. APPENDIX A
A.1 RS-232 protocol
Communication settings:
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Baud rate 9600
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Data bits 8
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Parity none
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Start bits 1
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Stop bits 1
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Handshake none
W
ARNING
:
Serial interface is used also for upgrade FW and calibration of the monitor
and then, sending commands, outside of the following list, could cause unexpected re-
sults.
Available commands:
Notes:
<ESC> stands for the ASCII code 1B hex
<ACK> stands for the ASCII code 06 hex
<NACK> stands for the ASCII code 15 hex
<CR> stands for the ASCII code 0D hex
<LF> stands for the ASCII code 0A hex
1a) Get Current Backlight Brightness:
PC > monitor:
<ESC> b?
monitor > PC:
“string” <ACK>
where “string” is a 3 character ASCII string with the current backlight brightness (example: “300”).
1b) Set Backlight Brightness:
PC > monitor:
<ESC> b “string”
monitor > PC:
<ACK>
where “string” is a 3 character ASCII string with the desired backlight brightness in the range from 40 to
700 (cd²/m).
2) Input Management:
PC > monitor:
<ESC>i “crt”
where “crt” has the following meaning:
(character)
Action
<CR>
Query
1
Select DVI Input 1-3
2
Select DVI Input 2-4
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