Panasonic 42PHD8UK Plasma Display - Page 11

SERIAL Terminals connection The SERIAL terminal is used when the Plasma Display is controlled by a computer. COMPUTER RS-232C Straight cable SERIAL Connections 6789 12345 Pin layout for RS-232C D-sub 9p Notes: • Use the RS-232C cable to connect the computer to the Plasma Display. • The computer shown is for example purposes only. • Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this set. The SERIAL terminal conforms to the RS-232C interface specification, so that the Plasma Display can be controlled by a computer which is connected to this terminal. The computer will require software which allows the sending and receiving of control data which satisfies the conditions given below. Use a computer application such as programming language software. Refer to the documentation for the computer application for details. Communication parameters Signal level RS-232C compliant Synchronization method Asynchronous Baud rate 9600 bps Parity None Character length 8 bits Stop bit 1 bit Flow control - RS-232C Conversion cable D-sub 9-pin female 2 Details R X D 3 T X D 5 GND 4•6 Non use 7 8 Shorted 1• 9 NC Basic format for control data The transmission of control data from the computer starts with a STX signal, followed by the command, the parameters, and lastly an ETX signal in that order. If there are no parameters, then the parameter signal does not need to be sent. STX C1 C2 C3 : P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 ETX Start (02h) Colon Parameter(s) 3-character (1 - 5 bytes) command (3 bytes) End (03h) Notes: • If multiple commands are transmitted, be sure to wait for the response for the first command to come from this unit before sending the next command. • If an incorrect command is sent by mistake, this unit will send an "ER401" command back to the computer. Command Command PON POF AVL AMT IMS DAM Parameter None None ** 0 1 None SL1 SL2 SL3 PC1 None NORM ZOOM FULL JUST SELF Control details Power ON Power OFF Volume 00 - 63 Audio MUTE OFF Audio MUTE ON Input select (toggle) Slot1 input Slot2 input Slot3 input PC input Screen mode select (toggle) NORMAL (4 : 3) ZOOM FULL JUST Panasonic AUTO With the power off, this display responds to PON command only. 11