SERIAL COMMANDS
10. SERIAL COMMANDS
10.1. SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS
The display uses a simple text-based control protocol to take requests from control devices and to provide
responses to such devices. This section describes how to send control messages over a serial link between the
display and an automation/control system or a PC running a terminal emulation program such as Windows
HyperTerminal or Tera Term.
10.2. RS-232 CONNECTION AND PORT CONFIGURATION
Connect your control system or PC to the RS-232 input of the display.
Configure the RS-232 controller or PC serial port as follows: Baud rate: 115200, 8bit, non parity, 1 stop bit.
10.3. COMMAND AND RESPONSE FORMAT
RS232 Command format:
NAME:
START
EX:
A9
- The Device ID Can be set in the ‚lock' menu of
the screen.
- If ID 00 is used in the command, it is seen as
a ‚broadcast' command (Screens will always
accepted the command)
RS232 return from screen
The screen will return an acknowledgment or a
non-acknowledgement in the following format:
NAME:
START
BYTE:
1byte
EX:
A9
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COMMAND
ID
VALUE
11
00
01
ACK
COMMAND ID
VALUE
1byte
1byte
1byte
1byte
xx
11
00
ERR
where:
- Command accepted:
will be same as the sent Value.
END
- Command not Accepted: xx= 4E, the ‚value' (Err) will
8A
show as follows:
- 01 = Invalid command
- 02 = Invalid data value
- FF = Unknown error
END
1 byte
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xx= 41, the returned ‚value'