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  • Page 1 Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...
  • Page 2 Planar employees. When you purchase a Planar product, you get more than a display, you get the service and support you need to maximize your investment. To find the latest warranty and service information regarding your Planar product, please visit http://www.planar.com/support...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Sending RS232 Commands Via TCP or UDP............41 Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...
  • Page 4 Table of Contents Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...

  • Page 5: Rs232 Communication

    RS232 control is not necessary for operation, but is a convenient way to control Planar® UltraRes™ Series displays from a computer at a distance. Most things you can do with the remote, you can do with RS232 commands. Plus, you can send inquiries to the displays and find out the current settings and values.

  • Page 6: Rs232 Protocol

    This indicates that the command was received but cannot be processed at this time. • [No operator] denotes an action. In this case, there’s no operator and no operand. Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...

  • Page 7: Protocol Encoding

    [CR]. The response uses the same termination character. 200=100 [CR] 200:100 [CR] “200” is the numeric command code for “BRIGHTNESS” brightness+ [CR] BRIGHTNESS:101 [CR] Increments the current Brightness value brightness- [CR] BRIGHTNESS:100 [CR] Decrements the current Brightness value Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...
  • Page 8 [CR] BRIGHTNESS!ERR 5 [CR] Example of an invalid operand (the Brightness command doesn’t accept a string operand) model.id = 1 [CR] MODEL.ID!ERR 6 [CR] Example of an invalid operator (cannot write to this command) Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...

  • Page 9: Rs232 Codes

    3 = HDMI.3 4 = HDMI.4 5 = DP Audio Select AUDIO.ZONE 1007 =?+- Zone AUDIO.ZONE=ZONE.1 See Main -> Audio -> Audio 0 = ZONE.1 AUDIO.ZONE:ZONE.1 Select 1 = ZONE.2 2 = ZONE.3 3 = ZONE.4 Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...
  • Page 10 0 = ZONE.1 BRIGHTNESS(ZONE.1)=50 Brightness 1 = ZONE.2 BRIGHTNESS(ZONE.1):50 2 = ZONE.3 3 = ZONE.4 [For the current zone] 253 = BRIGHTNESS=55 ALL.INPUT BRIGHTNESS:55 254 = ALL 254 = ALL.ZONE 255 = CURRENT [None = CURRENT] Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...
  • Page 11 COLOR.TEMPERATURE(ZONE.1):6500K 2 = ZONE.3 3 = 7500K 3 = ZONE.4 4 = 9300K [For the current zone] 253 = 5 = NATIVE COLOR.TEMPERATURE=NATIVE ALL.INPUT COLOR.TEMPERATURE=NATIVE 254 = ALL 254 = ALL.ZONE 255 = CURRENT Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...
  • Page 12 20 = T.T.2 21 = T.T.3 22 = T.B.1 23 = T.B.2 24 = T.B.3 25 = T.M.1 26 = T.M.2 27 = T.M.3 28 = Q.1 29 = Q.2 30 = Q.3 31 = Q.4 Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...

  • Page 13: Zone

    [Read the current DNS server 2 value] Selects a secondary DNS [None = NETWORK.DNS2? server Current (for NETWORK.DNS2:"172.16.0.191" reads only] [None = [Write the DNS server 2 for static IP] STATIC (for NETWORK.DNS2(STATIC)="8.8.4.4" writes only] NETWORK.DNS2(STATIC):"8.8.4.4" Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...

  • Page 14: Zone

    ERROR.LOG(1):"Wed Sep 16 13:39:33 2015 - occurred in the system. Entry 1-65535 CRIT- Power supply 2 issue" #1 is the most recent. An empty string returned means that there are no more error log entries after that entry. Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...

  • Page 15: Zone

    ALL.ZONE Red Gain: 0-200 255 = Green Gain: 0- CURRENT [None = Blue Gain: 0-200 CURRENT] Mod 2: Color 0 = RED 1 = GREEN 2 = BLUE 255 = ALL [None = ALL] Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...

  • Page 16: Zone

    No Modifiers following command: 1 Operand(s) HELP(FIRST)? Operand #1: Unsigned Integer DISABLE 0 Then enter the following ENABLE 1 command continuously until it OFF 0 returns NAK: HELP(NEXT)? YES 1 FALSE 0 TRUE 1 " Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...

  • Page 17: Zone

    Mod 2: Parameter 0 = HACTIVE 1 = VACTIVE 2 = PCLK 3 = HTOTAL 4 = VTOTAL 5 = VREFRESH HREFRESH INTERLACE VFIELDRATE VREFRESH.X. 10 = COLORDEPTH 11 = TMDS [None = ALL] Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...

  • Page 18: Zone

    Advanced Layouts [None = 6 = DUAL.T immediately apply the Multi-Source View CURRENT] 7 = TRIPLE.L and layout] 8 = TRIPLE.R LAYOUT=PIP.UL 9 = TRIPLE.T LAYOUT:PIP.UL 10 = TRIPLE.B 11 = TRIPLE.M 12 = QUAD Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...

  • Page 19: Zone

    [For Zone 1] See IR remote control keys 0 = ZONE.1 SOURCE.NEXT(ZONE.1) ZONE 1/2/3/4 1 = ZONE.2 SOURCE.NEXT(ZONE.1)@ACK 2 = ZONE.3 3 = ZONE.4 [For the current zone] 254 = ALL SOURCE.NEXT 255 = SOURCE.NEXT@ACK CURRENT Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...
  • Page 20 Forces any menus or message OSD.CLOSE@ACK boxes that are currently on screen to close ORIENTATION 1302 =?+- 0 = LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION=LANDSCAPE See Main -> Advanced Rotation 1 = PORTRAIT ORIENTATION:LANDSCAPE Settings -> Menus and Messages -> OSD Rotation Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...
  • Page 21 300 = POWER.SAVE.DELAY:5.MINUTES Settings -> Power -> Power 5.MINUTES Saving Delay. 900 = 15.MINUTES Numeric value is in seconds 1800 = and can be used to program 30.MINUTES any delay value. 3600 = 60.MINUTES Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...
  • Page 22 See Main -> Advanced 1-20 1 = TUE SCHEDULE.DAY(3)=MON Settings -> Schedule -> Set 2 = WED SCHEDULE.DAY(3):MON Event 1-20 -> Day 3 = THU 4 = FRI 5 = SAT 6 = SUN Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...
  • Page 23 SOURCE.SELECT(ZONE.1):HDMI.1 2 = ZONE.3 2 = HDMI.2 3 = ZONE.4 3 = HDMI.3 [For the current zone] 254 = ALL 4 = HDMI.4 SOURCE.SELECT=HDMI.2 255 = 5 = DP SOURCE.SELECT:HDMI.2 CURRENT [None = CURRENT] Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...
  • Page 24 TIME.DAY? See Main -> Advanced 1 = TUE TIME.DAY:TUE Settings -> Schedule -> Set 2 = WED Date and Time -> Day 3 = THU 4 = FRI 5 = SAT 6 = SUN Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...
  • Page 25 See Main -> Audio -> Treble AUDIO.TREBLE:50 Use Network NETWORK.NTP 1209 0 = OFF NETWORK.NTP=ON See Main -> Advanced Time 1 = ON NETWORK.NTP:ON Settings -> Schedule -> Set Date and Time -> Use Network Time Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...
  • Page 26 [Set the wall width to 4] See Main -> Advanced 1 = WIDTH WALL(WIDTH)=4 Settings -> Tiling 2 = HEIGHT WALL(WIDTH):4 3 = COLUMN 4 = ROW 5 = FRAME. ENABLE 6 = FRAME. WIDTH 7 = FRAME. HEIGHT Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...

  • Page 27: Current Zone Layout

    T.M.1 Triple View Side-by-Side Zone 1 T.M.2 Triple View Side-by-Side Zone 2 T.M.3 Triple View Side-by-Side Zone 3 Quad View Zone 1 Quad View Zone 2 Quad View Zone 3 Quad View Zone 4 Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...

  • Page 28: Key

    Selects the top line in the current menu PRESETS PRESETS Opens the Presets menu PRESET1 PRESET 1 Applies Preset 1 PRESET2 PRESET 2 Applies Preset 2 PRESET3 PRESET 3 Applies Preset 3 PRESET4 PRESET 4 Applies Preset 4 Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...
  • Page 29 Selects OPS for the current zone WALL VIDEO WALL Opens the Tiling menu COLOR COLOR Not used MISC MISC Opens the Image Information menu  ARROW.LEFT Not used  ARROW.RIGHT Not used STAR.STAR Not used Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...

  • Page 30: Timezone

    UTCM0400.GEORGETOWN.LA.PAZ.MANAUS.SAN.JUAN (UTC-04:00) Georgetown, La Paz, Manaus, San Juan UTCM0330.NEWFOUNDLAND (UTC-03:30) Newfoundland UTCM0300.BRASILIA (UTC-03:00) Brasilia UTCM0300.CAYENNE.FORTALEZA (UTC-03:00) Cayenne, Fortaleza UTCM0300.CITY.OF.BUENOS.AIRES (UTC-03:00) Buenos Aires UTCM0300.GREENLAND (UTC-03:00) Greenland UTCM0300.MONTEVIDEO (UTC-03:00) Montevideo UTCM0300.SALVADOR (UTC-03:00) Salvador UTCM0300.SANTIAGO (UTC-03:00) Santiago UTCM0200.COORDINATED.UNIVERSAL.TIMEM02 (UTC-02:00) Coordinated Universal Time -02 Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...
  • Page 31 (UTC+02:00) Tripoli UTCP0300.BAGHDAD (UTC+03:00) Baghdad UTCP0300.KUWAIT.RIYADH (UTC+03:00) Kuwait, Riyadh UTCP0300.MINSK (UTC+03:00) Minsk UTCP0300.MOSCOW.ST.PETERSBURG.VOLGOGRAD. (UTC+03:00) Moscow, St. Petersburg, RTZ.2 Volgograd (RTZ 2) UTCP0300.NAIROBI (UTC+03:00) Nairobi UTCP0330.TEHRAN (UTC+03:30) Tehran UTCP0400.ABU.DHABI.MUSCAT (UTC+04:00) Abu Dhabi, Muscat UTCP0400.BAKU (UTC+04:00) Baku Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...
  • Page 32 (UTC+09:00) Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo UTCP0900.SEOUL (UTC+09:00) Seoul UTCP0900.YAKUTSK.RTZ.8 (UTC+09:00) Yakutsk (RTZ 8) UTCP0930.ADELAIDE (UTC+09:30) Adelaide UTCP0930.DARWIN (UTC+09:30) Darwin UTCP1000.BRISBANE (UTC+10:00) Brisbane UTCP1000.CANBERRA.MELBOURNE.SYDNEY (UTC+10:00) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney UTCP1000.GUAM.PORT.MORESBY (UTC+10:00) Guam, Port Moresby UTCP1000.HOBART (UTC+10:00) Hobart UTCP1000.MAGADAN (UTC+10:00) Magadan Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...
  • Page 33 (UTC+11:00) Solomon Is., New Caledonia UTCP1200.ANADYR.PETROPAVLOVSK.KAMCHATSKY. (UTC+12:00) Anadyr, Petropavlovsk- RTZ.11 Kamchatsky (RTZ 11) UTCP1200.AUCKLAND.WELLINGTON (UTC+12:00) Auckland, Wellington UTCP1200.COORDINATED.UNIVERSAL.TIMEP12 (UTC+12:00) Coordinated Universal Time +12 UTCP1200.FIJI (UTC+12:00) Fiji UTCP1300.NUKU.ALOFA (UTC+13:00) Nuku'alofa UTCP1300.SAMOA (UTC+13:00) Samoa UTCP1400.KIRITIMATI.ISLAND (UTC+14:00) Kiritimati Island Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...

  • Page 34: Sending Serial Commands Via Usb

    If you’re unsure whether your machine is 32-bit or 64-bit, try both installation programs. If the selected program is for a different architecture, the installer will inform you to use the other installation program. When the Planar USB Driver Installer page opens, click “Next”. Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...
  • Page 35 Installing the UltraRes USB drivers The USB drivers will be automatically installed. When the installation completes, click “Finish”. The USB driver installation process is now complete. Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...
  • Page 36 If driver installation succeeds, you will see a message like the one shown below. If so, driver installation is complete. If Windows’ attempt at installing the drivers fails, you will need to manually install the drivers using the steps below. Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...
  • Page 37 Installing the UltraRes USB drivers Open the Start menu and select “Control Panel”. Select Hardware and Sound. In the following menu, under Devices and Printers, select “Device Manager”. Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...
  • Page 38 Installing the UltraRes USB drivers In the Device Manager, there will be a “Planar UltraRes” or “Planar UR8450” item in the “Other Devices” section. Right-click on Planar UltraRes (or Planar UR8450) and select “Update Driver Software”. Follow the steps defined in the Update Driver Software wizard as follows.
  • Page 39 Installing the UltraRes USB drivers Make sure the “Include subfolders” checkbox is checked. The USB drivers are installed as part of the Planar UltraRes Control installation process. Use the “Browse” button to locate the directory where Planar UltraRes Control was installed.

  • Page 40: Using The Ultrares Usb Connection

    Once the USB drivers are installed, the PC will recognize the USB-B connection as a regular serial port. The USB-B connection will appear in the COM port list of each serial terminal program. Any terminal program such as Tera Term can be used to test the connection. Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...

  • Page 41: Sending Rs232 Commands Via Tcp Or Udp

    Notice the following in the TCP example below using Tera Term: • The IP address is 10.15.0.75 • Port 57 is selected • Service is set to “Other” to indicate that TCP is being used without Telnet or SSH Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...
  • Page 42 • “444953504C41592E504F5745523D310D” in the Send box is hex for “DISPLAY.POWER=1” Note: Most UDP terminal programs won’t automatically send the [CR] at the end of the command, so the hex command is used to do this manually. Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual...

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