Viewing And Modifying Format Parameters By Editing Xml Files - Quantum Data 881 User Manual

Viewing and modifying format parameters by editing XML files

158 Chapter 5 Working with Formats
3. To view options, enter the commands for the format options you want to view. For
example, to view the sync configuration, enter the following command:
ASSG?
The generator responds with the information as shown below:
0, 1, 0 // Indicates no sync on red, sync on green, no sync on blue
4. To modify options, enter the format commands with the new values. For example, to
enable sync on red and disable sync on green, enter the following commands:
FMTL DMT0660
ASSG 1, 0, 1
FMTU
To view and modify a format's parameter settings using the command line interface:
1. Establish a session with the generator using either HyperTerminal over a serial
connection or Telnet over an Ethernet LAN. See
the 882" on page 30 or
2. Load the format whose parameters you want to view by entering the following
command:
FMTL format // Specify a valid format name
FMTU
3. To view parameters, enter the commands for the format settings you want to view. For
example, to view the horizontal resolution, vertical resolution, horizontal period, and
analog video sync type, enter the following command:
HRES?; VRES?; HTOT?; AVST?
The generator responds with the information in sequence as shown below:
640;480;800;2
4. To modify settings, enter the format commands with the new values. For example to
modify the horizontal resolution and the horizontal sync pulse delay for DMT0660,
enter the following commands:
FMTL DMT0660
HRES 660
HSPD 10
FMTU
Procedures for viewing and modifying the format parameters by editing the format XML
files are provided below.
// Load DMT0660 for editing
// Enable sync on red, disable sync on green
// Apply the changes to the generator
"Establishing a Telnet session with the
// Load DMT0660 for editing
// Change horizontal res. from 640 to 660 pixels
// Change pulse delay from 16 to 10 pixels
// Apply the changes to the generator
"Establishing a terminal session with
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