Appendix B: Ascii Commands - Dalsa Linea Color CL User Manual

Appendix B: ASCII
Commands
The following commands can be used to control the camera.
Accessing the Three Letter Commands (TLC)
To access the TLC an ASCII-based communications interface application, such as
HyperTerminal.
Additionally it is possible to use the functions of clserxxx.dll or clallserial.dll as
defined in the Camera Link Specification.
Clserxxx.dll
Figure 27: Serial DLL hierarchy as mentioned in the Camera Link Specification
1. Cycle power to the camera: by either a) issuing the reset camera command (rc), or
b) powering the camera OFF and then ON.
2. Load the ASCII interface using:
 9600 baud
 8 data bits
 no parity
 1 stop bit
 no flow control
 local echo
 (carriage return / linefeed)
3. Wait for a stable status LED color (green or red) before proceeding. Note that all
entries in HyperTerminal will be ignored until a stable LED color is obtained.
Appendix B: ASCII Commands 
Visual Basic or C
Application
Clallserial.dll
Clseryyy.dll Clserzzz.dll
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