Screen Blanking Utility; Step 1 - Build A Loopback Cable Assembly; Figure 3-5 Loop Back Cable - LXE VX5 Reference Manual

Screen Blanking Utility

Screen Blanking Utility
The VX5 can be configured to blank the display when the vehicle to which it is mounted is
moving. When configured properly, the screen blanking feature provides a tamper resistant
method to blank the vehicle screen.
application and a customer supplied cable connected to one of the COM ports on the VX5.
Properly configured, the VX5 display is visible only when the cable provides a signal that the
vehicle has stopped.
Screen blanking is available on VX5's with:
Note:
Step 1 – Build a Loopback Cable Assembly
The customer must supply their own cable. The cable must be designed so that pin 7 (RTS –
Request to Send Output) and pin 8 (Clear to Send Input) of a D9 female connector provide
continuity only when the vehicle is stopped (for example, via a switch on the accelerator pedal of
the fork truck). All other pins on the connector must be left unconnected. If pins 7 and 8 do not
provide continuity (or the cable is removed), the VX5 screen remains blank.
The cable can be hooked to either the COM1 or COM2 port. The COM port used must be
selected during "Step 3 - Configuring the Screen Control Service".
E-EQ-VX5RG-G
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Microsoft Windows
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VX5 Screen Blanking Application.
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Microsoft .NET Framework Version 1.1 or later.
The .NET Framework is included in the LXE VX5 Windows XP software load.
Customers with Windows 2000 and customers who load their own Windows operating
system must download and install the .NET Framework from Microsoft's web site.
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Figure 3-5 Loop Back Cable

The screen blanking feature consists of a Windows
2000 or XP Professional operating systems.
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7
Pin 8
Pin 7
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