Communication Parameter; Pin Configuration; Restriction For Communication; Communication Data Format - Sony BRAVIA KDL-40XBR5 Reference Manual

1. Communication Parameter

Communication system
Synchronous system
Baud rate
Character length
Parity
Start bit
Stop bit
Flow control

2. Pin Configuration

Display side (D-sub 9-pin male)
KDL-52XBR5 etc.
KDS-Z70XBR5 etc.
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9
- External view -
Pin No. Signal
1 NC
2 RD
3 TD
4 NC
5 GND
6 NC
7 NC
8 NC
9 NC

3. Restriction for Communication

Send control command after 20 seconds of power on.
Strictly keep to send next command after receiving answer response from
Display.
Set the command interval to 500ms or more.
Value range for direct command is same as user can change by menu.
When set is at standby mode, only receives Power ON command.
To turn on the set, first set standby command as Enable. After this, the set
can receive Power ON command.
RS-232C PROTOCOL MANUAL
RS-232C
Asynchronous communication
9600 bps
8 bit
None
1 bit
1 bit
None
Host side (D-sub 9-pin)
Personal computer
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9
- External view -
Pin No. Signal
1 NC
2 RD
3 TD
4 NC
5 GND
6 NC
7 NC
8 NC
9 NC

4. Communication Data Format

(a) Control (Host t Request of Write to Display)
No. Item
1 Header
2 Category
3 Function
4 Data1 (Length)
5 Data2 (Data1)
: :
: :
X Data (X-3)
X+1 Check Sum
Check Sum: The total from No.1 to No. X, when value exceeds 255, 1byte
of data is confirmed the bottom.
(b) Answer (Display t Response to host)
1 Control answer
No. Item Value
1 Header 0x70: Answer
2 Answer* 0x00: Completed (Normal End)
0x01: Limit Over
(Abnormal End-Exceed maximum value)
0x02: Limit Over
(Abnormal End-Exceed minimum value)
0x03: Command Canceled (Abnormal end)
0x04: Parse Error (Data Format Error)
3 Check Sum 0xXX
0x00: Completed Normal response.
0x01: Limit Over The packets was received normally, but the
data value was over the upper limit.
0x02: Limit Over The packets was received normally, but the
data value was over the lower limit.
0x03: Command canceld The packet is received normally but either the
value of data is incorrect or request is not
permitted for the current host value.
0x04: Parse Error Received not defined format data or check
sum Error.
Check Sum: The total from No.1 to No. X, when value exceeds 255, 1byte
of data is confirmed the bottom.
Value
0x8C: Control
0x00 (fixed)
0xXX
0xXX (=X–3 byte)
0xXX
0xXX
0xXX
0xXX
0xXX
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