Controlling The Monitor With A Computer (Rs-232C) - Sharp PN-ME652 Operation Manual

Controlling the Monitor with a computer (RS-232C)

You can control this monitor from a computer via RS-232C
(COM port) on the computer.
This is the description when "Control Terminal" is set to
"RS-232C" and "Command Format" is set to "S-Format".
Computer connection
Connect with RS-232 cross cable between the computer's
COM port (RS-232C connector) and the RS-232C input
terminal on the monitor.
RS-232 cross cable
RS-232C (commercially available)
input terminal
Communication conditions
Set the RS-232C communication settings on the computer to
match the monitor's communication settings as follows:
Baud rate 9600 bps
Data length 8 bits
Parity bit None
2
Computer
To COM port
Stop bit 1 bit
Flow control None
Communication procedure
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Command format
When a command is sent from the computer to the monitor,
the monitor operates according to the received command and
sends a response message to the computer.
C1 C2 C3 C4
Command field
(4 prescribed
alphanumerical characters)
Example: VOLM0030
VOLM
* Be sure to input 4 characters for the parameter. Pad with
spaces (" ") if necessary.
(" " is a return code (0D
Wrong : VOLM30
Right : VOLM 30
If a command has "R" listed for "Direction" in the
"RS-232C command table" on page 4, the current value
can be returned by using "?" as the parameter.
Example:
←
VOLM ? ? ? ?
←
30
Return code
P1 P2 P3 P4
Parameter field
(4 character string comprised of:
0-9, +, -, space, ?)
30
, 0A or 0D ))
H H H
From computer to monitor (How
much is current volume setting?).
From monitor to computer
(Current volume setting: 30).
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