Rs-232C Control - JAI CV-M2 Operation Manual

7.4. RS-232C control

All configuration of the CV-M2 camera is done via the RS-232C port on the 12 pin HR connector
or via Camera Link. The control mode can be selected by the internal switch RS-232C/Camera
Link. The camera can be set up from a PC running terminal emulator software, or using JAI´s
camera control software.
Below is the description of the ASCII based short command protocol.
Communication setting.
Baud Rate
Data Length
Start Bit
Stop Bit
Parity
Xon/Xoff Control
Protocol.
Transmit setting to camera:
NN=[Parameter]<CR><LF> (NN is any kind of command. Capital or small letters.)
The camera answers:
COMPLETE<CR><LF>
To have all communication visible on the emulator screen, start with:
EB=1<CR><LF>
The camera answers:
COMPLETE<CR><LF>
Transmit request command to camera:
NN?<CR><LF> (NN is any kind of command.)
The camera answers:
NN=[Parameter]<CR><LF>
Transmit the following to have the camera actual setting:
ST?<CR><LF>
The camera answers:
A complete list of the current settings
Transmit the following to have a command list:
HP?<CR><LF>
The camera answers:
A list with all commands and possible settings
Invalid parameters send to camera: (99 is an invalid parameter)
SH=99<CR><LF>
The camera answers:
02 Bad Parameters!!<CR><LF>
To see the firmware number.
VN?<CR><LF>
To se the camera ID. It shows the manufacturing lot.
ID?<CR><LF>
9600 bps
8 bit
1 bit
RS 232C cable
1 bit
None
None
CV-M2
CAMERA CAMERA
- 27 -
1 CD 1 CD
4 DTR 4 DTR
6 DSR 6 DSR
9 pin 9 pin
2 RXD 2 RXD
TXD TXD
D-con D-con
3 TXD 3 TXD
RXD RXD
PC COM PC COM
5 GND
GND GND 5 GND
PORT PORT
7 RTS 7 RTS
8 CTS 8 CTS
9 CI 9 CI