Camera Control Commands; General; Serial Communication Specifications; Command System - Sony XCL-5005CR Technical Manual

Camera Control Commands

General

The XCL-5005CR/5005 can be controlled externally via
a serial communication using such communication
software as "HyperTerminal" or "Tera Term".
Serial Communication
Specifications
The serial communication system is an asynchronous
method compliant with RS-232C. The following table
shows the transmission control specifications.
Command inputs are echoed back.
Baud rate 57600 / 38400 / 19200 / 9600 [bps]
Default setting: 38400 [bps]
Data bit 8
Parity None
Stop bit 1
Flow control None

Command system

Command Explanation
category
Camera control Controls the camera.
command
Setting value Controls setting data saved inside
control command the camera.

Command format

To input or send a command, input a command name
and concomitant parameters setting off with spaces, and
press [Enter] (Carriage Return) key.
The following are input format and input examples.
<Input format>
command param1 param2 param3 [enter]
<Input example>
PARTIAL 1 0 15 <CR>
Note
Do not omit a command and parameters before the last
one. But the parameter stated inside the double brackets
like ([Parameter]) can be omitted.
Regarding the parameter without setting value, it will be
processed in the present value.
• Input alphabets are not case-sensitive.
• Input parameters of decimal number.

Command input and response

The camera returns an echo to valid inputs: letters of the
alphabet, numbers, "+", "-", ".", spaces, backspaces and
[Enter] (Carriage Return).
Input of letters and symbols other than those above are
ignored.
• When command execution is completed normally,
"OK" is displayed.
<Input>
PARTIAL 1 0 15 <CR>
<Window display> OK <CRLF>
• When command execution is not completed normally,
"ERROR STATUS" is displayed. Also, details of the
execution are displayed for some commands (saying
later for each command).
• If a value out of the range is input as a parameter, the
input command is invalidated and "ERROR
SYNTAX" is displayed.
<Input>
PARTIAL 1 0 20 <CR>
<Window display> ERROR SYNTAX <CRLF>
• If an invalid command is input, "ERROR SYNTAX"
is displayed.
<Input>
PART 1 0 20 <CR>
<Window display> ERROR SYNTAX <CRLF>
• When [Enter] key is pressed with no command input,
only the carriage return is carried out.
When an invalid letter or symbol is input, it is ignored.
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