A. Appendix A - Barco MDSC-8258 User Manual

A. APPENDIX A

A.1 RS-232 protocol
Communication settings:
• Baud rate 9600
• Data bits 8
• Parity none
• Start bits 1
• Stop bits 1
• Handshake none
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ARNING
and then, sending commands, outside of the following list, could cause unexpected re-
sults.
Available commands:
Notes:
<ESC> stands for the ASCII code 1B hex
<ACK> stands for the ASCII code 06 hex
<NACK> stands for the ASCII code 15 hex
<CR> stands for the ASCII code 0D hex
<LF> stands for the ASCII code 0A hex
1a) Get Current Backlight Brightness:
PC > monitor: <ESC> b?
monitor > PC: "string" <ACK>
where "string" is a 3 character ASCII string with the current backlight brightness (example: "300").
1b) Set Backlight Brightness:
PC > monitor: <ESC> b "string"
monitor > PC: <ACK>
where "string" is a 3 character ASCII string with the desired backlight brightness in the range from 40 to
700 (cd²/m).
2) Input Management:
PC > monitor: <ESC>i "crt"
where "crt" has the following meaning:
(character)
<CR>
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Serial interface is used also for upgrade FW and calibration of the monitor
Action
Query
Select DVI Input 1-3
Select DVI Input 2-4
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