Christie E510 Use and care manual

E510 LED Display Controller
Serial Commands
Technical Reference
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RS232 communication parameters ..........................................................................................4
Connecting to the RS232 port.................................................................................................4
Setting up terminal programs .................................................................................................4
Data package formats for commands.......................................................................................4
Request data package ........................................................................................................4
Acknowledge data package .................................................................................................7
Set the display to black........................................................................................................10
Monitoring data...................................................................................................................10
Source signal state..............................................................................................................14
Setting the video source input ..............................................................................................15
Power supply control (Ethernet mode) ...................................................................................15
Brightness adjustments .......................................................................................................16
Reset sending cards and controllers to factory settings ............................................................18
Gamma value.....................................................................................................................18
Gamma table......................................................................................................................19
Sending cards and control firmware version ...........................................................................20
Receiving card ID................................................................................................................21
Sending card ID..................................................................................................................21
Function card ID .................................................................................................................22
Receiving card working status...............................................................................................23
Sending card resolution setting .............................................................................................23
Display control register setting..............................................................................................24
Display mode setting ...........................................................................................................26
Calibration control...............................................................................................................27
Reconnect sending card or receiving card ...............................................................................27
Parameter store..................................................................................................................28

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This document provides information and procedures for using serial commands (ASCII text messages) to control the
product.
The RS232 IN port has several communication parameters.
Parameter
Value
Default baud rate
—
Parity
None
Data bits
8
Stop bits
1
Flow control
—
Use an RS232 connection to remotely access display controls and image setups, issue commands or queries, and
receive replies.
1. Connect one end of a null standard 9-pin female to female modem cable to the projectorRS232 port.
2. Connect the other end of the null standard 9-pin female to female modem cable to a computer.
Configure the settings for your terminal programs for proper echoing.
1. For TeraTerm, select Setup > Terminal and set the following:
• Local echo: Checked
• Transmit: CR+LF
2. For HyperTerm, select Select File > Properties > ASCII setup and set the following:
• Send line ends with line feeds: Checked
• Echo typed characters locally: Checked
Learn the format for request and acknowledge data packages.
The following provides information about the request data package.

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#
Byte
counts
Length
(byte)
Content
1
2
—
Head
2
1
—
ACK
3
1
—
Serial number
4
1
—
Source address
5
1
—
Destination address
6
—
1
Device type
7
—
1
Port address
8
—
2
Board address [7:0]
Board address [15:8]
9
—
1
Code
10
—
1
Reserved
11
—
4
Register unit address
[7:0]
Register unit address
[15:8]
Register unit address
[23:16]
Register unit
address [31:24]
12
—
2
Valid data length
[7:0]
Valid data length [15:8]
13
—
N
Write data [0:N]
14
—
2
Checkout [7:0]
Checkout [15:8]
#
Content
Meaning
Remark
1
Head
Data package head
55H, AAH
2
ACK
Not used for the Request command.
00H
3
Serial number
Serial number of a command. Do not use again
until the command with this serial number has
finished.
—
4
Source Address
Address of the computer or sending card that
generates and starts the command.
The computer address is set to
FEH.
5
Destination address
Address of the computer or sending card the
command is to be sent to.
The computer address is set to FEH.
The first device connected to the COM port with
COM port properties has the address of 0, the
second device has the address of 1, and so on.
Devices connected in a
daisychain to a computer serial
port must be the same type.
6
Device type
00H
Devices with control port properties,
such as sending cards, TV cards.
—
01H
Receiving card

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Port address
RJ45 output port address of the sending card.
SDI output port address set as 00.
[0,1,2,3]
8
Board address [7:0]
Low 8 bits of the address of a device connected in
daisychain on a CAT5 data cable or SDI cable.
The first device connected on
the cable has the address of 0,
the second device has the
address of 1, and so on.
Note: Different types of
devices are assigned the
address respectively.
Board address [15:8]
High 8 bits of the address of a device connected in
daisychain on a CAT5 data cable or SDI cable.
9
Code
00H
Read data package (command)
Both read and write are defined
by the device that starts the
command.
01H
Write data package (command)
02H-FFH
Reserved
10
Reserved
Reserved
—
11
Register unit address [7:0]
The first byte (low) of the address of the register
unit on a device.
The registered unit address is
four bytes long. Low at the
front and high at the end.
Register unit address [15:8]
The second byte of the address of the register unit
on a device.
Register unit address [23:16]
The third byte of the address of the register unit
on a device.
Register unit address [31:24]
The fourth byte (high) of the address of the
register unit on a device.
12
Valid data length [7:0]
Low 8 bits of the length of valid data.
• Code is 01H—Length of
the data to be written to
the destination device.
• Code is 00H—Length of
the data to be read from
the destination device.
Valid data length [15:8]
High 8 bits of the length of valid data.
13
Write data [0:N]
Data to be written to the destination device. The
length N is given by Valid Data Length.
• Code is 01H—Section the
data is written to.
• Code is 00H—Section does
not exist.
14
Checkout [7:0]
Low 8 bits of the checksum.
The sum of all data in byte
except the packet head and
then plus 0x5555.
Checkout [15:8]
High 8 bits of the checksum.
The following is an example of a valid data package command:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
14
Note the following:
• The numbers under the command correspond to the table above.
• Number 13 does not exist because the Code is 0 and the write data does not exist.
• Checksum = 32 + FE + 01 + 0A + 01 + 5555 = 5961, so checkout[7:0]=61, checkout[15:8]=59

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#
Byte
counts
Length
(byte)
Content
1
2
—
Head
2
1
—
ACK
3
1
—
Serial number
4
1
—
Source address
5
1
—
Destination address
6
—
1
Device type
7
—
1
Port address
8
—
2
Board address [7:0]
Board address [15:8]
9
—
1
Code
10
—
1
Reserved
11
—
4
Register unit address
[7:0]
Register unit address
[15:8]
Register unit address
[23:16]
Register unit
address [31:24]
12
—
2
Valid data length
[7:0]
Valid data length [15:8]
13
—
N
Write data [0:N]
14
—
2
Checkout [7:0]
Checkout [15:8]
#
Content
Meaning
Remark
1
Head
Data package head
55H, AAH
2
ACK
00H
Command succeeded.
Different ACK values indicates
different result.
01H
Command failed due to time out
trying to access devices connected to
a sending card.
02H
Command failed due to check error on
request data package.
03H
Command failed due to check error on
acknowledge data package.
04H
Command failed due to invalid
command.
05H
Reserved
06H-FFH
Reserved

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Serial number
Serial number of a command. Do not use again
until the command with this serial number has
finished.
—
4
Source Address
Address of the computer or sending card that
generates and starts the command.
The computer address is set to
FEH.
5
Destination address
Address of the computer or sending card the
command is to be sent to.
The computer address is set to FEH.
The first device connected to the COM port with
COM port properties has the address of 0, the
second device has the address of 1, and so on.
Devices connected in a
daisychain to a computer serial
port must be the same type.
6
Device type
00H
Devices with control port properties,
like sending cards, TV cards.
—
01H
Receiving card
02H
Function card
7
Port address
RJ45 output port address of the sending card.
SDI output port address set as 00.
[0,1,2,3]
8
Board address [7:0]
Low 8 bits of the address of a device connected in
daisychain on a CAT5 data cable or SDI cable.
The first device connected on
the cable has the address of 0,
the second device has the
address of 1, and so on.
Note: Different types of
devices are assigned the
address respectively.
Board address [15:8]
High 8 bits of the address of a device connected in
daisychain on a CAT5 data cable or SDI cable.
9
Code
00H
Read data package (command)
Both read and write are defined
by the device that starts the
command.
01H
Write data package (command)
02H-FFH
Reserved
10
Reserved
Reserved
—
11
Register unit address [7:0]
The first byte (low) of the address of the register
unit on a device.
The registered unit address is
four bytes long. Low at the
front and high at the end.
Register unit address [15:8]
The second byte of the address of the register unit
on a device.
Register unit address [23:16]
The third byte of the address of the register unit
on a device.
Register unit address [31:24]
The fourth byte (high) of the address of the
register unit on a device.
12
Valid data length [7:0]
Low 8 bits of the length of valid data.
• Code is 00H—Length of
the data to be written to
the destination device.
• Code is 01H—Zero.
Valid data length [15:8]
High 8 bits of the length of valid data.
13
Write data [0:N]
Data to be written to the destination device. The
length N is given by Valid Data Length.
• Code is 00H—Section the
data is written to.
• Code is 01H—Section does
not exist.
14
Checkout [7:0]
Low 8 bits of the checksum.

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Checkout [15:8]
High 8 bits of the checksum.
The sum of all data in bytes
except the packet head and
plus 0x5555.
The following is an example of a data package received from the Com port:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
14
Note the following:
• The numbers under the command correspond to the table above.
• Number 13 does not exist because the Code is 01 and the write data does not exist.
• Checksum = 5D + FE + 01 +10 + 05 + 5555 = 56C6, so checkout[7:0]=C6,checkout[15:8]=56

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Use the E510 LED Display Controller commands to modify product settings.
Change the display to black to simulate a power off command.
Set the display to black.
Request command:
55 AA 00 80 FE 00 01 00 FF FF 01 00 00 01 00 02 01 00 FF D6 59 0D 0A
Set the back to normal.
Request command:
55 AA 00 80 FE 00 01 00 FF FF 01 00 00 01 00 02 01 00 00 D7 58 0D 0A
Monitor card or smart module may be required for some of the data.
The data is only valid when a monitor card or smart module is connected to the control system. When the data is
retrieved, the first step is to check whether the monitor card or smart module exists by analyzing data at 0x000020.
If the monitor card or smart module does not exist, do not acquire the monitoring data.
• Device: Receiving card
• Base address: 0a000000 H
• Data length: 100HAll
All values are read-only.
Offset
Name
Description
Values
0x000000
TempValidOfScanCard
Temperature of the
receiving card.
Highest bit indicates valid temperature data:
• 0—Invalid data
• 1—Valid data
Lowest bit is for negative or positive
temperature:
• 0—Positive
• 1—Negative
0x000001
TempOfScanCard
Temperature output of the
sensor on the receiving
card, in Celsius.
—

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0x000002
HumiOfScanCard
Humidity measured by
sensor on the receiving
card.
Note: No humidity sensor
on all receiving card at this
moment.
Highest bit is for data validation.
• 0—Invalid data
• 1—Valid data
• 2 to 7—Humidity value
Range: 0 to 100 %RH
0x000003
VoltageOfScanCard
Power supply voltage of the
receiving card.
The highest bit is for data validation.
• 0—Invalid data
• 1—Valid data
• 2 to 7—Voltage value
Range: 0 to 127 V
0x000004
...
0x00001f
Reserved
Reserved
—
0x000020
AttachedMonitorCardExist
Indicates whether the
monitor card exists.
• 0xff—Monitor card is present
• Any other value—Monitor card is not
present
0x000021
0x000022
AttachedMonitorCardModle
Module information of the
monitor card.
—
0x000023
0x000024
0x000025
0x000026
AttachedMonitorCardProgra
mVersion
Firmware version of the
monitor card.
—
0x000027
TempValidOfMonitorCard
Temperature sensor on the
monitor card.
Highest bit is for datavalidation.
• 0—Invalid data
• 1—Valid data
• 2 to 7—Humidity value
Lowest bit is for negative or positive
temperature.
• 0—Positive
• 1—Negative
0x000028
Reserved
Reserved
0x000029
HumiOfMonitorCard
The humidity measured by
the sensor on the monitor
card.
Highest bit is for data validation.
• 0—Invalid data
• 1—Valid data
• 2 to 7—Humidity value
Range: 0 to 100 %RH
0x00002a
—
The smoke sensor on the
monitor card.
Lowest bit indicates whether smoke is
detected.
• 0—No smoke detected
• 1—Smoke detected
0x00002b
FanSpeed0OfMonitorCard
The speed of Fan 1 as
monitored by the monitor
card.
Highest bit is for data validation.
• 0—Invalid data
• 1—Valid data

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• 2 to 7—Speed
Range: 0 to 127 RPM
0x00002c
FanSpeed1OfMonitorCard
The speed of Fan 2 as
monitored by the monitor
card.
Highest bit is for data validation.
• 0—Invalid data
• 1—Valid data
• 2 to 7—Speed
Range: 0 to 127 RPM
0x00002d
FanSpeed2OfMonitorCard
The speed of Fan 3 as
monitored by the monitor
card.
Highest bit is for data validation.
• 0—Invalid data
• 1—Valid data
• 2 to 7—Speed
Range: 0 to 127 RPM
0x00002e
FanSpeed3OfMonitorCard
The speed of Fan 4 as
monitored by the monitor
card.
Highest bit is for data validation.
• 0—Invalid data
• 1—Valid data
• 2 to 7—Speed
Range: 0 to 127 RPM
0x00002f
Voltage0OfMonitorCard
The voltage of power supply
1 as monitored by the
monitor card.
Highest bit is for data validation.
• 0—Invalid data
• 1—Valid data
• 2 to 7—Voltage value
Range: 0 to 127 V
0x000030
Voltage1OfMonitorCard
The voltage of power supply
2 as monitored by the
monitor card.
Highest bit is for data validation.
• 0—Invalid data
• 1—Valid data
• 2 to 7—Voltage value
Range: 0 to 127 V
0x000031
Voltage2OfMonitorCard
The voltage of power supply
1 as monitored by the
monitor card.
Highest bit is for data validation.
• 0—Invalid data
• 1—Valid data
• 2 to 7—Voltage value
Range: 0 to 127 V
0x000032
Voltage3OfMonitorCard
The voltage of power supply
2 as monitored by the
monitor card.
Highest bit is for data validation.
• 0—Invalid data
• 1—Valid data
• 2 to 7—Voltage value
Range: 0 to 127 V

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0x000033
Voltage4OfMonitorCard
The voltage of power supply
3 as monitored by the
monitor card.
Highest bit is for data validation.
• 0—Invalid data
• 1—Valid data
• 2 to 7—Voltage value
Range: 0 to 127 V
0x000034
Voltage5OfMonitorCard
The voltage of power supply
4 as monitored by the
monitor card.
Highest bit is for data validation.
• 0—Invalid data
• 1—Valid data
• 2 to 7—Voltage value
Range: 0 to 127 V
0x000035
Voltage6OfMonitorCard
The voltage of power supply
5 as monitored by the
monitor card.
Highest bit is for data validation.
• 0—Invalid data
• 1—Valid data
• 2 to 7—Voltage value
Range: 0 to 127 V
0x000036
Voltage7OfMonitorCard
The voltage of power supply
6 as monitored by the
monitor card.
Highest bit is for data validation.
• 0—Invalid data
• 1—Valid data
• 2 to 7—Voltage value
Range: 0 to 127 V
0x000037
Voltage8OfMonitorCard
The voltage of power supply
7 as monitored by the
monitor card.
Highest bit is for data validation.
• 0—Invalid data
• 1—Valid data
• 2 to 7—Voltage value
Range: 0 to 127 V
0x000038
...
0x000040
Reserved
Reserved
—
0x000041
GeneralStatusOfMonitorCard
Reports whether the cabinet
doors are open.
Bit0—First cabinet
Bit1—Second cabinet
• 0—Closed
• 1—Open
0x000042
...
0x0000ff
Reserved
Reserved
—

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Acquire monitoring data for the first receiving card.
Request command:
55 AA 00 32 FE 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0A 00 01 91 56 0D 0A
Acknowledge data package:
AA 55 00 32 00 FE 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0A 00 01 80 36 00 B1 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 08 01 04 04 05 00 10 32 54 76 00 00 00 00 E4 00 00 00 00 00 00 FF 01 00 04 00 00
00 00 00 B2 80 80 80 80 80 B1 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03
FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 D8 72
Acquire temperature data for the first receiving card.
Request command:
55 AA 00 32 FE 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0A 02 00 92 56 0D 0A
Acknowledge data package:
AA 55 00 32 00 FE 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0A 02 00 80 56 68 57
• 80—The data is valid
• 56—The temperature is 43°C
Acquire voltage data for the first receiving card.
Request command:
55 AA 00 32 FE 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 0A 01 00 94 56 0D 0A
Acknowledge data package:
AA 55 00 32 00 FE 01 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 0A 01 00 A9 3D 57
• A9—MSB is 1, meaning the data is valid; the low seven bit value is 29, meaning the voltage is 4.1 V
Identify whether the signal is being received.
• Device: Sending card
• Base address: 02000000 H
• Data length: 8H

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Offset
Attribute
Description
Values
004D
Read/Write
1bit shows the signal state 1’b0—no signal 1’b1—signal exists.
• bit[0]:SDI
• bit[1]:HDMI
• bit[2]:DVI
Other bits are reserved.
Read the source signal state request command.
Request command:
55 AA 00 E1 FE 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 4D 00 00 02 01 00 83 57 0D 0A
Acknowledge data package：
AA 55 00 E0 00 FE 00 00 00 00 00 00 4D 00 00 02 01 00 02 85 57
• 01—SDI source signal is effective
• 02—HDMI source signal is effective
• 04—DVI source signal is effective
Review and change the input video source.
• Device: Sending card
• Base address: 02200000 H
• Data length: 8H
Offset
Name
Attribute
Description
Values
004D
Input video
source
Read/Write
Read—Displays the current input video
source.
Write—Switches the input video source.
• 0x1A:SDI
• 0x1B:HDMI
• 0x1C:DVI
Turn the power supply switch on and off.
• Device: Function card
• Base address: 05000000 H

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• Data length: 1HAll
Values are read/write.
Offset
Name
Description
Values
0x000010H
PowerPortCtrl1
Status of the first power supply switch.
0—On
1—Off
0x000011H
PowerPortCtrl2
Status of the second power supply switch.
0—On
1—Off
0x000012H
PowerPortCtrl3
Status of the third power supply switch.
0—On
1—Off
0x000013H
PowerPortCtrl4
Status of the fourth power supply switch.
0—On
1—Off
0x000014H
PowerPortCtrl5
Status of the fifth power supply switch.
0—On
1—Off
0x000015H
PowerPortCtrl6
Status of the sixth power supply switch.
0—On
1—Off
0x000016H
PowerPortCtrl7
Status of the seventh power supply switch.
0—On
1—Off
0x000017H
PowerPortCtrl8
Status of the eighth power supply switch.
0—On
1—Off
Turn on the first power supply.
Request command:
55 AA 00 5D FE 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 10 00 00 05 01 00 00 C7 56 0D 0A
Acknowledge data package:
AA 55 00 5D 00 FE 00 00 00 00 01 00 10 00 00 05 00 00 C6 56
• 10H—Offset address of the first power supply switch
• 11H—Offset address of the second power supply switch
• 12H—Offset address of the third power supply switch
• …
• 17H—Offset address of the eighth power supply switch
• No.13—Status of the power supply switch
• 00—On
• 01—Off
Adjust the overall brightness, as well as the brightness of each color component.

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• Device: Receiving card
• Base address: 02000000 H
• Data length: 5HAll
Values are read/write.
Offset
Name
Description
Values
0x000001
Global Brightness
Indicates the overall brightness.
0 to 255
0—Minimum brightness
255—Maximum brightness
0x000002
Red Brightness
Indicates the brightness of the red component.
0x000003
Green Brightness
Indicates the brightness of the green component.
0x000004
Blue Brightness
Indicates the brightness of the blue component.
0x000005
V Red Brightness
Indicates the brightness of the virtual red component.
Read the brightness of the first receiving card.
Request command:
55 AA 00 14 FE 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 02 05 00 70 56 0D 0A
Acknowledge data package:
AA 55 00 14 00 FE 01 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 02 05 00 FF FF FF FF FF 6B 5B
Set the overall brightness, and brightness of all five components as 128.
Request command:
55 AA 00 15 FE 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 01 00 00 02 05 00 80 80 80 80 80 F2 58 0D 0A
Acknowledge data package:
AA 55 00 15 00 FE 01 00 00 00 01 00 01 00 00 02 00 00 6D 56
Set the overall brightness of one component as 128.
Request command:
55 AA 00 15 FE 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 01 00 00 02 01 00 80 EE 56 0D 0A
Acknowledge data package:
AA 55 00 15 00 FE 01 00 00 00 01 00 01 00 00 02 00 00 6D 56
Set all receiving cards on the same Ethernet port overall brightness and brightness of all five components as 128.
Request command:
55 AA 00 15 FE 00 01 00 FF FF 01 00 01 00 00 02 05 00 80 80 80 80 80 F0 5A 0D 0A
Acknowledge data package:

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AA 55 00 15 00 FE 01 00 FF FF 01 00 01 00 00 02 00 00 6B 58
When broadcasting the commands on one Ethernet port, set the response device’s number as FF. Setting the scan board
address as FF FF causes all the receiving cards connected on the same Ethernet port to receive the write data command.
Set all receiving cards on all Ethernet ports overall brightness and brightness of all five components as 128.
Request command:
55 AA 00 15 FE 00 01 FF FF FF 01 00 01 00 00 02 05 00 80 80 80 80 80 EF 5B 0D 0A
Acknowledge data package:
AA 55 00 15 00 FE 01 FF FF FF 01 00 01 00 00 02 00 00 6A 59
Parameter store (on page 28)
All sending cards and controllers are reset to the original setting.
• Device: Sending card
• Base address: 0100_0000H
• Data length: 1H
Offset
Bits
Default (H)
02H
8
00
Writing any value to this register activates the operation, resetting all sending
cards/controllers to factory settings except 00H.
Request command:
55 AA 00 32 FE 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 02 00 00 01 01 00 01 8B 56 0D 0A
Acknowledge data package:
AA 55 00 32 00 FE 00 00 00 00 01 00 02 00 00 01 00 00 89 56
The Gamma value is one of the parameters in the gamma transform equation and is stored in the receiving card. In
the gamma transform equation:
• y—Output value of gamma transform
• m—Data width of output value
• x—Input value of gray scale

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• n—Data width of input value. Normally n=8
• Device: Receiving card
• Base Address: 02000000 H
• Data length: 1H
Offset
Name
Attribute
Description
0x000000
Gamma
Read/Write
Gamma values
Request command:
55 AA 00 15 FE 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 01 00 6C 56 0D 0A
Acknowledge data package:
AA 55 00 15 00 FE 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 01 00 1C 88 56
1C=Gamma value is 2.8.
Gamma table is used for data transform, based on the look-up table method.
When the receiving card receives the video data from sending card, it finishes the transformation through look-up
table method. Parameters must be stored into the flash.
Offset addresses 0x000100 to 0x0003ff are reserved.
• Device: Receiving card
• Base address: 0x0500_0000H
• Data length:400H
Command
Name
Bits
Attribute
0x000000
…
0x0003ff
GammaTable
16
Read/Write
Parameter store (on page 28)

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Read the firmware version of the sending cards.
• Device: Sending card
• Base address: 0x0400_0000H
• Data length: 4H
Command
Name
Bits
Attribute
Description
10_0004
FPGA program
8
Read/Write
The version number has four parts. Each part is
represent by one byte.
Request command:
55 AA 00 15 FE 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 10 04 04 00 84 56 0D 0A
Acknowledge data package:
AA 55 00 15 00 FE 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 10 04 04 00 04 03 00 00 8B 56
04 03 00 00—FPGA program version is 4.3.0.0