Planar RPS User manual

User Guide
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RPS and Video Controller RS232

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Manual Part Number: 020-1332-00I

Table of Contents
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Contents
RS232 Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Applicable Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
RS232 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Connecting the RS232 Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
RJ45 and DB9 Standard RS232 Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
RS232 Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Command Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Protocol Encoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
RS232 Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Basic Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Color Balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Time Zone Setting–Operands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Monitoring Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Zone Setup and Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Sending Serial Commands via USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Installing the USB drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using the RPS USB Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Sending Serial Commands Via TCP or UDP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

RS232 Communication
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RS232 Communication
RS232 control is not necessary for operation, but is a convenient way to control the
Planar Remote Power Supply and Planar Video Controller from a control system at a
distance. Plus, you can send inquiries to the system and find out the current settings
and values. RS232 connections are made with standard straight-through cables.
Note: Serial communication can occur over RS232, USB-B or LAN. See the sections "Sending
Serial Commands via USB" on page 37 and "Sending Serial Commands Via TCP or UDP" on
page 46 for details on those physical connections.
Applicable Models
This RS-232 user manual applies to all Planar RPS and Video Controller models. RS232
user manuals for other products can be found at www.planar.com/support/.
RS232 Setup
The RS232 connection must use the following settings:
• 19200 baud rate
• 8 data bits
• 1 stop bit
• No parity bit
• No HW (RTS/CTS) or SW (XON/XOFF) flow control

Connecting the RS232 Cable
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Connecting the RS232 Cable
The RS232 cable will connect to a PC or control system, depending on your setup.
Remote Power Supply Models
Video Controller Models

Connecting the RS232 Cable
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RJ45 and DB9 Standard RS232 Pinout
Pin RJ45 Jack Signal Description
6 Rx Receive
3TxTransmit
4, 5 GND Ground
1, 2, 7, 8 No Connect

RS232 Protocol
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RS232 Protocol
Command Structure
[OPCODE](MODIFIERS)[OPERATOR][OPERANDS][TERM]
• OPCODE is the command code (e.g. “IR.CODE”). This can be written either using
the named command code (see the “Command Code” column in the table) or
the numeric command code (see the “Numeric Command Code” column in the
table).
• MODIFIERS are modifier values [e.g. “(STATIC)”]. There are zero or more
modifiers for each command. The modifiers can be written either with their
named value or their numeric value (see "Examples" on page 9). See the
“Modifiers”column in the table.
• OPERATOR is the action to be performed. See the “Operators” column in the
table.
• ‘=’ writes the setting value.
• ‘?’ reads the setting value in name form (see "Examples" on page 9).
• ‘#’reads the setting value in numeric form (see "Examples" on page 9).
• ‘+’ increments the setting value.
• ‘-‘ decrements the setting value.
• ‘:’ indicates that the message is a response to one of the following operators:
=?#+-
• ‘!ERR’indicates that the message is a failure response. An error code will be
listed after the “ERR”, with a space before it. Error codes are as follows:
• ERR 1: Invalid syntax
• ERR 2: [Reserved for future use]
• ERR 3: Command not recognized
• ERR 4: Invalid modifier
• ERR 5: Invalid operands
• ERR 6: Invalid operator
• ‘@ACK’indicates that the message is an acknowledgment (ACK) to a
command that has no operator.
• ‘^NAK’indicates that the message is a negative acknowledgment (NAK) to a
command. This indicates that the command was received but cannot be
processed at this time.
• TIMEOUT indicates that a command was not received by a host piece of
equipment. This may be due to disconnected equipment or a poor
communication path.
• [No operator] denotes an action. In this case, there’s no operator and no
operand.

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• OPERAND indicates the data to be sent or the return message. In some cases,
there can be multiple operands. See the “Operands”column in the table.
• Enumerated operands can be written either with their named value or their
numeric value (see "Examples" on page 9).
• String operands are written with quotation marks at the beginning and end.
Example: “this is a string operand”. Special characters, [CR], [LF], “ and \ can be
included in a string by escaping them with the \ character (see "Examples" on
page 9).
• Integer (or signed integer / unsigned integer) are always numeric values.
• Fixed point operands are numeric values with fractional parts. They use
decimal point notation.
• Note that enumerated and integer values can be written either in decimal or
hexadecimal. For example, a decimal value of ‘50’can be written in
hexadecimal as ‘0x32’.
• TERM is the termination character for the command. This can either be the
ASCII carriage return character (0x0D), the ASCII line feed character (0x0A) or a
semicolon. The response will use the same termination character.
Protocol Encoding
• All parts of the command structure are case insensitive (e.g. “SYSTEM.STATE”,
“system.state” and “System.StaTe” are all the same). Responses will always be in
capital letters.
• Excessive white space is allowed (e.g. “AUTO.ON=0”, “AUTO.ON = 0” and
“AUTO.ON = 0”are all the same).
• Modifiers and operands can be separated by commas, spaces or both (e.g.
“PANEL.ACTIVE=0 0 1280 720”,“PANEL.ACTIVE=0,0,1280,720” and
“PANEL.ACTIVE=0, 0, 1280, 720” are all the same). Responses will always
separate with one space between modifiers and operands).

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Examples
Note: [CR] is the ASCII carriage return character (0x0D). Not all commands shown are
available.
Command Response Notes
ipv4.address(static)=”10.15.0.220” [CR] IPV4.ADDRESS(STATIC):”10.15.0.220”[CR] Example command with a string operator
reset[CR] RESET@ACK [CR] Example action command (no operator or
operand)
reset[CR] RESET^NAK [CR] Example action command that cannot be
processed at this time
brightness @@ [CR] BRIGHTNESS!ERR 1 [CR] Example of an invalid syntax (“@@” isn’t a
valid operator)
fake.command = 1 [CR] FAKE.COMMAND!ERR 3 [CR] Example of an invalid opcode
(“FAKE.COMMAND” doesn’t exist)
brightness(zone.999) = 100 [CR] BRIGHTNESS(ZONE.999)!ERR 4 [CR] Example of an invalid modifier (“ZONE.999”
isn’t a valid modifier for “BRIGHTNESS”)
brightness=”new value” [CR] BRIGHTNESS!ERR 5 [CR] Example of an invalid operand (the
Brightness command doesn’t accept a string
operand)
model.id = 1 [CR] MODEL.ID!ERR 6 [CR] Example of an invalid operator (cannot write
to this command)

RS232 Codes
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RS232 Codes
Notes:
• The examples are written with the command first and the response in italics.
Example:
• Command: IPV4.ADDRESS(STATIC)=192.168.0.12
• Response: IPV4.ADDRESS(STATIC):192.168.0.12
• In many instances, a modifier may be omitted and the display will replace it
with a default value. For example, the default modifier for the IPV4.ADDRESS
command is STATIC, so the following two commands are identical:
• IPV4.ADDRESS(STATIC)=192.168.0.12
• IPV4.ADDRESS=192.168.0.12
• ‘!’ in the Operators column indicates that the command accepts the execute
operator, which uses no operator symbol. The ‘!’ symbol is not included in the
command.