Planar ultrares RS232 User Manual
Planar UltraRes Series
RS232 User Manual
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Contents
RS232 Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Applicable Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
RS232 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Connecting the RS232 Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
RS232 Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Command Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Protocol Encoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
RS232 Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Current Zone Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Timezone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Sending Serial Commands via USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Installing the UltraRes USB drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using the UltraRes USB Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Sending RS232 Commands Via TCP or UDP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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Table of Contents
iv Planar UltraRes Series RS232 User Manual
RS232 Communication
RS232 control is not necessary for operation, but is a convenient way to control
Planar® UltraRes™ Series displays from a computer at a distance. Most things you can
do with the remote, you can do with RS232 commands. Plus, you can send inquiries
to the displays 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.
Applicable Models
This RS-232 user manual applies to all UltraRes models with the exception of the
UR8450 and UR9850 models. The RS232 instructions for the UR8450 and UR9850
models can be found in the User Manual for these models, located 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
The RS232 cable will connect to a PC or control system, depending on your setup.
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RS232 Protocol
RS232 Protocol
Command Structure
[OPCODE](MODIFIERS)[OPERATOR][OPERANDS][TERM]
• OPCODE is the command code (e.g. “GAIN”). This can be written either using the
• MODIFIERS are modifier values [e.g. “(ZONE.1, ALL)”]. There are zero or more
• OPERATOR is the action to be performed. See the “Operators” column in 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 for each command. The modifiers can be written either with their
named value or their numeric value (see "Examples" on page 7). See the
“Modifiers” column in the table.
table.
• ‘=’ writes the setting value.
• ‘?’ reads the setting value in name form (see "Examples" on page 7).
• ‘#’ reads the setting value in numeric form (see "Examples" on page 7).
• ‘+’ 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 that has no operator. This indicates that the command was
received but cannot be processed at this time.
• [No operator] denotes an action. In this case, there’s no operator and no
operand.
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Protocol Encoding
Protocol Encoding
• OPERAND indicates the data to be sent with the 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 7).
• String operands are written with quotation marks at the beginning and end.
Example: “this is a string operand”.
• Integer (or signed integer / unsigned integer) are always numeric values.
• 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) or a semicolon. The response will use the
same termination character.
• All parts of the command structure are case insensitive (e.g. “BRIGHTNESS”,
“brightness” and BrIgHtNeSs” are all the same). Responses will always be in
capital letters.
• Excessive white space is allowed (e.g. “BRIGHTNESS=50”, “BRIGHTNESS = 50”
and “BRIGHTNESS = 50” are all the same).
• Modifiers and operands can be separated by commas, spaces or both (e.g.
“GAIN=100,100,100”, “GAIN=100 100 100” and “GAIN=100, 100, 100” are all the
same). Responses will always separate with one space between modifiers and
operands).
Examples
Note: [CR] is the ASCII carriage return character (0x0D).
Command Response Notes
brightness = 100 [CR] BRIGHTNESS:100 [CR] Sets the Brightness value to 100
brightness = 100; BRIGHTNESS:100; Also sets the Brightness value to 100,
but uses the ‘;’ termination character
instead of [CR]. The response uses the
same termination character.
200=100 [CR] 200:100 [CR] “200” is the numeric command code for
“BRIGHTNESS”
brightness+ [CR] BRIGHTNESS:101 [CR] Increments the current Brightness
value
brightness- [CR] BRIGHTNESS:100 [CR] Decrements the current Brightness
value
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Examples
Command Response Notes
gain = 101 102 103 [CR] GAIN:101 102 103 [CR] Example command with multiple
operators (sets Red Gain to 101, Green
Gain to 102 and Blue Gain to 103, on
the current zone)
gain(red)+ GAIN(RED):102 Increments the Red Gain on the current
zone
gain(zone.1, all) = 104,105,106 GAIN(ZONE.1 ALL):104 105 106 Example command with multiple
modifiers, multiple operators and
different separators between the
modifiers and operators (sets Red Gain
to 104, Green Gain to 105 and Blue
Gain to 106, on Zone 1)
ipv4.address(static)=”10.15.0.220” [CR] IPV4.ADDRESS(STATIC)=”10.15.0.220”
[CR]
reset(user) [CR] RESET(USER)@ACK [CR] Example action command (no operator
reset(user) [CR] RESET(USER)^NAK [CR] Example action command that cannot
aspect? [CR] ASPECT:AUTO [CR] The name for the Aspect Ratio setting
Example command with a string
operator
or operand)
be processed at this time
value is returned
aspect# [CR] ASPECT:0 [CR] The number for the Aspect Ratio
setting value is returned
aspect=fill [CR] ASPECT:FILL [CR] Sets the Aspect Ratio to Fill
aspect=3 [CR] ASPECT:3 [CR] Also sets the Aspect Ratio to Fill
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)
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RS232 Codes
Notes:
RS232 Codes
• The examples are written with the command first and the response in italics.
Example:
• Command: ASPECT(ZONE.1)=AUTO
• Response: ASPECT(ZONE.1):AUTO
• 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 ASPECT
command is CURRENT, so the following two commands are identical:
• ASPECT(CURRENT)=AUTO
•ASPECT=AUTO
Setting
Command
Code
Modifiers Operands
Operators
Numeric Command Code
Allow Pop
Up
Messages
Aspect Ratio ASPECT 500 =?+- Zone
Audio Input AUDIO.INPUT 1003 ? Source
Audio Select AUDIO.ZONE 1007 =?+- Zone
OSD.ALLOW.
POPUP
1300 =?+- 0 = NO
0 = ZONE.1
1 = ZONE.2
2 = ZONE.3
3 = ZONE.4
253 =
ALL.INPUT
254 = ALL
254 =
ALL.ZONE
255 =
CURRENT
[None =
CURRENT]
1 = YES
0 = AUTO
1 = 16X9
2 = 4X3
3 = FILL
4 = NATIVE
5 = LETTERBOX
0 = OPS
1 = HDMI.1
2 = HDMI.2
3 = HDMI.3
4 = HDMI.4
5 = DP
0 = ZONE.1
1 = ZONE.2
2 = ZONE.3
3 = ZONE.4
Example Notes
Available in Standby
No OSD.ALLOW.POPUP=YES
OSD.ALLOW.POPUP:YES
No [For Zone 1]
ASPECT(ZONE.1)=AUTO
ASPECT(ZONE.1):AUTO
[For the current zone]
ASPECT=16X9
ASPECT:16X9
No AUDIO.INPUT?
AUDIO.INPUT:HDMI.1
No AUDIO.ZONE=ZONE.1
AUDIO.ZONE:ZONE.1
See Main -> Advanced
Settings -> Menus and
Messages -> Allow Pop Up
Messages
See Main -> Image Adjust ->
Aspect Ratio
Returns the input source in the
zone currently playing audio,
as chosen by Audio Select
See Main -> Audio -> Audio
Select
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RS232 Codes
Setting
Command
Code
Modifiers Operands
Example Notes
Operators
Available in Standby
Numeric Command Code
Audio
Settings
Auto Power OnAUTO.ON 1407 =?+- 0 = OFF
Auto Scan
Sources
Backlight
Intensity
Balance AUDIO.BALANCE 1000 =?+- 0-100 No AUDIO.BALANCE=50
Bass AUDIO.BASS 1001 =?+- 0-100 No AUDIO.BASS=50
Blank Screen
Color
Brightness BRIGHTNESS 200 =?+- Zone
AUDIO.SETTINGS 1009 =? Op 1: Zone
SOURCE.SCAN 105 =?+- 0 = OFF
BACKLIGHT.
INTENSITY
BLANK.COLOR 1306 =?+- 0 = RED
1400 =?+- 1-100 No BACKLIGHT.INTENSITY=75
0 = ZONE.1
1 = ZONE.2
2 = ZONE.3
3 = ZONE.4
253 =
ALL.INPUT
254 = ALL
254 =
ALL.ZONE
255 =
CURRENT
[None =
CURRENT]
0 = ZONE.1
1 = ZONE.2
2 = ZONE.3
3 = ZONE.4
Ops 2-8:
Unsigned
Integers
1 = ON
1 = ON
1 = GREEN
2 = BLUE
3 = CYAN
4 = MAGENTA
5 = YELLOW
6 = WHITE
7 = BLACK
0-100 No [For Zone 1]
No [For Zone 3, Volume=51, Treble=52,
Bass=53, Balance=54, Mute Off, Internal
Speakers On]
AUDIO.SETTINGS=2 51 52 53 54 0 1
AUDIO.SETTINGS:2 51 52 53 54 0 1
Yes AUTO.ON=ON
AUTO.ON:ON
No SOURCE.SCAN=ON
SOURCE.SCAN:ON
BACKLIGHT.INTENSITY:75
AUDIO.BALANCE:50
AUDIO.BASS:50
No BLANK.COLOR=BLUE
BLANK.COLOR:BLUE
BRIGHTNESS(ZONE.1)=50
BRIGHTNESS(ZONE.1):50
[For the current zone]
BRIGHTNESS=55
BRIGHTNESS:55
Values are set/returned in the
order AUDIO.ZONE,
AUDIO.VOLUME,
AUDIO.TREBLE, AUDIO.BASS,
AUDIO.BALANCE,
AUDIO.MUTE,
AUDIO.SPEAKERS
See Main -> Advanced
Settings -> Power -> Auto
Power On
See Main -> Inputs and
Views -> Auto Scan Sources
See Main -> Advanced
Settings -> Backlight ->
Backlight Intensity
See Main -> Audio -> Balance
See Main -> Audio -> Bass
See Main -> Advanced
Settings -> Menus and
Messages -> Blank Screen
Color
See Main -> Image Adjust ->
Brightness
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RS232 Codes
Setting
Command
Code
Modifiers Operands
Operators
Numeric Command Code
Color COLOR 202 =?+- Zone
Color Space COLORSPACE 207 =?+- Mod 1: Zone
0 = ZONE.1
1 = ZONE.2
2 = ZONE.3
3 = ZONE.4
253 =
ALL.INPUT
254 = ALL
254 =
ALL.ZONE
255 =
CURRENT
[None =
CURRENT]
0 = ZONE.1
1 = ZONE.2
2 = ZONE.3
3 = ZONE.4
253 =
ALL.INPUT
254 = ALL
254 =
ALL.ZONE
255 =
CURRENT
Available in Standby
0-100 No [For Zone 1]
0 = REC601
1 = REC709
2 = RGB
3 = RGB.VIDEO
4 = AUTO
No [Setting Color Space for Zone 1]
COLOR(ZONE.1)=50
COLOR(ZONE.1):50
[For the current zone]
COLOR=55
COLOR:55
COLORSPACE(ZONE.1, SETTING)=REC709
COLORSPACE(ZONE.1 SETTING):REC 709
[Setting Color Space for the current zone]
COLORSPACE(CURRENT, SETTING)=AUTO
COLORSPACE(CURRENT SETTING):AUTO
[Reading the actual Color Space for the
current zone]
COLORSPACE(CURRENT, ACTUAL)?
COLORSPACE(CURRENT ACTUAL):RGB
Example Notes
See Main -> Image Adjust ->
Color
“Setting” is the value that the
color space is set to. See
Main -> Image Adjust -> Color
Space.
“Actual” is the currently
applied color space (cannot
return AUTO). See Main ->
Information -> Image
Information -> Color Space.
Color Subsampling
Color
Temperature
COLOR.
SUBSAMPLING
COLOR.
TEMPERATURE
Mod 2: Value
Type
0 = SETTING
1 = ACTUAL
301 ? Zone
0 = ZONE.1
1 = ZONE.2
2 = ZONE.3
3 = ZONE.4
255 =
CURRENT
208 =?+- Zone
0 = ZONE.1
1 = ZONE.2
2 = ZONE.3
3 = ZONE.4
253 =
ALL.INPUT
254 = ALL
254 =
ALL.ZONE
255 =
CURRENT
String No [For Zone 1]
0 = 3200K
1 = 5500K
2 = 6500K
3 = 7500K
4 = 9300K
5 = NATIVE
No [For Zone 1]
COLOR.SUBSAMPLING(ZONE.1)?
COLOR.SUBSAMPLING(ZONE.1):"4:4:4"
[For the current zone]
COLOR.SUBSAMPLING?
COLOR.SUBSAMPLING:"4:2:0"
COLOR.TEMPERATURE(ZONE.1)=6500K
COLOR.TEMPERATURE(ZONE.1):6500K
[For the current zone]
COLOR.TEMPERATURE=NATIVE
COLOR.TEMPERATURE=NATIVE
See Main -> Information ->
Image Information -> Color
Subsampling
See Main -> Image Adjust ->
Color Temperature
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RS232 Codes
Setting
Command
Code
Modifiers Operands
Operators
Numeric Command Code
Contrast CONTRAST 201 =?+- Zone
Current
Zone
Current
Zone Layout
CURRENT.ZONE 100 =?+- Zone
CURRENT.ZONE.
LAYOUT
108 ? 0 = S.1
0 = ZONE.1
1 = ZONE.2
2 = ZONE.3
3 = ZONE.4
253 =
ALL.INPUT
254 = ALL
254 =
ALL.ZONE
255 =
CURRENT
[None =
CURRENT]
Available in Standby
0-100 No [For Zone 1]
No CURRENT.ZONE=ZONE.1
0 = ZONE.1
1 = ZONE.2
2 = ZONE.3
3 = ZONE.4
No CURRENT.ZONE.LAYOUT?
1 = P.UL.1
2 = P.UL.2
3 = P.UR.1
4 = P.UR.2
5 = P.LL.1
6 = P.LL.2
7 = P.LR.1
8 = P.LR.2
9 = D.L.1
10 = D.L.2
11 = D.T.1
12 = D.T.2
13 = T.L.1
14 = T.L.2
15 = T.L.3
16 = T.R.1
17 = T.R.2
18 = T.R.3
19 = T.T.1
20 = T.T.2
21 = T.T.3
22 = T.B.1
23 = T.B.2
24 = T.B.3
25 = T.M.1
26 = T.M.2
27 = T.M.3
28 = Q.1
29 = Q.2
30 = Q.3
31 = Q.4
CONTRAST(ZONE.1)=50
CONTRAST(ZONE.1):50
[For the current zone]
CONTRAST=55
CONTRAST:55
CURRENT.ZONE:ZONE.1
CURRENT.ZONE.LAYOUT:Q.1
Example Notes
See Main -> Image Adjust ->
Contrast
See Main -> Image Adjust ->
Current Zone
See separate table on page 27
for operands
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RS232 Codes
Setting
Command
Code
Modifiers Operands
Operators
Numeric Command Code
Default
Gateway
DHCP NETWORK.DHCP 1207 =? 0 = OFF
Diagnostic
Color
Display
Power
DisplayPort
Type
DNS Server 1 NETWORK.DNS1 1212 =? 0 = STATIC
DNS Server 2 NETWORK.DNS2 1213 =? 0 = STATIC
IPV4.GATEWAY 1206 =? 0 = STATIC
DIAGNOSTIC.
COLOR
DISPLAY.POWER 1408 =?+- 0 = OFF
DP.TYPE 1904 =?+- 0 = 1.1
206 =?+- Zone
[None =
Current (for
reads only]
[None =
STATIC (for
writes only]
0 = ZONE.1
1 = ZONE.2
2 = ZONE.3
3 = ZONE.4
253 =
ALL.INPUT
254 = ALL
254 =
ALL.ZONE
255 =
CURRENT
[None =
CURRENT]
[None =
Current (for
reads only]
[None =
STATIC (for
writes only]
[None =
Current (for
reads only]
[None =
STATIC (for
writes only]
String Yes [Read the current default gateway value]
1 = ON
0 = RED
1 = GREEN
2 = BLUE
255 = OFF
1 = ON
1 = 1.2
String Yes [Read the current DNS server 1 value]
String Yes [Read the current DNS server 2 value]
Example Notes
Available in Standby
IPV4.GATEWAY?
IPV4.NETMASK:"10.15.0.1"
[Write the default gateway for static IP]
IPV4.NETMASK(STATIC)="192.168.12.1"
IPV4.NETMASK(STATIC):"192.168.12.1"
Yes NETWORK.DHCP=ON
NETWORK.DHCP:ON
No [For Zone 1]
DIAGNOSTIC.COLOR(ZONE.1)=OFF
DIAGNOSTIC.COLOR(ZONE.1 ):OFF
[For the current zone]
DIAGNOSTIC.COLOR=BLUE
DIAGNOSTIC.COLOR:BLUE
Yes DISPLAY.POWER=ON
DISPLAY.POWER:ON
No DP.TYPE=1.2
DP.TYPE:1.2
NETWORK.DNS1?
NETWORK.DNS1:"172.16.0.140"
[Write the DNS server 1 for static IP]
NETWORK.DNS1(STATIC)="8.8.8.8"
NETWORK.DNS1(STATIC):"8.8.8.8"
NETWORK.DNS2?
NETWORK.DNS2:"172.16.0.191"
[Write the DNS server 2 for static IP]
NETWORK.DNS2(STATIC)="8.8.4.4"
NETWORK.DNS2(STATIC):"8.8.4.4"
See Main -> Advanced
Settings -> Network -> Default
Gateway
See Main -> Advanced
Settings -> Network -> DHCP
See Main -> Image Adjust ->
Diagnostic Color
See the IR remote control keys
ON and OFF
See Main -> Advanced
Settings -> System Settings ->
DisplayPort Type
See Main -> Advanced
Settings -> Network -> DNS
Server
Selects a secondary DNS
server
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