Sony XCL-U1000 - Manual (Page 16)

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Camera Control Command
Camera Control Command
Overview
The XCL-U1000C/U1000 can be controlled externally
from a host device via a serial communication using
such communication softwares as “HyperTerminal” or
“Tera Term.”
Serial Communication
Specifications
The serial communication system for the XCL-
U1000C/U1000 is an asynchronous method compliant
with RS-232C. The following table shows the
transmission control specifications.
Command inputs are echoed back.
Baud rate
57600/38400/19200/9600/4800 [bps]
Default setting: 38400 [bps]
Data bits 8
Parity None
Stop bit 1
Flow control None
Command System
The following table shows the command system.
Command category Description
Camera control commands Controls the camera.
Setting value control command Controls setting data saved in the
camera.
Command Format
To input (send) a command, delimit a command name
and parameters with spaces, and press the Enter
(Carriage Return) key.
The following show the input format and an example:
<Input format> command param1 param2 param3 [Enter]
<Input example> PARTIAL 1 0 15 <CR>
Notes
• A command name and parameters that follow cannot
be omitted (except for the last parameter) .
• Input characters are non case sensitive.
• Input decimal numbers for parameters.
Command Input and Response
The camera returns an echo back to valid inputs;
alphabets, numbers, “-”, spaces, backspaces and
[ENTER] (Carrige Return). Input of letters and
symbols other than these are all ignored.
• When command execution is completed normally, the
screen displays “OK.”
<Input> PARTIAL 1 0 15 <CR>
<Output on screen> OK <CR>
• If command execution is terminated abnormally, the
screen displays “ERROR STATUS.” Alternatively,
the result is shown in details. (To be described by
category.)
TXD 1
RXD 2
GND 3
NC 4
NC 5
NC 6
1 -
2 RXD
3 TXD
4 -
5 GND
6 -
7 -
8 -
9 -
XCL-U1000C/U1000 RS-232C connection
6PIN D-SUB 9PIN