Matrix-orbital MOS-AL162F User Manual

MOS-AL162F Technical Manual Revision 2.0 PCB Revision: 1.0 or Higher Firmware Revision: 5.0 or Higher

10 6 Hardware 6.1 Standard Model Communication/Power Header Figure 6: Communication/Power Header Table 4: Communication/Power Pinout Pin Function 1 V

11 6.2 Common Features General Purpose Outputs Figure 8: GPO Header Table 6: GPO Pinout Pin Function Pin Function 1 GPO 1 6 Gnd A unique featur

12 7 Troubleshooting 7.1 Power In order for your Matrix Orbital display to function correctly, it must be supplied with the appropriate power. If the

13 7.3 Communication When communication of either text or commands is interrupted, try the steps below. • First, check the communication cable f

14 8 Commands Text 1.1. Auto Scroll On Dec Hex ASCII 254 81 FE 51 Q The entire contents of screen are shifted up one line when the end of the scre

15 1.5. Set Auto Line Wrap On Dec Hex ASCII 254 67 FE 43 C Text will wrap to the next consecutive line once a row becomes full. 1.6. Set Au

16 1.11. Underline Cursor On Dec Hex ASCII 254 74 FE 4A J Displays a line under the current cursor position. Can be used with block cursor. 1.

17 Special Characters 1.15. Creating a Custom Character Dec Hex ASCII 254 78 FE 4E N ID Data ID Data ID Data Creates a custom character. Each c

18 1.18. Save Start Up Screen Custom Characters Dec Hex 254 194 FE C2 ID Data ID Data Saves a custom character to memory for the start up screen or re

19 ASCII v Loads the horizontal bar graph custom character bank into memory. Horizontal bar characters must be initialized before a graph is di

2 1 Revision History Revision Description Author 2.0 Initial Release Martino 0.2 Updated Images Clark 0.1 Initial Concept Clark

20 Display Functions 1.28. Display On Dec Hex ASCII 254 66 FE 42 B Minutes Minutes Minutes Turns the display backlight on for a specified length of

21 Data Security 1.34. Set Remember Dec Hex 254 147 FE 93 Switch Switch Allows changes to specific settings to be saved to the display memory. Wr

22 Miscellaneous 1.37. Read Version Number Dec Hex ASCII 254 54 FE 36 6 Causes display to respond with its firmware version number. Response 1 byte

23 9 Appendix The versatility of the MOS-AL162F allows it to be interfaced to a variety of different displays. As a result, Character Sets, Envir

24 9.2 Dimensional Drawings Please see display datasheets for screen dependent dimensions and drawings. Figure 9: MOS-AL162F Model Dimensional Drawin

25 10 Ordering 10.1 Part Numbering Scheme Table 15: Part Numbering Scheme MOS -AL -162 F 1 2 3 4 10.2 Options Table 16: Display Options # Design

26 10.3 Accessories Power Table 17: Power Accessories PCS Standard Power Cable Communication Table 18: Communication Accessories SCCPC5V Serial Co

27 11 Definitions ASCII: American standard code for information interchange used to give standardized numeric codes to alphanumeric characters. B

3 2 Contents 1 Revision History ...

4 9.2 Electrical ...

5 3 Introduction Figure 1: MOS-AL162F The MOS-AL162F is an intelligent LCD display designed to decrease development time by providing an insta

6 4 Quick Connect Guide 4.1 Standard Module Figure 2: Standard Connections Table 1: Standard Headers # Header Mate 1 Communication/Power SCCPC5V/BBC

7 4.2 Serial Connections Serial protocol provides a classic connection to the MOS-AL162F. The Communication/Power Cable is most commonly used for

8 5 Software The multiple communication protocols available and simple command structure of the MOS-AL162F means that a variety of applications can be

9 5.2 uProject The Matrix Orbital alphanumeric display tuner, or uProject, is offered as a free download from the www.matrixorbital.ca support sit