Hitachi Plasmas

Make/Model	Device Version	Connection Type
Hitachi/PDx000	N/A	Serial

Description:

This driver should control serially controllable Hitachi plasma displays in the PD5000 and PD7000 model families. These models provide a range of controllable options, but this driver only provides control of the core day to day things that are common to both families. It should be more than sufficient for daily control.
When you install the driver you will be asked whether you have a PD5000 or PD7000 style model. This will allow the driver to adjust some of the options to fit the particular model you have.

Quirks and Limitations:

The protocol for this device, as with seemingly all plasmas, is exceptionally bad. So this driver only provides two way control for the power state, and everything else is write only.

Connection Details

The serial connection is the usual slow 9600 baud connection, at N81 settings.

Driver Fields

This section lists the fields that the driver makes available, their types, minimum and maximum values, etc...
Name
Type R/W
Description/Limits
DisplayMode Card W This field allows you to set the display mode. This mode has different meanings when different signals are being received by the device and in different models, so there is no attempt to name them. They are just values from 0 to 7.
Input String W Allows you to set the current input. This is an enumerated field. The values differ between 5000 and 7000-series displays. See below for the lists.
Mute Boolean W Set the mute by writing True, un-mute by writing False.
Orbiter String W Sets the orbiter mode. This is an enumerated field which has the values: Off, 1H 50M, 2H 10M, 3H 20M, 4H 40M, 5H 60M, indicate the orbital period in hours and minutes.
PicMode String W Set the picture mode. This is an enumerated field which ahs the values: Dynamic, Natural, Cinema.
Power Bool R/W Get or set the power state. True indicates on and False indicates off.
Volume Card R/W Get or set the volume level, which is a value from 0 to 63.
The available inputs are different from the 4- and 6-series displays. The available values are:
5000-Series
RGB1, RGB2, AV1, AV2, AV3, AV4, TV
7000-Series
RGB1, RGB2, AV1, AV2, AV3, AV4, TV, AV5, AV6

Name	Type	R/W	Description/Limits
DisplayMode	Card	W	This field allows you to set the display mode. This mode has different meanings when different signals are being received by the device and in different models, so there is no attempt to name them. They are just values from 0 to 7.
Input	String	W	Allows you to set the current input. This is an enumerated field. The values differ between 5000 and 7000-series displays. See below for the lists.
Mute	Boolean	W	Set the mute by writing True, un-mute by writing False.
Orbiter	String	W	Sets the orbiter mode. This is an enumerated field which has the values: Off, 1H 50M, 2H 10M, 3H 20M, 4H 40M, 5H 60M, indicate the orbital period in hours and minutes.
PicMode	String	W	Set the picture mode. This is an enumerated field which ahs the values: Dynamic, Natural, Cinema.
Power	Bool	R/W	Get or set the power state. True indicates on and False indicates off.
Volume	Card	R/W	Get or set the volume level, which is a value from 0 to 63.