Contents

1. Application............................................................................... 2

2. Connectors and wiring.............................................................. 2

2.1 RS-232C Remote Access........................................................................... 2
2.2 LAN control.............................................................................................  2

3. Communication Parameter........................................................ 3
3.1 RS-232C Remote access............................................................................  3
3.2 LAN control..............................................................................................  3

4. Communication Format............................................................. 3

5. Control Commands List.............................................................. 5

Dell™ C5522QT/C6522QT RS232 External Control
1. Application
This document defines the communication method for control of the Dell LCD display C5522QT /
C6522QT when using an external controller.

2. Connectors and wiring

2.1 RS-232C Remote Access

Connector: 9-pin D-Sub
Cable: Straight cable or null modem cable

RS232 Pin Assignment (Facing Display)

This display uses RXD, TXD and GND lines for RS-232 control.
Note 1: The RS232 cable is not provided by Dell.
2.2 LAN control
Connector: RJ-45 10/100 BASE-T
Cable: Category 5 or higher LAN cable

RJ45

RJ45

LAN cable

Note 2: The LAN cable is not provided by Dell

3. Communication Parameter
3.1 RS-232C Remote access

(1) Interface RS-232C

(2) Baud rate 9600bps
(3) Data length 8bits
(4) Parity None
(5) Stop bit 1 bit

3.2 LAN control

(1) Communication system TCP/IP (Internet protocol suite)

(2) Interface Ethernet
(3) Communication layer Transport layer (TCP)
Using the payload of TCP segment.
(4) IP address If you need to change, Default: 10.0.50.100
Please refer “Dell Web Management for Displays” section on
User’s manual.
(5) Port No. 4661 (Fixed)

4. Communication Format
Control Command Syntax
[H0][H1][Len][R/W][Cmd][Data0]…[DataN][Chk]
[H0] = 0x37
[H1] = 0x51
[Len] = Length
[R/W] = Read/Write
Read = 0xEB
Write = 0xEA
[Cmd] = Command
[Data0]…[DataN] = Data0~N
[Chk] = Check Sum

Reply Command Syntax

[H2][H3][Len][Reply][RC][Cmd][Data0]…[DataN][Chk]

[H2] = 0x6F
[H3] = 0x37
[Len] = Length
[Reply] = Reply (0x02)
[RC] = Result Code
 0 = Success
1 = Timeout
2 = Parameters Error
3 = Not connected
4 = Other Failure
[Cmd] = Command
[Data0]…[DataN] = Data0~N
[Chk] = Check Sum

Example: Get Display Name

[From PC to Display] = 37, 51, 02, EB, 01, 8E
[From Display to PC] = 6F, 37, 0F, 02, 00, 01, 44, 65, 6C, 6C, 20, 43, 37, 35, 32, 30, 51, 54, 13

CheckSum calculation
Xor byte by byte from first byte to the end of the command data stream.
5. Control Commands List

Command LSB MSB Reply

APIs Parm / Retuen / Comments HEAD_0 HEAD_1 LEN R/W CMD D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 CHK HEAD_0 HEAD_1 LEN Reply Result CMD D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 D16 CHK
/* MONITOR MANAGEMENT */
GetMonitorName Max 10 chars (in ASCII) 37 51 02 EB 01 8E 6F 37 0F 02 00 01
GetMonitorSerialNumber Max 10 chars (in ASCII) 37 51 02 EB 02 8D 6F 37 10 02 00 02
Monitor Backlight Hours (WORD)
GetBacklightHours 37 51 02 EB 04 8B 6F 37 05 02 00 04
0 - 65535
/* POWER MANAGEMENT */
GetPowerState Power State (BYTE) 37 51 02 EB 20 AF 6F 37 04 02 00 20
SetPowerState - off 0 - off 37 51 03 EA 20 00 AF 6F 37 03 02 00 20 79
SetPowerState - on 1 - on 37 51 03 EA 20 01 AE 6F 37 03 02 00 20 79
SetPowerState - standby 2 - standby 37 51 03 EA 20 02 AD 6F 37 03 02 00 20 79
GetPowerLED Power LED Setting (BYTE) 37 51 02 EB 21 AE 6F 37 04 02 00 21
SetPowerLED - off during active 0 - off during Active 37 51 03 EA 21 00 AE 6F 37 03 02 00 21 78
SetPowerLED - on during active 1 - on during Active 37 51 03 EA 21 01 AF 6F 37 03 02 00 21 78
GetPowerUSB Power USB Setting (BYTE) 37 51 02 EB 22 AD 6F 37 04 02 00 22
SetPowerUSB - off during standby 0 - off during Standby 37 51 03 EA 22 00 AD 6F 37 03 02 00 22 7B
SetPowerUSB - on during standby 1 - on during Standby 37 51 03 EA 22 01 AC 6F 37 03 02 00 22 7B
ResetPower NONE 37 51 02 EA 2F A1 6F 37 03 02 00 2F 76
/* IMAGE ADJUSTMENT */
GetBrightness 37 51 02 EB 30 BF 6F 37 04 02 00 30
Brightness (BYTE)
SetBrightness - 75 37 51 03 EA 30 4B F4 6F 37 03 02 00 30 69
0 - 100
SetBrightness - 100 37 51 03 EA 30 64 DB 6F 37 03 02 00 30 69
values in increments of 1
SetBrightness - 0 37 51 03 EA 30 00 BF 6F 37 03 02 00 30 69
Brightness Step
SetBrightnessStep - Decrease 0 - Decrease (-)
37 51 03 EA 35 00 BA 6F 37 03 02 00 35 6C
SetBrightnessStep - Increase 1 - Increase (+) 37 51 03 EA 35 01 BB 6F 37 03 02 00 35 6C
GetContrast 37 51 02 EB 31 BE 6F 37 04 02 00 31
Contrast (BYTE)
SetContrast - 75 37 51 03 EA 31 4B F5 6F 37 03 02 00 31 68
0 - 100
SetContrast - 100 37 51 03 EA 31 64 DA 6F 37 03 02 00 31 68
values in increments of 1
SetContrast - 0 37 51 03 EA 31 00 BE 6F 37 03 02 00 31 68
Contrast Step
StepContrastStep - Decrease 0 - Decrease (-)
37 51 03 EA 36 00 B9 6F 37 03 02 00 36 6F
StepContrastStep - Increase 1 - Increase (+) 37 51 03 EA 36 01 B8 6F 37 03 02 00 36 6F
GetAspectRatio Aspect Ratio (BYTE) 37 51 02 EB 33 BC 6F 37 04 02 00 33
SetAspectRatio - Wide 16:9 0 - Wide 16:9 37 51 03 EA 33 00 BC 6F 37 03 02 00 33 6A
SetAspectRatio - 4:3 1 - Auto Resize 37 51 03 EA 33 02 BE 6F 37 03 02 00 33 6A
2 - 4:3
SetAspectRatio - 5:4 3 - 1:1 37 51 03 EA 33 04 B8 6F 37 03 02 00 33 6A
4 - 5:4
GetSharpness 37 51 02 EB 34 BB 6F 37 04 02 00 34
Sharpness (BYTE)
SetSharpness - 50 37 51 03 EA 34 32 89 6F 37 03 02 00 34 6D
0 - 100
SetSharpness - 100 37 51 03 EA 34 64 DF 6F 37 03 02 00 34 6D
values in increments of 10
SetSharpness - 0 37 51 03 EA 34 00 BB 6F 37 03 02 00 34 6D
Sharpness Step
SetSharpnessStep - Decrease 0 - Decrease (-)
37 51 03 EA 37 00 B8 6F 37 03 02 00 37 6E
SetSharpnessStep - Increase 1 - Increase (+) 37 51 03 EA 37 01 B9 6F 37 03 02 00 37 6E
/* COLOR MANAGEMENT */
GetColorTempCaps Bitwise representation of color temperatures 37 51 02 EB 42 CD 6F 37 07 02 00 42
GetColorTemp (DWORD) 37 51 02 EB 43 CC 6F 37 07 02 00 43
SetColorTemp - 5000K 0x00000001 - 5000K 37 51 06 EA 43 01 00 00 00 C8 6F 37 03 02 00 43 1A
SetColorTemp - 5700K 0x00000002 - 5700K 37 51 06 EA 43 02 00 00 00 CB 6F 37 03 02 00 43 1A
SetColorTemp - 6500K 0x00000004 - 6500K 37 51 06 EA 43 04 00 00 00 CD 6F 37 03 02 00 43 1A
SetColorTemp - 7500K 0x00000008 - 7500K 37 51 06 EA 43 08 00 00 00 C1 6F 37 03 02 00 43 1A
SetColorTemp - 9300K 0x00000010 - 9300K 37 51 06 EA 43 10 00 00 00 D9 6F 37 03 02 00 43 1A
SetColorTemp - 10000K 0x00000020 - 10000K 37 51 06 EA 43 20 00 00 00 E9 6F 37 03 02 00 43 1A
GetInputColorFormat Input Color Format (BYTE) 37 51 02 EB 46 C9 6F 37 04 02 00 46
SetInputColorFormat - RGB 0 - RGB 37 51 03 EA 46 00 C9 6F 37 03 02 00 46 1F
SetInputColorFormat - YPbPr 1 - YPbPr 37 51 03 EA 46 01 C8 6F 37 03 02 00 46 1F
GetColorPresetCaps 37 51 02 EB 47 C8 6F 37 07 02 00 47
Bitwise representation of color presets
GetColorPreset 37 51 02 EB 48 C7 6F 37 07 02 00 48
0x00000001 - Standard
SetColorPreset - Standard 37 51 06 EA 48 01 00 00 00 C3 6F 37 03 02 00 48 11
0x00000020 - Color Temp
SetColorPreset - ComfortView 37 51 06 EA 48 00 04 00 00 C6 6F 37 03 02 00 48 11
SetColorPreset - Custom 0x00000080 - Custom Color 37 51 06 EA 48 80 00 00 00 42 6F 37 03 02 00 48 11
0x00000400 - ComfortView
SetColorPreset - Color Temp 37 51 06 EA 48 20 00 00 00 E2 6F 37 03 02 00 48 11
GetCustomColor Custom color type (BYTE) 37 51 03 EB 49 C7 6F 37 06 02 00 49

SetCustomColor - Gain_RGB (100,100,10 0 - Gain 37 51 06 EA 49 00 64 64 64 A7 6F 37 03 02 00 49 10

R value (BYTE) - 0 - 100
SetCustomColor - Gain_RGB (50,50,50) G value (BYTE) - 0 - 100 37 51 06 EA 49 00 32 32 32 F1 6F 37 03 02 00 49 10
B value (BYTE) - 0 - 100
SetCustomColor - Gain_RGB (0,0,0) 37 51 06 EA 49 00 00 00 00 C3 6F 37 03 02 00 49 10
ResetColor NONE 37 51 02 EA 4F C1 6F 37 03 02 00 4F 16
/* VIDEO INPUT MANAGEMENT */
GetAutoSelect Auto Select (BYTE) 37 51 02 EB 60 EF 6F 37 04 02 00 60
SetAutoSelect - off 0 - off 37 51 03 EA 60 00 EF 6F 37 03 02 00 60 39
SetAutoSelect - on 1 - on 37 51 03 EA 60 01 EE 6F 37 03 02 00 60 39
GetVideoInputCaps Bitwise representation of video inputs (DWORD) 37 51 02 EB 61 EE 6F 37 07 02 00 61
0x00000001 - HDMI1
GetVideoInput 37 51 02 EB 62 ED 6F 37 07 02 00 62
0x00000002 - HDMI2
SetVideoInput - HDMI1 0x00000004 - HDMI3 37 51 06 EA 62 01 00 00 00 E9 6F 37 03 02 00 62 3B
SetVideoInput - HDMI2 0x00000400 - HDMI4 37 51 06 EA 62 02 00 00 00 EA 6F 37 03 02 00 62 3B
SetVideoInput - HDMI3 0x00000008 - DP1 37 51 06 EA 62 04 00 00 00 EC 6F 37 03 02 00 62 3B
0x00001000 - USB-C
SetVideoInput - HDMI4 37 51 06 EA 62 00 04 00 00 EC 6F 37 03 02 00 62 3B
SetVideoInput - DP1 37 51 06 EA 62 08 00 00 00 E0 6F 37 03 02 00 62 3B
SetVideoInput - USB-C 37 51 06 EA 62 00 10 00 00 F8 6F 37 03 02 00 62 3B
/* OSD MANAGEMENT */
GetOSDTransparency 37 51 02 EB 80 0F 6F 37 04 02 00 80
OSD Transparency (BYTE)
SetOSDTransparency - 20 37 51 03 EA 80 14 1B 6F 37 03 02 00 80 D9
0 - 100
SetOSDTransparency - 100 37 51 03 EA 80 64 6B 6F 37 03 02 00 80 D9
values in increments of 20
SetOSDTransparency - 0 37 51 03 EA 80 00 0F 6F 37 03 02 00 80 D9
GetOSDLanguage OSD Language (BYTE) 37 51 02 EB 81 0E 6F 37 04 02 00 81
SetOSDLanguage - English 0 - English 37 51 03 EA 81 00 0E 6F 37 03 02 00 81 D8
SetOSDLanguage - Español 1 - Español 37 51 03 EA 81 01 0F 6F 37 03 02 00 81 D8
SetOSDLanguage - Français 2 - Français 37 51 03 EA 81 02 0C 6F 37 03 02 00 81 D8
SetOSDLanguage - Deutsch 3 - Deutsch 37 51 03 EA 81 03 0D 6F 37 03 02 00 81 D8
SetOSDLanguage - Português (Brasil) 4 - Português (Brasil) 37 51 03 EA 81 04 0A 6F 37 03 02 00 81 D8
SetOSDLanguage - Русский 5 - Русский 37 51 03 EA 81 05 0B 6F 37 03 02 00 81 D8
SetOSDLanguage - 简体中文 6 - 简体中文 37 51 03 EA 81 06 08 6F 37 03 02 00 81 D8
SetOSDLanguage - 日本語 7 - 日本語 37 51 03 EA 81 07 09 6F 37 03 02 00 81 D8
GetOSDTimer 37 51 02 EB 83 0C 6F 37 04 02 00 83
OSD Timer (BYTE)
SetOSDTimer - 20 37 51 03 EA 83 14 18 6F 37 03 02 00 83 DA
5 - 60 seconds
SetOSDTimer - 60 37 51 03 EA 83 3C 30 6F 37 03 02 00 83 DA
values in increments of 1
SetOSDTimer - 5 37 51 03 EA 83 05 09 6F 37 03 02 00 83 DA
GetOSDButtonLock OSD Button Lock (BYTE) 37 51 02 EB 84 0B 6F 37 04 02 00 84
SetOSDButtonLock - Unlock 0 - Unlock 37 51 03 EA 84 00 0B 6F 37 03 02 00 84 DD
SetOSDButtonLock - Lock 1 - Lock 37 51 03 EA 84 01 0A 6F 37 03 02 00 84 DD
ResetOSD NONE 37 51 03 EA 8F 01 01 6F 37 03 02 00 8F D6
/* SYSTEM MANAGEMENT */
GetVersionFirmware Max 10 chars (in ASCII) 37 51 02 EB A0 2F 6F 37 0A 02 00 A0
GetDDCCI DDCCI (BYTE) 37 51 02 EB A2 2D 6F 37 04 02 00 A2
SetDDCCI - Enable 0 - Disabled 37 51 03 EA A2 01 2C 6F 37 03 02 00 A2 FB
SetDDCCI - Disable 1 - Enabled 37 51 03 EA A2 00 2D 6F 37 03 02 00 A2 FB
GetLCDConditioning LCD Conditioning (BYTE) 37 51 02 EB A3 2C 6F 37 04 02 00 A3
SetLCDConditioning - Disable 0 - Disabled 37 51 03 EA A3 00 2C 6F 37 03 02 00 A3 FA
SetLCDConditioning - Enable 1 - Enabled 37 51 03 EA A3 01 2D 6F 37 03 02 00 A3 FA
FactoryReset NONE 37 51 02 EA AF 21 6F 37 03 02 00 AF F6
/* AUDIO MANAGEMENT */
GetVolumeInput Volume (BYTE) 37 51 02 EB B0 3F 6F 37 04 02 00 B0
SetVolumeInput - 0 0 - 100 37 51 03 EA B0 00 3F
SetVolumeInput - 50 values in increments of 1 37 51 03 EA B0 32 0D
SetVolumeInput - 100 37 51 03 EA B0 64 5B 6F 37 03 02 00 B0 E9
Volume Step
SetVolumeStep -Decrease 0 - Decrease (-)
37 51 03 EA B3 00 3C 6F 37 03 02 00 B3 EA
SetVolumeStep -Increase 1 - Increase (+) 37 51 03 EA B3 01 3D 6F 37 03 02 00 B3 EA
GetSpeakerMute Mute (BYTE) 37 51 02 EB B1 3E 6F 37 04 02 00 B1
SetSpeakerMute - Unmute 0 - Disabled 37 51 03 EA B1 00 3E 6F 37 03 02 00 B1 E8
SetSpeakerMute - Mute 1 - Enabled 37 51 03 EA B1 01 3F 6F 37 03 02 00 B1 E8
AudioReset NONE 37 51 02 EA BF 31 6F 37 03 02 00 BF E6
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