Philips_monitor_control

Python command line tool to control the Philips BDM4065UC monitor (and possibly others).

How to use

Connect your monitor to a RS-232 serial port on your computer.
Export an enverionment variable with the serial port your screen is connected to: export PHILIPS_MONITOR="/dev/ttyX"
Place the tool somehwere on your path, like /usr/bin (optional)

Commands

All commands below may be combined.

Configuration settings

dispcon --port PORT - Override any port present in your environment

Getters:

dispcon settings - Show current display settings
dispcon serial - Show monitor serial number
dispcon platform - Show SICP platform revision
dispcon sources - Show current video input sources
dispcon help - Show the current help menu

General settings:

dispcon b X - set (b)rightness to X %
dispcon b i X - set (i)ncrease (b)rightness with X %point
dispcon c X - set (c)ontrast to X %
dispcon s X - set (s)harpness to X %
dispcon source I - set the video input to I Supported inputs are 'vga', 'hdmi', 'hdmi2', 'dvi', 'dp' and 'mdp'.

Subwindow configuration:

dispcon sub type T - set Subwindow type to T. Supported types are 'pip', '1'='off', '2', '3' and '4'. Type 2, 3 and 4 display inputs side-by-side.
discpcon sub off - disable subwindow
dispcon sub source O I - set source of Subwindow O to I. Supported Subwindows are '1'='pip', '2' and '3'. Supported inputs are 'vga', 'hdmi', 'hdmi2', 'dvi', 'dp' and 'mdp'.
dispcon sub type T source O1 I1 source O2 I2 ... - combination to quickly set types and sources