Protocol Notes for the the M-500, M-1000, M1500 Led Signs

These three models of LED signs use the same serial protocol.
Escape Characters
CharacterProperly Escaped
\\\
^\^

Animations
AnimationEscape Sequence
MERRY XMAS^i
HAPPY NEW YEAR^j
4TH JULY^k
HAPPY EASTER^l
HALLOWEEN^m
DONT DRINK & DRIVE^n
NO SMOKING^o
WELCOME^p

Audio
AlertEscape Sequence
3 Beeps^q
3 Short Beeps^r
1 Short Beep^s

Effects
EffectEscape Sequence
CYCLIC0x0C A \c
IMMEDIATE0x0C B \c
OPEN FROM RIGHT0x0C C \c
OPEN FROM LEFT0x0C D \c
OPEN FROM CENTER0x0C E \c
OPEN TO CENTER0x0C F \c
COVER FROM CENTER0x0C G \c
COVER FROM RIGHT0x0C H \c
COVER FROM LEFT0x0C I \c
COVER TO CENTER0x0C J \c
SCROLL UP0x0C K \c
SCROLL DOWN0x0C L \c
INTERLACE 10x0C M \c
INTERLACE 20x0C N \c
COVER UP0x0C O \c
COVER DOWN0x0C P \c
SCANLINE0x0C Q \c
EXPLODE0x0C R \c
PACMAN0x0C S \c
STACK0x0C T \c
SHOOT0x0C U \c
FLASH0x0C V \c
RANDOM0x0C W \c
SLIDE IN0x0C X \c
AUTO0x0C A \c

Dates
DateEscape Sequence
DATE 1^A
DATE 2^B
DATE 3^C

Times
TimeEscape Sequence
TIME 1^D
TIME 2^E
TIME 3^F

Non-Functioning Codes
ExperimentalEscape Sequence
TEMP^H

Graphics
GraphicsEscape Sequence
CITYSCAPE^Q
TRAFFIC^R
TEA PARTY^S
TELEPHONE^T
SUNSET^U
CARGO SHIP^V
SWIMMERS^W
MOUSE^X

Graphics
GraphicEscape Sequence
SUN^66
CLOUDY^67
RAIN^68
CLOCK^69
PHONE^70
SPECS^71
FAUCET^72
ROCKET^73
BUG^74
KEY^75
SHIRT^76
CHOPPER^77
CAR^78
DUCK^79
HOUSE^80
TEAPOT^81
TREES^82
SWAN^83
MBIKE^84
BIKE^85
CROWN^86
STRAWBERRY^87
ARROW RIGHT^88
ARROW LEFT^89
ARROW DOWN^90
ARROW UP^91
CUP^92
CHAIR^93
SHOE^94
GLASS^95

Colors
ColorEscape Sequence
RED\a
BRIGHT RED\b
ORANGE \c
BRIGHT ORANGE\d
YELLOW\e
BRIGHT YELLOW\f
GREEN\g
BRIGHT GREEN\h
LAYER MIX\i
BRIGHT LAYER MIX\j
VERTICAL MIX\k
SAWTOOTH MIX\l
GREEN ON RED\m
RED ON GREEN\n
ORANGE ON RED\o
YELLOW ON GREEN\p

Fonts
FontEscape Sequence
DEFAULT 7x6\s
SHORT\q
SHORT AND WIDE\r
WIDE\t
7x9\u
EXTRAWIDE\v
SMALL\w

Scroll Speeds
SpeedEscape Sequence
SPEED 0 (Fast)\Y1
SPEED 1\Y2
SPEED 2\Y3
SPEED 3\Y4
SPEED 4\Y5
SPEED 5\Y6
SPEED 6\Y7
SPEED 7 (Slow)\Y8

Pause
DurationEscape Sequence
PAUSE 1\Z1
PAUSE 2\Z2
PAUSE 3\Z3
PAUSE 4\Z4
PAUSE 5\Z5
PAUSE 6\Z6
PAUSE 7\Z7
PAUSE 8\Z8

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