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Re: Want info on VTnnn responses to ESC[c

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From: Peter D. Smith
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 1990 21:01
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In article <1990Jul24.102646.22766@gdr.bath.ac.uk> P.Smee@bristol.ac.uk (Paul Smee) writes:
>I'm looking for something which will allow me to make sense of the
>various codes returned by VTnnn (nnn>=100) terminals when they are hit
>with a 'what are you' sequence.  E.g. ESC[?1;<n>c seems to indicate a
[..deleted..]
>-- 
>Paul Smee, Computing Service, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1UD, UK
> P.Smee@bristol.ac.uk - ..!uunet!ukc!bsmail!p.smee - Tel +44 272 303132


This is far, far more than you wanted, but I had it handy....

I have taken the information below from the following manuals:
1) VT330/VT340 Programmer Reference Manual Volumn 1 page 197
2) VT240series Programmer Reference Manual page 100
3) VT220 Programmer Reference Manual page 94
4) VT125 User Guide page 4-33
5) VT105 Graphic Terminal User's manual page 2-15
6) VT100 User Guide page 46
7) VK100 (sic) GIGI Terminal Installation and Owner's Manual page 68
8) VT55-E,F,H,J DECgrpahic Scope Users' Manual page 5-18
9) Decscope User's Manual page 22

I'm ignoring terminals like the VT80 and VT286 (Japanese version)

Terminal Responces:
The terminal responds by sending its sevice code and basic attributes to the
host.  This responce deponds on the terminal's current operating level (VT100
or VT300).

Format of returned data (VT100 and up)
	CSI ? Psc; Ps1; ... Psn c


VT5x use the ESC Z query command and respond as follows:
	TERMINAL        WITH(/OUT) COPIER
	VT50            na      ESC/A
	VT50H           ESC/J   ESC/H
	VT52            ESC/L   ESC/K
	VT55            ESC/C   ESC/C
	VT55 E,F,H,J    ESC/E   ESC/E

Terminals VT100 through VT199
Psc     Operating Level
1       VT100
5       VK100 (GIGI)
12      VT125

Ps1 indicates the combination of extensions
0       No options
1       STP Processor option
2       AVO Advanced Video options (132 character AND 24 lines! Wow!)
3       STP & AVO
4       GPO Graphics Option
5       GPO and STP
6       GPO and AVO
7       GPO and STP and AVO

A VT125 has the GPO and STP options, so it will return either a 5 or 7.

Ps2 is for the VT125 only
0       No printer
1       Printer attached to the printer port

Ps3 is for the VT125 only
<ROM version>

VT200 and higher:
Psc     Operating Level
61      Level 1 (VT100 family)
62      Level 2 (VT200 family)
63      Level 3 (VT300 family)

Ps1..Psn indicate which of the following extensions the terminal supports.
The items marked (sic) are duplicate values or generally poor ideas (eg,
the rom version)

Ps      Meaning
1       132 columns
2       Printer Port
3       ReGIS graphics
4       Sixel graphics
5       AVO option (132 char wide) *NOT* installed
6       Selective erase
7       Soft character set (DRCS)
8       User-defined keys
9       National replacement character sets
12      Terminal is a VT125
13      Local editing mode
15      Technical character set
16      Locator device port
18      Windowing capability
19      Dual sessions

All return values preceeded with ESC[?
VT5x use the ESC Z query command and respond as follows:
	TERMINAL        WITH(/OUT) COPIER
	VT50            na      ESC/A
	VT50H           ESC/J   ESC/H
	VT52            ESC/L   ESC/K
	VT55            ESC/C   ESC/C
	VT55 E,F,H,J    ESC/E   ESC/E
VK100 will return 5c or 5;0c
VT100 will return 1;[0 to 7]c
VT105 will return 1;[0 to 7]c
VT125 will return 12;[5 or 7];[0 or 1];[Rom Version]
VT220 will return 62;1;2;6;7;8;9c
VT240 will return 62;1;2;3;4;6;7;8;9c
VT300 will return 63;1;2;3;4;6;7;8;9;13;15;16;18;19c
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Subject: Re: Want info on VTnnn responses to ESC[c
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