6Serial Communications, Serial Command Syntax

6Serial Communications

To interface the Vision 30 with a home theater automation/control system or a PC running terminal emulation software:

1.Connect it to your control system or PC as shown in Figure 3-9.

2.Start a terminal session on your PC using a terminal-emulation program, such as HyperTerminal.

3.Configure the RS-232 controller or PC serial port as follows: no parity, eight data bits, one stop bit and no flow control. Set the baud rate to match that of the projector (115200, 38400 or 9600).

4.Press <Enter>. You should see a command prompt (>) in the terminal window.

5.Type a command from among those listed in Table 6-1and press <Enter>. For example, to change the aspect ratio to Letterbox, type x063x <Enter>.

Serial commands to the Vision 30 take the following form:

•Commands are in ASCII format.

•Commands are not case-sensitive; X001X and x001x are equivalent.

•A carriage return MUST follow each command.

The Vision 30 will not accept serial commands for 30 seconds after it is

Note	turned on or off.

6.1

RS-232 Connection and Port Configuration

6.2

Serial Command Syntax

Table 6-1. Serial Commands

Code	Function

x001x	Power On

x002x	Power Off

x003x	Menu

x004x	Enter

x005x	Exit

x006x	Up (arrow key)

x007x	Down (arrow key)

x008x	Left (arrow key)

x009x	Right (arrow key)

x011x	Show active source and aspect ratio information

x021x	Keypad 1

Vidikron Vision 30 Series Owner’s Operating Manual

30ET, 30 specifications

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