Canon SX60, X600 specifications Communication Specifications, Command sent from the PC

User Command Specifications 2. Communication Specifications

2. Communication Specifications

Communication
system	Item					Specifications
	Communication system	RS-232-C Start-stop synchronization				Semi-duplex communication
	Transmission speed	19.2Ｋｂｐｓ
	Character length	8 bits/character
	Stop bit	2 bits
	Parity	None
	Transmission format	Variable-length record with terminal as delimiter
	Maximum transmission	Maximum of 256 characters (bytes) including delimiters
	length
	Delimiters	Delimiters are one of CR, LF, CR+LF, Null (0) (Delimiters are identified automatically.)
	Transmission codes	Response delimiters are identical to command delimiters.
		ASCII code (General-purpose characters: 20h to 7Fh), Tab (09h)
		(Codes other than those above and delimiters are considered “other separator codes”)
		Uppercase and lowercase of alphabetic characters are considered the same character.
		Double-byte characters and single-byte characters are not distinguished. All are considered
		single-byte characters.
	Communication procedure No procedure
	Flow control	None
	Error control	None
	Break signal	Not supported
	Time out	Tc	Character	：10ms		* For the SX50
			interval	：5S	(Timeout between CR and LF is 10ms.) * For the SX6, SX60 or X600
		Tr	Command/response interval:10S
Connection
Specifications	PC - Projector connection status
	ＰＣ － プロジェクタ 接続形態					Item	Specifications
	COM		SERVICE
						Connection	PC: Connected on a "1:1"
	PORT		PORT
						system	basis with the projector
					Canon	Connection	3-line connection of SD,
						signal line	RD, and SG
		専用ｹｰﾌﾞﾙ				Connection	Dedicated cable
	PC	Dedicated cable			プロジェクタ		The connection diagram is
					Projector	cable
							here.

Send data SD	SD Send data
Receive data RD	RD Receive data

Signal ground SG SG Signal ground

※In the projector, none of the signal lines except for the three lines of SD, RD and SG are used!

※If necessary, loop back its own signals at the PC side.

Control	The projector has two control modes, the local mode and remote mode.
Mode	Most user commands are used in REMOTE mode.
	The two modes are set by the REMOTE and LOCAL commands.
	REMOTE command
	LOCAL mode	REMOTE mode
	LOCAL command
	・Initial mode of projector	・ Except for RC and MAIN, all user commands are available in this mode.
	・The available user commands are limited.	・ None of the remote control and main unit panel buttons except for
		POWER can be used.

・Control is switched to this mode by the REMOTE command.

Communication	Communication between the PC and projector is performed by the projector responding bysending a response to the
system
	command sent from the PC.
	If AC power is supplied to the projector, communication is possible regardless of whether the power is on or off.

PC	Projector
	Commands
	Response

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