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2.

RS-232C Communication

RS-232C Communication

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2

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CONTROL port

RS-232C cable (Cross)

RS-232C port

of the projector

- (1)

(1)

CD

of the computer

 

 

 

RD (2)

(2)

RD

 

 

TD (3)

(3) TD

 

 

- (4)

(4)

DTR

 

 

GND (5)

(5) GND

 

 

- (6)

(6)

DSR

 

 

RTS (7)

(7)

RTS

 

 

CTS (8)

(8)

DTS

 

 

- (9)

(9)

RI

 

Connecting the cable

Turn off the projector and the computer.

Connect the CONTROL port of the projector with a RS-232C port of the computer by a RS-232C cable (cross). Use the cable that fulfills the

specifi cation shown in the previous page.

3. Turn the computer on, and after the computer has started up turn the projector on.

Communications setting

19200bps, 8N1

1. Protocol

Consist of header (7 bytes) + command data (6 bytes).

2. Header

BE + EF + 03 + 06 + 00 + CRC_low + CRC_high

CRC_low : Lower byte of CRC fl ag for command data

CRC_high : Upper byte of CRC fl ag for command data

3.Command data

Command data chart

byte_0

byte_1 byte_2

byte_3

byte_4 byte_5

Action

 

Type

Setting code

low

high

low

high

low

high

Action (byte_0 - 1)

 

 

 

 

 

Action

Classifi cation

 

 

Content

 

1

SET

 

Change setting to desired value.

2

GET

 

Read projector internal setup value.

4

INCREMENT

 

Increment setup value by 1.

 

5

DECREMENT

Decrement setup value by 1.

 

6

EXECUTE

 

Run a command.

 

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