S P E C F I L E

Full High-Definition Home Cinema Projector

PT-AE8000

Serial connector

The serial connector complies with RS-232C. To control the projector from a personal computer, commands must be input through communication software, based on the format and satisfying the communication conditions shown below.

Pin assignments and signal names

No.

Signal name

Description

No.

Signal name

Description

1

–

NC

6

–

NC

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

TXD

Transmitted data

7

RTS

Connected internally

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

RXD

Received data

8

CTS

Connected internally

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

–

NC

9

–

NC

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

GND

Ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D-sub 9-pin (female) Serial input

Communication conditions (factory setting)

Signal level

RS-232C-compliant

Synchronization method

Start-stop synchronization

Baud rate

9,600 bps

 

 

Parity

None

 

 

 

Character length

8

bits

Stop bit

1

bit

 

 

X parameter

None

 

 

S parameter

None

Basic format

Transmission from the computer begins with STX, then command, parameter, and ETX are sent in this order. Add parameters according to the details of control.

STX

 

C1

C2

C3

 

:

 

 

P1

P2

...

Pn

 

ETX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colon

 

 

 

 

 

 

End

(1 byte)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1 byte)

 

Parameters

(1 byte)

 

 

Command

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(undefined length)

 

 

 

 

(3 bytes)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Control and/or query commands)

CAUTION

•When sending multiple commands, be sure to send the next command after receiving a response from the projector.

•STX and ETX are character codes. Expressed in hexidecimals, STX is 02 and ETX is 03.

Cable specifications

 

Projector

 

 

PC (DTE)

 

1

NC

NC

1

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

NC

NC

4

 

5

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

NC

NC

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

9

NC

NC

9

As of August 2012

 

1 0 / 1 3

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