Panasonic PT AE2000 RS-232C Control Specifications PT-AE2000 Serial connector, Basic format

RS-232C Control Specifications PT-AE2000

Serial connector

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

Pin assignments and signal names

	No.	Signal name	Description	No.	Signal name	Description
	1	–	NC	6	–	NC
	2	TXD	Send data	7	RTS	Connected internally
	3	RXD	Receive data	8	CTS	Connected internally
	4	–	NC	9	–	NC
D-sub 9-pin	5	GND	Ground

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 the ID, command, parameter, and ETX are sent in this order. Add parameters according to the details of control.

STX

Start (1 byte)

CAUTIION

C1 C2 C3 : P1 P2 P3 P4

Colon Parameter

Command (1 byte) (1-4 bytes) (3 bytes)

(Control and/or query commands)

ETX

End

(1 byte)

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

Cable specifications

Projector			PC (DTE)
1	NC	NC	1
2			2
3			3
4	NC	NC	4
5			5
6	DSR	NC	6
7			7
8			8
9	NC	NC	9

As of October 2007 < 2 >