Panasonic PTAE8000U Technical information Serial terminal, Connection, Communication settings

Technical information

Serial terminal

The serial port on the connector panel of the projector conforms to the RS-232C interface specification, so the projector can be controlled by a personal computer connected to this port.

■■Connection

D-sub 9 pin (male)

Serial terminal (female)

Computer

■■Pin assignments and signal names

D-Sub 9 Pin (external view)

(6) (9)

(1) (5)

Pin No.	Signal name	Contents
(1)	—	NC
(2)	TXD	Transmitted data
(3)	RXD	Received data
(4)	—	NC
(5)	GND	Earth
(6)	—	NC
(7)	RTS	Connected internally
(8)	CTS
(9)	—	NC

Appendix

■■Communication settings

Signal level						RS-232C			Character length	8 bits
Sync. method						Asynchronous			Stop bit	1 bit
Baud rate						9 600 bps			X parameter	None
Parity						None			S parameter	None
■■Basic format
								Data streaming from the computer will start with STX,
	STX	Command			:	Parameter	ETX
								and proceed to command, parameter and end with
	Start byte			1 byte			End
								ETX.
	(02h)						(03h)	Parameters can be added as necessary.
			3 bytes			1 byte - 4 bytes

Attention

zzThe projector cannot receive any command for 10 seconds after the lamp is switched on. Wait 10 seconds before sending a command.

zzIf sending multiple commands, check that a response has been received from the projector for one command before sending the next.

zzWhen a command which does not require parameters to be sent, a colon (:) is not required.

Note

zzIf an incorrect command is sent, the ER401 command will be sent from the projector to the personal computer.

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