Chapter 6 Use of Serial Port

This product provides a serial control port (RS-232C) to control the external equipment which has an RC-232C port. This function allows external equip- ment to be controlled by the computer through the network and the projec- tor can be controlled by the external serial controller. Before connecting the external equipment, perform the setting “Serial port setting” described below.

Serial Port setting

This is to set up the serial port on the network board. Display the setting page by clicking on the Serial Port linked text on the main menu. To communicate with exter- nal equipment correctly, communication condition must be set to the same values as that the connected equipment is using. After fixing the setting, press the Set button*1.

 

Item

Description

 

 

 

Baud Rate

Communication speed for serial port, select with the pull-down menu.

 

Parity

Parity check, the ways for error detecting of the transferred data.

 

Stop

Stop bit, indicates the end of communication.

 

Flow Control

Ways for communication flow.

 

Data

Indicates the length of data

 

Serial Control ....Selects equipment to control

 

 

External

Used to select when the external equipment connected to the serial

 

 

 

port is controlled by the computer through the LAN port.

 

 

Projector

Used to select when the projector is controlled by the serial controller

 

 

 

connected to the serial port.

 

Port

Indicates the port number of TCP/IP. The default number is 23. Use the same port

 

 

number specified by application. There are some reserved port number*2. If one of

 

 

those port numbers is used, the alert dialog window will appear and let you know

 

 

that it is an invalid port number.

 

 

 

 

 

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Sanyo POA-MD13NET2 owner manual Serial Port setting, Connected to the serial port