Use of Serial Port

This product provides with a serial control port (RS-232C) to control the external equipment which has an RS-232C port. This function allows external equipment to be controlled by the computer through the network and the projector can be controlled by the external serial controller. Before con-

necting the external equipment, perform the setting “Serial port setting” described below.

Serial port setting

Set up the extra serial port of this product. Click on the Extra Serial Port Setting linked text on the main menu and the following setting page will be displayed. To communicate with external equipment correctly, software communication conditions must be set to the same values as that the connected equipment is using. After fixing the setting, press the Set button*1. Enter your note into the comment column and press the Save button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setting Items

Description

 

 

 

Baud Rate

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

Parity

Parity check, the ways for errors detecting of 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 con-

 

 

troller 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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