Vidikron Vision 50 6Serial Communications, Serial Command Syntax, Serial Commands, Code Function

6Serial Communications

To interface the Vision 50 with a home theater automation/control system or a PC running terminal emulation software:

1.Connect it to your control system or PC as shown in Figure 3-13.

2.Start a terminal session on your PC using a terminal-emulation program, such as HyperTerminal.

3.Configure the RS-232 controller or PC serial port as follows: no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit and no flow control. Set the baud rate to match that of the projector (115200, 38400 or 9600).

4.Press <Enter>. You should see a command prompt (>) in the terminal window.

5.Type a command from among those listed in Table 6-1and press <Enter>. For example, to change the aspect ratio to Letterbox, type x063x <Enter>.

Serial commands to the Vision 50 take the following form:

•Commands are in ASCII format.

•Commands are not case-sensitive; X001X and x001x are equivalent.

•A carriage return MUST follow each command.

The Vision 50 will not accept serial commands for 20 seconds after it is

Note turned on or off.

6.1

RS-232 Connection and Port Configuration

6.2

Serial Command Syntax

Table 6-1. Serial Commands

Code		Function
x001x	Power On
x002x	Power Off
x003x	Menu
x004x	Enter
x005x	Exit
x006x	Up (arrow key)
x007x	Down (arrow key)
x008x	Left (arrow key)
x009x	Right (arrow key)
x011x	Show active source and aspect ratio information
x021x	Keypad 1
x022x	Keypad 2
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