Rial interface specifications, Rial control specifications, Connection to a com – Pioneer BDP-V6000 User Manual
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Chapter 9
Additional information
Serial interface
specifications
In addition to the basic o
perations on the player's front
panel and remote control, the player is equipped with a
se
rial interface conforming to RS-232C standards allowing
connection to a com
puter. The interface is a 9-pin D-Sub
connecto
r.
Caution
• The 9-
pin connector uses inch screw threads.
The D-Sub connecto
r's pin layout is as shown below.
Serial control specifications
(1) Signal level
RS-232C level
(2) Data format
Data length: 8 bits
Sto
p bit: 1 bit
Pa
rity: None
(3) Communication speed (Baud rate)
The communication s
peed (Baud rate) is selectable
among the following:
2400 bps, 4800 bps, 9600 bps,
19200 bps and 115200 bps. Set to 9600 bps by
facto
ry default (page 56).
Connection to a computer
The
player communicates with the computer using the
9-
pin D-Sub connector's pins 2 and 3 for signal transfer
and
pin 5 as the ground.
The com
puter and player are connected as shown on the
diag
ram below.
The
player can accept commands whenever the power is
on. In addition, the
player can accept the commands
below even when the
power is off.
• Powe
r ON command
• Play command
• Commands with the
power (A181AFBC), play
(A181AF39) and
power on (A181AFBA) Remote
Cont
rol Button commands as arguments.
The
re is no need to connect control lines other than
TxD
and
RxD.
Pin no. Terminal
Input/Output
Function
1
DCD
In
put
NC (not connected on
the
player)
2
RxD
In
put
receive data
3
TxD
Out
put
send data
4
DTR
Out
put
NC (not connected on
the
player)
5
GND
--
g
round
6
DSR
In
put
NC (not connected on
the
player)
7
RTS
Outu
pt
Connected to CTS
pin
inte
rnally.
8
CTS
In
put
Connected to RTS
pin
inte
rnally.
9
RI
In
put
NC (not connected on
the
player)
5
1
6
9
RxD
TxD
GND
BDP-V6000
RxD
Pin 2
Pin 3
Pin 5
Pin 2
Pin 3
Pin 5
TxD
GND
Control terminal such as
a computer
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