Planar PD7170 - Manual (Page 83)

Serial Communications
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6.1
RS-232 Connection and
Port Configuration
To interface the PD7170 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 3-11.
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: 38400 bps, no
parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit and no flow control.
4. Type ky or op followed by a command from among those listed in Table
6-1 or Table 6-2 and press . For example, to change the aspect
ratio to Letterbox, type op aspect = 1.
6.2
Serial Command Syntax
Serial commands to the PD7170 take the following form:
• Commands are in ASCII format.
• Spaces and tabs can be used to improve readability and are ignored by the
projector.
• All commands must end with a carriage return (ASCII hex 0D) to signify that
the projector can now read and execute the command.
• Commands are not case-sensitive.
The PD7170 supports two types of commands: key commands and operation
commands. Key commands mimic pressing a button on the remote control.
Operation commands tell the projector exactly what to do.
All commands start with 2 letters:
ky for key commands.
op for operations commands.
Key Commands The syntax for key commands is simple:
ky [CR]
Some key command examples:
ky menu[CR] Bring up or cancel menu display.
ky mem.sw[CR] Switch to next user memory.
ky asp.16.9[CR] Apply 16:9 aspect ratio.
The response from the projector for key commands will be the same command
in UPPERCASE.
Input: ky mem.sw[CR]
Response: KY MEM.SW [CR]
6.
Serial Communications