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VIDEO PROJECTOR VPL-VW100 PROTOCOL MANUAL 1st Edition...
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! WARNING This manual is intended for qualified service personnel only. To reduce the risk of electric shock, fire or injury, do not perform any servicing other than that contained in the operating instructions unless you are qualified to do so. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
1. Introduction This protocol manual describes the basic configuration and basic operations of various commands used for projector. Projector can be controlled using the commands provided in “Appendix”. Using an external CONTROLLER , etc., inputs can be switched and the power can also be turned on and off. In the follow- ing paragraphs, “CONTROLLER”...
2-2. Command Block Format The code from B0 to B7 as described below are transmitted. Transmission from the Master side ITEM NUMBER SET / GET DATA B0 START CORD Common in the all FORMAT B6 CHECK SUM B1 to B5 are calculated by OR; <Example of Calculation>...
2-3. Block Format Transmission from the Master side START CODE ITEM NUMBER SET / GET DATA CHECK SUM END CODE Reception in the Master side START CODE ACK / NAK DUMMY DATA CHECK SUM END CODE Reception in the Master side (With Data) START CODE ITEM NUMBER REPLY...
2-4. Connection <RS-232C Connection> Communication is enabled by the use of a D-Sub 9 Pin cross (reverse) cable. The pin assignment of D-Sub 9 Pin and D-Sub 25 Pin is as follows. D-Sub 9 Pin D-Sub 25 Pin Shell = FG Grounding for safety protection or cable shield Transmission data Reception data...
2-6. Communication Rules . When sending a command from CONTROLLER, the return data from PROJECTOR should be re- ceived first before sending the next command. Even if the next command is sent before receiving the return data, since PROJECTOR will not be able to receive that command, it does not return a response to CONTROLLER.
NETWORK This section describes the performance, operations and protocol to be used of advertisement and PJ Talk. 3-1. Advertisement The advertisement service is provided to facilitate development of a PC application that can automatically detect a projector on the network. This function is achieved by broadcasting the equipment information periodically to the network.
3-2. PJ Talk The remote control service is provided that can control the projector from remote location via network. 3-2-1. Function This responds to the control command and requests for acquiring the status and information supplied from clients. Control request Enables the input to be selected and picture control to be adjusted.
3-3. SDAP Protocol This section describes the SDAP packet structure. Header Community Product name (12) 1) Header The header consists of ID (16 bit), version (8 bit) and category (8 bits). “DA” (16) It is fixed to “DA”. Version This indicates the version number of protocol. It is fixed to 01h (version 1).
When the community data matches the community that is set in the display equipment, the request is executed. Community consists of four alphanumeric characters (case sensitive). All display equipment has the default value “SONY” when shipped from the factory. Community should be entered with four characters. Three characters or less are not accepted.
3-4-1-3. Command This section describes the format of the request command and the response command. Request/Response (8) Request/Response (8) (1) Request This section describes the format of the request command that is issued from the host PC to the projector. Community This is the same alphanumeric characters as those of community that is set in the projector to which request is going to be sent.
3-4-1-4. SET Request The SET request is used to set a new value in the specified item. Details of the request and the response are described below. Request Request Item No. SET (00h) Item No. Response OK (01h) Item No. 3-4-1-5.
3-4-2. Items Category Contents 00**h Used to control and to change the various setups. 01**h Used to acquire the status. 03**h Used to reset memory. 17**h Sircs (15 bit category) 19**h Sircs (20 bit category) 80**h Used to acquire equipment information. 90**h Used to acquire network setup information.
3-4-3. Error Code The error code list is shown below with a detailed description of each. Category Error Item Error (01**h) Invalid Item Invalid Item Request Invalid Length Invalid Data Short Data Not Applicable Item Community Error (02**h) Different Community Request Error (10**h) Invalid Version Invalid Category...
An item that is not valid at present is specified. Example: The item to switch the display is specified when the main power is off. 3-4-3-2. Community Error This error occurs when community is different. Example: “ABCD” is specified when “SONY” is set. VPL-VW100...
3-4-3-3. Request Error This error occurs when header or command is illegal. The conditions of occurrence of the respective errors are shown below. Invalid Version The version of the header is other than 2. When another version is supported, an error occurs in all versions other than the supported version. Invalid Category The category does not match.
3-4-3-5. Comm Error This is an error in communication with the main control microprocessor of the display. Timeout Reception data is not returned after data is sent. Check Sum Error A check sum error occurred in the main control microprocessor of the display. Framing Error A framing error occurred.
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Appendix <Table 1> Item Number Item Upper byte Input Picture Mode Contrast Brightness Color Sharpness Col Temp DRC MODE Black Level Adj. Advanced Iris (Real Color Processing) Film Mode <Table 2> Lower byte Data Video S Video Input-A Component HDMI Dynamic Standard Cinema...
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<Table 1> Item Number Item Upper byte Wide Mode Gamma Correction OverScan Screen Area PictureMuting Input-A Signal Sel DVI Signal Sel Color Space USER GAIN RED USER GAIN GREEN USER GAIN BLUE USER BIAS RED USER BIAS GREEN USER BIAS BLUE GAIN RED GAIN GREEN GAIN BLUE...
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<Table 1> Item Number Item Upper byte Status Error Status Power Control Mode Lamp Timer ROM Version SC ROM Version NVM Data VERSION W/B All Save W/B Low Save W/B High Save W/B Middle Save W/B Custom1 Save W/B Custom2 Save W/B Custom3 Save Sircs(15 bit category) Sircs(20 bit category)
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Item Number Item Data Undefined Command Size Error Select Error Range Over Not Applicable Check Sum Error Framing Error Parity Error Over Rub Error Other Comm Error Waiting time for the return value is about 200 msec. This waiting time for the return value is subject to the conditions that commu- nication is not bothered by any reasons.
HUE+ HUE- SHARPNESS+ SHARPNESS- PICTURE PURPLISH GREENISH SHARP SOFT MUTING CURSOR CURSOR → ← ADJ R ADJ G ADJ B GAIN BIAS LENS LENS LENS ↑ ↓ SHIFT SHIFT FOCUS F PICTURE PICTURE PICTURE PICTURE MODE MODE MODE MODE DYNAMIC STANDARD CINEMA USER1...
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