Ampro Corporation DLP 5200 - Manual (Page 42)

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5200 User’s Manual
RS-232C Interface Data
An external PC or third party controller may be used to control your ALICE 5200. This section will
describe how to connect and control the 5200 DLP projector using external serial communication with
characters and numeric commands.
Enabling Com
Ports
As standard, Serial Port 1 (COM1) is unused and may be used for the external control of the
projector. Perform the following to enable external control and select which Serial Port to
use;


Open the Main menu


Select MENU, then


Select UTILITY

Select CONFIGURE, a pop-up selection box will open.

Select External Control Enable, then select the desired “Com Port”.


Exit the menu system.

Restart the system
Com 1 & 2 Pin Assignments
Pin Numbers Pin Assignments
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1 Data Carrier Detect 6 Data Set Ready
2 Serial Input 7 Request To Send
3 Serial Output 8 Clear To Send
4 Data terminal ready 9 Ring Indicator
5 Signal Ground Shell Chassis Ground
Basic
Connection
Diagram
Protocol 9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit.