Sony VPL VPL-HW15 User manual

VIDEO PROJECTOR

VPL-HW15

PROTOCOL MANUAL

1st Edition

VPL-HW15

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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.

!WARNUNG

Die Anleitung ist nur für qualiﬁziertes Fachpersonal bestimmt.

Alle Wartungsarbeiten dürfen nur von qualiﬁziertem Fachpersonal ausgeführt werden. Um die

Gefahr eines elektrischen Schlages, Feuergefahr und Verletzungen zu vermeiden, sind bei

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dazu besitzen.

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réparations indiquées dans le mode d’emploi à moins d’être qualiﬁé pour en effectuer d’autres.

Pour toute réparation faire appel à une personne compétente uniquement.

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Table of Contents

1. Overview

1-1. Introduction ........................................................................ 1

1-2. Glossary of Terms .............................................................. 1

1-3. Protocol Stack Structure..................................................... 1

2. Common Commands

2-1. Sub Commands .................................................................. 2

2-1-1. ITEM List ................................................................. 2

2-1-2. Infrared Remote Command Code............................. 6

2-2. Reply .................................................................................. 8

3. RS-232C

3-1. Connection ......................................................................... 9

3-2. Communication Speciﬁcations........................................... 9

3-3. Communication Procedure............................................... 10

3-4. Command Block Format ...................................................11

3-4-1. Simpliﬁed Command ...............................................11

3-5. Packet Examples .............................................................. 12

3-5-1. Change “Wide Mode” to “Zoom”........................... 12

3-6. AMX Device Discovery................................................... 12

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RS-232C

Simplified Command

Asynchronous

Sub Command

1. Overview

1-1. Introduction

The projector is remotely controllable over RS-232C. It is useful for setting up the projector away from

the operator.

This protocol manual describes the speciﬁcations such as packet format and procedures for controlling the

projector.

In the following sections below, the term “CONTROLLER” is used as a device which controls the projec-

tor. CONTROLLER can be a PC or other speciﬁc device that is able to handle RS-232C.

Although most of commands are available for both RS-232C.

1-2. Glossary of Terms

Table 1-1 Glossary of Terms

Terms Abbreviated Description

CONTROLLER _Command initiator such as PCs.

PROJECTOR _Front projector.

1-3. Protocol Stack Structure

The protocol stack structure diagram is shown below. Though the stack is drawn for RS-232C, the follow-

ing portions are common.

Table 1-2 Common Portions in Protocol Stack

Layer Name Description

Sub Command Value is assigned for projector’s functions. Refer to the section 2-1 for detail

description.

Simpliﬁed Command Packet format for sending/receiving “Sub Command”. Refer to the section 3-4-1 for

detail description.

(1) RS-232C

Fig. 1-1 RS-232C Protocol Stack

“RS-232C” layer is physical portion and “Asynchronous” is the traditional protocol layer as shown in the

section 3-2.

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2. Common Commands

2-1. Sub Commands

Sub Command is the value which is used by Simpliﬁed Command. Value is assigned for executing func-

tion. For example, if you want to change the picture mode, the appropriate value assigned for the desired

picture mode should be chosen.

2-1-1. ITEM List

Item list tables are described below. Tables are shown per function category.

Table 2-1 ITEM List For Picture

<Table 1> <Table 2> Remarks

Item Number Data

Item Upper byte Lower byte Data Upper byte Lower byte

Picture Mode 00h 02h Dynamic 0000h Set/Get

Standard 0001h

Cinema 0002h

User1 0003h

User2 0004h

User3 0005h

Contrast 00h 10h 0000h to 0064h (0 to 100)

Brightness 00h 11h 0000h to 0064h (0 to 100)

Color 00h 12h 0000h to 0064h (0 to 100)

Hue 00h 13h 0000h to 0064h (0 to 100)

Sharpness 00h 14h 0000h to 0064h (0 to 100)

Color Temp. 00h 17h High 0000h

Mid 0001h

Low 0002h

Custom1 0003h

Custom2 0004h

Custom3 0005h

Custom4 0006h

Lamp Control 00h 1Ah Low 0000h

High 0001h

Black Level Adj. 00h 1Ch Off 0000h

Low 0001h

High 0002h

Advanced Iris 00h 1Dh Off 0000h

Manual 0001h

Auto1 0002h

Auto2 0003h

Real Color Processing 00h 1Eh Off 0000h

User1 0001h

User2 0002h

User3 0003h

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<Table 1> <Table 2> Remarks

Item Number Data

Item Upper byte Lower byte Data Upper byte Lower byte

Film Mode 00h 1Fh Off 0000h Set/Get

Auto1 0001h

Auto2 0002h

Gamma Correction 00h 22h Off 0000h

Gamma 1 0001h

Gamma 2 0002h

Gamma 3 0003h

Gamma 4 0004h

Gamma 5 0005h

Gamma 6 0006h

NR 00h 25h Off 0000h

Low 0001h

Middle 0002h

High 0003h

Block NR 00h 26h Off 0000h

Low 0001h

Middle 0002h

High 0003h

Mosquito NR 00h 27h Off 0000h

Low 0001h

Middle 0002h

High 0003h

Color Space 00h 3Bh Normal 0000h

Wide 0001h

USER GAIN RED 00h 50h FFE2h to 001Eh (_30 to 30)

USER GAIN GREEN 00h 51h FFE2h to 001Eh (_30 to 30)

USER GAIN BLUE 00h 52h FFE2h to 001Eh (_30 to 30)

USER BIAS RED 00h 53h FFE2h to 001Eh (_30 to 30)

USER BIAS GREEN 00h 54h FFE2h to 001Eh (_30 to 30)

USER BIAS BLUE 00h 55h FFE2h to 001Eh (_30 to 30)

Iris Sensitivity 00h 56h Recommend 0000h

Fast 0001h

Slow 0002h

Iris Manual 00h 57h 0000h to 0064h (0 to 100)

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Table 2-2 ITEM List For Screen

<Table 1> <Table 2> Remarks

Item Number Data

Item Upper byte Lower byte Data Upper byte Lower byte

Wide Mode 00h 20h Full 0000h Set/Get

Normal 0001h

Wide Zoom 0002h

Zoom 0003h

Full1 0007h

Full2 0008h

Over Scan 00h 23h Off 0000h

On 0001h

Screen Area 00h 24h Full 0000h

Through 0001h

Table 2-3 ITEM List For Setup

<Table 1> <Table 2> Remarks

Item Number Data

Item Upper byte Lower byte Data Upper byte Lower byte

Input 00h 01h Video 0000h Set/Get

S Video 0001h

Input A 0002h

Component 0003h

HDMI1 0004h

HDMI2 0005h

Picture Muting 00h 30h Off 0000h

On 0001h

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Table 2-4 ITEM List For Status

<Table 1> <Table 2> Remarks

Item Number Data

Item Upper byte Lower byte Data Upper byte Lower byte

Status Error 01h 01h NO ERROR 0000h Get only

LAMP ERROR 0001h

FAN ERROR 0002h

COVER ERROR 0004h

TEMP ERROR 0008h

D5V ERROR 0010h

POWER ERROR 0020h

TEMP WARNING 0040h

NVM Data ERROR 0080h

Status Power 01h 02h STANBY 0000h

START UP 0001h

STARTUP LAMP 0002h

POWER ON 0003h

COOLING1 0004h

COOLING2 0005h

SAVING COOLING1 0006h

SAVING COOLING2 0007h

SAVING STABY 0008h

Lamp Timer 01h 13h USE TIME 0000h-FFFFh *1

*1 Example) In case the lamp timer indicates 1000H, return values are [03h] upper byte and [E8h] lower byte.

Table 2-5 ITEM List For Infrared Remote Command

<Table 1> <Table 2> Remarks

Item Number Data

Item Upper byte Lower byte Data Upper byte Lower byte

Infrared Remote

Command

(15 bit category)

17h Refer to the

section 2-1-2*1.

00h 00h Set Only

Infrared Remote

Command

(20 bit category)

19h Refer to the

section 2-1-2*1.

(Table 2-6-

Table 2-9)

00h 00h

Infrared Remote

Command

(20 bit category)

1Bh Refer to the

section 2-1-2*1.

(Table 2-10)

00h 00h

*1: By using this Item Number, it is possible to simulate the infrared remote controller.

Choose your desired Code from the table in the section 2-1-2 and use it as the Lower byte of Item Number.

Depending on the category, different value (Upper byte) is assigned.

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2-1-2. Infrared Remote Command Code

Tables are shown per function category.

.15 bit PROJECTOR: Table 2-6-Table 2-9

.20 bit PROJECTOR-E: Table 2-6-Table 2-9

.20 bit PROJECTOR-EE: Table 2-10

Table 2-6 Infrared Remote Command Code For Picture

CATEGORY Code Name

15 bit

PROJECTOR

20 bit

PROJECTOR-E

O_ 07 BLACK LEVEL

O_ 18 CONTRAST +HIGH

O_ 19 CONTRAST _LOW

O_ 1A COLOR +HIGH

O_ 1B COLOR _LOW

O_ 1E BRIGHTNESS +BRIGHT

O_ 1F BRIGHTNESS _DARK

O_ 20 HUE +GREENISH

O_ 21 HUE _PURPLISH

O_ 22 SHARPNESS +SHARP

O_ 23 SHARPNESS _SOFT

_O 08 RCP

_O 09 ADJUST PICTURE TOGGLE

_O 4B COLOR SPACE TOGGLE

_O 51 PICTURE MODE DYNAMIC

_O 52 PICTURE MODE STANDARD

_O 53 PICTURE MODE CINEMA

_O 54 PICTURE MODE USER1

_O 55 PICTURE MODE USER2

_O 56 PICTURE MODE USER3

_O 5B PICTURE MODE TOGGLE

_O 5C COLOR TEMP TOGGLE

_O 5E GAMMA COLLECTION TOGGLE

_O 5F IRIS MODE TOGGLE

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