[ANSWERED] Send Serial Data to Projector for Commands
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Hey I'm trying to send Serial data to 2 projectors, I have installed the drives from the USB to serial device, and I have the user manual for the codes that I need. I'm trying to at time send commands. example. I want to send a AV mute command to the projector with according to the user manual is listed a C0D. I had no luck. I setup my serial ports to the correct device and setting. I put in the Send Serial Data Actor, and made sure if set to the correct port. Past that I'm not fully sure if I set it up properly. When I double click the actor and I get a the popup text field, I'm not sure what I need to place here. and then I'm also not sure what I'm supposed to place in Param 1 actor field. Any helps with this would be very helpful.
just for reference, this is the projector manual.
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@dstrohan said:
Past that I'm not fully sure if I set it up properly.
If you right-click the Send Serial Data actor (or any actor for that matter) and select the top option from the contextual menu (Show Actor Help In Browser) you'll get a ton of information about how to use the actor.
@dstrohan said:
When I double click the actor and I get a the popup text field, I'm not sure what I need to place here.
There's also a "Help" button at the bottom left of this that will open the same thing.
I don't use this actor much myself so I can't tell you exactly what to do, but I am fairly certain that the information you're looking for on how to use the actor can be found in one or both of those places.
Best wishes,
Woland
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Hey, Thank, so as far as I am reading the projector is it take ASCII, and What I'm doing is double clicking and in double quote entering the command. I have also tried added CR, Enter, and the command for Enter in, but nothing. So I'm a little bit at a lost. In the monitor screen in Isadora, I see that it is being sent out, but nothing happens. I have noticed that when I plug the in the USB to serial in to the projector I get a "w..." input from the projector into Isadora. I don't fully know what this means. -
Oh, I just checked out the manual you linked and your projector will accept PJLink. Try this: https://troikatronix.com/add-ons/send-pjlink/
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Good to note, but I actually figured it out. I was just missing the carriage return at the end. So I was putting in "C00" and all I need to add was "C00\r" and it worked.
