Sample messages and their meaning
For a more detailed understanding of messages and their meaning, review the provided sample
messages.
Sample messages for a single projector
Messages can be sent and received for a single projector.
Message format
(Code Data)
(Code+Subcode Data)
(Code?)
(Code+Subcode?)
(Code!Data)
(Code+Subcode!Data)
($Code Data)
$
Sample messages for querying a projector
Messages to query a list, enabled state, and minimum/maximum values can be sent and received for a
projector.
Options
Query a list
Boxer 30 Technical Reference–Serial API Commands
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Function
SET Power on
SET input port configuration
REQUEST (what is current power
state?)
REQUEST (what is current input port
configuration?)
REPLY (power state is 1 "on")
REPLY (input port configuration is 1
"One-Port")
SET AND ACKNOWLEDGE MESSAGE
(change test pattern and request
acknowledge)
REPLY with acknowledgment (from
projector)
Function
QUERY test pattern options
REPLY test pattern options
Communicating with Boxer 30
Example
(PWR 1)
(SIN+PORT 1)
(PWR?)
(SIN+PORT?)
(PWR!001 "On")
(SIN+PORT!001 "One-Port")
($ITP 1)
$
Example
(ITP?L)
(ITP!L001 001 00000 "Off")
(ITP!L001 001 00001 "Grid")
(ITP!L001 001 00002 "Gray
Scale 16")
(ITP!L001 001 00003 "Flat
White")
(ITP!L001 001 00004 "Flat
Gray")
...
(ITP!L000 001 00024
"Flare")
(ITP!L111 "--END--")
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