Specific Projector In A Network With 1 Controller; Specific Projector In A Network With Multiple Controllers; What Is Actually Sent In A Message - Christie Matrix StIM-WQ User Manual

Serial Communication

Specific Projector in a Network with 1 Controller

Message Format
(Dest Addr Code Data)
($Dest Addr Code Data)

Specific Projector in a Network with Multiple Controllers

Message Format
(Dest Addr Src Code?)
($Dest Addr Src Code Data)
(Dest Addr Src Code!Data)

What is Actually Sent in a Message?

Although you will send and read messages as strings of ASCII characters, the actual message travels
as a sequence of bytes. Each character in this sequence requires 1 byte. The example below
illustrates a "gamma function 222" reply from the projector.
ASCII = (
HEX = 0x28
82
SET (turn projector #5 on)
SET AND ACKNOWLEDGE MESSAGE (message
processed?ffr55)
REQUEST (get gamma function from projector #5 to
controller #2)
SET AND ACKNOWLEDGE MESSAGE (is message from
controller #2 processed by projector #5)
REPLY (from projector #5 to controller #2: gamma
function is 222)
B G F
0x42 0x47 0x46
Function
Function
! 2 2
0x21 0x32 0x32
Example
(5pwr1)
($5pwr1)
Example
(5 2BGF?)
($5 2BGF?)
(002 005BFG!222)
2 )
0x32 0x29
Matrix StIM™ WQ/SIM WQ User Manual
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