6. Input & communication6.3 Communication ports of the DP2K C-series projectorLocation of the communication portsGENERAL PURPOSE IN/OUTDVI A DVI BDVI INPUTSELSYNC OKSELSYNC OK10 / 100 / 1000 BASE-TRS232 IN 3D INTERFACE PERIPHERAL PORTSMPTE 292/424 INA BSELSYNC OKSELSYNC OK12 3ICPPOWERSWSTATOSSTATFMTSTATICPSTAT CINEMAALTCONTUSBOUTUSBIN1 2 3 4 5Image 6-3Communication ports1 10/100/1000 base-T2 RS232 IN3 General purpose input/output (GPIO)4 3D interface5 Peripheral port10/100/1000 BASE-TThe DP2K C-series projector can be connected to a LAN (local area network) using one of the Ethernet ports (1). Once connectedto the LAN, users can access the projector from any location, inside or outside (if allowed) their company network using the Com-municator software. This software locates the projector on the network if there is a DHCP server or the user can insert the correctIP-address to access the projector. Once accessed, it is possible to check and manipulate all the projector settings. Remote diag-nostics, control and monitoring of the projector can then become a daily and very simple operation. The network connectivity allowsdetection of potential errors and consequently improve service time.As there is a need to daisy chain projectors when they are on an Ethernet network, an Ethernet switch is built in. the incomingnetwork is hereby available for the internal PC and for the next device in the chain. In this way a ’star’ network interconnection canbe avoided. The switch used is a stand alone 10/100/1000Mbit Ethernet switch. This assures no influence on the network speed.RS232 INThis female DB-9 connector allows you to use a standard serial cable up to 10 meter to connect the touch panel interface with theprojector. Note that the RS232 protocol is used on this connection.RS232An Electronic Industries Association (EIA) serial digital interface standard specifying the characteristics of the commu-nication path between two devices using either D-SUB 9 pins or D-SUB 25 pins connectors. This standard is used forrelatively short-range communications and does not specify balanced control lines. RS-232 is a serial control standardwith a set number of conductors, data rate, word length and type of connector to be used. The standard specifies com-ponent connection standards with regard to computer interface. It is also called RS-232-C, which is the third versionof the RS-232 standard, and is functionally identical to the CCITT V.24 standard. Logical ’0’ is > + 3V, Logical ’1’ is < -3V. The range between -3V and +3V is the transition zone.GENERAL PURPOSE IN/OUTThis 37 pin connector can be used to send or receive trigger signals from other devices. These input/output pins can be programmedby macros created on the Communicator touch panel. See user’s guide of the Touch panel, section Macro editor, for more informa-tion about this functionality. Note that the General Purpose Inputs accept 24 volt maximum.3D INTERFACEOptional port.R5905050 DP2K C-SERIES 10/07/2012 49