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DVD-V5000
Industrial DVD Player
RS-232C
COMMAND PROTOCOL MANUAL
Manual Version 1.00
June 30, 2004
(Updated Dec 2005)
Pioneer Corporation
Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.
Business Solutions Division
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This manual is copyrighted with all rights reserved. No part of this document may be reprinted, produced, translated or utilized in any form or by any means now known or hereafter invented including, but not limited to, any electronic, mechanical, photocopying and recording or information storage and retrieval system means, without the express written permission from Pioneer Electronics (USA), Inc. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate. Pi
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FCC INFORMATION The equipment described in this manual has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules. These specifications are designed to provide reasonable protection against radio and television reception interference in a residential installation. There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. To determine if your player is causing interference, t
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Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................1 2. INTERFACE.........................................................................................................................2 2.1 Interface Connector ...................................................................................................2 2.2 Serial Interface Pin Specification ..............................................
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5.11 Speed (DVD, VCD)..................................................................................................20 5.12 Search .....................................................................................................................21 5.13 Search & Play ..........................................................................................................22 5.14 Stop Marker ................................................................................................
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6.14 Register D Set .........................................................................................................47 6.15 Print Character.........................................................................................................47 6.16 Clear Screen............................................................................................................48 6.17 Advanced Setup ...........................................................................................
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8.11 Search Time/Frame .................................................................................................65 8.12 Search Title/Track (Search Chapter) .......................................................................65 8.13 Search Index............................................................................................................65 8.14 Mark Time/Frame ....................................................................................................65 8.15
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DVD-V5000 DVD Player RS-232 Command Protocol 1. INTRODUCTION This document defines the RS-232C command protocol for the Pioneer DVD-V5000 Industrial DVD Player. The DVD-V5000 is capable of playing DVD, CD and VCD discs. The device has three control methods, front panel, remote control or computer interface through the RS-232C serial port. This manual addresses the various commands and precautions required when using the Pioneer DVD-V5000 player with a computer. Please refer to the
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DVD-V5000 DVD Player RS-232 Command Protocol 2. INTERFACE 2.1 Interface Connector A computer may be connected to the DVD-V5000 using a 15-pin D-Sub connector (e.g., a JAE DALC-J15SAF connector with suitable plug such as the JAE DA-15PF-N) to the RS-232C serial port or to the parallel port. This unit is also equipped with 9pin connector for serial control. In advanced setup user can choose which port to be used for serial control depends on the cable availability. Either 9pin cross ca
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DVD-V5000 DVD Player RS-232 Command Protocol 9-pin D-Sub connector Pin # Terminal Input/Output Function 1 NC 2 TxD Output send data 3 RxD Input receive data 4 DTR Output enable data receiving 5 GND -- ground 6 DSR Input data set ready 7 RTS Output request to send 8 CTS Input clear to send 9 NC 2.3 Computer Control Functions 2.3.1 Serial Control (see Chapters 3, 4, 5 and 6) The player and computer are based upon the RS-232C protocol and are connected through the TxD, RxD, DT
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DVD-V5000 DVD Player RS-232 Command Protocol Power ON mode more than Power OFF 100 msec Check the Key Lock condition. If the Key Lock mode is active, the player ignores the control (refer to the Key Lock command description). - 4
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DVD-V5000 DVD Player RS-232 Command Protocol 3. SERIAL CONTROL 3.1 Serial Interface Specifications 3.1.1 Signal Interface The signal interface is a standard RS-232C connection. 3.1.2 Data Type Data Length: 8 bit Stop Bit: 1 bit Parity bit: No Parity 3.1.3 Data Transfer Speed (Baud Rate) The data transfer speed may be set to either 19200 or 9600 baud through the Advanced Setup Menu screen or with the Advanced Feature Menu Set command (refer to the DVD-V5000 Operating Instructions
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DVD-V5000 DVD Player RS-232 Command Protocol 3.3 Command and Status During normal operation, when a computer transmits commands to a DVD- V5000, the player responds with the status message, ‘execution complete’. Example COMPUTER DVD-V5000 (1) “Search to Frame 1000” ⇒ (2) Search Execution ⇐ (3) Complete (4) “Play to Frame 2000” ⇒ (5) Play Execution ⇐ (6) Complete NOTE: The length of a command string is limited to 32 characters. Please refer to COMMAND STRUCTURE for additiona
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DVD-V5000 DVD Player RS-232 Command Protocol NOTE: The player ignores codes in the command string such as or (line feed) that have no affect on the player. NOTE: Some commands, sent after a specialty command that includes an AUTOSTOP setting, (PL, MF, MR, etc.), cause the player to execute the new command before the AUTOSTOP is enacted (see Chapter 5, Command Descriptions). When all the commands in a string have finished executing, the player transmits or returns the "c
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DVD-V5000 DVD Player RS-232 Command Protocol 3.4 Error Messages If an error occurs during a command execution, the player returns an error code. The table below lists each code with a description of the error: Code Message Description E00 Communication error Communication Line Error due to framing error or buffer overflow E04 Feature not available Non-Usable Function has been tried – either the command mnemonic is wrong or the command can not be used in this mode E06 Missing argument
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DVD-V5000 DVD Player RS-232 Command Protocol 4. COMMAND STRUCTURE The DVD-V5000 supports the commands listed below. COMMAND SUPPORTING FORMATS Name Mnemonic DVD CD VCD Open OP X X X Close CO X X X Reject RJ X X X Start SA X X X Play (adrs) PL X X X Pause PA X X X Still ST X X Step Forward SF X X Step Reverse SR X Scan Forward NF X X X Scan Reverse NR X X X Scan Stop NS X X X Multi-Speed Forward (adrs) MF X X Multi-Speed Reverse (adrs) MR X Speed arg SP X X
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DVD-V5000 DVD Player RS-232 Command Protocol COMMAND SUPPORTING FORMATS Name Mnemonic DVD CD VCD P-Block Number Request ?A X X X Title/Track Number Request ?R X X X Chapter Number Request ?C X Time Code Request ?T X X X Frame Number Request ?F X Total Frame Request ?Y X TOC Information Request ?Q X X Disc Region Code Request ?G X DVD Disc Status Request ?V X CD Disc Status Request ?K X X Block Number Request ?B X Index Number Request ?
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DVD-V5000 DVD Player RS-232 Command Protocol 4.1 Command Mnemonic Each command is expressed as two (2) ASCII characters. There is no distinction between uppercase and lowercase letters except when the Character strings are in a PR command. 4.2 Argument An Argument, expressed in either ASCII characters or ten digits, consists of either an address or an integer. A Control Register uses an integer value to set a specified value or condition. If a command requires an argument, it is a
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DVD-V5000 DVD Player RS-232 Command Protocol • Stack Data Upload [BU] • Stack Data Download [BD] • Memory Data Upload [MU] Once the termination command is added to the string, the command string is executes from left to right in sequential order. If an error occurs during the execution of a String, the remainder of the string following that command is ignored. If a new command string is input before the current string executes completely, the current string is aborted and th
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DVD-V5000 DVD Player RS-232 Command Protocol If multiple commands are sent within the same String, the player returns a separate status value upon completion of each command. A status value is a character string with a termination code. Example: ?C?F ⇒ 02 10260 When the command is at the end of the command string, the R within the completion message is omitted. Example: ST?F ⇒ 23005 (completion omitted) Example: ?FST ⇒ 23005R (not omitted)
