ESC/VP

This I/O Server control SEIKO EPSON projectors which include a wide range of multi-source projectors remotely controllable via Ethernet, serial port, and USB connection. HSYCO SERVER integrates these devices through Ethernet connection.

The used protocol is compliant with the ESC/VP21 protocol specifications.

Projector Configuration

Use an Ethernet straight cable to connect the device to the HSYCO SERVER network.

In order to be able to control the device with HSYCO some initial configuration of the SEIKO EPSON device is needed.

In the “Network” section of the main menu, assign a suitable fixed IP address to the device and set the DHCP option to off.

Further, in the “Extended” section, make sure the option “Standby mode” is set to “communication on”.

HSYCO Configuration

Options

ID	Default	Values	Description
gui	true	true	enable support for UISET actions and USER commands
		false	disable UI support
pollinterval	3	n > 0	the data acquisition interval, in seconds

Datapoints

ID	Value	R/W	Description
connection	online	R	connection established
	offline	R	HSYCO can't connect to the device
power	1	R	the projector is on and ready
		W	turn on the projector
	0	R	the projector is off or not ready
		W	turn off the projector
status	on	R	the projector is on and ready
	off		the projector is off
	warming		the projector is warming up
	cooling		the projector is cooling down
	error		the projector is in a standby error state
lamp	0 ... 65535	R	the lamp hours
luminance	low	R	the luminance is set to low
		W	set luminance to low
	high	R	the luminance is set to high
		W	set luminance to high
mute	1	R	the A/V mute is on
		W	set A/V mute to on
	0	R	the A/V mute is off
		W	set A/V mute to off
msel	black	R	the mute screen is set to black
		W	set the mute screen to black
	blue	R	the mute screen is set to blue
		W	set the mute screen to blue
	logo	R	the mute screen is set to show the user logo
		W	set the mute screen to show the user logo
source	<src>	R	the current source is <src>
		W	set the source to <src>
command	<cmd>	W	send <cmd> as command to the projector. The command must be compliant with the ESC/VP21 protocol

Source values

The source value <src> consists of a two-characters code which variates depending on the model of the projector. For instance, for the model G5000, the code “21” corresponds to the RGB input and the code “45” to the BNC video source. Refer to the ESC/VP21 Command User’s Guide for a complete list of source codes for the different models.

User Interface

UISET Actions

You can use any object that accepts a text attribute, usually text, but also marquee and others, to display the status of the system according to the following table:

ID	Attribute	Set to
connection	visible	true	when datapoint connection = offline
		false	when datapoint connection = online
power	value	ON	when the projector is on and ready
		OFF	when the projector is off or not ready
lamp	value	number of hours of activity of the lamp.
	visible	true	when the projector is on
		false	when the projector is off
luminance	value	HIGH	when the luminance is set to high
		LOW	when the luminance is set to low
	visible	true	when the projector is on
		false	when the projector is off
mute	value	ON	when the A/V mute function is on
		OFF	when the A/V mute function is off
msel	value	BLACK	when the mute screen is set to black
		BLUE	when the mute screen is set to blue
		LOGO	when the mute screen is set to show the user logo

USER Commands

Name	Param	Action
power	on	turn on the projector
	off	turn off the projector
luminance	low	set the luminance to low
	high	set the luminance to high
mute	on	turn on the A/V mute
	off	turn off the A/V mute
source	<src>	set the source to <src>
msel	black	set the A/V mute screen to black
	blue	set the A/V mute screen to blue
	logo	set the A/V mute screen to show the user logo