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VPL-PX35/PX40/FX51
3.
NETWORK
3-1. Introduction
This section describes the specifications, performance and operations of the network service that is going
to be installed in the target projector.
3-1-1. Advertisement
The advertisement service is provided to facilitate development of a PC application that can automatically
detect a projector on the network. This function is achieved by broadcasting the equipment information
periodically to the network.
3-1-1-1. Function
The equipment information shown below is transmitted as the broadcast packet periodically (at certain
intervals).
Information
Description
Category
Category of the equipment
Equipment name
Name of the equipment
Serial number
Serial number of the equipment
Installation information
Installation location of the equipment
Community
Community name of the equipment
Power status
Power status of the equipment
m
.
The category of projector is 0x0a.
.
The power status sets ffffh if communication error occurs.
Protocol
The SDAP protocol is defined in order to provide this service.
Item
Description
Protocol name
SDAP (Simple Display Advertisement Protocol)
Transport
UDP
Port number
53862
BC interval
Once every 30 seconds (initial value)
3-1-1-2. Setup Items
The items that can be set for the advertisement service are described below.
Setup items
Description
Port
Port number
Interval
Broadcast interval
