Crestron SW-SIMPL Installation & Operating Manual page 115

Crestron SIMPL™ Windows
Installation & Operations Guide – DOC. 5728C
The Always Interpret CR, LF, and TB option interprets carriage returns, line
feeds, and tabs as Viewport-specific commands, and the characters themselves will
not be displayed.
Standard Characters pertains to characters with values between 20 hex and 7E hex.
These can be displayed either in ASCII (click the Normal check box) or
hexadecimal notation.
High Characters pertains to characters with values above 7E hex. These can be
displayed either in ASCII (click the Normal check box) or hexadecimal notation.
Each range of characters can be displayed or hidden by selecting or clearing the
corresponding Show check box.
Font
Use the Font dialog box to set a font, font style and point size for Viewport
characters. A preview of the resulting text is displayed in the Sample area.
Split Window (Alt+W)
Viewport data can be displayed in a split window arranged vertically or horizontally,
with Incoming Data displayed in one pane and Outgoing Data displayed in the other.
Point to Split Window, then click Horizontal or Vertical. To display all data in one
window, click Off. Alternatively, press <Alt+W> to cycle through each mode.
To resize the split window panes, position the cursor along a border or corner, and
drag to the desired size.
Setup Sequence Keys
Viewport provides up to 10 sequence keys, which are key combinations (<Ctrl+F1>
through <Ctrl+F10>) that automatically transmit serial strings when pressed. From
the Sequence Setup dialog box, type the string in the text field corresponding to a
<Ctrl+F> key combination. Once the sequence keys are configured, the string will be
transmitted whenever Viewport is open and the key combination is pressed.
Communications Settings (Alt+D)
Viewport functions and diagnostics require an RS-232 or TCP/IP connection
between the control system and the PC. After making the physical cable connections
use Communications Settings to specify the connection type. Simply click RS-232
or TCP/IP. The available parameters differ depending on the connection type.
RS-232 Connection
For RS-232, the default PC settings match the serial protocol that the control system
expects.
The default PC settings are as follows:
Port = COM 1. Select the correct COM port on the PC (COM 1 through COM 8).
Baud rate = 38400. The baud rate should be set to 115200 for 2 Series processors;
57600 for X Series; 38400 for ST-CP. To synchronize the PC and the control system
to a different baud rate, use the Set Baud Rate command on the Functions menu.
Parity = None.
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