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User's Manual
IPL T SF24 and SFI244 Series
IP Link Tools
68-738-06 Rev. A
Printed in the USA
11 03
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- Page 1 © 2003 Extron Electronics. All rights reserved. User’s Manual Extron Electronics, Japan Daisan DMJ Building 6F 3-9-1 Kudan Minami Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0074 Japan +81.3.3511.7655 Fax +81.3.3511.7656 IPL T SF24 and SFI244 Series IP Link Tools 68-738-06 Rev. A Printed in the USA 11 03...
- Page 2 Precautions Safety Instructions • English Warning This symbol is intended to alert the user of important Power sources • This equipment should be operated only from the power source indicated on the product. This equipment is intended to be used with a main operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions power system with a grounded (neutral) conductor.
- Page 3 Quick Start Guide — IPL T SF24 and SFI244 To install and set up an IPL T SF24 or SFI244 interface, follow these steps: Step 1 Turn all of the equipment off and disconnect it from the power source. Step 2 Mount the IPL T interface, on a device, under a desktop, or on a rack shelf, as illustrated below.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Administrator MLS 103 SV Monitoring S-video & Audio Switcher Typical connection setup (IPL T SFI244 shown) QS-2 IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Quick Start Guide Screen Control C NC C NC C NC C NC Lighting System... - Page 5 Direct port access (ports 2001 through 2002) ... 4-41 Using direct access ... Port redirect ... Troubleshooting ... 4-43 Power connections ... 4-43 Data connections ... 4-43 IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Table of Contents ... 4-6 4-10 4-11 4-12 4-13 4-15...
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Page 6: Chapter 1 • Introduction
IPL T SF24 and SFI244 Chapter One Introduction About this Manual About the IPL T SF24 and SFI244 Interfaces Features... -
Page 7: About This Manual
IP Tools based networks. The IPL T SF24 has two serial ports and four Flex I/O ports. Each serial port is available on both 9-pin D and captive screw connectors. The 9-pin D connectors support RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485. -
Page 8: Chapter 2 • Installation And Operation
A/V equipment. Multiple protocols supported — Allows use of Telnet, SMTP, ICMP, ARP, and DHCP protocols. IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Introduction IPL T SF24 and SFI244 Chapter Two Installation and Operation... -
Page 9: Rack Mounting
Installation and Operation Installation Overview To install and set up the IPL T SF24 and SFI244 interfaces, follow these steps: Turn all of the equipment off. Make sure that the video sources (DSS, cable boxes, or other devices), the IPL interface, the output devices (monitors, VCRs, projectors, etc.) and the serial controller are all turned off and... -
Page 10: Furniture Or Projector Mounting
IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Installation and Operation Rear Panel Features and Cabling All connections, including power, input and output, and control, are on the rear panel of the IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244. See figures 2-4 and 2-5. COM1... -
Page 11: Ethernet/Lan
1 or serial port 2 connection. See figure 2-8 for pin assignments. Take note that the IPL T SF24 allows for use of either the 9-pin D connector or the captive screw connector on COM1 or COM2. The COM 9-pin D and the COM captive screws cannot be loaded simultaneously. -
Page 12: Identification
Figure 2-10 — Control / Information flow Front panel indicators The front panel of the IPL T SF24 and SFI244 interfaces has several indicator LEDs which show the current status of communications to and from the unit. A Reset button ( also available from the front panel, in a small recess next to the Power LED. -
Page 13: Resetting The Unit
COM ports — A green LED indicates that data is being transmitted or received (TX or RX); ready to send or ready to accept data (RTS or CTS for IPL T SF24) from the corresponding serial port (1 and 2). - Page 14 1 second. The power LED will blink four times in quick succession, confirming a Mode 5 reset. 2-12 IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Installation and Operation IPL T SF24 and SFI244 Chapter Three Connection and Configuration...
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Page 15: Ethernet Connection
Web address that you set up on the IPL T unit (refer to IPL T interface configuration later in this chapter). The initial IPL T default Web page should be displayed. IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Connection and Configuration Crossover Cable... -
Page 16: Flex I/O Connection
Device 2 Device 1 Figure 3-4 — Flex I/O connection with 5-pole captive screw on an SFI244 IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Connection and Configuration 100' A 100' run can be used with a maximum of 4000' for multiple IR emitters. - Page 17 Execute a ‘ping’ command by typing your new IP address at the command prompt. For example: ping 10.13.170.15 IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Connection and Configuration After issuing this command, the unit will change to the new address and start responding to the ping requests, as shown below.
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Page 18: Firmware Upgrades
IPL T interface. These upgrades will be available for download from the Extron Web site. For information on upgrading the firmware, see Upgrading the firmware in chapter 4. IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Connection and Configuration IPL T SF24 and SFI244 Chapter Four... -
Page 19: Flex I/O Ports
Figure 4-1 — Default Web page for Flex I/O +30V Figure 4-2 — Equivalent Flex I/O port circuit IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Communication and Control Digital input When a Flex I/O port is configured as a digital input, the port is set to measure two states: 1 or 0;... -
Page 20: Digital Output
2K pull-up resistor to +5VDC. +30V Figure 4-6 — Sample of a digital output port driving an LED using an external +5VDC source IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Communication and Control Upper Threshold Hysteresis... -
Page 21: Communication With The Interface
Enter key. The Password window (figure 4-8) is displayed if a password has been set (this IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Communication and Control will not happen the first time you access the interface, as no password is set at the factory). -
Page 22: Controlling Ir Devices Or Sending Ir Commands (Sfi244 Only)
Click the Submit button to enter the changes, or click the Cancel button to revert to the previous settings. IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Communication and Control Controlling IR devices or sending IR commands (SFI244 only) -
Page 23: Setting And Changing Your Passwords
(figure 4-8) whenever you log on to the unit. 4-10 IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Communication and Control To clear a password, enter a single space, repeat the entry, and press ‘Submit’. If there is no administrator password, your user password will not be saved. -
Page 24: Upgrading The Firmware
CAUTION the extension “.S19”. Uploading the incorrect file may cause your unit to stop working. IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Communication and Control 4-12 To upgrade the firmware: Click Firmware Upgrade on the menu (on the left side of the window) and the Firmware Upgrade screen (figure 4-16) is displayed. -
Page 25: Ir Learning (Sfi244 Only)
15 deg. (typ) 2-12" Figure 4-18 — IR remote distance IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Communication and Control 4-14 Creating a driver with the IR Learner software In order to use your third-party remote device with the IPL T SFI244, the functions of your third–party driver must be... -
Page 26: Programmer's Guide For The Telnet And Web Browser
Telnet or Web browser session. For Web browsers: all non-alphanumeric characters must be represented as their hex equivalent such as %xx IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Communication and Control 4-16 where xx equals the two character representation of the hex byte that needs to be sent (e.g., a comma would be... -
Page 27: Symbol Definitions
= Mail domain name (e.g., extron.com, icia.org). = Time in tens of milliseconds to wait for characters coming into a serial port before terminating (default=10=100ms, max=32767). IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Communication and Control 4-18 = Hardware (MAC) address (xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx). -
Page 28: Copyright Information
= Upper transition threshold (0 detection = off) for digital inputs; Lower must be smaller than upper (0-4095 based on 12-bit A to D) IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Communication and Control 4-20 & thresholds); 7 = adjust &... -
Page 29: Command/Response Table
Command/response table for Simple Instruction Set (SIS) commands Command ASCII (Telnet) Bidirectional Serial Data port Send data string Configure parameters View parameters Configure flow control View flow control Configure receive timeout View receive timeout Configure redirect mode View redirect mode Terminate redirect mode * 0CD Flex I/O Data port... - Page 30 {description text} sum of responses from 2Q-3Q-4Q (plus web ver.-desc-UL date/time) (plus web ver.-desc-UL date/time) 60-xxx-yy IPL T SF24 or IPL T SFI244 Two Bi-Directional Serial Ports [RS232], Four Flex I/O, Four IR Ports # Bytes/KBytes used out of # Kbytes...
- Page 31 Command ASCII (Telnet) IP Setup Commands, continued Clear user password Esc •CU Read user password Esc CU Set verbose mode Read verbose mode Esc CV Read connection’s security level Esc CK Configure broadcast mode View broadcast mode Esc EB Get connection listing Esc CC File Commands Get listing...
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Page 32: Customization
Communication and Control, cont’d IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Communication and Control 4-28 Customization In the IPL T interface family, varying degrees of customization are possible. Server side includes make it possible to obtain information from the unit and display the information on Web pages. -
Page 33: Query String
SIS follows to be processed by the IP Link Figure 4-24 — Example of a host query string command IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Communication and Control 4-30 "--> Hello Delimiter Command... - Page 34 Web page was served to the browser as seen below. Figure 4-26c — Browser view IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Communication and Control 4-32 Example 2 The example below (figure 4-27a) shows how a simple hyperlink and a remote query string can be used to build a Web page that can control a device.
- Page 35 System 8 Plus switcher. Using JavaScript, the status of the digital inputs can be checked and the appropriate message displayed for the user. IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Communication and Control 4-34 <html>...
- Page 36 Figure 4-30a — HTML source code showing an IR string from the IPL T SFI244 Figure 4-30b — Browser view IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Communication and Control 4-36 Example 6 The example below (figure 4-31a) shows how you can use JavaScript to parse the response from a CrossPoint 8HVA switcher and produce a formatted Web page.
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Page 37: Url Encoding
; / ? : @ = & When used for their reserved purposes, these characters do not require encoding within a URL. IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Communication and Control 4-38 Reserved characters Reserved characters should not be encoded when they appear in their conventional meaning in a URL. -
Page 38: A/V Device Control
Telnet will default to port 23. Figure 4-32 — Telnet command prompt IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Communication and Control 4-40 If passwords were set up for the connected system, you will be prompted to log in as Administrator or User. -
Page 39: Port Redirect
RS-232 controlled A/V devices via the IPL T interface. Port redirect is enabled with an SIS command (see the Command/ response table earlier in this chapter). IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Communication and Control 4-42 * 0CD ”,... -
Page 40: Appendix A • Specifications, Part Numbers, And Accessories
Communication and Control, cont’d A ppendix A Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories Specifications Parts IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Communication and Control 4-44 IPL T SF24, IPL T SFI244 • Specs, Part Numbers, Accessories... -
Page 41: Specifications
Number/type ... 4 analog or digital (configurable) Connectors ... (1) 3.5 mm captive screw connectors, 5 pole IPL T SF24, IPL T SFI244 • Specifications, Part #s, Accessories Digital inputs Input voltage range ... 0-24VDC, clamped at +30VDC Input impedance ... 28 kohms Programmable pullup ... -
Page 42: Parts
IPL T SF24 and SFI244 User’s Manual Optional accessories Accessories 19” 1U VersaTools Rack Shelf kit 19” 1U Universal Rack Shelf kit Under-desk mounting bracket kit Projector mount kit IPL T SF24, IPL T SFI244 • Specifications, Part #s, Accessories 60-544-06 60-544-02 70-055-01 70-055-02 10-319-10 10-319-05... - Page 43 Floating is the condition of a device or circuit that is not grounded and not tied to any established potential. IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Glossary Global Viewer (GV) is a set of Web pages (HTML, XML, JS) and graphics that are loaded into the memory of an IPL.
- Page 44 Telnet session, using the address of the remote client. The user may be prompted to provide a user name and password if the client is set up to require them. IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Glossary IPL T SF24 and IPL T SFI244 • Glossary...