Xacli; Accessing Xacli; Connecting To Xacli Using The Dataport (Rs 232); Hardware & Cabling (Rs 232) - TANDBERG Codec 3000 MXP Reference Manual

About the TANDBERG API

XACLI

Accessing XACLI

XACLI can be accessed through Telnet via the LAN interface
or through RS 232 by connecting a serial cable to the serial
interface connector, referred to as the Dataport. Eight Telnet
sessions can be connected to the TANDBERG
neously, in addition to the RS 232 connection.

Connecting to XACLI using the Dataport (RS 232)

The RS 232 port is a 9-pin, female, D-sub connector located
on the back of the TANDBERG MXP. The port is configured
as a DCE (Data Communications Equipment). The RS 232
port is default set to 9600 baud, 8 data bits, none parity
and 1 stop bit from factory. The RS 232 port is also referred
to as the DATAPORT.
The RS 232 Dataport on the 6000
The RS 232 Dataport on the 3000
See also the pages on the 3000 MXP
6000 MXP Dataports in this User Guide. Note that one of
the RS 232 ports of the 6000 MXP Codec (the lower) is used
as a camera control socket.
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The pin outs for the RS 232 are defined in the tables to the
right. Observe that the DTE (Data Terminal Equipment), could
be a PC or any other device capable of serial communica-
MXP simulta- tion.
NOTE! A straight-through cable should be used between the
TANDBERG MXP's RS 232 port and the DTE.
The lower table shows the recommended cable-wiring
scheme when connecting the TANDBERG
through RS 232.
DTR and RTS are ignored. DSR, CD, and CTS are always as-
serted, while RI is not used.
MXP Codec
If communication cannot be established between the PC/
terminal and the TANDBERG MXP's Dataport, the following
should be checked:
•
Verify that the serial cable is a straight-through 9-pin to
9-pin cable
MXP
Codec
•
Confirm that the configuration of the PC/terminal's
serial RS 232 port is identical to the configuration of the
TANDBERG MXP RS 232 port.
•
Verify that the PC/terminal's serial RS 232 port is working
properly by connecting it back-to-back to another PC/
terminal and send characters in both directions.
Dataports and the
Hardware & Cabling (RS 232)
MXP to a PC

Troubleshooting (RS 232)

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Data Port (RS 232)

Pin Signal name
1 Carrier detect, CD
2 Receive data, RXD
3 Transmit data, TXD
4 Data terminal ready, DTR
5 Signal GND
6 Data set ready, DSR
7 Ready to send, RTS
8 Clear to send, CTS
9 Ring indicator, RI
Cable wiring TANDBERG MXP ↔ PC via RS 232
TANDBERG MXP Direction
DCE, 9 pin
→
1 CD
→
2 RD
←
3 TD
←
4 DTR
5 GND ↔
→
6 DSR
←
7 RTS
8 CTS →
9 RI →
MXP & 6000 MXP
Direction
From DCE
From DCE
To DCE
From DCE
From DCE
To DCE
From DCE
From DCE
PC
DTE, 9 pin
1 CD
2 RD
3 TD
4 DTR
5 GND
6 DSR
7 RTS
8 CTS
9 RI