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Port
Port Type
Rev. B
This is the reference number of the serial port. There can be up to 20
ports defined in a single video system. This is not a changeable field.
Each serial port must be defined for the type of equipment connected to
the port. You may select the port type from the pull-down menu as
shown, or by typing the first letter of the required port type. When the
equipment type is displayed, press Enter on the keyboard. The possible
selections are:
⇒
Keyboard – the port connects to a keyboard.
⇒
Subrack – the port connects to an equipment subrack.
⇒
Network – the port connects to another MAXPRO-Net Server.
⇒
Highlevel / Mimic – the port connects to a mimic panel or other
computer system with a high level interface.
⇒
Printer – the system hard copy print output is redirected to the serial
port if this option is selected. Only one port can be selected as a
printer port.
⇒
Auxiliary – if a port is selected as auxiliary, it can receive any valid
MAXPRO-Net protocol command message. Data can be sent from
the port using a direct port write from a system macro. Please refer
to the MACRO GUIDE for more details of macro functionality.
⇒
Error Log – All data saved to the errorlog file is also sent out of the
serial port. Only one port can be selected for errorlog data.
⇒
Test – a port selected as a test port will transmit all keyboard,
subrack, high-level and network data. It can also receive any valid
MAXPRO-Net protocol command message. Only one port can be
selected as a test port.
Note: A port selected as a particular type will only transmit data of that
type. However, the port can also receive data from other types of
equipment, so long as the data is a valid MAXPRO-Net protocol
command message.
Note: If MX18 units are being used to expand the number of serial ports,
the port type should be selected as the type of device connected to the
ports of the MX18.
Serial Ports
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31-Mar-06
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