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SLX-SERIES ANALOG and DIGITAL SOURCE SELECT SWITCHERS OPERATORS MANUAL & SCI PROTOCOL APPENDIX SIGMA ELECTRONICS, INC. P.O. BOX 448 1027 COMMERCIAL AVENUE EAST PETERSBURG, PA 17520 (717) 569-2681...
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Remote Control Panel has been purchased. The SLX Series master frame provides a serial port, which will accept RS-232 or RS-422 control data. The SLX Series Control Protocol section of this manual provides information on the serial port.
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(+), (-) terminals of the input connector. When bridging the inputs, the 600Ω load should only be attached to the last connector in any given audio bridge. The Digital audio connections are transformer coupled 110Ω impedance in and out per AES-3 1992 standard. Page 2 of 7 SLX Series...
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CONTROL: External control of the SLX Series may be performed by a Remote Control Panel or another serial control system. This is accomplished via the 9 Pin D connector on the rear of the SCI-161 module, located in the left rear position of the master frame.
Take button is pressed. The input buttons show the status of the split via the red and green LEDs in two different buttons. This same control scheme is applicable to the remote control panels available for the SLX Series. The serial port is the interface for the Remote Control Panel.
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MOUNTING: The SLX Series switcher is intended to be rack mounted in a standard EIA 19” rack. Four (4) mounting screws are required to secure each frame. Each frame will occupy either 1 RU or 2 RU depending on system configuration.
GAIN VARIATION: ......... ±0.1 dB, any input to output COMMON MODE REJECTION: ..... 70 dB min., 20 Hz to 2 kHz 60 dB min., 2 kHz to 20 kHz CROSSTALK: ........85 dB min., worst case, 20 Hz to 20 kHz Page 6 of 7 SLX Series...
TECHNICAL MANUAL: A manual including schematics and parts list, intended for the service of the system, is available upon request. Qualified personnel should service systems ONLY! Sigma Electronics, Inc. recommends service to be performed by our Factory Service Center. All specifications, drawings, dimensions, weights, and other details are subject to change without notification.
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The ASCII protocol for making a SPLIT is: AxxBxxOxx OR BxxAxxOxx The SCI-162 control interface card is the heart of the Sigma Series SLX source selection switchers. The SCI functions as the controller between the user and In this example, the inputs for both levels are the switch crosspoints.
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Like the CANCEL command, XON and XOFF are automatic and do not require the RETURN/ENTER key The SCI will respond with the following text: to be pressed. Sigma Electronics Copyright 20XX SCI-162 firmware version X.XX {Month Day Year}...
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SCI INTERFACE SELECTOR SWITCH [S1] BAUD RATE SELECTION [S1, 1-S1, 3] S1, 1 Baud Rate OFF [UP] ON [DOWN] 1200 2400 S1 CONFIGURATION 4800 9600 Note: -S1, 4 S1, 5 S1, 6 are reserved for factory use. 19200 38400 VIDEO FORMAT/LINE SELECTION [S1, 7-S1, 8] S1, 7 Video S1, 8...
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SCI-SLX JUMPER SELECTION SERIAL PORT COMMUNICATION FORMAT RS-232 SELECTION JP3, 5 position jumpers with header attached, factory default. RS-422 SELECTION JP4, 5 position jumper, move header to this position for RS-422. SCI-SLX 9 PIN 'D' RS-422 WIRING PIN # FUNCTION∗ DIRECTION Ground ----...
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RS-232C WIRING EXAMPLE SCI-SLX 9 PIN 'D' SERIAL PORT SERIAL PORT SIGNAL CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS DESIGNATION (COMM 1-DCE) (COMM 2-DTE) RECEIVE DATA (RXD) [INPUT] TRANSMIT DATA (TXD) [OUTPUT] DATA TERMINAL READY (DTR) [OUTPUT] SIGNAL GROUND GROUND GROUND DATA SET READY (DSR) [INPUT] READY TO SEND (RTS) [OUTPUT] CLEAR TO SEND (CTS) [INPUT] Although the RS-232C standard defines the use of 25 pins, only nine of those are needed for basic PC...
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