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6.
CONFIGURING THE FRAME CONTROLLER
The 7800FC Frame Controller is configured by connecting its serial port to a computer running a readily
available terminal program such as HyperTerminal. The following procedure will guide you through each
step of the configuration process.
You will need the following equipment in order to configure the 7800FC Frame Controller:
•
PC with available communications port. The communication speed is 115200 baud
•
"Straight-thru" serial extension cable (DB9 female to DB9 male) or (DB25 female to DB9 male)
•
Terminal program such as HyperTerminal
•
Special upgrade cable supplied with the 7700FR-C, 7800FR or 7800FR-QT frame. This cable is
normally in the vinyl pouch at the front of this manual. (Evertz part #WA S76).
6.1.
ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION WITH THE FRAME CONTROLLER
6.1.1. Connecting the Computer to the Card Edge Serial Port
Connect the supplied serial upgrade cable to the 2x3 header (J9) at the front edge of the 7800FC card.
Note that pins 1 and 5 on the header should be removed and pins 1 and 5 on the cable connector should
also be plugged. If the cable is not keyed, make sure that you install it so that the cable is towards the front
of the frame when the module is installed (i.e. so that it passes over the card ejector). Pin 1 of the ribbon
cable is brown and will be facing the bottom ejector side of the module when the cable is correctly
installed.
2 row X
3 pin Berg
Tx Gnd
6.1.2. Terminal Program Setup
1.
Start the terminal program and configure the port settings of the terminal program as follows:
7800FC End
6 Conductor
Pin
Ribbon Cable
Key
1
Rx
2
Tx
3
4
Key
5
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6
Table 6-1: 7700 Upgrade Cable (WA-S76)
Baud
Data bits
Parity
Stop bits
Flow Control
Table 6-2: Port Settings of the Terminal Program
7800FC VistaLINK
9 pin D
Female
Blue
Green
Tx
Yellow
Rx
Orange
Gnd
Red
Brown
115200
8
no
2
no
Revision 1.0
7800 MultiFrame Manual
Frame Controller
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PC End
Pin
1
2
3
5
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