Communicating With The Boards: Making An Rs-232 Connection - Extron electronics PowerCage 1600 User Manual

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Communicating with the Boards: Making an RS‑232 Connection
RS-232 communication works only with FOX boards; commands and queries cannot be
sent to or passed through the MTP boards. To communicate with and check some basic
information about individual installed transmitter or receiver boards, do the following:
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2.
3.
RS-232 protocol varies depending on the board being communicated with, but all
boards accept this basic set of protocol:
• 9600 baud • 1 stop bit
• 8 data bits
NOTE: This port allows serial communication to the boards only, not to the
enclosure, itself. The power supply and fan status LEDs provide feedback
about the condition of the enclosure.
Temperature status (Temp) LED
operating at a dangerously high temperature (approximately 167 °F [75 °C]) and
equipment damage is imminent. If the Temp LED lights, power down the unit, ensure
adequate ventilation, and allow the PowerCage system to cool before restoring power.
Connect the serial port of a Windows-based PC or an
RS-232 control device to the front panel Config port
on the PowerCage system, and power on both
devices.
Set the serial connection as follows:
• 9600 baud • 1 stop bit
• 8 data bits • no flow control
Press the Comm Select button to select the desired
board to connect to the Config port. The Comm LED
for the selected board lights. With each button press,
the serial connection changes from one installed board
to the board installed in the next higher-numbered slot,as
shown in the following figure. (The next slot may not be
numbered contiguously with the previously selected board.)
• no parity
• no flow control
— This LED lights when the unit as a whole is
• no parity
PowerCage 1600 Enclosure • Operation
Front Panel
COMM
SELECT
TEMP
CONFIG
PowerCage 1600
RS-232
PC or RS-232
Control Device
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