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G.) Serial Port Deck Control:
The HP Z400 workstation does not have an embedded serial port. Serial port deck control can be established via two
methods (both of which have been qualified by Avid and will maintain frame accuracy in Avid environments)
1. Addenda model
USB port of the Z400 directly to the RS422 port of a deck.
http://www.addenda.com/addenda-elect/products/rsUSB4.php
2. Combination of a Keyspan (Tripp-Lite) Model USA-19HS USB-to-serial-port adapter with Addenda Rosetta
Stone model RS – 2/8 RS232-to-RS422 converter
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Keyspan (Tripp-Lite) Model USA-19HS (AVID P/N 7080-20013-01)
http://www.tripplite.com/en/products/model.cfm?txtSeriesID=518&EID=13384&txtModelID=3914
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Addenda Rosetta Stone (or equivalent) model RS – 2/8 RS232-to-RS422 converter (AVID P/N
7070-00507-01)
http://www.addenda.com/addenda-elect/products/rs28.php
To connect the Keyspan 19HS / Addenda RS -2/8 combination:
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Install the Keyspan 19HS driver before plugging the device into a Z400 USB port.
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Once the keyspan 19HS driver is installed then plug the keyspan 19HS into a Z400 USB port.
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The keyspan 19HS will now show up in device driver.
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Using a serial cable, connect the 9-pin serial port of the Keyspan 19HS USB adapter to the port of the
Addenda marked RS232 from PC
nd
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Using a 2
serial port cable connect the port of the Addenda marked "RS422 to VTR" to the deck control
serial port of the deck.
RS-USB / 4 direct USB-to-RS422 serial adapter. This is a simple device which connects directly from a
Z400 Gen2 (6-DIMM / Embedded 1394a Firewire version) Rev A Guide
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Joe Conforti
– Avid Technology – March 5th
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