Rear.panel.remote.port - Extron electronics CrossPoint 450 Plus Series User Manual

Programmer's Guide
Serial Ports
The switcher's BME 0 has two serial ports that can be connected to a host device
such as a computer running the HyperTerminal utility, an RS-232 capable PDA, or a
control system. These ports make serial control of the switcher possible. The serial
ports are:
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The default protocol for both ports is as follows:
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The ports can be configured to operate at the 9600, 19200, 38400, or 115200 baud
rate.
N These two ports are independent of one another. A front panel Configuration
N The switcher can operate at 9600, 19200, 38400, or 115200 baud rates, but
N Serial ports on BMEs other than BME 0 should not be used.
Rear panel Remote port
N The rear panel Remote RS-232/RS-422 port can be configured from the front
Figure 4-1 — Remote connector pin assignments
4-2 CrossPoint 450 Plus and MAV Plus Switchers • Programmer's Guide
The rear panel Remote RS-232/RS-422 port, a 9-pin D female connector
The front panel Configuration (RS-232) port, a 2.5 mm mini stereo jack
9600 baud • no parity
1 stop bit • no flow control
port connection and a rear panel Remote port connection can both be active at
the same time.
Extron recommends leaving these ports at 9600 baud only.
panel or using Simple Instruction Set (SIS) commands. See "Selecting the
rear panel Remote port protocol and baud rate" in chapter 3, "Operation", to
configure the port from the front panel. See the "Command/Response table for
IP-Specific SIS commands", on page 4-23, to configure the port using an SIS
command.
Pin RS-232 Function
1 — Not used
1
2 TX Transmit data
6
3 RX Receive data
4 — Not used
9
5
5 Gnd Signal ground
6 — Not used
7 — Not used
8 — Not used
9 — Not used
• 8 data bits
RS-422 Function
— Not used
TX– Transmit data (–)
RX– Receive data (–)
— Not used
Gnd Signal ground
— Not used
RX+ Receive data (+)
TX+ Transmit data (+)
— Not used