Remote Communication And Control; Connection Options; Rs-232 Port; Front Panel Configuration Port - Extron electronics SMP 300 Series User Manual

Remote
Communication and
Control
This section describes Simple Instruction Set (SIS) command programming and control of
the SMP 300 Series, including:
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Connection Options

The SMP 300 Series can be configured and controlled using SIS commands or embedded
web pages. Configure and control the SMP 300 Series remotely via a host computer or
other device (such as a control system) by connecting to the rear panel RS‑232 port, LAN
port, or the front panel USB Config port of the SMP device.

RS-232 Port

The SMP 300 Series has a rear panel serial port (see figure 4,
can be connected to a host device such as a computer running a HyperTerminal utility,
or the Extron DataViewer utility. The port makes serial control of the SMP possible. Use
the protocol information listed below to make the connection (see
Communications
RS-232 protocol defaults:
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Front Panel Configuration Port

The mini B USB port is located on the front panel (see figure 8,
to a host computer for configuration using SIS commands with DataViewer, available at
www.extron.com. To connect the SMP 300 Series to a host computer, download the USB
driver, follow the on‑screen instructions, and configure the SMP as required.
NOTE: If an Extron USB device has never been connected to the host computer, prior
Connection Options
Host-to-device Communications
Using the Command and Response Tables
Command and Response Tables
on page 108).
9600 baud • no parity
8 data bits • no flow control
to connecting the SMP 300 Series config (USB) port for the first time, you must install
and activate the USB driver. The simplest way to do this is to install DataViewer (see
DataViewer on page 141).
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SMP 300 Series • Remote Communication and Control
on page 15) that
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Host-to-device
on page 21). Connect
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