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- Page 1 VM0808 Video Matrix Switch + Audio RS-232 Control Tool V1.0.065 User Manual www.aten.com...
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Page 2: Emc Information
VM0808 RS-232 Control Tool EMC Information FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. -
Page 3: Rs-232 Control Tool Operation
PC, and/or home automation / home theater software package. The RS-232 Control Tool is an application used to send operational commands from your PC – to the VM0808 through a serial (RS-232) interface connection. RS-232 serial operations to and from the VM0808 can be managed using ATEN’s Graphical User Interface (GUI) on... - Page 4 VM0808 RS-232 Control Tool 3. Double click the file to run setup. The Welcome screen appears: Click Next. 4. The License Agreement appears: If you agree with the License Agreement, select I agree with the terms of this license agreement, and click Next.
- Page 5 VM0808 RS-232 Control Tool 5. The User Information screen appears: Fill in your Name and Company, then click Next. 6. When the Installation Folder screen appears, you can select where you want to install the program by clicking Change, or use the default...
- Page 6 VM0808 RS-232 Control Tool 7. From the Shortcut Folder screen type in or use the drop-down menu to enter the folder where you want to install the shortcuts. Then select Install shortcuts for current user only, or Make shortcuts available to all users, and click Next.
- Page 7 VM0808 RS-232 Control Tool 9. When the installation has completed successfully, the following screen will appear: Click Finish. You are now ready to use the RS-232 Control Tool.
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Page 8: Gui Main Page
GUI Main Page The RS-232 Control Tool is a convenient and intuitive application to send RS- 232 commands to your VM0808. The various elements of the GUI are described in the following sections. For detailed information about the function of each RS-232 command, see the VM0808’s user manual. -
Page 9: Switch Port
VM0808 RS-232 Control Tool Switch Port On the Switch Port page, the following actions are possible: Select the Output port from the drop-down menu (options are Ports 01~08 and *, where * selects all ports; default Output port is Port 1). - Page 10 VM0808 RS-232 Control Tool Switch Port Commands These actions can also be performed by keying the command into the text box, and clicking Send. The formula for Switch Port commands is as follows: Switch Command + Output Command + Port number + Input Command + Port Number + Control + [Enter] 1.
- Page 11 VM0808 RS-232 Control Tool Possible Values The following table shows the possible values for switch commands: Command Description Switch command Output Command Description Output command Output Port Number Description 01-08 port (default is 01) All output ports Input Command Description...
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Page 12: Edid Mode
Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) is a data format that contains a display's basic information and is used to communicate with the video source/ system. You can set up which EDID mode the VM0808 uses with the following command: EDID Command + Control (Port1 / Auto / Remix / Default) [Enter]... - Page 13 VM0808 RS-232 Control Tool Mute On the Mute page, the following actions are possible: Select the Output port from the drop-down menu (options are Ports 01~08 and *, where * selects all ports; default Output port is *). Click ON to mute the selected port; audio from HDMI output port is disabled.
- Page 14 00). Click Save to store the current connection configuration to the active profile. Select Load to have the VM0808 use a saved profile. Select the command or use the text box to manually enter the command. Click Send to send the command.
- Page 15 VM0808 RS-232 Control Tool Read Info On the Read Info page, the following actions are possible: Select an Output from the drop-down menu (options are Ports 01~08 and *, where * selects all ports; default Output port is *). Click Version to view the current firmware version.
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Page 16: Echo Commands
VM0808 RS-232 Control Tool Echo Commands If the Echo feature is enabled: for each action from the front panel (pushbuttons), web GUI or IR interface, the VM0808 sends a corresponding acknowledgement message to the attached controller or management device via the RS-232 port. -
Page 17: Baud Rate Setting
VM0808 RS-232 Control Tool Baud Rate Setting On the Baud Rate Setting page, the following actions are possible: Select the RS-232 Baud Rate you want the VM0808 to use. Options are 9600, 19200 (default) 38400 and 115200 Click Send to send the command... - Page 18 VM0808 RS-232 Control Tool RS-232 Setting On the RS-232 Settings page, the serial port should be configured as follows: Baud Rate 19200 Data Bits Parity None Stop Bits Flow Control None To set the COM serial port and Baud Rate, do the following:...
- Page 19 VM0808 RS-232 Control Tool Verification After entering a command, a verification message appears at the end of the command line as follows: Command OK - indicates that the command is correct and successfully performed by the switch Command incorrect - indicates that the command has the wrong...
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