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OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................................... 1
2.
CARD EDGE CONTROLS.............................................................................................................. 2
2.1. DETERMINING CURRENT IP ADDRESS SETTINGS .......................................................... 2
2.2. RESTORING FACTORY DEFAULTS.................................................................................... 2
2.3. CARD EDGE LEDS ............................................................................................................... 2
3.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS..................................................................................................... 3
3.1. DATA INPUT SERIAL PORT................................................................................................. 3
3.2. ELECTRICAL......................................................................................................................... 3
3.3. PHYSICAL ............................................................................................................................. 3
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CONFIGURATION .......................................................................................................................... 4
4.1. CONFIGURATION STEPS .................................................................................................... 4
4.2. DEBUG/MONITOR PORT CONNECTION............................................................................. 4
4.3. MAIN MENU........................................................................................................................... 6
4.4. NETWORK CONFIGURATION.............................................................................................. 6
4.5. SERIAL PORT SETUP .......................................................................................................... 7
4.5.1. Parameters ................................................................................................................. 7
4.5.2. Back Plate................................................................................................................... 8
4.5.3. RS-232 Wiring............................................................................................................. 9
4.5.4. RS-422 Wiring........................................................................................................... 10
4.6. ASCII PLUS PROTOCOL SETUP ....................................................................................... 11
4.6.1. Supported Commands .............................................................................................. 11
4.6.2. UMD Mapping ........................................................................................................... 11
4.6.3. Tally Mapping............................................................................................................ 11
4.6.4. User Defined Display Mode ...................................................................................... 11
4.6.5. Display ID Offset ....................................................................................................... 12
4.6.6. AP Address 0xFE Remap To 00............................................................................... 12
4.7. UNDER MONITOR DISPLAY SETUP ................................................................................. 12
5.
TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS ......................................................................................................... 13
5.1. CHECKING ANDROMEDA COMMUNICATION ................................................................. 13
5.2. CHECKING UMD COMMUNICATION ................................................................................. 14
6.
PERFORMING A FIRMWARE UPGRADE................................................................................... 15
6.1. FTP PROCEDURE............................................................................................................... 15
6.2. SERIAL PROCEDURE ........................................................................................................ 15
7700PTX-AP ASCII Plus Protocol Translator
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7700PTX-AP ASCII Plus Protocol Translator TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW ............................. 1 CARD EDGE CONTROLS......................2 2.1. DETERMINING CURRENT IP ADDRESS SETTINGS ............2 2.2. RESTORING FACTORY DEFAULTS..................2 2.3. CARD EDGE LEDS ....................... 2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS..................... 3 3.1. - Page 2 7700 MultiFrame Manual 7700PTX-AP ASCII Plus Protocol Translator VISTALINK REMOTE MONITORING/CONTROL ..............17 ® 7.1. WHAT IS VISTALINK ?....................... 17 ® Figures Figure 1-1: Typical 7700PTX-AP Master Mode Setup ..................1 Figure 2-1: PTX Card Edge ..........................2 Figure 4-1: Connect To Window........................5 Figure 4-2: COM1 Properties ...........................5...
- Page 3 Evertz products are for informational use only and are not warranties of future performance, either expressed or implied. The only warranty offered by Evertz in relation to this product is the Evertz standard limited warranty, stated in the sales contract or order confirmation form.
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Page 5: Overview
7700PTX-AP ASCII Plus Protocol Translator OVERVIEW The 7700PTX Universal Protocol Translator module provides an interface between third-party and Evertz equipment. The 7700PTX communicates with third-party equipment either via one of four serial ports or via a built in Ethernet port. These ports can provide bi-directional protocol support. -
Page 6: Card Edge Controls
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7700PTX-AP ASCII Plus Protocol Translator CARD EDGE CONTROLS 2.1. DETERMINING CURRENT IP ADDRESS SETTINGS To read the current IP address during normal operation, press the toggle switch DOWN. The IP address can be read on the four-character alphanumeric display. -
Page 7: Technical Specifications
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7700PTX-AP ASCII Plus Protocol Translator TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 3.1. DATA INPUT SERIAL PORT Number of Ports: 4 RS-232 or 3 RS-422 Connector: Phoenix Terminal Block pins Baud Rate: Up to 1Mbaud 3.2. ELECTRICAL Voltage: +12V DC Power: < 6W... -
Page 8: Configuration
DEBUG/MONITOR PORT CONNECTION The 7700PTX-AP is configured via the debug/monitor port, the header of which is labeled J1. A special Evertz adapter cable allows this port to connect to the COM port of a personal computer. The following steps describe this procedure. -
Page 9: Figure 4-1: Connect To Window
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7700PTX-AP ASCII Plus Protocol Translator 4. Initiate HyperTerminal on your computer by selecting: “Start\Programs\Accessories\Communications\HyperTerminal”. 5. Enter a name for your connection, for example: PTX. 6. Press the <Enter> key. A new “Connect To” window should open as shown in Figure 4-1. -
Page 10: Main Menu
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7700PTX-AP ASCII Plus Protocol Translator 9. Enter the information as listed in the screen above in Figure 4-2. 10. Press the <Enter> key or select OK. The “COM Properties” window closes, leaving the HyperTerminal window open. 11. Apply power if the 7700PTX-AP does not have power. The boot sequence and Main Menu are displayed in the HyperTerminal window. -
Page 11: Serial Port Setup
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7700PTX-AP ASCII Plus Protocol Translator 4.5. SERIAL PORT SETUP 4.5.1. Parameters The 7700PTX-AP has 4 serial ports. The parameters associated with each serial port are listed in Table 4-2. Parameter Special Notes Baud Rate Data Bits Parity Stop Bits For serial port 4, only RS-232 is valid. -
Page 12: Back Plate
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7700PTX-AP ASCII Plus Protocol Translator 4.5.2. Back Plate Figure 4-3 provides an illustration of the 7700PTX rear plate. Figure 4-3: 7700PTX Back Plate 7700PTX-AP - 8 Revision 1.7... -
Page 13: Rs-232 Wiring
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7700PTX-AP ASCII Plus Protocol Translator 4.5.3. RS-232 Wiring Figure 4-4 shows which pins of the rear plate are used for RS-232 serial connections. Figure 4-4: RS-232 Pins Table 4-3 outlines how to connect the 7700PTX-AP to the Andromeda equipment for RS-232 operation. -
Page 14: Rs-422 Wiring
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7700PTX-AP ASCII Plus Protocol Translator 4.5.4. RS-422 Wiring Figure 4-5 displays which pins of the rear plate are used for RS-422 serial connections. Figure 4-5: RS-422 Pins Table 4-4 outlines how to connect the 7700PTX-AP to the Andromeda equipment for RS-422 operation. -
Page 15: Ascii Plus Protocol Setup
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7700PTX-AP ASCII Plus Protocol Translator The 7700PTX-AP’s fourth serial port is not RS-422 capable. 4.6. ASCII PLUS PROTOCOL SETUP 4.6.1. Supported Commands The 7700PTX-AP supports the following ASCII Plus protocol commands: 1. ZC – Set Colour 2. ZD – Display Set 3. -
Page 16: Display Id Offset
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7700PTX-AP ASCII Plus Protocol Translator 4.6.5. Display ID Offset This is the value added to the ASCII Plus address field to obtain the display ID transmitted to the PPV(s). Table 4-5 shows an example using the first 5 ASCII Plus addresses. The ASCII Plus address field is the UMD address received by the 7700PTX-AP. -
Page 17: Troubleshooting Tips
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7700PTX-AP ASCII Plus Protocol Translator TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS 5.1. CHECKING ANDROMEDA COMMUNICATION 1. From the Main Menu select Engineering/Debug. 2. Select Show task statistics. 3. There are four entries, one for each serial port listed under the heading router protocol PCB stats…... -
Page 18: Checking Umd Communication
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7700PTX-AP ASCII Plus Protocol Translator 5.2. CHECKING UMD COMMUNICATION 1. From the Main Menu select Engineering/Debug. 2. Select Show task state. 3. There are up to 12 UMD peer entries listed under the heading UMD peer status… A status reported as ready indicates the 7700PTX-AP is able to communicate with that UMD peer. -
Page 19: Performing A Firmware Upgrade
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7700PTX-AP ASCII Plus Protocol Translator PERFORMING A FIRMWARE UPGRADE There are two ways to upgrade PTX firmware: 1. Using FTP to perform the upgrade via TCP/IP (recommended procedure). 2. Using a terminal application such as HyperTerminal to perform the upgrade via a serial connection. - Page 20 7700 MultiFrame Manual 7700PTX-AP ASCII Plus Protocol Translator 7. Start the firmware upload on the terminal application (for instance, in HyperTerminal select Transfer/Send File…), use Xmodem as the transfer protocol, and select the firmware file. For example, ptx.bin. 8. Once the upload is complete the message upload okay is displayed.
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Page 21: Vistalink ® Remote Monitoring/Control
ISTA ® VistaLINK is Evertz’ remote monitoring and configuration platform which operates over an Ethernet ® network using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). SNMP is a standard computer network protocol that enables different devices sharing the same network to communicate with each other. - Page 22 7700 MultiFrame Manual 7700PTX-AP ASCII Plus Protocol Translator This page left intentionally blank 7700PTX-AP - 18 Revision 1.7...
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