Control - Serial (Config); About Global Configurator (Gc); What It Does - Extron electronics MLC 104 IP Plus Series Setup Manual

MLC 104 IP Plus Series • Setup Guide (Continued)
Control — Serial (Config)
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6
9
5
9-pin D
Pin 2
To/From the
Pin 3
RS-232 Port
Pin 5 Computer signal ground
on a PC

About Global Configurator (GC)

What It Does

Global Configurator is the software tool for setting up an MLC and the system it controls.
Global Configurator:
Loads device drivers and uses commands from them for controlling other products
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Creates a single configuration file containing all the settings for the MLC and the products it interacts with in the AV system
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Generates a graphical user interface called GlobalViewer that is uploaded to the MLC (a GlobalViewer host device)
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along with the completed configuration and can be accessed as a web page
By using GlobalViewer, users can manage, monitor, and control Extron and third-party equipment such as projectors,
displays, computer monitors, Blu-ray
What To Set Up in GC
Use GC software to create a configuration that tells the MLC how its ports will function; how to control other products;
what to monitor; when to do things; and whom to notify, how, when, and under what circumstances.
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DISPLAY
ON
OFF
VOLUME
MLC104 IP Plus Front Panel
6 feet
(1.8 m)
Part #70-335-01
Tip
Ring
Sleeve (Gnd)
Connection TRS Plug
Computer Rx line Tip
Computer Tx line Ring
Sleeve
players, and DVD players.
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VCR
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DVD
2
PC
3
This port supports bidirectional RS-232 (-5 - +5 VDC)
communication.
CONFIG
Protocol:
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• 38400 baud
• no parity
Front panel Config port:
• RS-232 only (Tx, Rx, ground)
MLC 104 IP PLUS
NOTES:
• Use the front panel Config port only for sending basic SIS
commands (such as those for IP setup and troubleshooting)
and checking unit information and responses.
• You must use the LAN port (not the Config port) to set up
the MLC and upload GC configuration files or firmware.
Config Serial (RS-232) Port
• 8 data bits • 1 stop bit
• no flow control