Communicating With The Boards: Making An Rs-232 Connection - Extron electronics PowerCage 1600 User Manual

Communicating with the Boards: Making an RS-232 Connection

RS-232 communication works only with FOX boards; commands and queries cannot be
sent to or passed through the MTP boards. To communicate with and check some basic
information about individual installed transmitter or receiver boards, do the following:
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Connect the serial port of a Windows-based PC or an
RS-232 control device to the front panel Config port
on the PowerCage system, and power on both devices.
Set the serial connection as follows:
• 9600 baud • 1 stop bit
• 8 data bits
Press the Comm Select button to select the desired
board to connect to the Config port. The Comm LED
for the selected board lights. With each button press,
the serial connection changes from one installed board
to the board installed in the next higher-numbered slot,as
shown in the following figure. (The next slot may not be
numbered contiguously with the previously selected board.)
N15778
I.T.E.
1T23
100-240V 50/60Hz
5A MAX.
16
Rear Panel
Appropriate LED Lights
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
COMM
POWER
ALARM
Front Panel
Figure 8. Changing Serial Connections From One Board to the Next
NOTES:
• The Comm LED lights for each installed, powered board as its slot is
selected, regardless of the type of board. For a double-slot board, only the
LED for the lower-numbered slot lights.
• The serial connection remains with the last-selected board while the unit is
on. When unit power is cycled (removed then restored), the serial connec-
tion returns to the board in the lowest-numbered slot.
Use a terminal emulation program such as Telnet or Extron DataViewer to send Simple
Instruction Set (SIS) commands and queries to the selected board. For model-specific
commands and adjustments, refer to the user guide for each model of board that is
installed in the PowerCage Enclosure.
• no parity
• no flow control
PowerCage PowerCage PowerCage
FOX Rx DVI
FOX Tx AV FOX Tx DVI
PowerCage PowerCage
MTP T AV
MTP R AV
15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8
Jumps to Populated Board Number
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
PSU PSU FAN
1 2 1
PowerCage 1600 Enclosure • Operation
Front Panel
COMM
SELECT
TEMP
CONFIG
PowerCage 1600
RS-232
PC or RS-232
Control Device
PowerCage
FOX 3G HD-SDI
PowerCage PowerCage
MTP R
MTP T
15HD RSA SEQ 15HD RSA
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Slot Number
FAN
COMM
2
SELECT
TEMP
CONFIG
PowerCage 1600
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