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Manual Revised: 07/31/07 Due to the dynamic nature of product design, the information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Broadcast Tools, Inc., assumes no responsibility for errors and/or omissions contained in this document. Revisions of this information or new editions may be issued to incorporate such changes.
SRC-32 Installation and Operation Manual INTRODUCTION CAUTION! Thank you for your purchase of a Broadcast Tools® SRC-32, Serial Remote Broadcast Tools® Control (referred to as the SRC-32 throughout this manual). We’re confident Products, as with any that this product will give you many years of dependable service. This manual...
128 inputs x 128 outputs. Optional external Ethernet capabilities may be added by the purchase of the SP-1. The SRC-32 is supplied with a 16 x 2 LCD display to indicate the status of both the inputs and outputs. A push button switch allows LCD display selection of either inputs or outputs.
10 pin IDC “EXT” headers marked “EXT-1” and “EXT-2”. The EXT-2 from one SRC-32 can be connected to the EXT-1 of the next and so on. Each board should have a unique address set on its DIPswitch address setting. Up to three addi- tional, SRC-32’s may be connected together so that up to 128 inputs can be moni-...
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NOTE: After changing DIP settings, be sure to press the reset button or recy- cle the power. SRC-32 ASCII Serial Burst Mode Commands: The burst mode allows a computer or ASCII terminal to control and interrogate the unit. This section defines all burst mode commands. Dipswitch 5 must be off for the ASCII commands to be received.
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Binary commands must be received as a packet. If 50 ms or more passes after a character is received with no new character follow- ing, the SRC-32 will begin looking for a new string if no valid data packet has been received.
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SRC-32 Installation and Operation Manual Pair Mode The SRC-32 can be used to transmit the outputs from one unit to another over a seri- al connection. The logical sense of the inputs is inverted when written to the outputs of its corresponding unit. Normally inputs are high and when closed go to a logic 0 when in pair mode.
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SRC-32 Installation and Operation Manual Command Additional Data Bytes Function Binary Output Response from SRC-32: Error response if enabled by 46h Good response if enabled by 46h Nnnn Response of 4Dh, outputs are sent as 4 bytes, 8 outputs per byte with the order being MSByte sent first, LSByte sent last.
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32. These jumpers are located between the relays and front panel connectors. WEBSITE: It is recommended that all cables connected to the SRC-32 should be looped through ferrite cores to suppress RF. Surge protection with RF filtering such as the Tripp Visit our web site for Lite “ISOBAR 4”...
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