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K R A ME R E LE CT R O N IC S L TD .

USER MANUAL

MODEL:
TP-578H
DGKat to HDMI Receiver
P/N: 2900-300189 Rev 1

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    K R A ME R E LE CT R O N IC S L TD . USER MANUAL MODEL: TP-578H DGKat to HDMI Receiver P/N: 2900-300189 Rev 1...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Overview Using TP cables Defining the TP-578H DGKat to HDMI Receiver Connecting the TP-578H Connecting a Serial Controller to the TP-578H via RS-232 Connecting a Balanced/Unbalanced Stereo Audio Device Operating the TP-578H The K-Link Setup 4-way DIP-switch Locking the EDID...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been providing a world of unique, creative, and affordable solutions to the vast range of problems that confront video, audio, presentation, and broadcasting professionals on a daily basis. In recent years, we have redesigned and upgraded most of our...

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    Avoid interference from neighboring electrical appliances that may adversely influence signal quality  Position your Kramer TP-578H DGKat to HDMI Receiver away from moisture, excessive sunlight and dust This equipment is to be used only inside a building. It may be connected only to other equipment that is installed inside a building.

  • Page 7: Recycling Kramer Products

    Kramer Electronics has made arrangements with the European Advanced Recycling Network (EARN) and will cover any costs of treatment, recycling and recovery of waste Kramer Electronics branded equipment on arrival at the EARN facility. For details of Kramer’s recycling arrangements in your particular country go to our recycling pages at http://www.kramerelectronics.com/support/recycling/.

  • Page 8: Overview

    Overview The high quality TP-578H DGKat to HDMI Receiver accepts a DGKat TP (Twisted Pair) signal from a compatible Kramer DGKat transmitter and decodes it into the following signals:  HDMI   S/PDIF digital audio  Balanced and unbalanced audio ...

  • Page 9: Using Tp Cables

    Note: The TP-578H can supply power to PowerConnect devices but can only be powered by PowerConnectPlus devices. Warning: Using a TP cable that is incorrectly wired may cause permanent damage to the device The TP-578H supports a range of: ...

  • Page 10: Defining The Tp-578H Dgkat To Hdmi Receiver

    Defining the TP-578H DGKat to HDMI Receiver Figure 1 defines the front panel of the TP-578H. Figure 1: TP-578H DGKat to HDMI Receiver Front Panel Feature Function IR 3.5mm Mini Jack Connect to the IR blaster or sensor K-LINK Mode Button...

  • Page 11: Figure 2: Tp-578H Dgkat To Hdmi Receiver Rear Panel

    Figure 2 defines the rear panel of the TP-578H. Figure 2: TP-578H DGKat to HDMI Receiver Rear Panel Feature Function AUDIO OUT 5-way Connect to the balanced, stereo audio acceptor (see Terminal Block Section 5.2) RS-232 3-way Serial Connect to the RS-232 serial transmitter or receiver.

  • Page 12: Connecting The Tp-578H

    RJ-45 connector on the TP-578H using STP cable (see Section 3.1). 2. Connect the HDMI Output on the TP-578H to the HDMI acceptor, (for example, a projector). 3. Connect the RS-232 3-way terminal block on the TP-578H to the RS-232 controlled device, (for example, a projector).

  • Page 13: Connecting A Serial Controller To The Tp-578H Via Rs-232

    4. Connect the Audio Out S/PDIF digital, RCA audio connector on the TP-578H to the audio acceptor, (for example, an audio amplifier with speakers). 5. Connect the power adapter to the TP-578H and to the mains electricity (not shown in Figure...

  • Page 14: Operating The Tp-578H

    Setting the Output Timeout You can set the output to be disabled when there is no input detected for 5 minutes or to be always on. To enable the timeout:  Set DIP-switch 2 to ON TP-578H - Operating the TP-578H...

  • Page 15: Setting The Active Or Passive Data K-Link Mode

    Setting the Active or Passive Data K-Link Mode Note: Data is transmitted even in the absence of video and audio signals. The TP-578H treats RS-232 data in either of the following manners:  Active—The data are treated as Kramer Protocol 3000 commands and are processed by the microcontroller of the TP-578H ...
  • Page 16 6.5.1 K-Link LED K-Link LED Color K-Link Mode Passive mode Green Active mode 6.5.2 On LED On LED Color Power Status Green Power is connected Flashes green/red The device is negotiating the power requirement TP-578H - Operating the TP-578H...

  • Page 17: Wiring The Tp Rj-45 Ethernet Connector

    Green / White Blue Blue / White Green Brown / White Brown Pair 1 4 and 5 Pair 2 1 and 2 Pair 3 3 and 6 Pair 4 7 and 8 TP-578H - Wiring the TP RJ-45 Ethernet Connector...

  • Page 18: Technical Specifications

    INCLUDED ACCESSORIES: Power supply RK-3T 19” rack adapter OPTIONS: Specifications are subject to change without notice at http://www.kramerelectronics.com Default Communication Parameters RS-232 Protocol 3000 Baud Rate: 115,200 Data Bits: Stop Bits: Parity: None Command Format: ASCII TP-578H - Technical Specifications...

  • Page 19: Default Edid

    800 x 600p at 85Hz - VESA STD 640 x 480p at 85Hz - VESA STD 1152 x 864p at 70Hz - VESA STD 1280 x 960p at 60Hz - VESA STD EIA/CEA-861 Information Revision number..3 TP-578H - Default EDID...
  • Page 20 Front left/right center.. No Rear left/right center... No Rear LFE....No Report information Date generated... 23-Nov-14 Software revision..2.70.0.989 Data source....File Operating system..6.1.7601.2.Service Pack 1 Raw data 00,FF,FF,FF,FF,FF,FF,00,2D,B2,00,12,01,01,01,01,FF,15,01,03,80,34,20,78,E2,B3,25,AC,51,30,B4,26, 10,50,54,FF,FF,80,81,8F,81,99,A9,40,61,59,45,59,31,59,71,4A,81,40,01,1D,00,72,51,D0,1E,20,6E,28, 55,00,07,44,21,00,00,1E,00,00,00,FF,00,35,30,35,2D,37,30,39,39,39,30,31,30,30,00,00,00,FC,00,54, 50,2D,35,37,38,48,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,FD,00,38,4C,1E,53,11,00,0A,20,20,20,20,20,20,01,C5, 02,03,1B,C1,23,09,07,07,48,10,05,84,03,02,07,16,01,65,03,0C,00,10,00,83,01,00,00,02,3A,80,18,71, 38,2D,40,58,2C,45,00,07,44,21,00,00,1E,01,1D,80,18,71,1C,16,20,58,2C,25,00,07,44,21,00,00,9E,01, 1D,00,72,51,D0,1E,20,6E,28,55,00,07,44,21,00,00,1E,8C,0A,D0,8A,20,E0,2D,10,10,3E,96,00,07,44,21, 00,00,18,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,77 TP-578H - Default EDID...

  • Page 21: Protocol 3000

    Protocol 3000 The TP-578H can be operated using serial commands from a PC, remote controller or touch screen using the Kramer Protocol 3000. This section describes the:  Kramer Protocol 3000 syntax (see Section 10.1)  Kramer Protocol 3000 commands (see Section 10.2)
  • Page 22 CRLF – For device messages; carriage return (ASCII 13) + line-feed (ASCII 10) Command chain separator character When a message string contains more than one command, a pipe ( '|' ) character separates each command. Spaces between parameters or command terms are ignored. TP-578H - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 23 You can directly enter all commands using a terminal with ASCII communications software, such as HyperTerminal, Hercules, etc. Connect the terminal to the serial or Ethernet port on the Kramer device. To enter CR press the Enter key. ( LF is also sent but is ignored by command parser).

  • Page 24: Kramer Protocol 3000 Commands

    Command Type - System-mandatory Command Name Permission Transparency Set: End User Public Get: Description Syntax Set: Protocol handshaking #␍ Get: Response ~nn@␠OK␍␊ Parameters Response Triggers Notes Use to validate the Protocol 3000 connection and get the machine number TP-578H - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 25 Response is sent to the com port from which the Set was received (before execution) Notes Destination bitmap size depends on device properties (for 64 inputs it is a 64-bit word) Example: bitmap 0x0013 means inputs 1,2 and 5 are loaded with the new EDID TP-578H - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 26 Only indexes 100-104 are valid for custom defined resolution In Get command when sending: index 0 - device replies with detailed info of native resolution index 255 - device replies with detailed info of current resolution TP-578H - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 27 Response is sent after every change in output HPD status ON to OFF Response is sent after every change in output HPD status OFF to ON and ALL parameters (new EDID, etc.) are stable and valid Notes TP-578H - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 28 Response is sent to the com port from which the Set (before execution) / Get command was received Notes For Get, size=0 means EDID is not supported For old devices that do not support this command, ~nn@ ERR 002␍␊ is received TP-578H - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 29 Get command list or help for specific 1. #HELP␍ Get: command 2. #HELP␠command_name␍ Response 1. Multi-line: ~nn@Device available protocol 3000 commands:␍␊command,␠command…␍␊ To get help for command use: HELP (COMMAND_NAME)␍␊ 2. Multi-line: ~nn@HELP␠command:␍␊description␍␊USAGE:usage ␍␊ Parameters Response Triggers Notes TP-578H - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 30 Command Type – System KLINK_CLS Command Name Permission Transparency Set: KLINK_CLS Admin Internal Get: Description Syntax Set: Set K-Link data mode (DGKat only) #KLINK_CLS␍ Get: Response KLNK_ACK␍␊ Parameters None Response Triggers Under receiving KLINK_CLS command over DGKat/RS-232 Notes TP-578H - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 31 ~nn@LDEDID␠ERR01␍␊ and returns to the regular protocol mode. If the unit received data that is not a correct packet, it sends the corresponding error and returns to the regular protocol mode. TP-578H - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 32 Command Type - System-mandatory Command Name Permission Transparency Set: Get: MODEL? End User Public Description Syntax Set: Get: Get device model #MODEL?␍ Response ~nn@MODEL␠model_name␍␊ Parameters model_name - String of up to 19 printable ASCII chars Response Triggers Notes TP-578H - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 33 Command Type - System-mandatory Command Name Permission Transparency Set: PROT-VER? Get: End User Public Description Syntax Set: Get: Get device protocol version #PROT-VER?␍ Response ~nn@PROT-VER␠3000:version␍␊ Parameters Version - XX.XX where X is a decimal digit Response Triggers Notes TP-578H - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 34 Response Triggers After execution, a response is sent to the com port from which the Get was received Response is sent after every change in input signal status ON to OFF, or OFF to ON Notes TP-578H - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 35 Syntax Set: Perform firmware upgrade #UPGRADE␍ Get: Response ~nn@UPGRADE␠OK␍␊ Parameters Response Triggers Notes Not necessary for some devices Firmware usually uploads to a device via a command like LDFW Reset the device to complete the process TP-578H - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 36 Syntax Set: Get: Get firmware version number #VERSION?␍ Response ~nn@VERSION␠firmware_version␍␊ Parameters firmware_version - XX.XX.XXXX where the digit groups are: major.minor.build version Response Triggers Notes 10.2.1 On/Off Number Value 10.2.2 Stage Number Value Input Output (Reserved) (Reserved) TP-578H - Protocol 3000...

  • Page 37: Video Resolutions

    720(1440)x576i @50Hz 720(1440)x288p @50Hz 720(1440)x288p @50Hz 2880x576i @50Hz 2880x576i @50Hz 2880x288p @50Hz 2880x288p @50Hz 1440x576p @50Hz 1440x576p @50Hz 1920x1080p @50Hz 1920x1080p @23.97Hz/24Hz 1920x1080p @25Hz 1920x1080p @29.97Hz/30Hz 2880x480p @59.94Hz/60Hz 2880x480p @59.94Hz/60Hz 2880x576p @50Hz 2880x576p @50Hz 1920x1080i @50Hz TP-578H - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 38 1280x720p @25Hz 1280x720p @29.97Hz/30Hz 1920x1080p @119.88/120Hz 1920x1080p @100Hz 65-100 (Reserved) Custom resolution 1 Custom resolution 2 Custom resolution 3 Custom resolution 4 Custom resolution 5 104-254 (Reserved) 10.2.4 EDID Source Number Value Input Output Default EDID TP-578H - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 39 10.2.5 Signal Validation Number Value Signal or sink is not valid Signal or sink is valid Sink and EDID is valid 10.2.6 Ethernet Port Types Number Value TP-578H - Protocol 3000...
  • Page 41 For the latest information on our products and a list of Kramer distributors, visit our Web site where updates to this user manual may be found. We welcome your questions, comments, and feedback. Web site: www.kramerelectronics.com E-mail: info@kramerel.com SAFETY WARNING...

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