Extron electronic IPL T S manuale d’uso

IPL T S Series IP Link ® Ether net Contr ol Interfaces 68-1218-01 Rev . E 01 10[...]

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i IPL T S Series FCC Class A Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interfer ence received, including int[...]

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QS-1 IPL T S Series • Quick Start Step 1 T urn power off and disconnect the device fr om its power source. Step 2 Mount the IPL T S Series unit: • on a projector Projector Mount IPL T S2 1 R 100 COM TX RX RTS CTS LINK ACT 2 2 4 Digital Projector Mounting Bolt Projector Mounting Bracket • under a desk IPL T S2 1 R 100 COM TX LINK ACT 2 RX RTS [...]

IPL T S Series • Quick Start QS-2 Quick Start — IPL T S Series, cont’d[...]

i IPL T S Series • T able of Contents PRELIMINAR Y T able of Contents Chapter One • Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1-1 About This Manual .................................................................................................................... 1-2 Abo[...]

T able of Contents, cont’d IPL T S Series • T able of Contents ii All tr ademar ks me ntione d in this m anual are t he pro perti es of their respe ctive owner s. Firmware Upgrade............................................................................................................. 3-14 File Management page ...............................[...]

IPL T S Series 1 Chapter One Intr oduction About This Manual About the IPL T S Series Interface Features[...]

IPL T S Series • Introduction 1-2 Intr oduction About This Manual This manual describes the function, installation, configuration, and operation of the Extron IPL T S Series interface devices which are shown below . About the IPL T S Series Interface The Extron IPL T S Series interface devices integrate network connectivity into audio/video (A/V[...]

1-3 IPL T S Series • Introduction Each IPL T S Series interface comes with the Extron IP Link ® technology including: • A built-in W eb server • A set of W eb pages that can be used to configure the device • Flash memory to store the Extr on GlobalV iewer ® application and A/V equipment device drivers • Compatibility with the free Glob[...]

Intr oduction, cont’d IPL T S Series • Introduction 1-4 W eb-based A/V asset management — When used with GlobalV iewer software, the IPL T S interfaces provide a powerful, flexible way to manage, monitor , and control pr ojectors, flat-panel displays, and other devices using a standard Ethernet network. Integral, high performance W eb serve[...]

IPL T S Series 2 Chapter T wo Installation and Operation Installation Overview Mounting the IPL T S Interface Rear Panel Features and Cabling Operation[...]

IPL T S Series • Installation and Operation 2-2 Installation and Operation Installation Overview T o install and set up an IPL T S interface, follow these steps: 1 . T urn all of the equipment off. Make sur e that the video sources (DSS, cable boxes, or other devices), the IPL T S unit, the output devices (monitors, VCRs, projectors, and so on) a[...]

2-3 IPL T S Series • Installation and Operation Mounting options All units are easily mounted in a rack, under a desk or podium, or on a pr ojector mount. Mounting kits and IPL T S Series device compatibility are shown in the table below . Mounting T ype Kit PN S1 S2 S4 S6 MBU 125 Under-desk mount 70-077-01 • MBU 123 Under-furnitur e mount 70-2[...]

IPL T S Series • Installation and Operation 2-4 Installation and Operation, cont’d IPL T S2 1 R 100 COM TX LINK ACT 2 RX RTS CTS IPL T S2 1 R 100 COM TX LINK ACT 2 RX RTS CTS MDA SERIES DISTRIBUTION AMPLIFIE R ® ® Figure 2-2 — Mounting the interface on the standar d shelf Furniture or projector mounting The following furniture and pr ojecto[...]

2-5 IPL T S Series • Installation and Operation IP L T S 2 1 R 100 COM TX LINK ACT 2 RX RTS CTS Furniture Mount Projector Mount IPL T S2 1 R 100 COM TX RX RTS CTS LINK ACT 2 2 4 Digital Projector Mounting Bolt Projector Mounting Brack et Figure 2-3 — Mounting the interface Rear Panel Featur es and Cabling All connections, including power , cont[...]

IPL T S Series • Installation 2-6 IPL T S Series • Installation and Operation 2-6 Installation and Operation, cont’d COM1 LAN POWER 12V .5A MAX COM5 TX RX TX RX COM6 COM3 TX RX TX RX COM4 COM2 00-05-A6-00-00-06 6 10 7 5 1 2 4 3 Figure 2-7 — IPL T S6 interface back panel Power a Power connection — Plug the unit’s external 12 VDC power[...]

2-7 IPL T S Series • Installation and Operation 2-7 Ethernet/LAN b LAN Activity LED — A blinking yellow LED indicates LAN activity . c LAN connector — An RJ-45 connector for a network connection. Use an Ethernet straight-through cable to connect to a switch, hub, or r outer , or an Ethernet crossover cable to connect dir ectly to a PC. COM1 L[...]

Installation and Operation, cont’d IPL T S Series • Installation 2-8 Factory default protocol for the contr ol interface is: • RS-232 • 9600 baud • no parity • 8 data bits • 1 stop bit • pacing = 0 ms • handshaking = off Communication to an attached device can be done through the IPL T S Series device’s default W eb pages or by [...]

2-9 IPL T S Series • Installation and Operation COM ports 1 and 2 of the IPL T S2 can be wired in a similar way as the IPL T S6, as shown in figure 2-10. Both can be wir ed using a 3.5 mm, 5-pole or 3-pole captive screw connector . N The IPL T S2 allows for use of either the 9-pin D connector on COM1 or COM2. The 9-pin D connector COM ports and [...]

Installation and Operation, cont’d IPL T S Series • Installation and Operation 2-10 IPL T S4 R 100 LINK ACT 1 COM TX 2 RX RTS CTS 3 TX 4 RX RTS CTS 9 7 8 1 3 2 4 5 6 3 4 5 6 Figure 2-13 — IPL T S4 fr ont panel IPL T S6 R 100 LINK ACT 1 COM TX 2 RX RTS CTS 3 COM TX 4 5 6 RX TX RX 1 3 2 4 5 6 9 7 8 3 4 3 4 Figure 2-14 — IPL T S6 fr ont panel [...]

2-11 IPL T S Series • Installation and Operation N If the Reset button is continuosly held down, every three seconds the LED pulses (blinks) and puts the unit in a different mode. The Mode 5 LED blinks thr ee times, the third blink indicating that it is the last mode. The following modes are separate functions, not a continuation from Mode 1 to M[...]

Installation and Operation, cont’d IPL T S Series • Installation and Operation 2-12[...]

IPL T S Series 3 Chapter Thr ee Connection and Configuration Connecting the Hardware Setting the Internet Protocol (IP) Address Configuration using Global Configurator Configuration using Embedded W eb Pages Configuration using DataViewer[...]

IPL T S Series • Connection and Configuration 3-2 Connection and Configuration Connecting the Har dwar e T o connect the IPL T S interface, connect the input and output devices to the unit. Use figure 3-1, below , as a guide. COM 1 LAN UID# 093012052 PO W ER 12V .5A MAX COM1 TX RX TX RX COM2 COM 2 Extron IPL T S2 Ethernet Control Interface Eth[...]

3-3 IPL T S Series • Connection and Configuration COM 3 LAN UID# 093012052 POWER 12V .5A MAX COM 2 COM 1 COM 2 Lighting Control Ethernet RS-232 RS-232 RS-232 D VD Laptop VCR Remote User Control and Administrator Monitoring Projector Extron MA V 62 Matrix Switcher TCP/IP Network Extron IPL T S4 Ethernet Control Interface Extron MediaLink Controll[...]

Connection and Configuration, cont’d IPL T S Series • Connection and Configuration 3-4 IPL T S4 R 100 LINK ACT 1 COM TX 2 RX RTS CTS 3 TX 4 RX RTS CTS 1 2 Figure 3-3 — IPL T S unit’ s front panel a Power LED — A green LED lights to indicate that the interface is receiving power . Blinks four times to confirm a Mode 4 reset. b Reset but[...]

3-5 IPL T S Series • Connection and Configuration Figure 3-4 — Setting the IP addr ess in Global Configurator Setting the IP address using embedded W eb pages Each IPL T S unit contains an on-board W eb server with interactive pages that can be used to configure the device. The IPL T S unit must be at its factory default IP address. T o set [...]

Connection and Configuration, cont’d IPL T S Series • Connection and Configuration 3-6 5 . Click OK . Figure 3-5 — Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Pr operties dialog box 6 . Open a W eb browser on the local PC. 7 . Enter 192.168.254.254 in the browser ’s Address field and press the Enter key . The IPL T S unit’s embedded W eb page is displa[...]

3-7 IPL T S Series • Connection and Configuration Figure 3-6 — W eb server System Settings screen T o return the local PC to its original TCP/IP settings: 1 . Close the W eb browser . 2 . Disconnect the Ethernet cr ossover cable from the PC and the device. 3 . Return to the TCP/IP Properties dialog box on the PC. 4 . Return the IP address, Sub[...]

Connection and Configuration, cont’d IPL T S Series • Connection and Configuration 3-8 Figure 3-7 — Executing the ARP command 3 . T o confirm the new IP address is active, perform a ping command to the new IP addr ess. example: C:> ping 10.13.197.64 If the IP addr ess setting was successful, the device replies 3 or more times: Reply fr[...]

3-9 IPL T S Series • Connection and Configuration Figure 3-8 — Global Configurator Once installed on your local PC, Global Configurator can be used to configure your IPL T S Series device and the A/V devices that ar e attached to the S Series’ serial control ports. See the Global Configurator help file for instructions on how to: • Do[...]

Connection and Configuration, cont’d IPL T S Series • Connection and Configuration 3-10 Connecting via the Web server pages T o connect to an IPL T S Series device via its W eb server pages: 1 . Open a W eb browser on a local PC. 2 . Enter the device’s IP addr ess in the browser ’s Addr ess field and press the Enter key . If the device i[...]

3-11 IPL T S Series • Connection and Configuration System Status page The System Status page is a read-only page that pr ovides the following status information: • System Description — Model, Description, Part Number , Firmware, Date, and T ime • IP Settings — Unit Name, DHCP setting, IP Address, Gateway IP Address, Subnet Mask, and MAC [...]

Connection and Configuration, cont’d IPL T S Series • Connection and Configuration 3-12 Figure 3-12 — System Settings scr een Port Settings The Port Settings page grants access to view or change the Serial Port Settings: • Serial port number — use a radio button to select the desired port • Port type — RS-232 (default), RS-422, 4S-4[...]

3-13 IPL T S Series • Connection and Configuration Passwords The Passwords page fields include: • Administrator Password — pr ovides complete configuration control • User Password — allows view of configuration only Figure 3-14 — Passwords scr een T o clear a password, enter a single space, repeat the entry in the r e-enter password ?[...]

Connection and Configuration, cont’d IPL T S Series • Connection and Configuration 3-14 Figure 3-15 — Email Alerts screen Firmware Upgrade The Firmware Upgrade page r eports the current firmware level, and pr ovides the capability to browse to and upload a new firmwar e file. Figure 3-16 — Firmwar e Upgrade screen File Management page [...]

3-15 IPL T S Series • Connection and Configuration Configuration using DataV iewer DataV iewer is an enhanced terminal emulation program that facilitates analysis of RS-232 and TCP/IP communication with Extr on devices. The software allows users to send commands to a device and view the device’s responses in ASCII or hexadecimal format. Comma[...]

Connection and Configuration, cont’d IPL T S Series • Connection and Configuration 3-16 3 . Enter the device’s IP addr ess in the Hostname/IP Address field. 4 . Click OK . Figure 3-19 — Communication Setup dialog box The DataV iewer application opens (see figure 3-18). See the DataV iewer help file for information on sending commands t[...]

IPL T S Series 4 Chapter Four Communication and Contr ol Programmer’ s Guide for T elnet and Web Browsers Customization Advanced Serial Port Control T roubleshooting[...]

IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-2 Communication and Contr ol Pr ogrammer’ s Guide for T elnet and Web Br owsers Using the command/response table The following are either T elnet (port 23) or W eb browser (port 80) commands. There ar e some minor differences when you ar e implementing these commands via T elnet or via URL encoding u[...]

4-3 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control Symbol definitions ] = CR/LF (carriage return/line feed) } = Carriage return (no line feed) • = Space character X!  = Specific port number (01-99) The port number is represented as two ASCII characters (2 bytes). For example, port 05 would be repr esented as 30 35 in hex. X@ = Command[...]

Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-4 X3$ = Daylight saving time (DST) is a region-specific 1-hour of fset that begins in spring and ends in fall. 0 = off/ignor e; 1 = USA on - Starting in 2007, DST begins on the second Sunday of March at 2 AM and ends at 2 AM on the first Sunday of November . For e[...]

4-5 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control If the correct passwor d is entered, the unit responds with “ ] Login Administrator ] ” or “ ] Login User ] ”, depending on the password enter ed. If the passwords are the same for both administrator and user , the unit defaults to administrator privileges. Error r esponses When the IPL T S i[...]

Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-6 Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Bidirectional serial data port Send data string E X! * X1& * X2) * X2! RS }X@ W X! %2A X1& %2A X2) %2A X2! RS |X@ response fr[...]

4-7 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Configure parameters 24 E X! * X2 % , X2 ^ , X2 & , X2 * CP } W X! %2A  X2% %2C X2^ %2C X2& %2C X2* CP | Cpn X! •Ccp X2% , X2^ , X2& , X2* ] Set baud ra[...]

Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-8 Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description V iew pass-thru mode 24 E X! CD } W X! CD | X5) , X5# , X2!] Ethernet data port Set current connection port timeout E 0* X6( TC } W0%2A X6( TC[...]

4-9 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Firmware version, part number and information r equests N In a query response, an asterisk ( * ) after the version number indicates the version that is curr ently used. A question ma[...]

Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-10 Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Query part number N N 60-xxx-yy  ] or Pno60-xxx-yy  ] Show the IPL T S unit’s part #. Query model name 1I 1I IPL T xxxx ] or Inf01*IPL T[...]

4-11 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Send e-mail (using differ ent file) 24 E X4% , X7) , X4& SM } W X4% %2C X7) %2C X4& SM | Eml X4% ] X7) = The number to insert into an e-mail message if a ____ .eml file[...]

Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-12 Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Web br owser -specific Read response fr om last URL command E UB } WUB | response fr om command ] IP setup commands Set unit name 24 E X1@ C[...]

4-13 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Set verbose mode 24 E X2@ CV } W X2@ CV | V rb X2@ ] Enable or disable the verbose mode via this command. For X2@ : 0 = c le ar/ no ne, d efa ul t f or T eln et co nne ct ion s; res[...]

Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-14 Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description V iew broadcast port and MAC E PB } WPB | {port}* X1*] N {port#} = UDP outgoing port, X7! * X7@ = MAC address for UDP unicast transmissions. N C[...]

4-15 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Remap port designations For security reasons the network administrator may wish to assign new/dif ferent port numbers to the contr oller ’s T elnet, W eb browser , and direct acce[...]

Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-16 Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Directories Change/create a directory E path/directory/CJ } Wpath/dir ectory/CJ | Dir•path/directory/ ] The dir ectory’s name must be compos[...]

4-17 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Erase current directory and subdirectories 24 28 E //EF } W//EF | Ddl ] List files from curr ent directory E DF } WDF | Get connection listing E CC } WCC | [number of connections] [...]

Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-18 Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Absolute system reset 24 E ZQQQ } W ZQQQ | Zpq ] This resets all device settings/memories to factory default; however , the firmware version[...]

4-19 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control Customization In the IPL T S interface series of products, varying degrees of customization are possible. Custom W eb pages allow you to create customized W eb pages to control your A/V devices. Server Side Includes (SSI) makes it possible to obtain information from the unit and to display it on W e[...]

Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-20 <!--#echo var=" "--> W Delimiter Delimiter SIS Command Server Side Include Using a Remote SIS command *T ype with no spaces. Port Number 1 * * * Time to wait for first character of response 50 Time between characters in response 3 Command RS L eng[...]

4-21 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control Code examples This section shows practical uses for both SSIs and query strings. Example 1 In the figure below , both host SSI and remote SSI commands ar e used within the same W eb page. Y ou will notice six SSIs: three host commands and thr ee remote commands. <html> <head><title&g[...]

Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-22 Figure 4-6b — Br owser view of previous HTML source code Example 2 The example below shows how a simple hyperlink and a remote query string can be used to build a W eb page that can control a device. <html> <head><title>Example 2</title>[...]

4-23 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control Figure 4-7b — Br owser view of previous HTML source code N Before attempting to develop new W eb pages, the user should have a working knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, and SSI. URL encoding URL encoding is the method of using ASCII hexadecimal characters to display specific characters in a URL. URL[...]

Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-24 Characters $ & + , / : ; = ? @ Dollar Ampersand Plus Comma Forw ard slash / virgule Colon Semi-colon Equal Question mark “At” symbol 24 26 2B 2C 2F 3A 3B 3D 3F 40 36 38 43 44 47 58 59 61 63 64 Hex Dec Unsafe characters URLs use some characters for “spec[...]

4-25 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control C O M 1 LA N U ID # 093012052 POWER 1 2 V .5 A M A X C O M 1 TX RX TX RX C O M 2 C O M 2 Ethernet RS-232 RS-232 Remote User Control & Administrator Monitoring Projector TCP/IP Network Extron IPL T S2 Ethernet Control Interface Extron M ed iaLink C on troller M L C 2 0 6 D IS P L A Y P O W E R V [...]

Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-26 Figure 4-9 — DataViewer Communication Setup dialog box 5. Click OK . The DataV iewer commands window opens. 6. Send serial commands directly thr ough the selected COM port to the attached A/V device. 7. T o end the direct access session, close DataV iewer . N Y[...]

4-27 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control COM 1 LAN 12V .5A M A X COM 3 LAN UID# 093012052 POWER 12V .5A MA X COM 2 COM 1 COM 2 RS-232 Plasma Display Box 1 Box 2 PC running serial control software or a serial controller. Extron IPL T S4 Ethernet Control Interface RS-232 Ethernet Extron IPL T S1 Ethernet Control Interface TCP/IP Network Figu[...]

Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-28 Figure 4-11 — The Port Settings page on unit 2 5. In the Remote IP Address field, enter the dir ect access IP addr ess of unit 1. 6. In the Remote TCP Port field, enter the port number (2001-2006) that is serially attached to unit 1. 7. Click the Submit butto[...]

4-29 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 2. T ry to “ping” the unit by entering “ping 192.168.254.254” at the DOS command prompt, or use the IP or W eb address provided to you by your system administrator . If you get no response: a. Make sure your unit is using the appr opriate subnet mask (check with your system administrator). b[...]

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IPL T S Series A Appendix A Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories Specifications Part Numbers and Accessories[...]

IPL T S Series • Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories A-2 Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories Specifications Ethernet control interface Connectors ..................................... 1 female RJ-45 connector Data rate ......................................... 10/100Base-T , half/full duplex with autodetect Protocols ..............[...]

A-3 IPL T S Series • Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories Rack mount ........................ Y es, with optional 1U rack shelf Furniture mount ................ Under-furnitur e mountable with optional kit Pole mount ......................... Y es, with optional pole mount kit Enclosure type ............................... Metal Enclosure d[...]

Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories, cont’d IPL T S Series • Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories A-4 Part Numbers and Accessories Included parts Included parts Replacement part number IPL T S1 60-801-81 IPL T S2 60-544-81 IPL T S4 60-544-83 IPL T S6 60-544-84 Power supply; external 12 VDC, 1 A (U.S., Canada) 70-055-01 Power supply[...]

IPL T S Series B Appendix B Glossary Glossary[...]

IPL T S Series • Glossary B-2 Glossary Glossary 10/100Base-T is Ethernet that uses Unshielded T wisted Pair (UTP - CA T 5, and so on.) cable, on which the amount of data transmitted between two points in a given amount of time is equal to either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps. Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is a protocol that assigns an IP address to a d[...]

B-3 IPL T S Series • Glossary GlobalV iewer (GV) is a set of W eb pages (HTML, XML, JS) and graphics that are loaded into the memory of an IPL T S interface. These pages provide an interface for control of devices attached to the IPL T S interface. They communicate with the event scripts running on the device, and the event scripts issue the comm[...]

Extr on’ s W arranty Extron Electr onics warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three years fr om the date of purchase. In the event of malfunction during the warranty period attributable directly to faulty workmanship and/or materials, Extr on Electronics will, at its option, repair or r eplace said pr[...]

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