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VS0108HA 8-Port HDMI Splitter RS-232 Control T ool V1.0.061 User Manual www.aten.com[...]
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VS0108HA RS-232 Control Tool 2 FCC Information Federal Communication Commis sion Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to co mply with the limits for a Class B digital service, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. Thes e limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a resident ial in[...]
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VS0108HA RS-232 Control Tool 3 RS-232 Control T ool Operation Overview The VS0108HA’s built-in bi-directio nal RS-2 32 serial interface allows system control through a high-end control ler, PC, and/or home automation / home theater software package. RS-232 serial operations in a VS0108HA installation can be managed via a Grap hical User Interface[...]
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VS0108HA RS-232 Control Tool 4 GUI Main Page The RS-232 Control To ol is a conveni ent and intuitive metho d to man age the RS-232 commands in your VS0108HA installati on from one screen. To invoke the GUI, simply click on the icon in you r file system. The interface appears, and opens on the Switch Port page by defaul t, as below: The various elem[...]
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VS0108HA RS-232 Control Tool 5 Switch Port The Switch Port page is used to turn th e display ports On or Off. On the Switch Port page, the follo win g actions are possible: Click an Output port to select it. Options are ports 1 ~ 8 and * (where * = all output ports). Click to turn the Display On or Off. Click Send to send t he command. [...]
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VS0108HA RS-232 Control Tool 6 The following tables show the possible val ues and format s for th e Input command, Port Number and Control : Note: 1. Each command string can be separated with a space. 2. Th e Port Number command string can be skipped, and the default value will be used. Command Description sw Switch command Output Command Descripti[...]
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VS0108HA RS-232 Control Tool 7 Read Info On the Read Info page, the following actions are possible: Click V ersion to view the current firmware version. Click Read to view the current video/audio status. Click EDID to see which EDID setting is implemented to device 01. Click Send to send the command. Read Info Command View informati[...]
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VS0108HA RS-232 Control Tool 8 Reset On the Reset page, the following actions are p ossible: Click Reset to reset the VS0108HAto default factory settings. Click Send to send the command. Reset Comma nd The formula for the Reset command is as follows: Reset Command [Enter][...]
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VS0108HA RS-232 Control Tool 9 EDID Mode On the EDID Mode page, the following actions are possible: Click on Port1 to implement the EDID of the connected display t o Port 1, and pass it to the video source. Click Auto(*) to implement the EDID of all connected displays. The VS0108HA uses the best resolution for all di sp lays (default ). [...]
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VS0108HA RS-232 Control Tool 10 RS-232 Baud Rate Setting On the Baud Rate Setting page, the following acti ons are possibl e: Select the RS-232 Baud Rate you want the VS0108HA to use. Options are 9600, 19200 (default) 38400 an d 1 15200. Click Send to send the command. Baud Rate Setting Co mmand The formula for Baud Rate setting command is [...]
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VS0108HA RS-232 Control Tool 11 RS-232 Setting The controller’s seri al port should be conf ig u red as follows: To select the serial port, do the following: Select a port from the drop-down menu and click CONNECT . If the port has been selected, th e Acknowledgment message will read: Opened port CO M1 successfully Baud Rate 19200 Data Bi ts [...]
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VS0108HA RS-232 Control Tool 12 V erification After entering a command, a verificatio n message appears at the end of the command line as follo ws: Command OK - indicates that the comma nd is correct and successfully performed by the switch Command incorrect - indicates that the comm and has the wrong format and/or values.[...]