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    Kramer Electronics, L td. USER MANUAL Model: FC-1ETHN Ethernet Co ntrolle r[...]

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    Contents i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Starte d 1 3 Overview 1 3.1 Ter minology Use d in this User Manual 2 3.2 Achieving the Best Performance 3 4 Your FC-1ETHN Ethernet Co ntroller 3 5 Using the Kramer Configura tion Manager Software 4 5.1 Installing and Running the Kramer Configuration Manager So f t wa re 4 5.2 Under standing the Kr amer[...]

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    Contents KRAMER ELECTRO NIC S, LTD. ii Tables Table 1: Term inology Used in t his Us er Manua l 2 Table 2: Feature s and Fu nctions o f the FC -1ETHN Ethe rnet C ontrolle r 3 Table 3: FC-1ETHN Conf iguratio n Manag er Window Functio nality 6 Table 4: Crosso ver Cable RJ-45 PINOUT 8 Table 5: St raigh t-through Cab le RJ-45 PINOUT 8 Table 6: Tec hnic[...]

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    P/N: 2900 – 104 0202 A1 ADDENDUM: FC-1ETHN T hi s ad d en dum de sc ri b e s an up g r ad e t o th e F C -1 ET H N: th e Vi r t u a l S e r i a l P ort . Amendment to Se ction 3 The following text on page 2 is deleted:  Is compatible w ith the lates t Kra mer K-Router Windows®-b ased control software (version 4. 0 or higher) wh ose user -f[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY ADDENDUM: FC-1ETHN A2 Figure A1: Virtual Serial Port Manager Figure A2: Virtual Serial Port Properties Amendment to Se ction 7 In section 7.1 (on page 11) steps 5, 6, and 7 are replaced by the following: 5. Connect the ETHERNET por t of your FC-1ETHN to a L AN, using a straight-through cable with RJ-45 connectors.[...]

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    2900- 999999 2 A1 ADDENDUM (this data is included at the end of the Overview sectio n) This addendu m adds the following infor mation to the user manual: Caution – No operator-serviceab le parts inside unit. Warning – Us e only the Kra mer Electronics input power wall adapter that is p rovided with this u nit 1 . Warning – D isconnect po wer [...]

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    ADDENDUM: Ethernet Cross Cable Wiring Connection P/N: 29 00 - 9 99999 3 A 1 This addendu m describes the cor rect wiring for crossover ca ble connections and replaces the op ening paragraph in the " C on n e ct in g th e E TH E R NE T Po r t d i re ct ly t o a P C (Crossover C a bl e ) " s ec ti on i n t h e Us e r Ma nu al as follo ws: C[...]

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    Introducti on 1 1 Introduction Dedication by Kramer Elect ronics since 1981, to th e developm e nt and manuf acture of high qu ality video/audi o equipm e nt, mak es the Kramer line an integral part of the finest pr oduction and presentation faci lities i n the world. In recen t years, Kramer has redesi gned and upgraded m o st of the line, making [...]

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    Overvie w KRAMER ELECTRO NIC S, LTD. 2 In particular, the FC-1ETHN : • Offers n etwork connectivity that lets you conn ect a Kramer (or other) device vi a its RS-232 or R S-485 port to th e Ethern et LAN netw ork • Lets you control an R S-232 / RS- 485 device vi a Ethernet, f rom a PC (s et to Slave rou ting mode) or ot her proto col com patibl[...]

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    Your FC- 1ETHN Ethe rnet Contr oller 3 3.2 Achiev ing the Best Perf ormance Achieving the best perform ance means: • Connectin g only good quality connection cable s, thus avoiding interf erence, deteriorati on in sig nal quali ty due to poor m atching, and elevated noise levels (often associated wi th low quality cables) • Avoiding interf eren[...]

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    Using the Kram er Config uration Manag er Sof tware KRAMER ELECTRO NIC S, LTD. 4 5 Using the Kramer Configuration Manager Software This section descr ib es: • Ho w to i nstal l a nd ru n the Co nfig urat ion Ma nage r so ft ware, s ee se cti on 5.1 • The Confi g urat i on Ma nager W i nd o w feature s, se e sect i on 5.2 5. 1 Installing a nd Ru[...]

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    Using the Kram er Config uration Manag er Sof tware 5 Figure 3: FC-1ETH N Confi guration Ma nager Window[...]

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    Using the Kram er Config uration Manag er Sof tware KRAMER ELECTRO NIC S, LTD. 6 Table 3: FC -1ETHN Conf igurati on Mana ger W indow F unction ality # Feat ure Functi on 1 Device List Displays the MAC Addresses for t he FC-1E THN devi ces, con nected via the s elected port (LAN or COM) . 2 Ma st er Mod e Check Bo x W hen selected, activ ates th e M[...]

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    Config uring the FC -1ETH N Ether net Control ler 7 6 Configuring the FC-1ETHN Ethernet Controller This section describ es how to co nfig ure the FC-1ETHN via its: • Serial 1 port, see section 6.1 • ETHERNET 1 port, see s ection 6.2 6.1 Configuring the FC-1E THN via its Serial Port You can conf igure the FC-1ETHN v ia its RS -232 port. To conf [...]

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    Config uring the FC -1ETH N Ether net Control ler KRAMER ELECTRO NIC S, LTD. 8 6.2 Configuring the FC-1ETHN via its ETHERNET port You can conf igure the FC-1ETHN v ia its ETHERNET port. To conf ig u re the FC-1ETHN via ET HE RNET , do the f ollowing: 1. Conn ect the ETHERNET port of the FC-1E THN to the LAN port on your PC, vi a a crossover cable w[...]

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    Config uring the FC -1ETH N Ether net Control ler 9 6.3 Routing Data in the Slave and Master Routing Modes The FC -1ETHN routes data in either the Slave Routing Mode (see section 6.3.1) or the Mas ter Routi ng Mode (see section 6.3.2) . 6.3.1 Slave Routing Mode In the Slave Routing Mode, the FC-1ETHN ne ver se nds a ny da t a in the se rial port-Et[...]

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    Control l ing Kramer Machin es vi a Ethernet using the FC-1E THN KRAMER ELECTRO NIC S, LTD. 10 6.3.2 Master Routing Mode In the Master Rout ing Mode, the FC-1 ETHN do es not wait for the re mote station to send the data fir st, a nd routes the data in the destinatio n device direction as soon as there is data to be sen t. The data is always s ent t[...]

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    Control l ing Kramer Machin es vi a Ethernet using the FC-1E THN 11 7.1 Contro lling a Krame r Machin e via a Comput er To con trol a Kramer m achine via three computers, as the ex am ple in Figure 4 illustrate s, do the follo wi ng: 1. Configu re the FC-1ET HN to the Slave Routing Mode (see section 6). 2. Set all the DIPs to OFF. 3. Conn ect the 1[...]

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    Flash M emor y Upgrade KRAMER ELECTRO NIC S, LTD. 12 7.2 Contro lling a Krame r Mach ine via a Cont roller To con trol a Kramer m achine via two VS-3000 contr ol ler s, as the Master Mode e x ample in Figure 5 illu strates, do th e f o l l ow ing: 1. Configu re each FC-1ET HN to the Master Routing Mode (see s ection 6). 2. Set all the DIPs to OFF o[...]

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    Flash M emor y Upgrade 13 C: Prog ram Fil es Kram er Fl ash ). 3. Create a sh ortcut on y our desktop to the f ile: “ FLIP.EXE ”. 8.2 Conn ecting the PC to t he RS-23 2 Port Before installing the latest Kra mer firmware version on a FC -1ETHN unit, do the following: 1. Connect the RS-232 DB9 port on the FC-1ETH N to th e Null -modem adapter a[...]

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    Flash M emor y Upgrade KRAMER ELECTRO NIC S, LTD. 14 Figure 8: Atmel – Flip Win dow 3. P ress the keybo ard sho rtc ut ke y F4 (or select the “ Read C onfigur ation File ” command from the File menu, or press t he keys: Alt FR ). The “ Open Confi guration Fil e ” w i ndow appears : FC1ETHN.CFG Figure 9: Open C onfigur ation Fil e Select W[...]

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    Flash M emor y Upgrade 15 5. Click OK and pres s the keyboard s hortcu t key F3 (or select the “ Communicat ion / RS232 ” c ommand from the Sett ings menu, or press the keys: Alt SCR ). The “ RS232 ” w indow appears. Change the COM port: Figure 11: RS- 232 Wind ow 6. Click Connect. In the “ Atmel – Flip ” window, in the Operations Flo[...]

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    Technical S pecificatio ns KRAMER ELECTRO NIC S, LTD. 16 FC1ETHN.hex Figure 13: Atme l – Flip Wind ow ( O pe ration Com ple te d) 8. Close the “ Atmel – Flip ” window. 9. Disconn ect the power on the FC-1ETHN . 10. Disconn ect the RS-232 port on the FC-1ET HN from the Null-modem adapter. 11. Set DIP 1 REPROG to OFF. 12. Reconnect t he power[...]

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    17 LIMITED WARRANTY Kramer Electronics (hereafter Kramer ) warrants this product free from defects in material and workmanship under the following terms. HOW LONG IS THE WARRANTY Labor and parts are warranted for three years from the date of the first custom er purchase. WHO IS PROTECTED? Only the first purchase customer may enforce this warranty. [...]

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    Kramer Ele ctronic s, Ltd. 3 Am VeOlam o Street. Jer usalem 95463, I srae l Tel: ( +972-2) -65 4-4000 Fax: (+ 972-2)-653- 5369, E-ma il: info@kram erel.com P/N: 2900- 104020 REV 1 For the la test infor mation on our products and a list o f Kramer distributors , visit our Web site: www.krame relectr onics.co m. Updates to this u ser man ual may be f[...]