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Kramer Electronics VP-14x1 manual

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  • Page 1

    Kramer Electronics, Ltd. USER M ANUAL Model: VP -14xl RS - 232 Port E xtender[...]

  • Page 2

    Content s i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Sta rted 1 2.1 Quick Start 1 3 Overvi ew 3 4 Defining the VP - 14xl RS - 232 Por t Extende r 4 5 Connecting the VP - 14xl RS - 2 32 Port Exten der 5 6 Setting th e DIP - switches on the VP - 14xl 6 6.1 Setting the RS - 485 Bus T ermina tion 6 6.2 Setting the ADDR DIP - switch es 7 6.3 Setting the BAUD[...]

  • Page 3

    Intro ducti on 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kram er Electronics has been providi ng a world of uniqu e, creati ve, an d affor dable sol uti ons to th e vas t range of problem s th at conf ront th e video, au dio, pres ent ation , and broadc asti ng professional on a daily basi s. In recent years, we have redesigned an[...]

  • Page 4

    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Getting Sta rted 2[...]

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    Overvi ew 3 3 Ove rvi ew The unique VP - 14xl R S- 232 Port Extender distributes an inc oming RS - 232 , RS - 485 or USB command as transmitted by a touch screen c ontrol s ystem, person al com puter or other ty pe of con trol sy s tem, to u p to three RS - 232 port s. This lets you co ntrol up to thr ee com patible devic es with only one seria l p[...]

  • Page 6

    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Defining the V P - 14xl R S - 232 Port Ext ender 4 4 Defining the VP - 14xl RS - 232 Port Extender Figur e 1 a nd T able 1 define the f ront and rear panels of the VP - 14xl . Figure 1: VP - 14xl RS - 23 2 Port Ex tender Front and Rear Panels Table 1: VP - 14 xl RS - 232 Por t Extende r Fr ont a nd Re ar Panel Fe[...]

  • Page 7

    Connec ting the VP - 14x l RS - 232 Por t Exten der 5 5 Connecting the VP - 14x l RS - 232 Port Extender Figure 2 : Conn ecting the VP - 14xl RS - 232 P ort Exten der T o connect your VP - 14xl RS - 232 P ort Extend er , as the exa mple in Fi gure 2 illustrates 1 1. Connect up to t hree co mputer sourc es to the inp ut co nnec tor s ( for exam ple,[...]

  • Page 8

    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Setting the DI P - switch es on the VP - 14xl 6 4. Set the Hardware/Software DIP - switch (see Section 6.4 ) as fo llo ws:  In Hard w are mode, set the REP LY DIP -s witch es t o determine the uniq ue re p ly output port (see Sectio n 6.2 )  In Software m ode, set the machine number (see Section 6.2 ). 5. S[...]

  • Page 9

    Settin g th e D IP - switch es on th e VP - 14xl 7 6.2 Setting the A DDR DIP - sw itches DIP - switch es 2, 3 an d 4 set either the reply source ( in Hardware mode Tab le 3 ) or machine number ( in Software mode Table 4 ) . Table 3: Hardwar e Mode Reply Source DIP - switch Setting Repl y Sourc e DIP - switch 2 3 4 Repl y is tak en from o utput 1 (d[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Technical S pecificatio ns 8 6.5 Hardw are Mod e I n Hardware m ode , the: • RS - 232 dat a is passed fro m any input to all outputs • VP - 14xl rout es the rep ly fr om the outpu t port defined by the DIP - switches 2 , 3 and 4 (see Section 6.2 ) . For rel iable operation , only one port sh ould be defined 6[...]

  • Page 11

    Serial Port Pinouts 9 8 Serial Port Pinouts Table 7 d escribes the pinouts o f the 9 - pin D - sub serial p orts. Table 7 : 9- Pin D - sub Ser ial Por t Pino uts Pin Fu ncti on 2 Rec ei ve 3 Tra nsmit 5 Ground Note : Flow control signa ls are not su pported. 9 Table of Hex Codes for Ser ial Communication (Protocol 2000 ) The RS - 232/RS - 485 Proto[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Ta ble of Hex Codes f or Serial Com municat ion (Prot ocol 200 0) 10 O6… O0 – “OUTP UT”. When switc hing (i e. instru ction cod es 1 and 2), th e OUTPU T (7 bits) is se t as the outpu t numb er which is to b e switc hed. Simila rly, if sw itchi ng is done via the mach ine’s front - panel, then the se bi[...]

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    1 LIM ITE D W ARRA NTY WHO I S PROTECTED? WHA T IS CO VERED AND WHAT IS NOT CO VERED WHA T WE WILL PA Y FOR AND WHA T WE WILL NOT P A Y FOR HOW YOU CAN G E T W ARRANTY SERVICE LIMI T ATION OF I MPL IED WA RRA NTIE S EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES CAUT ION ! We warrant th is produc t free from def ects in material an d workma nship u nder the follo wing terms[...]

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    Kramer Electronics, Ltd. Web site: www.kramerelectronics.com E- mail: info@ kramerel.co m P/N: 2900 - 0 0060 9 RE V 2 For the latest infor mation on our produ c ts and a list of Krame r dis tributo rs visit www.kramerelectronics.com where updates to this user manual may be found. We welcom e your questio ns, comm e nts , and feedback. Safety War ni[...]