Kramer Electronics VS-66FW инструкция обслуживания

Kramer Ele ctronics, Ltd. USER MANUAL Model: VS-66FW 6 Port FireWire Switc her[...]

Contents i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Started 1 3 Overview 1 3.1 Understandin g F ireWire 2 3.2 FireWire Compliance 2 3.3 Your VS-66FW 6 Port Fir eWire Switcher 3 3.3.1 Achieving the Best Performance 3 3.3.2 Signal Terminology 3 3.3.3 Configuring as a FireWire Hub 4 4 Defining the VS-66FW 6 Port FireW ire Switcher 5 5 Connecting the VS-66F[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Contents ii Figures Figure 1: Configu ring the VS-66FW as a 2x2 Port FireWi re Hub 4 Figure 2: Configu ring the VS-66FW as a 6 Port FireWire Hu b 5 Figure 3: VS-66FW 6 Port FireWir e Switcher 6 Figure 4: Conn ecting the VS-66FW 6 Port FireWire Sw itcher 9 Figure 5: Conn ecting a PC without using a Null-modem Adapt[...]

P/N: 29 00-0 000662 A 1 ADDENDUM: VS-66FW This addendu m updates the VS-66 FW user manual, as follo ws: Page 6 (item 3 on t he rear panel in Figure 3, in section 4): the R E M O TE c onn e c t o r PI N O U T is altered. The seventh PIN (leaf) is now labe led L F , and the eighth PIN (b ranch) is now labeled B R . Page 11 ( Figure 7 in section 5.5) [...]

Introduction 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kra mer Electronics (since 1 981): a world of unique, creative and affordable solutions to t he infinite range o f proble ms that confront the video, audio and presentation pr ofessional on a d aily basis. In rece nt years, we have redesigned and upgrad ed most of o ur line, making the best e ven better! Our[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Overview 2 3.1 Understanding Fi reWire FireWire is a serial b us standard that enables quick universal interfacing between video and co mputer hard ware items. FireWire is si mple to use and operates indepe ndently of the host system. In ad dition, FireW ire supports Plug and Pla y 1 and hot swapping 2 . Many comp[...]

Overview 3 3.3 Your VS-66FW 6 Po rt FireW ire Switcher The Kramer VS-66F W is a high q uality 6-port matrix switcher for routing 1394/FireW ire interface signals. In p articular, the VS-66FW :  Offers simple-to-co nnect automatic bra nch/leaf configuratio n that operates bi-dire ctionally  Can be operated with FireWire™/i.Link™ i mp[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Overview 4 not merely one of sema ntics but a vital d istinction when und erstanding the concept of FireWir e Branch/Leaf tech nology  With a regular In and Ou t switcher, not onl y does the front pa nel have separate In and Out bu ttons but the re ar panel also has sep arate por ts for input and output conn[...]

Defining the VS-66FW 6 Port FireWire Switcher 5 3.3.3.2 Configuring as a 6 Port Fire W ire Hub The example in Figure 2 illustrates ho w the VS-66FW can be configured 1 as a 6 port FireW ire hub in which the bi -directional signals flow between P ort 4 and all the other por ts: Figure 2: Configuring the VS-66FW as a 6 Port FireWire Hub 4 Defining th[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Defining the VS-66FW 6 Port FireWire Switcher 6 Figure 3: VS-66FW 6 Port FireWire Switcher[...]

Defining the VS-66FW 6 Port FireWire Switcher 7 Table 1: Front Panel VS-66FW 6 Port FireWire Switcher Features # Feature Function 1 IR Re ce ive r The red LED is illum inated when rec eiving sign als from the Infra- red remote control transmitter 2 Power Switch Illuminated switch for turning the u nit ON or OFF 3 ALL Button Pr ess ing ALL f ol lo w[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Connecting the VS-66FW 8 5 Connecting the VS -66FW This section describes ho w to co nnect the VS-66FW . I n particular, how to:  Connect the VS-66 FW rear p anel (see section  5 .1)  Control via RS-232 , for example, using a PC (see section  5.2)  Control via RS-485 (see section  5.3) ?[...]

Connecting the VS-66FW 9 Figure 4: Connecting the VS-66FW 6 Port FireWire Switcher 5.2 Controlling via RS-2 32 (for ex ample, using a PC) To connect a P C to the VS-66FW unit, using the Null-mode m adapter provided with the machine (recommended ):  Connect the RS-232 DB9 re ar panel port on the VS-6 6FW unit to the Null-modem adapte r and con[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Connecting the VS-66FW 10 5.3 Controlling via RS-4 85 You can control a VS-6 6FW unit via an y RS-485 remote co ntroller or a PC (equipped with an RS-485 interface). To connect an RS -485 remote co ntroller to a VS-6 6FW : 1. Connect the RS-48 5 por t on the RS-485 remote controller to the RS-485 ports on the VS-6[...]

Connecting the VS-66FW 11 5.4.1 Setting the MACHINE # The MACHINE # determines the po sition of a VS-66 FW unit, specifying which VS-66FW u nit is being contro lled when several VS-6 6FW units connect to a PC o r serial controller. Set the MACHINE # on a VS-66FW unit via DIPS 1, 2 , 3 and 4, accord ing to Table 4. When using a stand -alone VS-66F W[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Operating the VS-66FW 12 6 Operating the VS-66FW You can operate your VS-66FW via:  The front panel butto ns  Infra-red remote contro l transmitter  R emo te con tac t- cl osu re sw it ches  RS-232/RS-485 serial commands trans mitted by a touch scr een system, PC, or o ther serial controlle[...]

Operating the VS-66FW 13 6.2 Switching L EAF- BR ANCH Combinations To switch a BRAN CH FireWire device to a LEAF FireWir e device (a bi-directional connection), do the follo wing: 1. Press a LE AF button (either 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or ALL). The corr esponding item in the 7-segment Disp lay blinks. 2. Press a B RANCH button (either 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or [...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Operating the VS-66FW 14 6.3.1 Toggling between the AT ONCE and CONFIRM Modes To toggle bet ween the AT ONCE and CON FIRM modes, do the followin g: 1. Press the unlit T AKE button to toggle from the AT ONCE mode (in which the TAKE b utton is not illumi nated) to the CONFIR M mode (in which the TAKE b utton illumin[...]

Operating the VS-66FW 15 6.4.1 Storing an Input/Output Configuration To store 1 the current statu s in memory, do the following: 1. Press the ST O button. The ST O button blinks. 2. Press one o f the 6 LEAF buttons (t his will be the setup # in which the current status is stored) . If in the CONFIRM mode, p ress the blinking TAKE button to co nfirm[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Flash Memory Upgrade 16 7 Flash Memory Upgrade Th e VS- 66F W f irm wa re is loc at ed in FLA SH mem or y, w hic h l ets y ou u pg ra de t o th e l ate st Kra me r f irm wa re v er sion i n m i nutes! The pro ces s i nv olv es:  Downloading fro m the Internet (see sectio n  7.1 )  Connecting the PC [...]

Flash Memory Upgrade 17 Figure 10: Splash Screen 2. Af ter a few seco nds, the Splash scree n is replaced by the “ Atmel – Flip ” window: Figure 11: Atmel – Flip Window 3. Press the keyboard shortcut key F4 (or select the “ Read Configuration File ” co mm a nd fro m the File menu, or p ress the keys: Alt F R ). The “ Open Con figurati[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Flash Memory Upgrade 18                     Figure 12: Open Configuration File Select Window 4. Ch o ose the file: V S_66FW_12.cfg (by double-clicking it). If COM 2 was not selected , an RS-23 2 error message appear s. In the “ Atmel – Flip ” [...]

Flash Memory Upgrade 19 Figure 14: RS-232 Window 6. Click Connect. In the “ Atmel – Flip ” window, in the Operations F low colu mn, the Run button is active, a nd the name of the c hip appears as the na me of the third column: T89C51RB2 . Ve ri fy th at i n the B uff er Inf orm at ion c olum n, th e “ HE X Fil e: VS_6 6FW_12.hex ” appears[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Flash Memory Upgrade 20             Figure 16: Atmel – Flip Window (Operation Completed) 8. Close the “ At mel – Flip ” window. 9. Turn the POW ER switch on t he VS-66FW OFF . 10. Disconnect the RS-232 DB 9 rear panel p ort on the VS-66FW unit fro m the Null-modem [...]

Technical Specifications 21 8 Technical Spec ifi cation s Table 5 includes the tec hnical specificatio ns: Table 5: Technical Specifications 1 of the VS-66FW 6 Port FireWire Switcher INPUTS/OUTPUT S: 6 ports on 6 pin IEEE -1394A conn ectors STANDARDS : Compliant with IEEE 1394 – 1995 and 1394A-2000 st andards BUS TRANSFER RA TE: Up to 400Mb/s sig[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Kramer Protocol 2000 22 10 Kramer Protoco l 2000 1 The VS-66 FW is compatible with Kra mer’s Pro tocol 2000 (version 0.42 ) (below). This RS -232 / RS-485 co mmunication protoco l uses four bytes of information as defined belo w. For RS-232, a null-mode m connection bet ween the machine and controller is used. T[...]

Kramer Protocol 2000 23 For a single machine controlled via the serial port, always se t M4…M0 = 1, and make sure that the m achin e itself is configured as MACHINE NUMBER = 1. Table 8: Instruction Codes for Protocol 2000 (Relevant to the VS-66FW) Note: All values in the table are decimal, unless otherwise stated. I NS TRU CTI ON DE FIN IT I ON F[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Kramer Protocol 2000 24 NOTE 6 – If INPUT is set to 127 for these instructions, then, if the function is defined on this machine, it replies with OUTPUT=1. If the function is not defi ned, then the machine replies with OUTPU T=0, or with an error (invalid instruction code). If the INPUT is set to 126 for these i[...]

Kramer Protocol 2000 25 then, after the required delay, send HEX codes 07 80 C1 81 (execute delayed switch) to implement the switch. NOTE 18 – After this instruction is sent, the unit will respond to the ASCII command set. The ASCII c ommand to operate with the HEX command set must be sent in order to return to working with HEX codes. NOTE 19 –[...]

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY 26 LIMITED WARRANTY Kramer Electronics (hereafter Kramer ) w arrants this product free from defects in m ater ial and wor kmanship under the following terms. HOW LONG IS THE WARRANTY Labor and parts are warranted for three years from the date of the first customer purchase. WHO IS PROTECTED? Only the first purchas[...]

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