Extron Electronics FOX SW8 User Guide - Manual (Page 15)

FOX SW8 • Remote Control 9
Remote Control
The topics covered in this section are:
• Remote Control Ports
• Simple Instruction Set Control
• Universal Switcher Control Program
• Button Label Generator Program
Remote Control Ports
The switcher has two ports that can be connected to a host device such as a computer
running the Extron DataViewer utility or the HyperTerminal utility, an RS-232 capable PDA, or
a control system. These ports make remote control of the switcher possible. The ports are:
• The rear panel RS-232 port — This is a 3-pin captive screw connector (see item e
on page 6).
• The front panel Config(uration) port — This is a mini USB B port (see item a on
page 7). This port requires the Extron DataViewer utility (version 2.0 or newer) for
communications.
NOTE: Before you use the USB port for the first time, you need to install and
activate the USB driver on your computer. The simplest way to do this is to install
version 4.1 or newer of the Universal Switcher Control Program and then run the
Found New Hardware Wizard. See
Installing the Software on page 12 and
Activating a USB port for the first time on page 13.
Simple Instruction Set Control
Host-to-interface Communications
The Extron Simple Instruction Set (SIS) commands consist of one or more characters per
field. No special characters are required to begin or end a command character sequence.
When a command is valid, the unit executes the command and sends a response to the
host device. All responses from the unit to the host end with a carriage return and a line
feed (CR/LF = ]), which signals the end of the response character string. A string is one or
more characters.
Start-up Message
The switcher issues the following copyright message when it first powers on. 20yy is the
year, Vx.xx is the firmware version number, and 60-1171-xx is the part number.
(C) COPYRIGHT 20yy, EXTRON ELECTRONICS FOX SW8 SM (or MM),Vx.xx, 60-1172-xx ]