Extron Electronics FOXBOX SR HDMI User Guide User Manual
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RS-232 Over Fiber port — If you want the FOXBOX to pass serial
ALARM
Tx Rx
1 2
RS-232
OVER FIBER
command signals to a slave device, for serial control of a projector for
example, connect the slave device to the receiver via the first three leftmost
poles (Tx, Rx, and
_
) of this 5-pole captive screw connector (see “
“ on page 8 to wire this connector).
NOTES:
•
If you connect only one fiber optic cable (
item
Ä
, on the previous
page), or you configure the receiver for daisy-chaining, you will not
receive reports from the controlled device. To receive responses from
the controlled device, you must install two fiber optic cables and leave
link 2 enabled (via an
Processing Product Control Program
[see page 31]).
•
The FOXBOX can pass RS-232 commands and responses at rates up to
115200 baud.
f
Alarm outputs port — For remote monitoring of the status of fiber optic
ALARM
Tx Rx
1 2
RS-232
OVER FIBER
link 1, connect a locally-constructed or furnished monitoring device to the
receiver via the two rightmost poles (1 and 2) of this 5-pole captive screw
connector. When the receiver does not detect a light link on fiber cable Rx,
pin 1 and pin 2 of this port are shorted together (see “
page 8 to wire this connector).
g
Remote RS-232 port — For serial control of the receiver, connect a host device,
such as a computer, touch panel control, or RS-232 capable PDA, to the transmitter via
this 3-pole captive screw connector (see “
“ on page 8 to wire this
connector (see “
“ on page 20 for SIS commands and software control).
h
DC power connector — Plug the included external 12 VDC power supply into this
connector (see “
“ on page 10, to wire the connector).
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