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Page 56: Rs-232 port host-to-switcher instructions

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Programming

Guide

This section describes SIS command control of the IN1508, including:

RS-232 Port

Host-to-Switcher Instructions

Switcher-Initiated Messages

Switcher Error Responses

Using the Command/Response Tables

RS-232 Port

The rear panel Remote 9-pin D female connector (figure 35) can be connected to the RS-232
serial port output of a host device such as a computer running the HyperTerminal utility or a
control system. This connection makes software control of the switcher possible.

5

1

9

6

Female

RS-232 Function

Pin

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

TX

RX

Gnd




Not used
Transmit data
Receive data
Not used
Signal ground
Not used
Not used
Not used
Not used

Figure 35.

Remote connector pin arrangement

The protocol is 9600 baud, 8-bit, 1 stop bit, no parity, and no flow control.

Host-to-Switcher Instructions

The switcher accepts SIS commands through the RS-232 port. 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.

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