Extron Electronics IPL T PC1i Setup Guide - Manual (Page 11)

IPL T PC1 Interface • Hardware Setup
Hardware Setup, cont’d
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RS-232 port cabling
To connect an output device, such as a plasma display or
projector, to the PC1's RS-232 connector, see the Extron IP Link
Device Interface Communication Sheet for your display device.
This sheet contains information about your display device,
including connector pin assignments and connection diagrams,
and is available from the Extron Web site.
Accessing the Communication Sheet
To obtain the Communication Sheet for your output device,
1
. On the Extron Web site (www.extron.com), click the
Download
tab.
2 . On the Download Center page, click
the Device Drivers button (shown at
right).
3 . At the bottom of the Device Drivers
page, select IPL T PC1 from the pull-
down menu.
4 . On the next page, select Serial from the Protocol Type
drop-down menu to display a list of the Extron serial
drivers.
5 . On the drivers list, locate the model name of your output
device. In the row for your device, click on the nnKb link
in the Communication Sheet column.
In the example below, the Communication sheet link for a
3M-7340 display has been selected.
6 . The Communication Sheet, a .pdf document, opens. You
can view, print, and/or download it.
7 . Wire your display device as described in its
Communication Sheet.
You can also access the Communication Sheets from the GC2.3
software by clicking the Comm Sheet button on the Serial
Configuration tab. See "Assigning a serial driver" in chapter 3,
"Software Setup," for more information.
Connecting to the display device
To connect the display device to the PC1,
1
. Wire an RS-232 cable to the provided four-pin captive
screw connector, as described below. Use only the first
three pins of the connector, starting at left.
a . Connect the wire from the display's Receive port to the
connector's first pin on the left, which plugs into the
PC1's Tx (Transmit) port.
b . Connect the wire from the display's Transmit port to
the connector's second pin, which plugs into the PC1's
Rx (Receive) port.
c . Connect the ground wire from the display to the
connector's third pin, which plugs into the PC1's
ground ( ) port.
RS-232 IPL T PC1
Rear Panel
RS-232 Port
Tx Rx + 5V
Ground ( )
Transmit (Tx)
Receive (Rx)
Display
Device
Ground ( )
Receive (Rx)
Transmit (Tx)
Bidirectional
d . Connect hand-shaking wires to the +5V port if needed.
2 . Plug the cable into the RS-232 receptacle on the PC1 rear
panel.
N The RS-232 port is by default a control port. If you want
to use it to configure the PC1, you must perform a mode 2
reset. Refer to “Resetting,” in chapter 3 of the IPL T PC1
User's Manual for this procedure.