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PowerCage 1600 Enclosure • Operation
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Communicating with the Boards: Making an RS-232 Connection
RS-232 communication works only with FOX boards; commands and queries cannot be
sent to or passed through the MTP boards. To communicate with and check some basic
information about individual installed transmitter or receiver boards, do the following:
1.
Connect the serial port of a Windows-based PC or an
RS-232 control device to the front panel Config port
on the PowerCage system, and power on both devices.
2.
Set the serial connection as follows:
• 9600 baud
• 1 stop bit
• no parity
• 8 data bits
• no flow control
3.
Press the Comm Select button to select the desired
board to connect to the Config port. The Comm LED
for the selected board lights. With each button press,
the serial connection changes from one installed board
to the board installed in the next higher-numbered slot,as
shown in the following figure. (The next slot may not be
numbered contiguously with the previously selected board.)
PowerCage 1600
COMM
1
POWER
ALARM
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
1
PSU
2
PSU
1
FAN
2
FAN
COMM
SELECT
CONFIG
TEMP
5A MAX.
100-240V 50/60Hz
SHARP
GAIN
INPUT
MONO
AUDIO OUTPU
T
12
Y/VI
D
C
PowerCage
MTP R AV
Tx
Rx
OUTPU
T
AUDIO RS-232
ADJUST
SELECT
R
G/L
B/
P
INPUT
PowerCage
MTP R
15HD RSA SEQ
AUDIO INPUT
RS-232
Tx Rx
LR
OUTPUT
INPUT
PowerCage
MTP T
15HD RSA
PRE-PEA
K
ON
OF
F
Tx
Rx
HD/SDI INPUT
HD/SDI OUTPUT
S
MODE
PowerCage
FOX 3G HD-SDI
1
2
REMOT
E
RS-232
RS-232
OVER FIBER
Tx Rx
Tx
ALAR
M
Rx
VIDEO INPUT
1
2
3
4
PowerCage
FOX Tx AV
Tx Rx
LR
AUDIO
OUTPUT
PowerCage
MTP T AV
AUDIO INPUT
LR
Y/VID
C
1
2
REMOTE RS-232
RS-232
OVER FIBER
Tx Rx
Tx
ALAR
M
Rx
INPUT
DV
I
PowerCage
FOX Tx DVI
Tx Rx
LR
AUDIO
1
2
REMOTE RS-232
RS-232
OVER FIBER
Tx Rx
Tx
ALAR
M
Rx
OUTPU
T
DV
I
PowerCage
FOX Rx DVI
Tx Rx
LR
AUDIO
Slot Number
Jumps to Populated Board Number
Appropriate LED Lights
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Rear Panel
Front Panel
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Figure 8.
Changing Serial Connections From One Board to the Next
NOTES:
•
The Comm LED lights for each installed, powered board as its slot is
selected, regardless of the type of board. For a double-slot board, only the
LED for the lower-numbered slot lights.
•
The serial connection remains with the last-selected board while the unit is
on. When unit power is cycled (removed then restored), the serial connec-
tion returns to the board in the lowest-numbered slot.
4.
Use a terminal emulation program such as Telnet or Extron DataViewer to send Simple
Instruction Set (SIS) commands and queries to the selected board. For model-specific
commands and adjustments, refer to the user guide for each model of board that is
installed in the PowerCage Enclosure.
PowerCage 1600
COMM
SELECT
CONFIG
TEMP
RS-232
PC or RS-232
Control Device
Front Panel