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3 controlling via the rs485 port, Controlling via the rs-485 port, Machine # 1 machine # 8 – Kramer Electronics VS-41HD User Manual

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KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY

Connecting Your VS-41HD 4x1 HD/SD-SDI Switcher / DA

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6.3 Controlling via the RS-485 Port

To cascade up to eight individual VS-41HD units, via RS-485 (with control
via a Master Programmable Remote Control system such as the Kramer
RC-3000), as

Figure 5

illustrates, do the following:

1. Connect the “A” (+) and “B” (-) PINS on the RS-485 terminal block port of

the RC-3000 to the “A” (+) and “B” (-) PINS, respectively, on each of the
eight VS-41HD units. (If using shielded twisted pair cable, the shield is
usually connected to the “G” (Ground) PIN of the first unit).

2. Set the first VS-41HD unit as MACHINE # 1 and the following seven

VS-41HD units as MACHINE # 2 to MACHINE # 8, according to

Table 3

.

MACHINE # 1

MACHINE # 8

KEYBOARD EXTENSION

REMOTE CONTACT

RS-485

RS-232 IN

RS-232 OUT

12 VDC

1 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 G

4

6

8

10

3

5

7

9

11 12

14

16

OU

T

13

15

IN

R C -3 0 0 0

RS-485 PINOUT

B

A

_

+

Figure 5: Controlling via RS-485 (for example, using an RC-3000)