Grass Valley UniConfi NVISION Series v.2.1 - Manual (Page 31)

19
UniConfig
User’s Guide
How to Make a Rear Serial Connection
1 Locate the permanent serial ports on the rear of the router, as shown in Figure 5-2. On the
NV8288 and NV8288-Plus, the ports are labeled ‘DIAG (38400 Baud)’:
Fig. 5-1: Serial Ports (Rear View, NV8288, NV8288-Plus)
On the NV8500 family routers, the ports are also labeled ‘DIAG (38400 Baud)’, but in a differ-
ent orientation: This shows the NV8144:
Fig. 5-2: Serial Ports (Rear View, NV8144)
2 Run a straight-through serial cable from your PC’s serial port to the diagnostic connector.
If your PC does not have a serial port, you’ll need a USB-to-serial adapter for the cable. See
USB-to-Serial Adapters on page 9.
3 Set up serial communication in UniConfig. That is, choose serial mode and set the RS-232
settings to 38400. See Changing UniConfig’s Serial Communication Parameters , following.
4 Ensure that the control card’s DIAG port is set to RS-232 and 38400 Baud. See Changing the
Control Card’s Serial Communication Parameters on page 21.
5 Read the control card configuration from the router. See Reading a Control Card’s Configura-
tion on page 25. If the read is successful, your serial connection is good.
(If the read is not successful, you will need to diagnose and correct the problem. The prob-
lem could be a faulty cable or that you have used a crossover cable by mistake. The problem
might lie in UniConfig: its Baud rate not set properly, the wrong COM port or the wrong con-
nector chosen.)
DEO
F 1
OP
VIDEO
REF 2
LOOP
AUX 1
AUX 2
CTRL 1
CTRL 1
CTRL 2
CTRL 2 ALARMS
POWER SUPPLY
MONITORS
POW
TIME
CODE
PRI CTRL
SEC CTRL
DIAG (38.4 Kbaud)
DIAG (38.4 Kbaud)
DIA
G
(38.
4 K
baud)
CONTROL
RTR EXP IN
AES REF 1 AES REF 2
VIDEO REF 2
VIDEO REF 1
RTR EXP
10/100 BT
RTR EXP
10/100 BT
CTRL
1
CTRL
2
CTRL
1
CTRL
2
DIA
G
(38.
4 K
baud)
PRI SEC SEC PRI