Grass Valley UniConfi NVISION Series v.1.3 - Manual (Page 37)

UniConfig Configuration Application • User’s Guide 25
6. Setting Up Communication
Communicating with the Router Through Serial Ports
How to Make a Permanent Diagnostic Connection
1 Locate the permanent serial ports on the rear of the router, as shown in Figure 6-1. The ports are
labeled ‘DIAG’:
Figure 6-1. Diagnostic Connections (Rear View)
2 Connect to the ‘DIAG’ connection in the ‘PRI CTRL’ section using a DE9 connector and a
serial cable. By default, the ports are typically set for RS-232:
The following lists the wiring for the DE9 pin connectors for RS-232:
For all routers except the NV8288, NV8288-Plus and NV8500 Family, the DE9 connector can
be set for RS-422, but settings changes will need to be made in UniConfig. For more informa-
tion, see
Updating Serial Communication Settings on page 30. The NV8288, NV8288-Plus and
NV8500 Family routers are always set to RS-232 8, N, 1.
The following lists the wiring for the DE9 pin connectors for RS-422:
CTRL 1
CTRL 2
PRI CTRL
DIAG
Diagnostic
Connections
CTRL 1
CTRL 2
SEC CTRL
DIAG
Hardware End Pin Router End
DCD 1 Ground
RXD 2 TXD
TXD 3 RXD
DTR 4 DSR
Signal Ground 5 Signal Ground
DSR 6 DTR
RTS 7 CTS
CTS 8 RTS
Ground 9 Ground
Hardware End Pin Router End
Ground 1 Ground
Receive – 2 Transmit –
Transmit + 3 Receive +
Transmit Common 4 Receive Common
N/C 5 N/C
Receive Common 6 Transmit Common
Receive + 7 Transmit +
Transmit – 8 Receive –
Ground 9 Ground