Serial bridging – Extron Electronics IPCP 505 User Guide User Manual
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IPCP 505 • Software-based Configuration and Control
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To initiate direct port access using Extron DataViewer software:
1.
Connect the IPCP 505 to a network.
2.
If necessary, use GC (see the help file for details), the
embedded
SIS commands
(see page 58) to set serial port
parameters (baud rate, parity, stop bits) for the IPCP 505 COM port to be used.
3.
Launch the DataViewer program.
4.
Click File > Connect to open the Communication Setup dialog box.
5.
Click the TCP/IP tab.
6.
Complete the fields with the IP address of the IPCP 505 and the TCP/IP port number
(2001, 2002, 2003,...) of the COM port (on that same IPCP unit) that will be used, as
shown below.
NOTE: A password is not required for direct port access.
LAN
IR/SERIAL
5
S G S G
6
7
S G S G
8
1
S G S G
2
3
S G S G
4
COM1
TX RX G
G
G
COM2
TX RX
TX RX G
G
TX RX
COM3
TX RX
G
TX RX
COM4
COM5
COM6
G
COM7
CTS
COM8
TX RX
RTS
G
CTS
TX RX
RTS
LAN
M
AC
: 00
-05
-A
6-XX-XX-XX
S/N:
COM1
TX RX G
G
G
G
IR/SERIAL
5
S G S G
6
1
S G S G
2
3
S G S G
4
7
S G S G
8
COM2
TX RX
TX RX G
G
TX RX
COM3
TX RX
G
TX RX
COM7
COM4
CTS
COM5
COM6
COM8
TX RX
RTS
G
CTS
TX RX
RTS
2001
2002
Ethernet
PC
RS-232
RS-232 Enabled
AV Device
TCP/IP
Network
IPCP Rear
Panel
2003 2007
2009 2010 2011 2012
2013 2014
2015
2016
2004
2005 2006 2008
Figure 22.
DataViewer Communication Setup Dialog Box and Direct Access Wiring
7.
Click OK. The DataViewer commands window opens.
8.
Type SIS commands into the Commands area of the window to send those commands
directly to the attached AV device through the selected COM port.
9.
To end the direct access session, close DataViewer.
Serial bridging
Serial bridging mode creates a virtual serial connection (a “bridge”) between two IPCP or IPL
units (or an IPCP and an IPL unit). This allows serial data to be passed over a shared LAN
to devices connected via the COM ports on the IPCP. To use serial bridging, two IPCP or
IPL devices (one local and one remote) must be enabled to communicate with each other,
establishing PC, touchpanel, or controller access to a remote AV device.