Installation & Setup
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Optima Instruction Manual
Attaching Serial Controllers
An external serial controller is any device that can send and receive ASCII code over an RS-232
(null modem) serial cable attached to the serial port (DB-9) on the enclosure’s CPU. PCs are common
serial controllers. Once a PC is attached to the Optima, the system can be controlled by running
APControl software on the attached PC (see the
AMX AutoPatch CD
). The system can also be controlled
by entering BCS commands into a terminal emulation program (e.g., HyperTerminal).
PC Requirements for APControl 3.0
Windows XP
®
Professional or Windows 2000
®
Java Runtime Environment (JRE): v1.4.2 or the latest version
Minimum Hardware: 166 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 20 MB free disk space, 800x600 display
Recommended Hardware: 2.0 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 20 MB free disk space,
1280x1024 display
Serial port
PC Requirements for BCS
Windows XP
®
Professional or Windows 2000
®
Terminal emulation program
Serial port
Connecting Serial Controllers to DB-9 Port
To establish external serial control for RS-232 (null modem serial cable):
1.
Use a null modem cable that matches the pin diagram in FIG. 10 for RS-232 without hardware flow
control. AMX AutoPatch equipment requires pins 2, 3, and 5 only.
FIG. 10
RS-232 null modem pin diagram, no hardware flow control
Summary of Contents for AutoPatch Optima AVS-OP-1616-110
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