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Joe Conforti
– Avid Technology – January 15th 2016
HP Z240 Workstation
– Tower / SFF Rev A Config Guide
F.) Serial Port Deck Control:
The HP Z240 Tower and SFF workstation(s) do not have an embedded serial port. Serial port deck control can be
established via two methods (both of which have been qualified by Avid and will maintain frame accuracy in Avid
environments)
1. Addenda model
RS-USB / 4
direct USB-to-RS422 serial adapter. This is a simple device which connects directly from a
USB 2.0 port of the Z240 directly to the RS422 port of a deck.
http://www.addenda.com/addenda-elect/products/rsUSB4.php
2. Combination of a Keyspan (Tripp-Lite) Model USA-19HS USB-to-serial-port adapter with Addenda Rosetta
Stone model RS
– 2/8 RS232-to-RS422 converter
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Keyspan (Tripp-Lite) Model USA-19HS (AVID P/N 7080-20013-01)
http://www.tripplite.com/en/products/model.cfm?txtSeriesID=518&EID=13384&txtModelID=3914
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Addenda Rosetta Stone (or equivalent) model RS
– 2/8 RS232-to-RS422 converter (AVID P/N
7070-00507-01)
http://www.addenda.com/addenda-elect/products/rs28.php
To connect the Keyspan 19HS / Addenda RS -2/8 combination:
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Install the Keyspan 19HS driver before plugging the device into a Z240 USB port.
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Once the Keyspan 19HS driver is installed then plug the Keyspan 19HS into a Z240 USB 2.0 port.
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The Keyspan 19HS will now show up in device driver.
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Using a serial cable, connect the 9-pin serial port of the Keyspan 19HS USB adapter to the port of the
Addenda marked RS232 from PC
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Using a 2
nd
serial port cable connect the port
of the Addenda marked “RS422 to VTR” to the deck control
serial port of the deck.
Revision Update
Revision
Date
Name
Update
A
January 15
th
,
2016
Joe Conforti
Initial Release of the Z240 Workstation Tower / SFF
configuration guide for Media Composer [Software only]
