MediaPort 200 • Installation
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4.
Windows XP or earlier:
When the
Completed
screen appears, click
Finish
to close
the wizard.
Windows 7 or later:
When the USB software has been located and downloaded, the
message
Ready
to
use
appears on the
Driver
Software
Installation
screen (a
pop-up message appears above the Windows taskbar if the screen is closed). Click
Close
to close the status window.
5.
Configure the MediaPort as desired, using PCS configuration software (see
on page 34), the front panel menus (see
on page 63), or SIS commands (see
Connecting to the RS-232 Port
To connect the computer or control system to the MediaPort RS-232 port, use an Extron
Universal Control cable or other female 9-pin-to-bare-wire RS-232 cable.
NOTE:
The MediaPort RS-232 port has a fixed baud rate of 9600.
1.
Wire the unterminated end of the RS-232 cable to the provided 3-pole captive screw
connector as shown in figure 21
below:
RS-232
Computer
RS-232 Port
MediaPort 200 Rear Panel
RS-232 Port
NOTES:
•
If you use cable that has a drain wire, tie
the drain wire to ground at both ends.
•
Connect a ground wire between the
MediaPort and the computer.
Tx Rx
1 2 3
G
Ground (G)
Transmit (Tx)
Receive (Rx)
Transmit (Tx)
Receive (Rx)
Figure 21.
Connecting to the RS-232 Port
a.
Connect
the transmit wire to the left pin of the connector, which plugs into the Tx
(transmit) port on the rear panel.
b.
Connect the receive wire to the second pin, which plugs into the Rx (receive) port.
c.
Connect the ground wire to the last pin, which plugs into the ground port, marked
with G.
2.
Connect the 9-pin connector end of the RS-232 cable to the serial port of the
computer.
3.
Plug the wired 3-pole captive screw connector into the first three slots (labeled Tx Rx G)
of the 5-pole RS-232/+12V captive screw connector on the MediaPort rear panel (see
K
for information on sending configuration and control
commands to this port.
figure 21.
Connecting to the RS-232 Port
