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Connecting to the serial port Appendix 7, Using serial communication to control cuelists
20. Appendix 7, Using serial
control communication to
cuelists
You can activate and control cues by sending text commands via the serial port
on a Vista console or PC running the Vista application. Mac users will need a
mands.
to the serial port
evice to the Vista should be a
standard serial cable (also called a null-modem cable, or serial printer cable), not
at one end needs
t
The computer or other device sending the commands and the Vista must have
to match each other. To set the Vista serial port select ‘User
e ‘User preferences’ window:
Keyspan 19H USB to serial converter to receive serial com
Connecting
The cable that connects from the triggering d
a serial cable extension. The important feature is that that pin2
to be connected to pin 3 at the other end and vice-versa).
Enabling the serial por
their serial ports set
preferences’ from the File menu and click on the ‘External Control’ tab. Vista
displays th
Vista T, I and L consoles should be set to Serial Port 1, Baud Rate 9600, Data Bits
8, Stop Bits 1, Parity None and Flow Control Xon/Xoff.
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