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K R A ME R E LE CT R O N IC S L T D .

USER MANUAL

MODEL:

FC-26

Ethernet Controller

P/N: 2900-300463 Rev 1

Summary of Contents for FC-26

Page 1: ...KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD USER MANUAL MODEL FC 26 Ethernet Controller P N 2900 300463 Rev 1 ...

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Page 3: ... 28 8 Configuring and Maintaining the FC 26 29 8 1 Resetting to the Factory Default Settings 29 8 2 Upgrading the Firmware 29 9 Technical Specifications 30 9 1 Data Handling Performance 31 9 2 Example Bandwidth Calculation 31 10 Default Communication Parameters 32 11 Kramer Protocol 3000 33 11 1 Kramer Protocol 3000 Syntax 33 11 2 Kramer Protocol 3000 Command List 36 11 3 Kramer Protocol 3000 Deta...

Page 4: ...ients Page 21 Figure 13 Device Settings Page 22 Figure 14 Communication Page 23 Figure 15 Serial Port Settings Page 24 Figure 16 Security Page 25 Figure 17 Security Confirmation Popup 25 Figure 18 Authentication Required Popup 26 Figure 19 Security Activated Page 26 Figure 20 Logs Page 27 Figure 21 About Us Page 28 ...

Page 5: ...s now appear in 13 groups that are clearly defined by function GROUP 1 Distribution Amplifiers GROUP 2 Switchers and Routers GROUP 3 Control Systems GROUP 4 Format Standards Converters GROUP 5 Range Extenders and Repeaters GROUP 6 Specialty AV Products GROUP 7 Scan Converters and Scalers GROUP 8 Cables and Connectors GROUP 9 Room Connectivity GROUP 10 Accessories and Rack Adapters GROUP 11 Sierra ...

Page 6: ...ion cables to avoid interference deterioration in signal quality due to poor matching and elevated noise levels often associated with low quality cables Do not secure the cables in tight bundles or roll the slack into tight coils Avoid interference from neighboring electrical appliances that may adversely influence signal quality Position your Kramer FC 26 and away from moisture excessive sunlight...

Page 7: ...ed and recycled To comply with the WEEE Directive Kramer Electronics has made arrangements with the European Advanced Recycling Network EARN and will cover any costs of treatment recycling and recovery of waste Kramer Electronics branded equipment on arrival at the EARN facility For details of Kramer s recycling arrangements in your particular country go to our recycling pages at http www kramerel...

Page 8: ...rial port Responses are sent back to all Ethernet connected panels In particular the FC 26 Offers network connectivity that lets you connect a Kramer or other device via its RS 232 port to an Ethernet LAN Works in conjunction with K Touch 3 for remote control of devices over an Ethernet LAN via IR or serial connections see Figure 1 Allows you to control up to two RS 232 devices via Ethernet from a...

Page 9: ...al Port Manager Kramer VSPM for compatibility with applications based on COM port communication Virtual Serial Port Manager Makes the FC 26 compatible with all Windows based applications which require a physical COM port This includes all versions of K Router and other Kramer control applications It lets you operate all RS 232 controllable devices via an Ethernet LAN using their existing PC softwa...

Page 10: ...bout the Power over Ethernet Feature Power over Ethernet passes electrical power along with data on Ethernet cabling This allows a single cable to provide both data connection and electrical power to compatible devices ...

Page 11: ...ETH LEDs CONNECT Lights orange when the Ethernet port is connected DATA Flashes green when data is transferred over the Ethernet link 4 RS 232 LEDs TX 1 Lights green when data Is transmitted on serial port 1 RX 1 Lights red when data is received on serial port 1 5 TX 2 Lights green when data Is transmitted on serial port 2 RX 2 Lights red when data is received on serial port 2 6 IR OUT 1 4 LEDs Th...

Page 12: ...d device 2 IR OUTPUTS 1 4 3 5mm Mini Jacks Connect to IR blasters emitters using cables up to 80 m 260ft long 3 ETHERNET RJ 45 Connector Connect to a PC or other controller directly or via a LAN see Section 6 1 4 FACTORY RESET Button Press and hold while power cycling the device to reset to factory default parameters see Section 10 5 5V DC Connector Connect to the 5V DC power supply center pin pos...

Page 13: ...es Configuring the FC 26 see Section 5 1 Configuring a virtual port on the PC see Section 5 2 Configuring an Ethernet connection on the PC see Section 5 3 Figure 4 Connecting the FC 26 for Initial Configuration 5 1 Configuring the FC 26 Ethernet Controller To configure the FC 26 1 Connect the Ethernet port on the rear panel of the FC 26 to a PC either directly or via a LAN see Section 6 1 ...

Page 14: ...ion page see Figure 14 8 Enter the IP address mask and gateway for static IP addressing and Click Set Note If you have changed the IP from the default setting you must reload the General Info home page again using the new IP address 9 Click on Serial Ports Settings to browse to the Serial Port Settings page see Figure 15 10 Associate the required serial ports with their corresponding TCP UDP setti...

Page 15: ... The Kramer VSPM software lets you emulate virtual ports which normally would be present in the machine hardware After setup the virtual port lets you control Kramer machines via your PC 5 3 Setting Up an Ethernet Connection on the PC If the control application can directly connect to the Ethernet driver select the host IP and port number according to your FC 26 configuration as illustrated in Fig...

Page 16: ... and then switch on the power to each device Figure 6 Connecting the FC 26 Ethernet Controller To connect the FC 26 as illustrated in the example in Figure 6 1 Connect the device to a LAN or PC via the RJ 45 Ethernet connector 2 Connect up to two serially controlled devices for example the control port of a switcher and a projector to the 3 pin RS 232 terminal blocks i ...

Page 17: ...t to connect via a router and your IT system is based on IPv6 speak to your IT department for specific installation instructions 6 1 1 Connecting the Ethernet Port Directly to a PC You can connect the Ethernet port of the FC 26 directly to the Ethernet port on your PC using a crossover cable with RJ 45 connectors This type of connection is recommended for identifying the FC 26 with the factory con...

Page 18: ...Figure 7 Local Area Connection Properties Window 4 Highlight Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and click Properties The Internet Protocol Properties window relevant to your IT system appears as shown in Figure 8 or Figure 9 ...

Page 19: ...Connecting the FC 26 15 Figure 8 Internet Protocol Version 4 Properties Window Figure 9 Internet Protocol Version 6 Properties Window ...

Page 20: ... the range 192 168 1 1 to 192 168 1 255 excluding 192 168 1 39 that is provided by your IT department Figure 10 Internet Protocol Properties Window 6 Click OK 7 Click Close 6 1 2 Connecting the Ethernet Port via a Network Hub or Switch You can connect the Ethernet port of the FC 26 to the Ethernet port on a network hub or using a straight through cable with RJ 45 connectors ...

Page 21: ...pin TX to pin 2 RX to pin 3 and G to pin 5 to the RS 232 9 pin D sub port on the devices to be controlled To connect to the FC 26 via IR either Connect an IR blaster to one of the IR Outputs and place it within 4m to 8m 13 to 26ft and in line of sight of the device to be controlled OR Connect an IR emitter cable to one of the IR Outputs and stick the emitter to the IR sensor on the device to be co...

Page 22: ...u can also use Kramer LAN Configurator available for download from http www kramerelectronics com to discover the IP address of the FC 26 2 Open your Internet browser Type the IP address of the device see Section 10 in the Address bar of your browser The Loading page appears followed shortly by the General Info page shown in Figure 11 The General Info page displays the following Model Name Firmwar...

Page 23: ...g configurations can be performed using the buttons at the bottom left hand side of the screen irrespective of which page is displayed To load a configuration 1 Click Load The Explorer window opens 2 Browse to the required file 3 Select the required file and click Open The device is configured according to the saved preset ...

Page 24: ...quired name for the saved preset 5 Click OK The current configuration is saved Note When using Chrome the file is automatically saved in the Downloads folder 7 2 Connected Clients Page The Connected Clients page allows you to view the following details of any client devices connected via Ethernet to the FC 26 IP address The port it is connected to Method of connection Whether or not Send Replies i...

Page 25: ...ettings page allows you to view the model name and time server status You can also modify the following fields Device name Device time date and time zone Use a timeserver to set the time and date automatically using a if the device is connected to the Internet including the Time Zone and daylight savings time ...

Page 26: ...red To enable Time Server synchronization 1 Browse to the Device Settings page by clicking Device Settings The Device Settings page is displayed as shown in Figure 13 2 Click the Use Time Server ON button 3 Enter the IP address of the Time Server 4 Enter the time of day at which the FC 26 should synchronize with the Time Server 5 Click Save Changes ...

Page 27: ...mmunication page allows you to Turn DHCP for the device on and off Edit the IP settings for static IP addressing Note The default IP address setting for the device is DHCP Figure 14 Communication Page After modifying any of the IP settings click Set to save the changes ...

Page 28: ...o Set the following Ethernet parameters for each Ethernet port Select TCP or UDP IP port label TCP keep alive time Set the following serial parameters for each serial port Parity Data bits Baud rate Stop bits Select whether or not to send replies on the port to the new client Figure 15 Serial Port Settings Page ...

Page 29: ...gure 16 Security Page When security is on access to the Web pages is granted only on submission of a valid user and password For default logon credentials see Section 10 To activate Web page security 1 On the Security page click ON The confirmation popup is displayed as shown in Figure 17 Figure 17 Security Confirmation Popup ...

Page 30: ...popup is displayed as shown in Figure 18 Figure 18 Authentication Required Popup 3 Enter the default username and password 4 Click OK 5 Wait until the Web pages have reloaded Click the Security page button The page show in Figure 19 is displayed Figure 19 Security Activated Page ...

Page 31: ...gs Page The Logs page allows you to View current logs Configure the logs Filter the logs Figure 20 Logs Page The display may not update automatically Click Refresh to update the display Use the Log Filter check boxes to select which events to display from the log Use the Log Config check boxes to select which events are recorded ...

Page 32: ...28 Remote Operation via the Web Pages 7 8 About Us Page The About Us page displays the Web page version and the Kramer company details Figure 21 About Us Page ...

Page 33: ...ult settings 1 Turn off the power to the device 2 Press and hold the Reset button on the front panel 3 Turn on the power to the device while holding down the Reset button for a few seconds 4 Release the button The device is reset to the factory default settings 8 2 Upgrading the Firmware For instructions on upgrading the firmware see the Kramer K Upload User Manual ...

Page 34: ...e version 35 iOS Chrome version 35 Safari version 7 POWER CONSUMPTION 5V DC 230mA OPERATING TEMPERATURE 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F STORAGE TEMPERATURE 40 to 70 C 40 to 158 F HUMIDITY 10 to 90 RHL non condensing COOLING Convection ENCLOSURE TYPE Aluminium RACK MOUNT With optional rack adapter DIMENSIONS 12cm x 7 5cm x 2 44cm 4 72 x 2 95 x 0 96 W D H PRODUCT WEIGHT 0 182kg 0 4lbs approx SHIPPING WEIGHT 0...

Page 35: ...lation The FC 26 has two serial ports Each serial port can support up to 150kbps 2 75kbps If each protocol commands is 100 bytes that is 800 bits you can safely send and receive a minimum of 96 commands per second on each serial port This is shown using the following calculation 150kbps 1024 800 bits 2 96 The same calculation applies to all devices A similar calculation applies when fewer ports ar...

Page 36: ...ommunication Parameters RS 232 Protocol 3000 Baud Rate 115200 Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 Parity None Ethernet DHCP static IP Addressing DHCP Maximum Simultaneous Connections 40 Default Logon Authentication Web Page Access User name Admin Password Admin ...

Page 37: ...age CR 11 1 1 1 Simple Command Command string with only one command without addressing Start Body Delimiter Command SP Parameter_1 Parameter_2 CR 11 1 1 2 Command String Formal syntax with commands concatenation and addressing Start Address Body Delimiter Destination_id Command_1 Parameter1_1 Parameter1_2 Command_2 Parameter2_1 Parameter2_2 Command_3 Parameter3_1 Parameter3_2 CR 11 1 2 Device Mess...

Page 38: ...ssage string begins with a message starting character and ends with a message closing character Note A string can contain more than one command Commands are separated by a pipe character Message starting character For host command query For device response Device address Optional for K NET K NET Device ID followed by Query sign follows some commands to define a query request Message closing charac...

Page 39: ...equire special coding such as X Refer to the controller manual 11 1 5 Command Forms Some commands have short name syntax in addition to long name syntax to allow faster typing The response is always in long syntax 11 1 6 Chaining Commands Multiple commands can be chained in the same string Each command is delimited by a pipe character When chaining commands enter the message starting character and...

Page 40: ...rity level to minimum LOG_LEVEL Gets current logging level MACH NUM Set device ID MODEL Read device model NAME Set get device DNS name NAME RST Reset device name to default NET DHCP Set get DHCP mode NET GATE Set get gateway IP NET IP Set get device IP address NET MAC Get the MAC address NET MASK Set get the device subnet mask PASS Set get the password for login level PROT VER Get protocol version...

Page 41: ...esponse nn OK Parameters Response triggers Notes Use to validate the Protocol 3000 connection and get the machine number Command BUILD DATE Command Type System mandatory Command Name Permission Transparency Set Get BUILD DATE End User Public Description Syntax Set Read device build date BUILD DATE Get Response nn BUILD DATE date time Parameters date Format YYYY MM DD where YYYY Year MM Month DD Da...

Page 42: ...onse Triggers Notes Command DIR Command Type File System Command Name Permission Transparency Set DIR Administrator Public Get Description Syntax Set List files in device DIR Get Response Multi Line nn DIR file_name TAB file_size bytes ID file_id TABfree_size bytes Parameters file_name name of file file_size file size in bytes A file can take more space on device memory file_id internal ID for fil...

Page 43: ...T portType Response nn ETH PORT portType ETHPort portNum Parameters portType TCP UDP ETHPort TCP UDP port number Response Triggers Notes Command FACTORY Command Type System mandatory Command Name Permission Transparency Set FACTORY End User Public Get Description Syntax Set Reset device to factory defaults configuration FACTORY Get Response nn BUILD DATE date time Parameters Response triggers Note...

Page 44: ... FORMAT OK Parameters Response Triggers Notes Response could take some time seconds until formatting completes Command FS FREE Command Type File System Command Name Permission Transparency Set Get FS FREE Administrator Public Description Syntax Set Get Get file system free space FS FREE Response nn FS_FREE free_size Parameters free_size free size in device file system in bytes Response Triggers No...

Page 45: ...c Description Syntax Set Get Get file GET file_name Response Multi line nn GET file_name file_size READY contents nn GET file_name OK Parameters file_name name of file to get contents contents byte stream of file contents file_size size of file device sends it in response to give user a chance to get ready Response Triggers Notes ...

Page 46: ...blic Description Syntax Set Get Get command list or help for specific command 2 options 1 HELP 2 HELP command_name Response 1 Multi line nn Device available protocol 3000 commands command command To get help for command use HELP COMMAND_NAME 2 Multi line nn HELP command description USAGE usage Parameters Response triggers Notes ...

Page 47: ...Cmd_id serial number of command for flow control and response commands from device CommandName a string the alias of the IR command The controlling device is responsible for sending the correct name Repeat number of times the IR command is transmitted limited to 50 repeats 50 are truncated to 50 Total_packages number of messages the original command was divided into default 1 Package_num chunk ser...

Page 48: ...CmdName Get Response nn IR STOP PortNum Cmdid CmdName Status Parameters Port_Num 1 4 IR port transmitting the command broadcasts to all ports Cmd_id serial number of command for flow control and response commands from device CommandName a string the alias of the IR command The controlling device is responsible for sending the correct name Status 0 no error see Section 11 4 3 Response Triggers Note...

Page 49: ...d entered Get nn LOGIN login_level Parameters login_level level of permissions required End User or Admin password predefined password by PASS command Default password is an empty string Response triggers Notes For devices that support security LOGIN allows to the user to run commands with an End User or Administrator permission level In each device some connections can be logged in to different l...

Page 50: ... or Administrator permission levels to Not Secure Command MACH NUM Command Type System Command Name Permission Transparency Set MACH NUM End User Public Get Description Syntax Set Set machine number MACH NUM machine_number Get Response nn MACH NUM machine_numberOK Parameters machine_number new device machine number Response Triggers Notes Some devices do not set the new machine number until the de...

Page 51: ...e String of up to 14 alpha numeric chars can include hyphen not at the beginning or end Response Triggers Notes The machine name is not the same as the model name The machine name is used to identify a specific machine or a network in use with DNS feature on Command MODEL Command Type System mandatory Command Name Permission Transparency Set Get MODEL End User Public Description Syntax Set Get Get...

Page 52: ...c chars can include hyphen not at the beginning or end Response triggers Notes The machine name is not the same as the model name The machine name is used to identify a specific machine or a network in use with DNS feature on Command NAME RST Command Type System Ethernet Command Name Permission Transparency Set NAME RST Administrator Public Get Description Syntax Set Reset machine DNS name to fact...

Page 53: ...arameters mode 0 Do not use DHCP Use the IP set by the factory or using the IP set command 1 Try to use DHCP If unavailable use IP as above Response triggers Notes Connecting Ethernet to devices with DHCP may take more time in some networks To connect with a randomly assigned IP by DHCP specify the device DNS name if available using the command NAME You can also get an assigned IP by direct connec...

Page 54: ... network gateway connects the device via another network and maybe over the Internet Be careful of security problems For proper settings consult your network administrator Command NET IP Command Type Communication Command Name Permission Transparency Set NET IP Administrator Public Get NET IP End User Public Description Syntax Set Set device IP address NET IP ip_address Get Get device IP address N...

Page 55: ...e triggers Notes Command NET MASK Command Type Communication Command Name Permission Transparency Set NET MASK Administrator Public Get NET MASK End User Public Description Syntax Set Set device subnet mask NET MASK net_mask Get Get device subnet mask NET MASK Response Set nn NET MASK net_mask OK Get nn NET MASK net_mask Parameters net_mask format xxx xxx xxx xxx Response triggers The subnet mask ...

Page 56: ...ogin_level password OK Parameters login_level level of login to set End User or Administrator password password for the login_level Up to 15 printable ASCII chars Response triggers Notes The default password is an empty string Command PROT VER Command Type System mandatory Command Name Permission Transparency Set Get PROT VER End User Public Description Syntax Set Get Get protocol version PROT VER...

Page 57: ...command If the port was locked disconnect and reconnect the cable to reopen the port Command SECUR Command Type Authentication Command Name Permission Transparency Set SECUR Administrator Public Get SECUR Not Secure Public Description Syntax Set Set security SECUR security_mode Get Get current security state SECUR Response Set nn SECUR security_mode OK Get nn SECUR security_mode Parameters securit...

Page 58: ... last 11 digits Command TIME Command Type System Command Name Permission Transparency Set TIME Administrator Public Get TIME End User Public Description Syntax Set Set device time and date TIME day_of_week date time Get Get device time and date TIME Response nn TIME day_of_week date time OK Parameters day_of_week one of SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT date Format DD MM YYYY time Format hh mm ss Respon...

Page 59: ...et from UTC GMT TIME LOC Response nn TIME LOC UTC_off DayLight Parameters UTC_off Offset of device time from UTC GMT without daylight time correction DayLight 0 no daylight saving time 1 daylight saving time Response triggers Notes If the time server is configured device time calculates by adding UTC_off to UTC time that it got from the time server 1 hour if daylight savings time is in effect TIME...

Page 60: ...rver TIME SRV mode srv_ip sync_hour Get Get time synchronization settings TIME SRV Response For Set nn TIME SRV mode srv_ip sync_hour For Get nn TIME SRV mode srv_ip server_status sync_hour Parameters Mode 0 disabled 1 enabled srv_ip time server IP address sync_hour hour in day for time sync server_status ON OFF Response triggers Notes Device must have a valid gateway NTGT command and DNS server N...

Page 61: ...ity See Section11 4 1 Parity Types stop_bit 1 2 serial1_type 232 485 see Section 11 4 2 Serial Types 485_term 1 0 optional this exists exist only when serial1_type 485 Response triggers Notes In the FC 2x the serial port is selectable to RS 232 or RS 485 usually serial port 1 If Serial1 is configured when RS 485 is selected the RS 485 UART port is automatically changed Command VERSION Command Type...

Page 62: ... Parameters 11 4 1 Parity Types Number Value 0 No 1 Odd 2 Even 3 Mark 4 Space 11 4 2 Serial Types Number Value 0 232 1 485 11 4 3 IR Transmit Status Number Value 0 IR_SENT 1 IR_STOP 2 IR_BUSY 3 IR_WRONG_PARAM 4 IR NOTHING_TO_STOP ...

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Page 64: ...isit our Web site where updates to this user manual may be found We welcome your questions comments and feedback Web site www kramerelectronics com E mail info kramerel com SAFETY WARNING Disconnect the unit from the power supply before opening and servicing P N 2900 300463 Rev 1 ...

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