DSNET USER’S GUIDE
10
2.2
ADDING SPLITTER AND RECEIVER UNITS
Interconnect the splitters and receivers with UTP CATx (preferably CAT5) cables in order to create a
network similar to figure 1. The trunk of the network is the broadcaster. Splitters create 8-branch stars. The
receivers can be wired in series thank to their “System Out” chaining port.
There is no official limit and it depends a lot on cable length and quality, but we recommend not creating
more than 5 levels starting from the broadcaster, for example, 5 receivers, or 1 splitter and 4 receivers, or 2
splitters and 3 receivers.
The total length from the broadcaster port to the last receiver should not be greater than 300m. If the
broadcaster is located at its best place, which is the center of the DSNet network, it means that you can
cover an area of 600m of diameter. In fact it can certainly be more if you use splitters, but let’s keep 300m
max as a rule of thumb.
2.3
CONNECTING DISPLAY PANELS TO THE RECEIVERS
The K5DS-RC2 receiver can support two display panels. Connect one or two display panels to each receiver
by using the appropriate cables, same as if they were directly connected to the Player.
The receiver has DTE type RS232 ports, which means they are similar to those of a personal computer.
These ports forward the serial data sent by the Player to the display panels (or any other device). If you set
them as bidirectional into DSNet Manager, they can also transmit the data received from the display panel
(or any other source) to the Player.
Note that the settings of the receiver RS232 ports don’t have to be identical to those of the broadcaster
with respect to the player. This is not a direct connection. Data is carried at much higher speed into DSNet.
