Installation
Lightstyle™ Series LS-100d Installation/Operation Manual
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IMINAR
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Additional Connections to
the DHD Controller
(Optional)
The DHD Controller provides the following interfaces to external equipment that allow it to
control or be controlled by that equipment:
• An RS-232 interface to a PC or control/automation system;
• Three (3), 12-volt trigger outputs;
• An infrared (IR) repeater input;
• An Ethernet network interface for firmware updates and maintenance notifications.
The following sections describe how to make these interface connections. For more
information about using these connections, refer to
Network
on page 58 and
External
Control
on page 69.
R
S
-232 Controller Connection:
Use a straight-through, 9-pin RS-232 cable to connect
a PC or control/automation system (if present) to the RS-232 port on the DHD Controller;
see Figure 3-9.
Figure 3-9. R
S
-232 Control
S
y
s
tem Connection to DHD Controller
To Accessory Box
PC / Control
RS-232
IR
Display Control
HDMI 3
HDMI 4
Ethernet
HDMI Out
To Display
HDMI Out
Audio Only
RS-232
To Accessory Box
IR
Display Control
HDMI 3
HDMI 4
Ethernet
HDMI Out
To Display
HDMI Out
Audio Only
RS-232
1
2
3
4
5
7
8
9
6
to Automation/
Control
S
y
s
tem
or PC
2 Receive Data
(to ctrl.
s
y
s
tem)
3 Tran
s
mit Data
(from ctrl.
s
y
s
tem)
5 Ground
(none of the other pin
s
are u
s
ed)
