Silex technology SX-550, Developer'S Reference Manual

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Customizing the SX-550 User Interface
The SX-550 user interface can be customized to include your company’s name or other information. For
example, instead of displaying
Silex SX-550 on the internal web pages and the internal command
console interface, the SX-550 could display Company XYZ . In addition, the 3-character OEM code used
in the SX-550 server name and service names can be changed from the default code SDS to a user-
defined code. For example, by changing the OEM code to XYZ, the default server name SDS000345
would become XYZ000345 . To make these changes, enter the following commands using the internal
command console:
SET OEM code where code is the desired 3-character OEM code
SET DEFAULT [note that this resets the entire SX-550 configuration back to the
factory defaults]
SET SERVER DESC description where description is any string up to 32 characters in length
[note that spaces are OK in the description and no quotation
marks are necessary]
INIT [restarts the SX-550 when the user exits the console]
EXIT [exits the console]
Power Configuration
The SX-550 can be set to go into power save mode by using the console command
SET POWER n
where n is 0 for high (power is always on), 1 for medium, and 2 for low (lowest power consumption). The
SHOW POWER command shows the current power configuration.
Serial Port Emulator
The Serial Port Emulator (SPE) software emulates a standard Windows COM port. That is, it creates a
virtual COM port that functions exactly like the Windows COM1 and COM2 serial ports, except that the I/
O actually goes out over the Ethernet or WLAN to the SX-550 and to the serial device that is connected to
the SX-550. As a result, any application program that uses a standard Windows COM port can also use
the Serial Port Emulator. The SPE is therefore especially useful if you have existing programs that use
Windows COM ports.
The SPE software is a component on the CD-ROM that is included with the SX-550-6900 Evaluation
Daughtercard, or it can be downloaded from the Silex website. To install it, double click on the installer
icon and follow the installation instructions. When the installation is complete, you can run the SPE
software by clicking
Start -> Programs -> Silex technology -> Serial Port Emulator -> Serial Port
Emulator.
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Important: This user interface customization must be done before making any other configuration changes, because the SET
OEM command requires that the SX-550 be reset to the factory default configuration.