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RS2321X8 Serial Router 

 

 

 
 
 
SPECIFICATIONS: 

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Power Input: 12VDC @150mA (2.1mm Coaxial Jack) 

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RS232 Source Input Connection: Male DB9 Connector 

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RS422 Source Input Connection: Female RJ45 Connector 

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RS232 Output Connection: 4-Female DB9 Connectors 

Maximum Wire Distance from Router to Device: 100ft (distance may vary depending upon device and 
wiring configuration) 

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RS422 Output Connection: 4-Female RJ45 Connectors:  

Maximum Wire Distance from Router to Device: 4000ft (distance may vary depending upon device and 
wiring configuration) 

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IR Control Input Connection: 4-Screw Terminal (12VDC In/Out, GND, STATUS, IR INput) 

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IR Control Default Group Code: 

90

 

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Baud Rates Supported for Output Port Switching (

Note: 

All Baud Rates Supported for RS232 Pass Thru): 300, 

600, 1.2k, 2.4k,4.8k, 9.6k, 19.2k, 38.4k, 56kbps) 

Note: 

MRC88 uses 38.4kbps; SmartPad LCD™ uses 56kbps. 

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Dimensions: 9.6” L x 3.0” W x 0.75” H (244mm L x 77mm W x 19mm H) 

 

INSTALLATION  

 

POWER WIRING: 

1.  Connect a 12VDC power supply (Xantech Model 781RG or 782-00 ) to the 2.1mm coaxial power input jack 

(labeled 12VDC). 

2.  Plug the AC Adaptor into an un-switched AC Outlet. 

Note: 

The Screw Terminal connection may also be used to hard-wire the power supply to the RS2321X8 Serial 

Router. Use 18AWG to 24AWG 2-conductor wire connected to the 12VDC and GND screw terminals. 
 

OUTPUT SERIAL WIRING: 

Serial RS422 Output Wiring (Ports 1 thru 4): 

Note:

 Use Xantech Model RS422232 (RS422 to RS232 Converter Module) to convert the RS422 output back to 

standard RS232 Serial configuration directly at the Remote Serial Device to be controlled. RS422232 Module may be 
placed up to 4000ft. from the RS2321X8 Router Port. 
1.  Connect one end of an RJ45 terminated CAT5 cable to the appropriate Serial Port (Labeled Port 1 thru 4) of the 

RS2321X8 Router. 

2.  Connect the other end of this CAT5 cable to the connector labeled SERIAL on the RS422232 converter located at 

the remote location within close proximity of the Serial device to be controlled. 

3.  Connect a Female DB9 terminated serial cable to the RS422232 connector labeled RS232. 
4.  Connect the other end of this cable to the Serial device being communicated to. (See 

Note

1

 

below) 

5. 

Connect a 781RG 12VDC power supply to the 2.1mm Coaxial Power jack on the RS422232 Converter.

 

Note

1

Some Serial devices require the use of a ‘Null Modem’ cable or connector for proper communication. You will 

need to consult the products instruction manual to see if this is required. Refer to 

Table 1A

 for Xantech Model 

RS422232 Pin Out information. 
 
Serial DB9 Output Wiring (Ports 5 thru 8): 
1.  Connect a Female DB9 terminated serial cable to the appropriate Serial Ports (labeled Port 5 thru 8) of the 

RS2321X8 Serial Router. 

2.  Connect the other end of this cable to the Serial device being communicated to. (See 

Note

1

 

above) 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

© 2005 Xantech Corporation 

Summary of Contents for RS2321X8

Page 1: ...een the 8 ports when used with the MRC88 MRAudio8x8 and SmartPad LCD control products Each port when selected allows for bi directional serial communication for local and remotely located serial devic...

Page 2: ...s OUTPUT SERIAL WIRING Serial RS422 Output Wiring Ports 1 thru 4 Note Use Xantech Model RS422232 RS422 to RS232 Converter Module to convert the RS422 output back to standard RS232 Serial configuration...

Page 3: ...ol capabilities from 2 Serial Ports to up to 16 Serial Ports Note Refer to Figure 2 MRC88 Integration CONNECTING TO THE MRC88 1 Connect the Male end of a standard DB9 Serial cable pinned 1 1 to the MR...

Page 4: ...Baud Rate Data Bits Parity and Stop Bit and set to Manufactures specification for the Serial Device connected to the selected Router Port Note Please refer to the devices manual for the proper Port Co...

Page 5: ...e room light OFF via a Lighting Control system on Port 4 1 Right Click on the RS232 Command to be routed in the Macro Command List window 2 Select RS232 Port from the Drop Down Menu 3 Select the Port...

Page 6: ...oftware Configuration 1 Start Dragon Drop IR SPLCD Software and open a new or existing project 2 Click on the OPTIONS Tab 3 Click on the RS232 Settings Button 4 Click on the Enable Router check box Yo...

Page 7: ...l automatically always return to this port after the last command is sent PROGRAMMING THE SMARTPAD LCD ROUTING THE RS232 STRINGS Once the RS2321X8 Router is configured you may now place commands onto...

Page 8: ...on position located under the Configuration Setup Access Panel See Figure 7 2 Confirm the RC68 Group Code dials are set to the desired Group Code setting located in under the Configuration Setup Acces...

Page 9: ...ONG PREV SONG FF REW etc 4 Program the PM110 Source Buttons with the RS2321X8 Router RC68 Commands a In Dragon Drop IR Software click on the PALETTE Menu and click on Select RC68 Command Palette from...

Page 10: ...single lighting system via it s Serial Port 1 Configure the RS2321X8 Router for Stand Alone Operation as outlined above 2 Connect all devices as shown in Figure 9 below 3 Create a 2 command Macro und...

Page 11: ...r RT8 RT16 10 should be chosen by default e Change the CODE GROUP to 90 as shown in Figure 7 above Overlay should be selected to C f Click on the proper Router button as shown on the RC68 Button 1 2 3...

Page 12: ...Page 12 RS2321X8 Serial Router Fig 10 SmartPad LCD Dragon Programming for Example 2 2005 Xantech Corporation...

Page 13: ...Standalone operation IR control RS2321X8 behaves as standard switch Meaning the signal placed on the pins will be a 1 1 pin configuration between INPUT and OUTPUT Tx and Rx only need to be specific Pi...

Page 14: ...e Data 4 5 6 Receive Data 7 8 BAUD RATE SELECTOR SWITCH Position Selection 0 300 baud 1 600 baud 2 1200 baud 3 2400 baud 4 4800 baud 5 9600 baud 6 19200 baud 7 38400 baud 8 56000 baud B Unused C Unuse...

Page 15: ...RS2321X8 Serial Router Page 15 NOTES 2005 Xantech Corporation...

Page 16: ...Page 16 RS2321X8 Serial Router XANTECH CORPORATION 13100 Telfair Avenue Sylmar CA 91342 3829 phone 818 362 0353 fax 818 362 9506 Part No 08901020 Rev A 04 07 05 2005 Xantech Corporation...

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