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Serial to LANC Adapter 

User’s Guide 

 

Thank you for purchasing our controller product.  The following information will help you successfully 
connect this controller board and get it running in your application. 

 

 

 

Connecting to power 

The adapter comes standard with a USB “micro” size jack for connection to any compatible power 
source.  We supply a standard cable for connection to a PC USB port, but you can substitute any other 
compatible cable and power the board from a DC adapter if you choose to do so.  This power source 
runs all circuitry on the board.   

Note that this USB connection DOES NOT provide a data connection to the adapter – it is used only to 
5VDC power to the adapter board. 

 

Содержание Serial to LANC Adapter

Страница 1: ...es standard with a USB micro size jack for connection to any compatible power source We supply a standard cable for connection to a PC USB port but you can substitute any other compatible cable and power the board from a DC adapter if you choose to do so This power source runs all circuitry on the board Note that this USB connection DOES NOT provide a data connection to the adapter it is used only...

Страница 2: ...ANC bus may drop below an acceptable level If the operation of the adapter becomes inconsistent while powering in this manner make sure that the camera s battery is fully charged Please be aware of this if you choose to power the adapter using this method The power input on the adapter is set at the factory to use the USB micro plug as the power source To switch to using power from the LANC bus yo...

Страница 3: ...rough cable not a null modem cable that crosses signal lines to connect to your host system The cable will require a socket female 9 pin connector for the host side and a pin male connector on the adapter side Connecting the controller board to a camcorder The controller board comes with a LANC cable that is terminated in a standard 3 conductor 2 5mm plug that is compatible with Sony s LANC connec...

Страница 4: ...er There are a host of commands that are available to configure the board for operation These commands are all detailed in ELM Electronics data sheet on the ELM624 controller chip which is the heart of our controller board This datasheet can be downloaded from http www elmelectronics com While you can customize these settings for your particular application the default settings that are used when ...

Страница 5: ...tatus bytes which are formatted into eight hexadecimal characters The first two characters represent status the third character is used to identify the meaning of the fifth through eighth characters This is all defined in the ELM data sheet and may be useful to you for development of custom software for monitoring your device To stop the flow of data from the controller board to the PC simply type...

Страница 6: ...x A Instructions for Configuring HyperTerminal for ALE s LANC Controller Board 1 Start HyperTerminal on a Windows XP based PC 2 On the first screen enter a session name and choose the proper configuration icon ...

Страница 7: ...rt number from the dropdown in this example we have chosen COM1 but be sure to select the correct COM port that corresponds to the port that you are using to connect to the LANC board If you are unsure check your system hardware settings in Windows ...

Страница 8: ...4 On the next screen set the com port operating parameters as shown below i e 9600 bits per second 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit no handshaking ...

Страница 9: ...5 At this point HyperTerminal is properly configured When you apply power to the LANC board you will see the following sign on message in the HyperTerminal session window ...

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