Chapter 3: Installation
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3.2.4 Transmitter serial connection
The Options port on the rear panel of every Wizard DP Extender unit operates as a serial connection that can either:
• Be used to update the firmware of the unit (see
Performing an upgrade
for details), or
• Provide an
RS232 serial connection that is passed between the transmitter and receiver.
Whenever the Wizard DP Extender units are not in upgrade mode, they are ready to transfer serial data between them at rates up
to 115200 baud. When serial devices are attached to the Options ports on the transmitter and receiver, the units transparently
convey the signals between them - no serial configuration is required.
3.2.4.1 To connect serial devices
1 Use the supplied serial cable to link the Options port on the rear panel of the transmitter unit with a vacant RS232 serial port
on the host computer.
From the host
computer’s
serial port
Please see
Appendix A
for pin-out details of the Options port.
