SERVSWITCH™
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1. Specifications
Hardware
Required —
Monitor that supports your computers’ highest video
standard
(see
Section 4.1.1
)
Compliance —
CE, FCC Part 15 Subpart J Class A, IC Class/classe A
Standards —
With original Serv cabling: VGA (color or monochrome/
page
white)
video;
With original Serv cabling (minimal) or coaxial cabling
(recommended):
SVGA
video;
With coaxial cabling: XGA (color or monochrome),
RS/6000,
or
SGI
video
Resolution —
With original Serv cabling: Up to 1024 x 768
non-interlaced;
With coaxial cabling: Up to 1600 x 1280 non-interlaced;
Refer
to
Section 4.1.3
Refresh Rate —
Up to 100 Hz
Protocol —
RS-232: Asynchronous
Data Format —
RS-232: 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity (fixed)
Data Rate —
RS-232: 9600 or (for firmware update only) 57,600 bps
Maximum
Distance —
Depending on the CPU, monitor, and video resolution
(see
Section 4.1.3
), either:
20 ft. (6.1 m) of original Serv cable from any
ServSwitch to any device attached to it, with not
more than 40 ft. (12.2 m) of total original Serv
cable between any CPU and any user station; or
20 ft. (6.1 m) of coaxial cable—possibly as much as
100 ft. (30.5 m), depending on CPUs—from any
ServSwitch to any device attached to it;
Also, 50 ft. (15.2 m) of serial cable from the RS-232
port of any ServSwitch to a computer’s serial port
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