USAGE
Assemble MAC SMARTLINK by putting
the Mac adaptor and the VERSAPLUS
cable together using the 15 pin con-
nector. Make sure you tighten the
locking screws on the connector
before use.
The Mac adaptor part of
the smartlink includes
two leads: one has
a male connector
and the other a
female connec-
tor. Plug the
lead with the
male connec-
tor into the
ADB port (
)
of the
Macintosh you
wish to control.
If you only have
one ADB port on
your Mac and want
to use both MAC
SMARTLINK and your
keyboard, plug in the male
connector as above and plug
the female connector into your key-
board via a male-to-male ADB lead. The
snap-lock connector at the other end of
the smartlink plugs into one of the four
ports on the back of SMARTPAX.
Set the SMARTPAX port address to corre-
spond to the device’s address in TRAX.
For details on how to program applica-
tions using MAC SMARTLINK, please
refer to the device information database
inside Dataton TRAX.
IMPORTANT
Some Macintosh computers in the
PowerBook range do not have an ADB
port (
). These models cannot be used
with MAC SMARTLINK.
Remember to check that the VERSAPLUS
cable and the Mac adaptor are properly
connected before using the smartlink.
Always connect the smartlink to the ADB
port before turning on the power to the
Mac. Plugging or unplugging the
smartlink while the computer is on may
cause damage to the smartlink and/or
your Mac. To avoid ground loop prob-
lems related to the ADB bus, connect all
devices used with the same SMARTPAX
to the same power outlet.
Technical Description
MAC SMARTLINK connects SMART-
PAX to Apple Macintosh computers,
thus incorporating them into your
Dataton TRAX® rig.
The smartlink works by simulating the
Mac’s keyboard. That means that
you can drive virtually any Mac
application in the same way as a
user typing on the keyboard. The dif-
ference is that you can do it from a
distance, integrating it in your main
presentation.
MAC SMARTLINK consists of a
VERSAPLUS cable and a Mac adap-
tor (labeled 3457). The VERSAPLUS
cable has its own microprocessor
which is housed in the 15 pin D-sub
connector. The microprocessor trans-
forms the RS232 serial data that is
output by SMARTPAX into the syn-
chronous common in/out TTL data
used by the ADB port on the Mac.
The smartlink cable length is 1.6m
(63”) and may be extended with
Dataton EXTENSION CABLE, article
number 3451 (1m), 3452 (2m) or
3455 (5m).
Squeeze
here to
disconnect
© Copyright 1997 by Dataton AB, Sweden. Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Document reference no. 3700/46–47
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