DEVICE DRIVERS
To operate, SMARTPAX QC has to be
configured from TRAX, ie, the appropri-
ate software device drivers have to be
downloaded into the SMARTPAX QC.
They will remain there until you reconfig-
ure it from TRAX, even if the power is
switched off. The TRAX program includes
several hundred device drivers covering
control of most contemporary multimedia
devices related to audio, video, slides,
lighting, computer presentation, etc.
If there is no standard driver available
for a particular device, you can make
your own driver. Please refer to your
TRAX handbook for more information
on writing your own ASCII drivers and
downloading drivers from TRAX.
An updated list of which devices can be
controlled by SMARTPAX QC and which
smartlink cables to use is available on
Dataton’s web site:
http://www.dataton.com
IMPORTANT
SMARTPAX QC is fully upward compati-
ble with its predecessor, SMARTPAX. It
can use all the same device drivers and
smartlink cables.Both kinds of units may
be used in the same rig.
TRAX, version
3.0.4 or later is required.
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
Size:
157
×
125
×
30 mm
(6.2”
×
4.9”
×
1.2”)
Weight: 400 g
Power consumption: 12V DC ±10%
150mA maximum (stand alone).
Power supply connector: According to
EIAJ RC5320 class IV.
Internal memory for storing device spe-
cific drivers: 32 kB, nonvolatile.
Maximum number of SMARTPAX units
connected to one TRAX system bus: 14
Maximum length of SYSTEM CABLE
between SMARTPAX units: 100m (pro-
vided that power is supplied locally).
System bus: DATATON SMART-
CODE™, a proprietary protocol for
bidirectional communication between
SMARTPAX units and a host computer,
using optically isolated receivers with
active termination.
Device ports at rear: 9-pin D-sub male
connector, see connection diagram
below. Electrically compatible with
RS-232, though specs differ slightly.
Device port protocol: downloaded from
TRAX. More than 400 protocols are
available.
Maximum serial data communication
speed: 230.4 kB/s.
Maximum current source to connected
devices: (pin 8–9) 0.5A on one port,
1A totally on all.
SMART-
PAX QC
Clear To Send
Serial Data In
Common In
Request To Send/Clock
Serial Data Out
Common Out
+12V Out (switched)
0V
1
6
NOTE:
Input terminals
are optically
isolated.
SMART-
PAX QC
© Copyright 1997 by Dataton AB, Sweden. Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Document reference no. 3700/2–5
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