
Using the RC-8IR Universal Room Controller
9
Table 4: Connection Scheme (for the example in
Figure 8
)
This connector:
Controls:
RELAY2
The lights
RELAY1
The screen
RS-485
Terminal Block Connector
A power amplifier (and speakers)
RS-232
(
TX1
,
RX1
) Terminal Block Connector
A projector
1
IR OUT1
PIN
2
A DVD player
IR OUT2
PIN
2
A video player
Ethernet
The RC-8IR via a remote control PC
A laptop is connected to the projector
Figure 9
shows the
RC-8IR
built into a podium that is located in a lecture
auditorium. An overhead projector and screen, speakers, lights; and a cabinet
with a VCR, a DVD and an amplifier inside, are all controlled via the
RC-8IR
. The presenter’s laptop is located on the podium, next to where the
RC-8IR
is mounted. It is also controlled by the
RC-8IR
and is used for
presentations, slide shows and so on.
VCR
DVD
Amplifier
Figure 9: Example of a Typical RC-8IR Setup in the Lecture Auditorium
1 The second RS-232 port can be used to control another A/V unit or an LCD
2 Connected via the IR emitter cable. IR OUT1 and IR OUT2 can each be connected to identical machines and still be
controlled separately
im Vertrieb von CAMBOARD Electronics
www.camboard.de
Tel. 07131 911201
Fax 07131 911203