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RS2321X8 Serial Router
Figure 8: RS2321X8 Wired in IR ‘Standalone’ Application
A
PPLICATION
E
XAMPLE
2: U
SING THE
RS2321X8 R
OUTER IN
R
EVERSE
O
PERATION
: 8 S
ERIAL
D
EVICES
C
OMMUNICATING WITH
TO A
S
INGLE
RS232 D
EVICE
.
i.e. Multiple SmartPad LCD™ Panels controlling a single RS232 Device: This example will show how 8 SPLCD panels in
8 different rooms in a house or commercial establishment can control a single lighting system via it’s Serial Port.
1. Configure the RS2321X8 Router for Stand-Alone Operation as outlined above.
2. Connect all devices as shown in
Figure 9
below.
3. Create a 2-command Macro under the SPLCD buttons that will: #1 Select the proper Router Port and #2 Send the
proper RS232 String to the Lighting Controller.
a. Click on the LIGHT ON Button.
Note:
Here each button on the SPLCD controller for Light ON/OFF and DIM UP/DOWN will first send an IR
Command to the RS2321X8 Router selecting the Serial Port it is connected to. (i.e. SPLCD in Room #1 will
select Port #1)
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