Extron electronic IPL T S Series Serial Bridging, Click OK. The DataViewer commands window opens

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Figure 4-9 — DataViewer Communication Setup dialog box

5.Click OK. The DataViewer commands window opens.

6.Send serial commands directly through the selected COM port to the attached A/V device.

7.To end the direct access session, close DataViewer.

NYou can force the direct access session closed by logging on as administrator and entering "EscX!*0CD}", where X! is the selected COM port.

Serial Bridging

Serial bridging mode allows you to pass serial data between two COM ports through an Ethernet port, creating a virtual serial connection over a LAN.

To use serial bridging, two IPL T S devices (one local and one remote) must be enabled to communicate with each other, providing PC or controller access to a remote A/V device.

Hardware connection

To set up the hardware for serial bridging:

1.Verify that the serial port parameters of the two devices match, as explained under “Direct port access (ports 2001 through 2006)”.

2.For IPL T S unit 1 (the remote device), connect a serial cable to an A/V device (e.g., a plasma, projector, etc.).

3.On the same IPL T S, connect the device to your LAN.

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