Rose electronic Professional Series manual RS232 Port, Serial Port RS232, Firmware update

RS232 PORT

Serial Port (RS232)

The RS232 serial port on the UltraView Pro’s rear panel is used for sending switching commands from a stand-alone computer or terminal or to load flash firmware upgrades to the unit. A serial cable and an RJ to DB9 adapter are included with the unit. Perform steps 1-3 below to use the serial port.

1.Connect the serial cable to the RS232 serial port on the rear panel of the UltraView Pro and to the RJ12 connector on the adapter.

2.Connect the DB9 connector on the adapter to the stand-alone computer or terminals DB9 COM port.

3.Set the computers communication program for:

a.9600 baud

b.no parity

c.8 bits

d.1 stop-bit

To switch to a computer port on the UltraView Pro from a stand- alone computer or terminal, enter the 1-3 digit port number to switch to followed by enter. To switch to computer port 2, you would type in the number 2 then enter. This switches the KVM station to computer port 2 and displays that computers video on the KVMs monitor.

Firmware update

The UltraView Pro’s flash memory can be updated with the latest firmware using the RS232 serial port. Updates can be obtained from Rose Electronics web site at www.rose.com under the support section. Verify the unit’s program and kernel versions against the current versions on our web site. This information is listed on the diagnostic screen when the unit is first powered up (See Figure 11). The program version can be displayed by starting a word processor program on the KVM station like word or notepad or switching to the command prompt and typing in <Ctrl> and I key.

The latest firmware file names on Rose Electronics web site are: UPPxx.hex – main program and UPKxx.hex – kernel program. (xx = the revision number)

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