Selecting the rear panel Remote port protocol and baud rate

The switcher can support either RS-232 or RS-422 serial communication protocol, and can operate at 9600, 19200, 38400, and 115200 baud rates. The settings of these variables can be viewed and changed from the front panel.

View and configure the switcher’s serial communications settings as follows:

1. Select Serial Port Selection and Configuration mode: Simultaneously press and hold all Control buttons (Enter, Preset, View, and Esc).

Press and hold the Enter, Preset,

View, and Esc buttons.

 

C O N T R O L

 

 

C O N T R O L

 

 

ENTER

PRESET

VIEW

ESC

2 seconds

 

VIEW

ESC

63 64

ENTER

PRESET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Control buttons light with

Outputs 63 and 64 both

one flashing.

light with one flashing.

The flashing Control button indicates the baud rate as follows:

Enter — 9600

Preset — 19200

View — 38400

Esc — 115200

The flashing output button indicates the protocol as follows:

Output 63 — RS-232

Output 64 — RS-422/RS-485

In this example, the port is set to RS-232 at 9600 baud.

2.

Release the Control buttons.

3.

Change a value: Press and release the button that relates to the desired value.

 

Press and release the button(s) to configure the port as

 

follows:

 

 

Baud rate:

 

 

Enter — 9600

Preset — 19200

 

View — 38400

Esc — 115200

 

Serial protocol:

 

 

Ouput 63 — RS-232

Output 64 — RS-422/RS-485

The selected buttons blink and the others remain lit.

In this example, the port is set to RS-422 at 38400 baud.

C O N T R O L

 

 

ENTER PRESET

VIEW

ESC

63 64

 

 

 

 

 

4. Exit Serial Port Selection and Configuration mode: Press and release an output button.

All Control buttons and the Output 63 and Output 64

Press and releasebuttons return to unlit or background illumination. an output button.

 

C O N T R O L

 

 

5

ENTER PRESET

VIEW

ESC

63 64

 

 

 

 

 

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Extron electronic 6400s manual Selecting the rear panel Remote port protocol and baud rate, Serial protocol

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