Klark Teknik DN9340E Connecting the system equipment, To connect up a HELIX RCS Ethernet System

HELIX DN9340E/DN9344E Remote Control Software

User Guide

12Click

Apply Settings

to apply the changes;

you will see the “Please wait …” message while the unit saves the changes and reboots.

13 Close the Device Installer by selecting

File > Exit or by clicking on in the top right-hand corner of the window.

9.3.2Connecting the system equipment

For an overview of the connections, please refer to the HELIX Remote Control Software: Brief Guide to Setting Up an Ethernet System user guide.

To connect up a HELIX RCS Ethernet System:

1Connect, power up and set up the addresses of your slave HELIX units in a daisy chain network as described in the DN9340 Operators Manual. If using Solo Tracking, the ‘first’ HELIX in the daisy chain must be located in the FOH Stack for connection to the console.

2Connect the UDS1100 Converter to the first HELIX, as follows:

Serial port

For RS-232 communications (for example, when using Solo Tracking), use a male D25 to male D9 cable joined to the host cable (female D9 to 9-way mini DIN) to connect the serial port of the Lantronix UDS1100 Converter to the PC port on the front panel of the first HELIX unit in the daisy chain.

OR

For RS-485 communications, use a male D25 to XLR cable to connect the UDS1100 Converter to the Comm In XLR plug on the

rear panel of the first HELIX unit in the daisy chain.

Activity

LEDs

Power RJ-45socket port

Important! Ensure that the Serial Protocol is set correspondingly to RS-232 or RS-485 in the Lantronix Configuration web page. To view the page, enter the IP address of the UDS1100 box into the web browser address field.

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