Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000

Both endpoints in Pass-Thru Mode —Two stations set to Pass-Thru Mode behave as a null-modem between their respective externally connected devices. Data from the RS-232 port on one endpoint is pushed through the call to the other endpoint, and then transmitted to the endpoint’s RS-232 port. The data channel speed is dynamically allocated. The maximum data flow rate is based on the bandwidth of the call.

Because data throughput has priority over video throughput, video bandwidth may be restricted to support data requirements. Audio is not compromised.

Far-site endpoint in Control Mode—If the near site is set to Pass-Thru Mode and the far site is set to Control Mode, the far-site device acts as a slave under the control of the device connected to the near-site endpoint’s RS-232 port.

The following table summarizes the port operation based on the

RS-232 mode configured by each endpoint.

Table 5-2. RS-232 Control and Pass-Thru Modes

Near-Side Mode

Far-Side Mode

Resulting Operation

Control

N/A

Near-side CLI

 

 

(Command Line

 

 

Interface)

 

 

 

Pass-Thru

Control

The near-side controls

 

 

the CLI of the far side

 

 

 

Pass-Thru

Pass-Thru

The data is passed in

 

 

full-duplex mode from

 

 

the near-side RS-232

 

 

port to the far-side

 

 

RS-232 port

 

 

 

Flow Control

The ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 support hardware flow control. Users should make sure that hardware flow control settings are consistent between the system and the external devices on both sides of the connection.

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EX, FX, VS4000, EX4000, FX4000, VS4000 specifications

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