Rose electronic Crystal View operation manual Installing Serial Devices, Installation

INSTALLATION

Installing Serial Devices

(See Appendix A1. Serial Option Specifications)

CrystalView models with the serial option uses a standard DB9 Male-Female cable between the CPU and the Local Unit. With this connection in place, all serial data from the CPUs DB9 connector will be transmitted to the Local Unit, across the CAT5 cable to the Remote Unit’s DB9 Male connector.

The Remote Unit’s DB9 male connector is attached to a serial device like a serial printer, plotter, Touchscreen, Graphics Tablets, or other serial devices.

A serial Touchscreen can be plugged directly into the Remote Units DB9 connector.

Some Graphics Tablets default drivers dynamically alter their baud rate and will not operate correctly with the CrystalView and this driver. There may be an alternative driver available that is a fixed baud rate version that, when installed, will allow the Graphics Tablet to operate properly with the CrystalView. Check with your Graphics Tablet manufacture for this type of driver if needed.

To connect a serial printer to the Remote Unit’s DB9 connector, you will need a Null-Modem (crossover) serial cable between the Remote Unit and the serial printer configured to match your serial device. Set the software flow control on both the printer and CPU to Xon/Xoff.

Custom cables are available, contact technical support for assistance.

The serial interface requires no set-up.

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