Controlling With An External PC
RS-232 Input Socket
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RS-232 straight cable (commercially available)
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To COM port
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RS-232 to USB Adaptor
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PC
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You can control the product from an external PC via
RS-232 (COM port) or LAN (Ethernet port) on the
PC. For instance, system source can be changed by
RS-232 from remote computer. When a command is
sent from the PC to the product, the product operates
according to the received command and sends a
response message to the PC.
Equipment/Tools:
• RS-232 (female) to RS-232(male) cable or LAN
cable (connected via router)
• USB to RS-232(male) cable
• Notebook or PC which has USB or LAN port
• Installed program on remote PC to send commands:
In general, the RS-232 commands are sent for
operating the implemented functions via serial port
and utility. A suitable utility can be used such as
described below.
Secure Commands
This feature is controlled by the Secure Command
profile option. If option is enabled, all commands will
be registered as secure.
If this profile option is disabled, commands can be
run without having admin level, otherwise user must
have ADMIN level privilege.
Currently there are 2 modes for user: NORMAL and
ADMIN
For switching user to admin mode, use the following
command:
SETUSERSECLEVEL ADMIN <password>
This setting is not permanent, and will be set to default
(NORMAL) again in case of restart.
Connecting to the Display (LAN port)
Download and install the PuTTY software from the
following link first: http://www.putty.org/.
Run the software and enter the Display's IP address in
the field Host Name. Enter "1986" as a default value
in the field Port. Then select "Telnet" as Connection
type and click the Open button.
Note: Refer to the Connectivity section of this manual for
information on connecting the Display to a network and
displaying the IP address of the Display.
Use the commands in the RS232 Command Table.
For example, if "GETVOLUME" command is entered,
current volume level should be displayed on the putty
window as shown in the pictures below.
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