User manual CRESTRON RG 2-SERIES CONTROL SYSTEMS

[. . . ] Crestron 2-Series Control Systems Reference Guide This document was prepared and written by the Technical Documentation department at: Crestron Electronics, Inc. 15 Volvo Drive Rockleigh, NJ 07647 1-888-CRESTRON All brand names, product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ©2006 Crestron Electronics, Inc. Crestron 2-Series Control Systems Reference Guide Contents 2-Series Control Systems 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Programming Tools & Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Passthrough Mode allows a control system to act as a conduit to a device that is serially connected to the Crestron system. Viewport can then serially communicate with a controlled device separate from the control system program. This aids in troubleshooting a serial device that is connected to the network by isolating the device from the system or the program running in the control system without moving any wiring. NOTE: Before using the Passthrough Mode to connect to a serial port on an Ethernet device, the IP ID and associated IP address of the Ethernet device must be listed in the control system's IP table. The Passthrough Mode cannot be used with Cresnet devices that utilize slots in the SIMPL Windows programming symbol. For example the COM port on the C2N-CAMIDSPT is designated as Slot 2, Port A. The COM ports on the ST-COM are not within slots and can use Passthrough for these COM ports. The System Views of SIMPL Windows shows the programmer if a COM port is a port on a device or a port within a slot on a device. The following diagram shows the System Views for a system with a ST-COM RS-232/422 COM Module and a C2N-CAMIDSPT Digital Servo Pan/Tilt Head. System View of ST-COM and C2N-CAMIDSPT To enter the Passthrough Mode for connecting to serial devices: 1. After using Viewport to establish communication with the processor, select Functions | Enter Passthrough Mode (CNX / 2-Series only). NOTE: For instructions on establishing communications with the control system, refer to the Viewport help file. Reference Guide ­ DOC. 6256A 2-Series Control Systems · 89 Reference Guide Crestron 2-Series Control System "Passthrough Mode" Window 2. 5. Select the type of connection the serial-equipped device has to the control system: Slot (card slot on a control system), Cresnet, or Ethernet). Select the card slot number (1 through 16 on a control system), Cresnet ID (for Cresnet devices), or IP ID (for Ethernet devices). Specify the port (Port A through Port F) where the serial device is connected. The parameters include the baud rate, parity, the number of data bits and stop bits, the protocol (RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485), and the settings for software or hardware handshaking. Verify communications with the serial peripheral by sending commands using the device's serial protocol. Exit the Passthrough Mode by selecting Functions | Exit Passthrough Mode (2-Series Only). 6. 7. 90 · 2-Series Control Systems Reference Guide ­ DOC. 6256A Crestron 2-Series Control Systems Reference Guide Appendix C: Console Command Listing Details about each of the acceptable commands that can be interpreted by the 2-Series dual bus control system are described in the following tables. Each listing includes a description of the command, a list of help menus1 that contain the command, the proper syntax for entering the command, definitions of parameters that may be included in the syntax, a list of possible sources2 for the command, the minimum CUZ with which the command is recognized by the processor, and the specific processor group3 that supports the command. For a description of each detail listed for a given command, refer to the SAMPLE COMMAND on page 22. 1. [. . . ] This is the entire agreement between Crestron and You relating to the Software and it supersedes any prior representations, discussions, undertakings, communications or advertising relating to the Software. 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