VS1804T / VS1808T 4/8-Port HDMI Over Cat 5 Splitter RS-232 Control Tool V1.0.062 User Manual www.aten.
VS1804T / VS1808T RS-232 Control Tool EMC Information FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
VS1804T / VS1808T RS-232 Control Tool RS-232 Control Tool Operation Overview The VS1804T / VS1808T’s built-in bi-directional RS-232 serial interface allows system control through a high-end controller, PC, and/or home automation / home theater software package. The RS-232 Control Tool is an application used to send operational commands from your PC – to the VS1804T / VS1808T through a serial (RS-232) interface connection.
VS1804T / VS1808T RS-232 Control Tool 3. Double click to run the setup file. The Welcome screen displays: Click Next. 4. The License Agreement appears: If you agree with the License Agreement, select I agree with the terms of this license agreement, and click Next.
VS1804T / VS1808T RS-232 Control Tool 5. The User Information screen is displayed as follows: Fill in your Name and Company, then click Next. 6. When the Installation Folder screen appears, you can select where you want to install the program by clicking Change, or use the default installation location provided, then click Next.
VS1804T / VS1808T RS-232 Control Tool 7. From the Shortcut Folder screen, type in or use the drop-down menu to enter the folder where you want to install the shortcuts: Select Install shortcuts for current user only, or Make shortcuts available to all users, and click Next. 8.
VS1804T / VS1808T RS-232 Control Tool 9. When the installation has completed successfully, the following screen is displayed: Click Finish. You are now ready to use the RS-232 Control Tool.
VS1804T / VS1808T RS-232 Control Tool GUI Main Page The RS-232 Control Tool is a convenient and intuitive application to send RS232 commands to your VS1804T / VS1808T. For detailed information about the function of each RS-232 command, see the VS1804T / VS1808T user manual. To invoke the GUI, simply click the RS-232 Control Tool shortcut. The interface opens the Switch Port page by default, as shown below: The various elements of the GUI are described in the following sections.
VS1804T / VS1808T RS-232 Control Tool Switch Port The Switch Port page is used to power on or power off the display connected to a port.
VS1804T / VS1808T RS-232 Control Tool Switch Port Commands These actions can also be performed by keying the command into the text box, and clicking Send. The formula for the Switch Port command is as follows: Switch Command + Output Command + Port Number + Control [Enter] 1. For example, to switch Output port 02 on, type the following: sw o02 on [Enter] 2. To switch all Output ports off, type the following: sw o* off [Enter] 3.
VS1804T / VS1808T RS-232 Control Tool Switch Port Command Table Cmd Out N1 Control Enter Description sw o yy on [Enter] Turn on output port yy * (yy: 01~08, *, l1) l1 * = All output ports, l1 = Local output port sw o yy off [Enter] Turn off output port yy * (yy: 01~08, *, l1) l1 * = All output ports, l1 = Local output port Acknowledge After commands are sent, acknowledge messages are returned.
VS1804T / VS1808T RS-232 Control Tool CEC Control The CEC Control page is used to enable or disable the CEC Control feature. The default setting for the CEC Control is off.
VS1804T / VS1808T RS-232 Control Tool CEC Control Commands These actions can also be performed by keying the command into the text box, and clicking Send. The formula for the CEC Control command is as follows: Command + Control + [Enter] 1. For example, to disable CEC control, type the following: cec off [Enter] 2.
VS1804T / VS1808T RS-232 Control Tool RS-232 Setting On the RS-232 Settings page, the serial port should be configured as follows: Baud Rate 19200 Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow Control None From the RS-232 Settings page, you can set the COM serial port and Baud Rate.
