Hardware manual

Conﬁ guring the RS-232 Serial Interface

The Gefen Digital Signage Creator can control external appliances using its serial

port (RS-232) interface. This type of interface is supported in particular by most

professional monitors to allow switch on/off operations or image conﬁ gurations.

To control a device through the serial port interface the following is required:

• A protocol ﬁ le for the RS-232 device.

• Testing and debugging of the protocol ﬁ le can be done on a PC using the

Serial Port Protocol Studio application.

• The protocol ﬁ le must be uploaded to the Digital Signage Creator and en-

abled.

• Serial port cable to connect the device to the Digital Signage Creator.

• Special Gefen elements (e.g. <auxCmd>) need to be included into the con-

tent in order to control the RS-232 device.

For more information on controlling device with the serial port, check the online

documentation for the serial port or the RS-232 section of the Forum (http://

forum.gefen.com/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=31).

Resetting the Digital Signage Creator to the Factory Default Settings

The following procedure will delete all the content and user settings on

the Digital Signage Creator unit.

To reset the Digital Signage Creator unit to its factory default settings, do the

following:

1. Unplug the power connector from the unit.

2. Push and hold the ON/OFF button on the front panel.

3. While pressing the ON/OFF button, reconnect the power cable.

4. Continue to hold the ON/OFF button for at least eight seconds after the

power cable has been reconnected.

5. Release the ON/OFF button.

6. The Digital Signage Creator unit will now boot in the factory default mode

and will have the default IP setting.

CONNECTING AND OPERATING

THE DIGITAL SIGNAGE CREATOR