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RS-232 SERIAL COMMUNICATIO
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What features are available via the RS-232 serial communications port?
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The 8x1 DVI KVM DL
S
witcher can accept commands throu
g
h the R
S
-232 serial
c
ommunications port located on the rear panel. The current R
S
-232 control
fea
t
u
r
es
a
r
e:
•
S
witchin
g/
routin
g
o
f
inputs to outputs without the RMT-8IR remote control.
•
S
witch EDID modes without operatin
g
the DIP switches on the underside o
f
th
e
u
nit.
•
M
ana
g
in
g
the EDID bank and EDID that is loaded into the L
OC
AL EDID.
•
U
pload new EDID’s to the EDID bank or directl
y
to the L
OC
AL EDID
loca
ti
o
n.
How do I use these features
?
These
f
eatures were initiall
y
intended
f
or utilization b
y
custom installers in
automated setups. However, these
f
eatures can be tested b
y
usin
g
an
y
computer
with a terminal emulation pro
g
ram.
What pins are used for communication with the 8x1 DVI KVM DL Switcher?
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y
pins 2
(
Receive
)
, 3
(
Transmit
)
, and 5
(G
round
)
are used
f
or communication.
A null-modem adapter should not be used with this product.
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Only Pins 2 (RX), 3 (TX), and 5 (Ground) are used on the RS-232 serial interface
What are the communication port settings?
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Bits per second ............................................................................................ 19200
Data bits ...............................................................................................................
8
Parit
y
............................................................................................................. Non
e
S
top bits ................................................................................................................
1
Flow
C
ontrol .................................................................................................. Non
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