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Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Overview 2 3 Kramer VSPM Software Installation 3 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.
1 Introduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been providing a world of unique, creative, and affordable solutions to the vast range of problems that confront the video, audio, presentation, and broadcasting professional on a daily basis.
2 Overview The Kramer VSPM software lets you emulate virtual ports which normally would be present in the machine hardware. After setup, the virtual port lets you control Kramer machines via your PC. In the example illustrated in Figure 1, machines A and B need to be controlled from a distance by the PC. Both machines are connected to the Kramer FC-10ETH Ethernet Controller which is connected via Ethernet to the PC.
3 Kramer VSPM Software Installation To install the software: Download the Kramer VSPM application Software from http://www.kramerelectronics.com. The Kramer VSPM requires the following: • Microsoft Windows XP, Vista 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit, Windows 7 64-bit • Microsoft .Net Framework version 4.0 To install the Control Software: 1. Double click the Setup.exe file. The Welcome window appears: Figure 2: Welcome Window 2. Click Next.
Figure 3: Select Installation Folder Window 3. Click Browse to select the destination folder. 4. When finished, click Next.
5. Click Next. The Installation Progress window appears: Figure 5: Installation Progress Window Then the Installation Complete window appears: Figure 6: Installation Complete Window 6. Click Close. An icon appears on the desktop and a shortcut appears in the Start Menu Programs folder in the Kramer sub-folder.
Once the installation is complete, you can open the program: Once the program is opened, the Kramer VSPM icon appears in the system tray bar and the existing virtual ports are being defined: The COM port icon will remain in the task bar (unless you right-click Exit), indicating that the ports that you created are ready for use. You can click this icon to open the main window (or right-click Open) for review or to make any changes.
4 Using the Kramer VSPM Open the application by right-clicking the Kramer VSPM icon. The Main window opens: Figure 7: Virtual Serial Port Manager Main Window 4.
The Preferences window appears: Figure 9: The Preferences Window Check the desired boxes. To generate Log files, check the appropriate box and click the button to select the log folder. The Browse for Folder window appears: Figure 10: Selecting the Log Folder Select the folder to which you want to send the Log file or create a new folder and click OK. Select the number of days for which you wish to keep the Log folder (from 1 day to 365 days).
4.2 Adding a Virtual Serial Port To add a virtual port: 1. Type the port name (up to seven characters) in the Label textbox (for example, Mach A) and click the button: Figure 11: Adding a Label 2.
3. Type the Destination IP number and the destination port (for the Kramer FC-10ETH in the example illustrated in Figure 1) in the appropriate text boxes: Figure 13: Adding the Destination IP and Port You can check the Reconnect on connection lost box if you want the virtual port to automatically reconnect to the destination port following a connection loss. 4. Click the Add New button.
i If the physical ports are connected, the virtual port will automatically be connected. If not, the virtual port will appear disconnected. To connect the port, you will either need to edit the COM port (see Section 4.3), delete the port and recreate it, or exit Kramer VSPM and re-enter it. 5. In the same way, you can add additional virtual ports (for example, COM3): Figure 15: Adding the COM 3 Port 6.
4.3 Editing Port Details To edit the COM port details, do the following: 1. Select the COM port you want to edit (for example, COM3). Figure 17: Selecting a COM Port for Editing ! If the machine application is running, you can only change the Label name and check/uncheck the Reconnect on connection loss box. You cannot edit the Port Number, Destination IP and Destination Port if the virtual port is used by the machine application program. 2.
Figure 18: Editing the COM Port 3. Click the Replace button to accept changes or Cancel to return to the previous settings. 4.4 Deleting / Resetting Ports You can delete a COM port that is not in use or reset and delete all the ports in case they fail to function. To delete a COM port: 1.
2. Click the button to delete COM5. To reset the ports (in case of virtual ports function failure): 1. Open the Settings menu and click Reset Ports. The following message appears: 2. Click OK.
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