User`s manual

AVY16-ES User’s Manual AuviTran 13
14.2.4 “Hardware RS232 Tunneling” function
The “Hardware RS232 tunneling” is disable by default.
If the AVY16-ES is the primary master (i.e. it is the first device of an EtherSound
network), hardware RS232 tunneling can be set from this AVY16-ES to another remote
device of the network. When started an internal hardware process will automatically
transmit the data received from the local AVY16-ES RS232 to the remote device RS232
and will receive the incoming data from the remote RS232 to the local RS232.
This function is very useful to remotely control from a digital mixing console, using only
EtherSound connection, a set of AD8HR connected to EtherSound by AVB32-ES or by
AVKit-ES for AD8HR. The digital mixers that can manage AD8HR from a remote serial
connector are: PM5D, M7CL, DM2000, DM1000 and DME64N/24N.
The procedure to create a Hardware tunneling is the following:
1. Set the speed and configuration of the remote device RS232 (if it is an AVKit-ES
for AD8HR, it is done automatically).
2. Press the “Stop” button of the “Hardware RS232 tunneling” area to stop the
tunneling on your Primary Master AVY16-ES if it is working.
3. Select the remote device in the combo box of the “Hardware RS232 tunneling”
area on your Primary Master AVY16-ES.
4. Press the “Start” button of “the Hardware RS232 tunneling area”.
5. The red light on the left of “Start” button becomes Green to specify that the
tunnelling is working and the “Start” Button becomes a “Stop” Button.
Notices:
Hardware RS232 tunneling means that the tunneling between the 2 RS232
(local-remote) is performed even when the controlling PC with ESMonitor is
disconnected (i.e. It is the AVY16-ES hardware which manages the tunneling
not the PC software).
Due to specific and intensive EtherSound hardware management, only AVY16-
ES, AVKit-ES for AD8HR and AVB32-ES devices and compatible AuviTran
devices can be used for hardware RS232 tunneling.
AVY16-ES must have a firmware greater than or equal to 0x102. Upgrade it if
it is not the case (check for new firmware on AuviTran web site
www.auviTran.com).
AVB32-ES must have a firmware greater than or equal to 0x603. Upgrade it if
it is not the case (check for new firmware on AuviTran web site
www.auviTran.com).
AVKit-ES must have a firmware greater than or equal to 0x201. Upgrade it if it
is not the case (check for new firmware on AuviTran web site
www.auviTran.com).