User Manual

MTX3/MTX5-D/XMV Series/EXi8/EXo8 Remote Control Protocol Specications V1.0.3
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1. Setup
1.1. Connection Procedure
Connection when using the NETWORK connector to perform remote control using this protocol
MTX3
Remote Controller
Network
Switch
Ethernet Ethernet
MTX5-D
Remote Controller
Network
Switch
Ethernet Ethernet
* Also for XMV, EXi8 and EXo8.
XMV can be controlled with the protocol in this document without MTX3 or MTX5-D.
Connection when using the REMOTE connector to perform remote control using this protocol
MTX3
Remote Controller
RS-232C (Crossover cable)
MTX5-D
Remote Controller
RS-232C (Crossover cable)
* XMV, EXi8 and EXo8 do not have REMOTE connectors
1.2. Conguring the Remote Controller
MTX3 and MTX5-D can be controlled from an external controller through the Ethernet (NETWORK) connector and RS-232C
(REMOTE) connector.
XMV, EXi8 and EXo8 can be controlled from an external controller through the Ethernet (NETWORK) connector.
The conguration on the remote controller side for each type of connection is shown below.
Ethernet (NETWORK connector) control
IP Address: Specify the IP address of the device you want to control.
IP Port No.: 49280
RS-232C (REMOTE connector) control
Bit Rate: The specied bit rate.
Data: 8 bits
Parity: none
Stop bit: 1 bit
Flow Control : none
RS-232C port pin assignment
Pin Name In/Out Pin Name In/Out
1 NC - 6 DSR In
2 RxD In 7 RTS Out
3 TxD Out 8 CTS In
4 DTR Out 9 NC -
5 GND -
* Pin 4 and Pin 6 are connected internally.
* Pin 7 and Pin 8 are connected internally.