Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Interface Port AXB-IRS4 AMX
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instruction manual AXlink Bus Controllers AXB-IRS4 IR/Serial Interface (4 P orts).
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Product Information 1 AXB-IRS4 IR/Serial Interface (4 P o rts) Pr oduct Inf ormation The AXB-IRS4 (FIG. 1) is an AXCESS bus de vice you can program to cont rol up to four infrared (IR) or serial-controlled audiovisual de vices such as televis i ons and video cassette recorders.
Product Information 2 AXB-IRS4 IR/Serial Interface (4 Ports) AXB-IRS4 Specificati ons (Cont.) PWR co nnector 2-pin captive wire connector connec ts an external 12 VDC power supply to the AXB-IRS4.
Configuration and Installation 3 AXB-IRS4 IR/Serial Interface (4 P o rts) Configuration and Installation Setting the Device DIP Swi t ch The 8-position DEVICE DIP sw itch sets the AXlink identification number for the AXB-CAM. Make sure the de vice number matches the numb er assigned in the AXCESS software program.
Configuration and Install ation 4 AXB-IRS4 IR/Serial Interface (4 Ports) P ositions 1-4: Carrie r signal enable/disab le DIP Swit ch positio ns 1-4 on the CARRIER/B A UD DIP switch determine wether the AXB-IRS4 transmits carrier signals along with the IR equipment codes .
Configuration and Installation 5 AXB-IRS4 IR/Serial Interface (4 P o rts) Setting the Internal J umpers (E1 and E2) f or AXlink or RS-232 Comm unication Internal jumpers are located on th e circuit card inside the AXB-IRS 4 enclosure. Y ou will need a Phillips-head scre wdriver to open the enclosure.
Configuration and Install ation 6 AXB-IRS4 IR/Serial Interface (4 Ports) Wiring the AXB-IRS4 The serial, IR, AXlink, and power supply connectors are located on the rear panel of the AXB-IRS4 as sho w n in FIG. 5. The AXlink connector can also be used for RS-232 communications.
Configuration and Installation 7 AXB-IRS4 IR/Serial Interface (4 P o rts) Using AXlink for data and powe r Connect the Central Controller's AXlin k connector to the AXlink/RS-232 connector , on the rear panel of the AXB-IRS4, for data and 12 VDC power , as shown in FIG.
Configuration and Install ation 8 AXB-IRS4 IR/Serial Interface (4 Ports) FIG. 8 shows the AXlink/RS-232, DB-9, and power supply wiring diagram. For some applications, you may need to strap pins 7 (request to send) and 8 (clear to send) together dependin g on the PC (as shown in the illustration).
Configuration and Installation 9 AXB-IRS4 IR/Serial Interface (4 P o rts) Connecting an IR de vice IR devices connect to the AXB-IRS4 with an IR device cable. The cables supplied with the AXB- IRS4 are designed to accommodate the IR de vi ces in your system.
Configuration and Install ation 10 AXB-IRS4 IR/Serial Interface (4 Ports) Contact your AMX dealer before y ou replace the lithium battery and verify that the y have a current copy of the AXCESS pro gram for your AXB-IRS4. This will av oid any inadvertent loss of data or a service outage.
Programming 11 AXB-IRS4 IR/Serial Interface (4 P o rts) Pr ogramming Channel Setting Commands The AXB-IRS4 channel settings listed in th e following table set IR output channels. The AXB- IRS4 can process up to two IR or serial de vice chann el setting commands simultaneously .
Programming 12 AXB-IRS4 IR/Serial Interface (4 Ports) Send Com mands (C ont.) Command Description 'CH',channel number T ransmit the IR pulses that select the proper chan nel. Enter all channel numbers below 100 as two digits . For ex ample, enter channel 1 as 01.
Programming 13 AXB-IRS4 IR/Serial Interface (4 P o rts) Send Com mands (C ont.) Command Description "'SP',code" T ransmit IR code pulses. Pulse time is set by the CT ON and CTOF com- mands. Va r i a b l e : code = 1-252 Example: SEND_COMMAND 1,"'SP',2" T ransmits a pulse out for command n umber 2 to device 1.
Programming 14 AXB-IRS4 IR/Serial Interface (4 Ports) RS-232 Pr otocol Commands The RS-232 protocol commands listed in the follow ing tables send control signals from an RS-2 32 device to the AXB-IRS4. The follo wing RS-23 2 figur es are grouped together by IR output, channel pulse time, and carrier commands.
Programming 15 AXB-IRS4 IR/Serial Interface (4 P o rts) RS-232 Pr otocol Commands (Channel Pulse Time) RS-232 Pr otocol Commands (Carrier) RS-232 Pr otocol Commands (IR Output - Cont.) Command Description ON[Dev ,Chan] Star t IR outpu t on the designated device and channel.
Programming 16 AXB-IRS4 IR/Serial Interface (4 Ports) RS-232 Pr otocol Commands (Miscellaneou s) RS-232 Pr otocol Commands (Miscellaneou s ) Command Description ECHO OFF Disable the terminal ch aracter's echo function. ECHO ON Enable the terminal character's echo function.
Programming 17 AXB-IRS4 IR/Serial Interface (4 P o rts).
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