Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FC-1ETHN Kramer Electronics
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Kramer Electronics, L td. USER MANUAL Model: FC-1ETHN Ethernet Co ntrolle r.
Contents i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Starte d 1 3 Overview 1 3.1 Ter minology Use d in this User Manual 2 3.2 Achieving the Best Performance 3 4 Your FC-1ETHN Ethernet Co ntroller 3 5 Using the Kramer Configura tion Manager Software 4 5.1 Installing and Running the Kramer Configuration Manager So f t wa re 4 5.
Contents KRAMER ELECTRO NIC S, LTD. ii Tables Table 1: Term inology Used in t his Us er Manua l 2 Table 2: Feature s and Fu nctions o f the FC -1ETHN Ethe rnet C ontrolle r 3 Table 3: FC-1ETHN Conf ig.
P/N: 2900 – 104 0202 A1 ADDENDUM: FC-1ETHN T hi s ad d en dum de sc ri b e s an up g r ad e t o th e F C -1 ET H N: th e Vi r t u a l S e r i a l P ort . Amendment to Se ction 3 The following text on page 2 is deleted: Is compatible w ith the lates t Kra mer K-Router Windows®-b ased control software (version 4.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY ADDENDUM: FC-1ETHN A2 Figure A1: Virtual Serial Port Manager Figure A2: Virtual Serial Port Properties Amendment to Se ction 7 In section 7.1 (on page 11) steps 5, 6, and 7 are replaced by the following: 5. Connect the ETHERNET por t of your FC-1ETHN to a L AN, using a straight-through cable with RJ-45 connectors.
2900- 999999 2 A1 ADDENDUM (this data is included at the end of the Overview sectio n) This addendu m adds the following infor mation to the user manual: Caution – No operator-serviceab le parts inside unit. Warning – Us e only the Kra mer Electronics input power wall adapter that is p rovided with this u nit 1 .
ADDENDUM: Ethernet Cross Cable Wiring Connection P/N: 29 00 - 9 99999 3 A 1 This addendu m describes the cor rect wiring for crossover ca ble connections and replaces the op ening paragraph in the &qu.
Introducti on 1 1 Introduction Dedication by Kramer Elect ronics since 1981, to th e developm e nt and manuf acture of high qu ality video/audi o equipm e nt, mak es the Kramer line an integral part of the finest pr oduction and presentation faci lities i n the world.
Overvie w KRAMER ELECTRO NIC S, LTD. 2 In particular, the FC-1ETHN : • Offers n etwork connectivity that lets you conn ect a Kramer (or other) device vi a its RS-232 or R S-485 port to th e Ethern e.
Your FC- 1ETHN Ethe rnet Contr oller 3 3.2 Achiev ing the Best Perf ormance Achieving the best perform ance means: • Connectin g only good quality connection cable s, thus avoiding interf erence, de.
Using the Kram er Config uration Manag er Sof tware KRAMER ELECTRO NIC S, LTD. 4 5 Using the Kramer Configuration Manager Software This section descr ib es: • Ho w to i nstal l a nd ru n the Co nfig urat ion Ma nage r so ft ware, s ee se cti on 5.1 • The Confi g urat i on Ma nager W i nd o w feature s, se e sect i on 5.
Using the Kram er Config uration Manag er Sof tware 5 Figure 3: FC-1ETH N Confi guration Ma nager Window.
Using the Kram er Config uration Manag er Sof tware KRAMER ELECTRO NIC S, LTD. 6 Table 3: FC -1ETHN Conf igurati on Mana ger W indow F unction ality # Feat ure Functi on 1 Device List Displays the MAC Addresses for t he FC-1E THN devi ces, con nected via the s elected port (LAN or COM) .
Config uring the FC -1ETH N Ether net Control ler 7 6 Configuring the FC-1ETHN Ethernet Controller This section describ es how to co nfig ure the FC-1ETHN via its: • Serial 1 port, see section 6.1 • ETHERNET 1 port, see s ection 6.2 6.1 Configuring the FC-1E THN via its Serial Port You can conf igure the FC-1ETHN v ia its RS -232 port.
Config uring the FC -1ETH N Ether net Control ler KRAMER ELECTRO NIC S, LTD. 8 6.2 Configuring the FC-1ETHN via its ETHERNET port You can conf igure the FC-1ETHN v ia its ETHERNET port. To conf ig u re the FC-1ETHN via ET HE RNET , do the f ollowing: 1.
Config uring the FC -1ETH N Ether net Control ler 9 6.3 Routing Data in the Slave and Master Routing Modes The FC -1ETHN routes data in either the Slave Routing Mode (see section 6.
Control l ing Kramer Machin es vi a Ethernet using the FC-1E THN KRAMER ELECTRO NIC S, LTD. 10 6.3.2 Master Routing Mode In the Master Rout ing Mode, the FC-1 ETHN do es not wait for the re mote station to send the data fir st, a nd routes the data in the destinatio n device direction as soon as there is data to be sen t.
Control l ing Kramer Machin es vi a Ethernet using the FC-1E THN 11 7.1 Contro lling a Krame r Machin e via a Comput er To con trol a Kramer m achine via three computers, as the ex am ple in Figure 4 illustrate s, do the follo wi ng: 1. Configu re the FC-1ET HN to the Slave Routing Mode (see section 6).
Flash M emor y Upgrade KRAMER ELECTRO NIC S, LTD. 12 7.2 Contro lling a Krame r Mach ine via a Cont roller To con trol a Kramer m achine via two VS-3000 contr ol ler s, as the Master Mode e x ample in Figure 5 illu strates, do th e f o l l ow ing: 1. Configu re each FC-1ET HN to the Master Routing Mode (see s ection 6).
Flash M emor y Upgrade 13 C: Prog ram Fil es Kram er Fl ash ). 3. Create a sh ortcut on y our desktop to the f ile: “ FLIP.EXE ”. 8.2 Conn ecting the PC to t he RS-23 2 Port Before installing the latest Kra mer firmware version on a FC -1ETHN unit, do the following: 1.
Flash M emor y Upgrade KRAMER ELECTRO NIC S, LTD. 14 Figure 8: Atmel – Flip Win dow 3. P ress the keybo ard sho rtc ut ke y F4 (or select the “ Read C onfigur ation File ” command from the File menu, or press t he keys: Alt FR ). The “ Open Confi guration Fil e ” w i ndow appears : FC1ETHN.
Flash M emor y Upgrade 15 5. Click OK and pres s the keyboard s hortcu t key F3 (or select the “ Communicat ion / RS232 ” c ommand from the Sett ings menu, or press the keys: Alt SCR ). The “ RS232 ” w indow appears. Change the COM port: Figure 11: RS- 232 Wind ow 6.
Technical S pecificatio ns KRAMER ELECTRO NIC S, LTD. 16 FC1ETHN.hex Figure 13: Atme l – Flip Wind ow ( O pe ration Com ple te d) 8. Close the “ Atmel – Flip ” window. 9. Disconn ect the power on the FC-1ETHN . 10. Disconn ect the RS-232 port on the FC-1ET HN from the Null-modem adapter.
17 LIMITED WARRANTY Kramer Electronics (hereafter Kramer ) warrants this product free from defects in material and workmanship under the following terms. HOW LONG IS THE WARRANTY Labor and parts are warranted for three years from the date of the first custom er purchase.
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