Kramer-electronics PL-18 User Manual

Kramer Electronics, Ltd. USER MANUAL Model: PL-18 Control Port Expander

PL-18 Commands in Protocol 3000 7 7 8 PL-18 Commands in Protocol 3000 This section describes all commands sent to the PL-18. For an explanation of t

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY PL-18 Commands in Protocol 3000 8 Explicit Binary Port Configuration Command Config Serial port (RS-232/1)

PL-18 Commands in Protocol 3000 9 9 Emit via serial port 1 four bytes – the binary representation of P2000 “all-in 2” serial command: Using the binar

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Protocol 3000 Syntax 10 8.5 Machine Information Commands Command Syntax Response Execute firmware upgr

Protocol 3000 Syntax 11 11 9.3 Device Message Format Start Address (optional) Body delimiter ~ Sender_id@ Message CR LF 9.3.1 Device Long Respon

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Protocol 3000 Syntax 12 CRLF – For machine messages; carriage return (ASCII 13) + line-feed (ASCII 10) Com

Using the P3K Wizard 13 13 10 Using the P3K Wizard The P3K Wizard is a Kramer software program for: • Upgrading the machine firmware (see section

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Using the P3K Wizard 14 10.1.3 Updating the Firmware To update the firmware, perform the following steps:

Using the P3K Wizard 15 15 Figure 4: Connect Serial/USB 3. To upgrade using an RS-232 or USB connection, click Serial/USB (see Figure 4).  Click

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Using the P3K Wizard 16 4. After pressing OK on the Connect Window, the wizard searches the line for conn

Contents i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Started 1 2.1 Quick Start 2 3 Overview 3 4 Your PL-18 Control Port Expander 4 5 Connecting

Using the P3K Wizard 17 17 Figure 7: Open File Window 7. Navigate to the folder containing the firmware file (for example, C:\Program Files\Kramer

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Using the P3K Wizard 18 Figure 8: Device and File Selected 9. Click the Start Upgrade button to begin t

Using the P3K Wizard 19 19 Figure 10: Load Progress 11. When the upload is finished, the completion message appears: Figure 11: Completion Messag

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Using the P3K Wizard 20 10.2 Changing the Device Parameters To change the device parameters, (for example

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KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Contents ii Figures Figure 1: PL-18 Control Port Expander 4Figure 2: Connecting the PL-18 Control Port

Introduction 1 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been providing a world of unique, creative, and af

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Getting Started 2 2.1 Quick Start This quick start chart summarizes the basic setup and operation steps.

Overview 3 3 3 Overview The PL-18 is a highly versatile port expander that adds RS-232, IR and relay ports to an RS-232 controller, especially a Kra

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your PL-18 Control Port Expander 4 4 Your PL-18 Control Port Expander Figure 1 and Table 1 define PL-18.

Connecting the PL-18 Control Port Expander 5 5 5 Connecting the PL-18 Control Port Expander To connect the PL-18, as the example in Figure 2 illustr

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Operating the PL-18 Control Port Expander 6 6 Operating the PL-18 Control Port Expander The PL-18 is typi