Rev. B
6-53
HMXMC001013
31-Mar-06
Serial Ports
Port
This is the reference number of the serial port. There can be up to 20
ports defined in a single video system. This is not a changeable field.
Port Type
Each serial port must be defined for the type of equipment connected to
the port. You may select the port type from the pull-down menu as
shown, or by typing the first letter of the required port type. When the
equipment type is displayed, press Enter on the keyboard. The possible
selections are:
⇒
Keyboard – the port connects to a keyboard.
⇒
Subrack – the port connects to an equipment subrack.
⇒
Network – the port connects to another MAXPRO-Net Server.
⇒
Highlevel / Mimic – the port connects to a mimic panel or other
computer system with a high level interface.
⇒
Printer – the system hard copy print output is redirected to the serial
port if this option is selected. Only one port can be selected as a
printer port.
⇒
Auxiliary – if a port is selected as auxiliary, it can receive any valid
MAXPRO-Net protocol command message. Data can be sent from
the port using a direct port write from a system macro. Please refer
to the MACRO GUIDE for more details of macro functionality.
⇒
Error Log – All data saved to the errorlog file is also sent out of the
serial port. Only one port can be selected for errorlog data.
⇒
Test – a port selected as a test port will transmit all keyboard,
subrack, high-level and network data. It can also receive any valid
MAXPRO-Net protocol command message. Only one port can be
selected as a test port.
Note:
A port selected as a particular type will only transmit data of that
type. However, the port can also receive data from other types of
equipment, so long as the data is a valid MAXPRO-Net protocol
command message.
Note:
If MX18 units are being used to expand the number of serial ports,
the port type should be selected as the type of device connected to the
ports of the MX18.
