Kramer FC-21ETH, User Manual

Page 1: ...KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD USER MANUAL MODELS FC 21ETH FC 22ETH and FC 24ETH Ethernet Controller P N 2900 300221 Rev 5...

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Page 3: ...r via RS 232 21 6 3 Connecting to a Controlled Device via the RS 485 Port 21 7 Remote Operation via the Web Pages 23 7 1 Browsing the FC 24ETH Web Pages 23 7 2 Connected Clients Page 25 7 3 Device Set...

Page 4: ...re 9 Connecting the FC 24ETH Ethernet Controller 16 Figure 10 Local Area Connection Properties Window 18 Figure 11 Internet Protocol Version 4 Properties Window 19 Figure 12 Internet Protocol Version...

Page 5: ...ed by function GROUP 1 Distribution Amplifiers GROUP 2 Switchers and Routers GROUP 3 Control Systems GROUP 4 Format Standards Converters GROUP 5 Range Extenders and Repeaters GROUP 6 Specialty AV Prod...

Page 6: ...o avoid interference deterioration in signal quality due to poor matching and elevated noise levels often associated with low quality cables Do not secure the cables in tight bundles or roll the slack...

Page 7: ...d and recycled To comply with the WEEE Directive Kramer Electronics has made arrangements with the European Advanced Recycling Network EARN and will cover any costs of treatment recycling and recovery...

Page 8: ...22ETH and FC 24ETH Offer network connectivity that lets you connect a Kramer or other device via its RS 232 or RS 485 port to an Ethernet LAN Let you control up to three RS 232 devices and one RS 485...

Page 9: ...dows based applications which require a physical COM port This includes all versions of K Router and other Kramer control applications It lets you operate all RS 232 and RS 485 controllable devices vi...

Page 10: ...the Ethernet port is connected DATA Flashes green when data is transferred over the Ethernet link 3 SERIAL LEDs RS 232 Lights green when RS 232 is selected RS 485 Lights green when RS 485 is selected...

Page 11: ...nect to the PC or other controller directly or via a LAN see Section 6 1 3 F W UPGRADE USB Connector Connect to a PC to upgrade the firmware 4 RS 485 TERM Switch Terminates the RS 485 bus see Section...

Page 12: ...RS 485 Lights green when RS 485 is selected 4 SERIAL I Os 1 LEDs Tx Flashes red when the device is transmitting data over serial port 1 Rx Flashes green when the device is receiving data on serial por...

Page 13: ...ERNET RJ 45 Connector Connect to the PC or other controller directly or via a LAN see Section 6 1 4 F W UPGRADE USB Connector Connect to a PC to upgrade the firmware 5 RS 485 TERM Switch Terminates th...

Page 14: ...e device is receiving data on serial port 1 5 SERIAL I Os 2 LEDs Tx Flashes red when the device is transmitting data over serial port 2 Rx Flashes green when the device is receiving data on serial por...

Page 15: ...e 4 RS 232 2 3 pin Terminal Block Connect to an RS 232 controlled device 5 ETHERNET RJ 45 Connector Connect to the PC or other controller directly or via a LAN see Section 6 1 6 F W UPGRADE USB Connec...

Page 16: ...H and FC 24ETH The chapter comprises Configuring the FC 21ETH FC 22ETH and FC 24ETH see Section 0 Configuring a virtual port on the PC see Section 5 2 Configuring an Ethernet connection on the PC see...

Page 17: ...ess for automatic time and date synchronization 5 Click Save Changes 6 Click on Communication to browse to the Communication page see Figure 17 7 Enter the IP address mask and gateway for static IP ad...

Page 18: ...om our Web site to set a virtual port for each local port on your FC 21ETH FC 22ETH and FC 24ETH The Kramer VSPM software lets you emulate virtual ports which normally would be present in the machine...

Page 19: ...via RS 232 see Section 6 2 Connecting the FC 21ETH FC 22ETH or FC 24ETH via RS 485 see Section 6 3 Always switch off the power to each device before connecting it to your FC 21ETH FC 22ETH and FC 24E...

Page 20: ...Figure 9 1 Connect the device to a LAN or PC via the RJ 45 Ethernet connector 2 Connect up to 4 serially controlled devices for example an RS 232 RS 485 controlled device a projector and two other dev...

Page 21: ...ernet Port Directly to a PC You can connect the Ethernet port of the FC 24ETH directly to the Ethernet port on your PC using a crossover cable with RJ 45 connectors This type of connection is recommen...

Page 22: ...rties Window 4 Highlight either Internet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPv6 or Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 depending on the requirements of your IT system 5 Click Properties The Internet Protocol Pr...

Page 23: ...Connecting the FC 21ETH FC 22ETH and FC 24ETH 19 Figure 11 Internet Protocol Version 4 Properties Window Figure 12 Internet Protocol Version 6 Properties Window...

Page 24: ...address in the range 192 168 1 1 to 192 168 1 255 excluding 192 168 1 39 that is provided by your IT department Figure 13 Internet Protocol Properties Window 7 Click OK 8 Click Close 6 1 2 Connecting...

Page 25: ...must switch the Serial 1 port on the rear panel of the FC 21ETH FC 22ETH and FC 24ETH to RS 485 operation and set the RS 485 bus termination Note On the dual use Serial port the connections are G B A...

Page 26: ...Connecting the FC 21ETH FC 22ETH and FC 24ETH 3 Terminate the RS 485 bus at the FC 21ETH FC 22ETH FC 24ETH by sliding the RS 485 Term switch on the rear panel of the FC 21ETH FC 22ETH and FC 24ETH do...

Page 27: ...ame principles apply to the FC 21ETH and the FC 22ETH 7 1 Browsing the FC 24ETH Web Pages To browse the FC 24ETH Web pages 1 Open your Internet browser 2 Type the device s IP number see Section 10 in...

Page 28: ...24 Remote Operation via the Web Pages Figure 14 General Info Page...

Page 29: ...lients page is informational and allows you to view the following details of any client devices connected via Ethernet to the FC 24ETH IP address The port it is connected to Method of connection Wheth...

Page 30: ...r if the device is connected to the Internet including the Time Zone and daylight savings time Time and date manually Figure 16 Device Settings Page The FC 24ETH has a built in clock that can synchron...

Page 31: ...hich the FC 24ETH should synchronize with the Time Server 5 Click Save Changes 7 4 Communication Page The communication page allows you to Turn DHCP for the device on and off Edit the IP settings for...

Page 32: ...r each Ethernet port Select TCP or UDP IP port label TCP keep alive time 0 3600sec default 60sec after which the detected idle connection is disconnected Set the following serial parameters for each s...

Page 33: ...to the Web pages is only granted on submission of a valid user and password The default credentials are Admin for both User Name and Password To activate Web page security 1 On the Security page clic...

Page 34: ...e default User Name and Password 4 Click OK 5 Wait until the Web pages have reloaded and click to browse to the Security page The page show in Figure 22 is displayed Figure 22 Security Activated Page...

Page 35: ...rrent logs Configure the logs Filter the logs Figure 23 Logs Page The display is not updated automatically Click Refresh to update the display Use the Log Config check boxes to select which events are...

Page 36: ...32 Remote Operation via the Web Pages 7 8 About Us Page The About Us page displays the Web page version and the Kramer company details Figure 24 About Us Page...

Page 37: ...electing the RS 232 or RS 485 Serial Port The 3 pin Serial terminal block can be used as either an RS 232 or as an RS 485 port To set the Serial port as an RS 232 port Release the RS 232 RS 485 button...

Page 38: ...2 Press the DHCP button again DHCP is deactivated and the DHCP LED no longer lights 8 4 Resetting to the Factory Default Settings To reset the device to its factory default settings 1 Turn off the po...

Page 39: ...CATION Transparent up to 115200bps OVERALL DEVICE BAUDRATE SUPPORT 150kbps 140kbps 180kbps SUPPORTED WEB BROWSERS Microsoft IE V9 0 and higher Google Chrome Firefox V3 0 and higher POWER CONSUMPTION 5...

Page 40: ...bps FC 24ETH 180kbps 9 2 Example Bandwidth Calculation The FC 22ETH has two serial ports Each serial port can support up to 140kbps 2 70kbps If each of your protocol commands is 100 bytes that is 800b...

Page 41: ...meters 37 10 Default Communication Parameters RS 232 Protocol 3000 Baud Rate 115200 Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 Parity None Ethernet IP Address 192 168 1 39 TCP Port Number 5000 Network Mask 255 255 0 0 D...

Page 42: ...miter Destination_id Message CR 11 1 1 1 Simple Command Command string with only one command without addressing Start Body Delimiter Command SP Parameter_1 Parameter_2 CR 11 1 1 2 Command String Forma...

Page 43: ...arameters are separated by commas Message string Every command entered as part of a message string begins with a message starting character and ends with a message closing character Note A string can...

Page 44: ...om some non Kramer controllers like Crestron some characters require special coding such as X Refer to the controller manual 11 1 5 Command Forms Some commands have short name syntax in addition to lo...

Page 45: ...get device DNS name NET DHCP Set get DHCP mode NET GATE Set get gateway IP NET IP Set get device IP address NET MAC Get the MAC address NET MASK Set get the device subnet mask PASS Set get the passwor...

Page 46: ...ing Get Response nn OK Parameters Response triggers Notes Use to validate the Protocol 3000 connection and get the machine number Command BUILD DATE Command Type System mandatory Command Name Permissi...

Page 47: ...eletes all user data from the device The deletion can take some time Command HELP Command Type System mandatory Command Name Permission Transparency Set Get HELP End User Public Description Syntax Set...

Page 48: ...entered Get nn LOGIN login_level Parameters login_level level of permissions required End User or Admin password predefined password by PASS command Default password is an empty string Response trigg...

Page 49: ...esponse nn LOGOUT OK Parameters Response triggers Notes Logs out from End User or Administrator permission levels to Not Secure Command MODEL Command Type System mandatory Command Name Permission Tran...

Page 50: ...re on Command NET DHCP Command Type Communication Command Name Permission Transparency Set NET DHCP Administrator Public Get NET DHCP End User Public Description Syntax Set Set DHCP mode NET DHCP mode...

Page 51: ...network gateway connects the device via another network and maybe over the Internet Be careful of security problems For proper settings consult your network administrator Command NET IP Command Type C...

Page 52: ...triggers Notes Command NET MASK Command Type Communication Command Name Permission Transparency Set NET MASK Administrator Public Get NET MASK End User Public Description Syntax Set Set device subnet...

Page 53: ...gin_level password OK Parameters login_level level of login to set End User or Administrator password password for the login_level Up to 15 printable ASCII chars Response triggers Notes The default pa...

Page 54: ...ommand If the port was locked disconnect and reconnect the cable to reopen the port Command SECUR Command Type Authentication Command Name Permission Transparency Set SECUR Administrator Public Get SE...

Page 55: ...last 11 digits Command TIME Command Type System Command Name Permission Transparency Set TIME Administrator Public Get TIME End User Public Description Syntax Set Set device time and date TIME day_of_...

Page 56: ..._off to UTC time that it got from the time server 1 hour if daylight savings time is in effect TIME command sets the device time without considering these settings Command TIME SRV Command Type System...

Page 57: ...y See Section 11 4 1 Parity Types stop_bit 1 2 serial1_type 232 485 see Section 11 4 2 Serial Types 485_term 1 0 optional this exists exist only when serial1_type 485 Response triggers Notes In the FC...

Page 58: ...54 Kramer Protocol 3000 11 4 Parameters 11 4 1 Parity Types Number Value 0 No 1 Odd 2 Even 3 Mark 4 Space 11 4 2 Serial Types Number Value 0 232 1 485...

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Page 60: ...sit our Web site where updates to this user manual may be found We welcome your questions comments and feedback Web site www kramerelectronics com E mail info kramerel com SAFETY WARNING Disconnect th...