
G. Serial communication
RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485 are all physical standards for serial communication:
- The bi-directional data communication has the advantage that it can produce “life
feedback”
- The data format, or protocol, that a controlled device is expecting will be described
in the unit's manual – it is different for every manufacturer and sometimes even every
model
- Serials settings: Depending on the controlled device the data will have to be send
out following a certain way, more in particular the speed at which it communicates
(baud rate), the error checking (parity), the number of data bits and the number of stop
bits. In addition, a given device may require hardware (RTS/CTS) or software
(XON/XOFF) handshaking, which controls the flow of data between two devices
-Cables: every serial controlled device has to be connected to a CRESTRON system
with a non-standard cable. This cable differs from unit to unit. The regular updated
CABLE DATABASE contains a lot of cable diagrams.
Manual programming
Comport fields accept the protocol in Hexadecimal, ASCII or a combination of the two
Serial setting are to be
set in the configuration
screen
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