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    IPL T S Series IP Link ® Ether net Contr ol Interfaces 68-1218-01 Rev . D 12 08[...]

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    This symbol is intended to alert the user of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature provided with the equipment. This symbol is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’ s enclosure that may present a risk of electric shock. Caution Read Instructions •[...]

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    i IPL T S Series FCC Class A Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interfer ence received, including int[...]

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    IPL T S Series ii[...]

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    QS-1 IPL T S Series • Quick Start Step 1 T urn power off and disconnect the device fr om its power source. Step 2 Mount the IPL T S Series unit: • on a projector IP L T S 2 1 R 1 0 0 C O M T X R X R T S C T S L I N K A C T 2 2 4 Ceiling Mounting Bolt Projector Mounting Bra cke t Projector Mount • under a desk IPL T S2 1 R 100 COM TX LINK ACT [...]

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    IPL T S Series • Quick Start QS-2 Quick Start — IPL T S Series, cont’d[...]

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    i IPL T S Series • T able of Contents PRELIMINAR Y T able of Contents Chapter One • Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1-1 About This Manual .................................................................................................................... 1-2 Abo[...]

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    T able of Contents, cont’d IPL T S Series • T able of Contents ii 68-1218-01 Rev . D 12 08 All trademarks mentioned in this manual are the properties of their respective owners. File Management page .......................................................................................................... 3-14 Configuration using DataViewer ...[...]

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    IPL T S Series 1 Chapter One Intr oduction About This Manual About the IPL T S Series Interface Features[...]

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    IPL T S Series • Introduction 1-2 Intr oduction About This Manual This manual describes the function, installation, configuration, and operation of the Extron IPL T S Series interface devices which are shown below . About the IPL T S Series Interface The Extron IPL T S Series interface devices integrate network connectivity into audio/video (A/V[...]

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    1-3 IPL T S Series • Introduction Each IPL T S Series interface comes with Extron’s IP Link ® technology including: • A built-in W eb server • A set of W eb pages that can be used to congure the device • Flash memory to store Extr on’s GlobalV iewer ® application and A/V equipment device drivers • Compatibility with Extron’s fr[...]

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    Intr oduction, cont’d IPL T S Series • Introduction 1-4 W eb-based A/V asset management — When used with GlobalV iewer software, the IPL T S interfaces provide a powerful, flexible way to manage, monitor , and control pr ojectors, flat-panel displays, and other devices using a standard Ethernet network. Integral, high performance W eb serve[...]

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    IPL T S Series 2 Chapter T wo Installation and Operation Installation Overview Mounting the IPL T S Interface Rear Panel Features and Cabling Operation[...]

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    IPL T S Series • Installation and Operation 2-2 Installation and Operation Installation Overview T o install and set up an IPL T S interface, follow these steps: 1 . T urn all of the equipment off. Make sur e that the video sources (DSS, cable boxes, or other devices), the IPL T S unit, the output devices (monitors, VCRs, projectors, etc.) and th[...]

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    2-3 IPL T S Series • Installation and Operation Mounting options All units are easily mounted in a rack, under a desk or podium, or on a pr ojector mount. Mounting kits and IPL T S Series device compatibility are shown in the table below . Mounting T ype Kit PN S1 S2 S4 S6 Under-furnitur e mount 70-077-01 • Under-furnitur e mount 70-212-01 • [...]

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    IPL T S Series • Installation and Operation 2-4 Installation and Operation, cont’d IPL T S2 1 R 100 COM TX LINK ACT 2 RX RTS CTS IPL T S2 1 R 100 COM TX LINK ACT 2 RX RTS CTS MDA SERIES DISTRIBUTION AMPLIFIER ® ® Figure 2-2 — Mounting the interface on the standar d shelf Furniture or projector mounting The following furniture and pr ojector[...]

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    2-5 IPL T S Series • Installation and Operation IP L T S 2 1 R 100 COM TX LINK ACT 2 RX RTS CTS Furniture Mount Projector Mount IPL T S2 1 R 100 COM TX RX RT S CTS LINK ACT 2 2 4 Digital Projector Mounting Bolt Projector Mounting Bra cke t Figure 2-3 — Mounting the interface Rear Panel Featur es and Cabling All connections, including power , co[...]

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    IPL T S Series • Installation 2-6 PRELIMINAR Y IPL T S Series • Installation and Operation 2-6 Installation and Operation, cont’d COM1 LAN POWER 12V .5A MAX COM5 TX RX TX RX COM6 COM3 TX RX TX RX COM4 COM2 00-05-A6-00-00-06 6 10 7 5 1 2 4 3 Figure 2-7 — IPL T S6 interface back panel Power a Power connection — Plug the unit’s external 12[...]

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    2-7 IPL T S Series • Installation and Operation PRELIMINAR Y 2-7 Ethernet/LAN b LAN Activity LED — A blinking yellow LED indicates LAN activity . c LAN connector — An RJ-45 connector for a network connection. Use an Ethernet straight-through cable to connect to a switch, hub, or r outer , or an Ethernet crossover cable to connect dir ectly to[...]

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    Installation and Operation, cont’d IPL T S Series • Installation 2-8 Factory default protocol for the contr ol interface is: • RS-232 • 9600 baud • no parity • 8 data bits • 1 stop bit • pacing = 0 ms • handshaking = off Communication to an attached device can be done through the IPL T S Series device’s default W eb pages or by [...]

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    2-9 IPL T S Series • Installation and Operation COM ports 1 and 2 of the IPL T S2 can be wired in a similar way as the IPL T S6, as shown in gure 2-10. Both can be wir ed using a 3.5 mm, 5-pole or 3-pole captive screw connector . N The IPL T S2 allows for use of either the 9-pin D connector on COM1 or COM2. The 9-pin D connector COM ports and [...]

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    Installation and Operation, cont’d IPL T S Series • Installation and Operation 2-10 IPL T S4 R 100 LINK AC T 1 COM TX 2 RX RTS CTS 3 TX 4 RX RTS CTS 9 7 8 1 3 2 4 5 6 3 4 5 6 Figure 2-13 — IPL T S4 fr ont panel IPL T S6 R 100 LINK AC T 1 COM TX 2 RX RTS CTS 3 COM TX 4 5 6 RX TX RX 1 3 2 4 5 6 9 7 8 3 4 3 4 Figure 2-14 — IPL T S6 fr ont pane[...]

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    2-11 IPL T S Series • Installation and Operation N If the Reset button is continuosly held down, every three seconds the LED pulses (blinks) and puts the unit in a different mode. The Mode 5 LED blinks thr ee times, the third blink indicating that it is the last mode. The following modes are separate functions, not a continuation from Mode 1 to M[...]

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    Installation and Operation, cont’d IPL T S Series • Installation and Operation 2-12[...]

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    IPL T S Series 3 Chapter Thr ee Connection and Configuration Connecting the Hardware Setting the Internet Protocol (IP) Address Configuration using Global Configurator Configuration using Embedded W eb Pages Configuration using DataViewer[...]

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    IPL T S Series • Connection and Conguration 3-2 Connection and Configuration Connecting the Har dwar e T o connect the IPL T S interface, connect the input and output devices to the unit. Use gure 3-1, below , as a guide. COM 1 LAN UID# 093012052 PO W ER 12V .5A MAX CO M1 T XR X TX RX CO M2 COM 2 Extron IPL T S2 Ethernet Control Interface [...]

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    3-3 IPL T S Series • Connection and Conguration COM 3 LAN UID# 093012052 POWER 12V .5A MAX COM 2 COM 1 COM 2 Lighting Control Ethe rn et RS-232 RS-232 RS-232 DV D Laptop VCR Remote User Control and Administrator Monitoring Projector Extron MA V 62 Matrix Switcher TCP/IP Network Extron IPL T S4 Ethernet Control Interface Extron MediaLink Contro[...]

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    Connection and Configuration, cont’d IPL T S Series • Connection and Conguration 3-4 IPL T S4 R 100 LINK AC T 1 COM TX 2 RX RTS CTS 3 TX 4 RX RTS CTS 1 2 Figure 3-3 — IPL T S unit’ s front panel a Power LED — On green with power . Blinks four times to conrm a Mode 4 reset. b Reset button — The Reset button is recessed. Use an Ext[...]

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    3-5 IPL T S Series • Connection and Conguration Figure 3-4 — Setting the IP addr ess in Global Configurator Setting the IP address using embedded W eb pages Each IPL T S unit contains an on-board W eb server with interactive pages that can be used to configure the device. The IPL T S unit must be at its factory default IP address. T o set [...]

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    Connection and Configuration, cont’d IPL T S Series • Connection and Conguration 3-6 5 . Click OK . Figure 3-5 — Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Pr operties dialog box 6 . Open a W eb browser on the local PC. 7 . Enter 192.168.254.254 in the browser ’s Address eld and press the Enter key . The IPL T S unit’s embedded W eb page is displa[...]

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    3-7 IPL T S Series • Connection and Conguration Figure 3-6 — W eb server System Settings screen T o r eturn the local PC to its original TCP/IP settings: 1 . Close the W eb br owser . 2 . Disconnect the Ethernet cr ossover cable from the PC and the device. 3 . Return to the TCP/IP Properties dialog box on the PC. 4 . Return the IP address, S[...]

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    Connection and Configuration, cont’d IPL T S Series • Connection and Conguration 3-8 Figure 3-7 — Executing the ARP command 3 . T o confirm the new IP addr ess is active, perform a ping command to the new IP addr ess. example: C:> ping 10.13.197.64 If the IP addr ess setting was successful, the device replies 3 or more times: Reply f[...]

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    3-9 IPL T S Series • Connection and Conguration Figure 3-8 — Global Configurator Once installed on your local PC, Global Congurator can be used to congure your IPL T S Series device and the A/V devices that ar e attached to the S Series’ serial control ports. See the Global Congurator help le for instructions on how to: • Do[...]

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    Connection and Configuration, cont’d IPL T S Series • Connection and Conguration 3-10 Connecting via the Web server pages T o connect to an IPL T S Series device via its W eb server pages: 1 . Open a W eb browser on a local PC. 2 . Enter the device’s IP addr ess in the browser ’s Addr ess field and press the Enter key . If the device i[...]

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    3-11 IPL T S Series • Connection and Conguration System Status page The System Status page is a read-only page that pr ovides the following status information: • System Description — Model, Description, Part Number , Firmware, Date, and T ime • IP Settings — Unit Name, DHCP setting, IP Address, Gateway IP Address, Subnet Mask, and MAC [...]

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    Connection and Configuration, cont’d IPL T S Series • Connection and Conguration 3-12 Figure 3-12 — System Settings scr een Port Settings The Port Settings page grants access to view or change the Serial Port Settings: • Serial port number — use a radio button to select the desired port • Port type — RS-232 (default), RS-422, 4S-4[...]

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    3-13 IPL T S Series • Connection and Conguration Passwords The Passwords page fields include: • Administrator Password — pr ovides complete configuration control • User Password — allows view of configuration only Figure 3-14 — Passwords scr een T o clear a password, enter a single space, r epeat the entry in the re-enter password ?[...]

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    Connection and Configuration, cont’d IPL T S Series • Connection and Conguration 3-14 Figure 3-15 — Email Alerts screen Firmware Upgrade The Firmware Upgrade page r eports the current rmware level, and pr ovides the capability to browse to and upload a new firmwar e file. Figure 3-16 — Firmwar e Upgrade screen File Management page [...]

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    3-15 IPL T S Series • Connection and Conguration Configuration using DataV iewer DataV iewer is an enhanced terminal emulation program that facilitates analysis of RS-232 and TCP/IP communication with Extr on devices. The software allows users to send commands to a device and view the device’s responses in ASCII or hexadecimal format. Comma[...]

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    Connection and Configuration, cont’d IPL T S Series • Connection and Conguration 3-16 3 . Enter the device’s IP addr ess in the Hostname/IP Address eld. 4 . Click OK . Figure 3-19 — Communication Setup dialog box The DataV iewer application opens (see gure 3-16). See the DataV iewer help le for information on sending commands t[...]

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    IPL T S Series 4 Chapter Four Communication and Contr ol Programmer’ s Guide for T elnet and W eb Browsers Customization Advanced Serial Port Control T roubleshooting[...]

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    IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-2 Communication and Contr ol Pr ogrammer’ s Guide for T elnet and Web Br owsers Using the command/response table The following are either T elnet (port 23) or W eb br owser (port 80) commands. There ar e some minor differences when you ar e implementing these commands via T elnet or via URL encoding [...]

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    4-3 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control Symbol definitions ] = CR/LF (carriage return/line feed) } = Carriage return (no line feed) • = Space character X! = Specic port number (01-99) The port number is represented as two ASCII characters (2 bytes). For example, port 05 would be repr esented as 30 35 in hex. X@ = Command data section[...]

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    Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-4 X3$ = Daylight saving time (DST) is a 1-hour offset (for the USA only) that begins on the rst Sunday of April at 2 am and ends on the last Sunday of October . For example, time in California is GMT -8:00 from April to October and GMT -7:00 from November to Marc[...]

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    4-5 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control are the same for both administrator and user , the unit defaults to administrator privileges. Error r esponses When the IPL T S interface receives a valid command, it executes the command and sends a response to the host device. If the unit is unable to execute the command because the command contain[...]

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    Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-6 Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Bidirectional serial data port Send data string E X! * X1& * X2) * X2! RS }X@ W X! %2A X1& %2A X2) %2A X2! RS |X@ response fr om command [...]

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    4-7 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Configure parameters 24 E X! * X2% , X2^ , X2& , X2* CP } W X! %2A X2% %2C X2^ %2C X2& %2C X2* CP | Cpn X! •Ccp X2% , X2^ , X2& , X2* ] Set baud rate ( X2% ), parity ([...]

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    Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-8 Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description V iew pass-thru mode 24 E X! CD } W X! CD | X5) , X5# , X2!] Ethernet data port Set current connection port timeout E 0* X6( TC } W0%2A X6( TC | [...]

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    4-9 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Firmware version, part number and information r equests N In a query response, an asterisk ( * ) after the version number indicates the version that is curr ently used. A question ma[...]

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    Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-10 Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Query part number N N 60-xxx-yy ] or Pno60-xxx-yy ] Show the IPL T S unit’s part #. Query model name 1I 1I IPL T xxxx ] or Inf01*IPL T xxxx ] [...]

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    4-11 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Send e-mail (using differ ent file) 24 E X4% , X7) , X4& SM } W X4% %2C X7) %2C X4& SM | Eml X4% ] X7) = The number to insert into an e-mail message if a ____ .eml file ha[...]

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    Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-12 Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Web br owser -specific Read response fr om last URL command E UB } WUB | response fr om command ] IP setup commands Set unit name 24 E X1@ CN }[...]

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    4-13 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Set verbose mode 24 E X2@ CV } W X2@ CV | V rb X2@ ] Enable or disable the verbose mode via this command. For X2@ : 0 = c le ar/ no ne, d efa ul t f or T eln et co nne ct ion s; res[...]

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    Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-14 Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description V iew broadcast port and MAC E PB } WPB | {port}* X1*] N {port#} = UDP outgoing port, X7! * X7@ = MAC address for UDP unicast transmissions. N C[...]

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    4-15 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Remap port designations For security reasons the network administrator may wish to assign new/dif ferent port numbers to the contr oller ’s T elnet, W eb browser , and direct acce[...]

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    Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-16 Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Directories Change/create a directory E path/dir ectory/CJ } Wpath/directory/CJ | Dir•path/dir ectory/ ] The directory’s name must be compos[...]

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    4-17 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Erase current directory and subdirectories 24 28 E //EF } W//EF | Ddl ] List files from curr ent directory E DF } WDF | Get connection listing E CC } WCC | [number of connections] [...]

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    Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-18 Command ASCII (T elnet) (host to unit) URL Encoded (Web) (host to unit) Response (unit to host) Additional description Absolute system reset 24 E ZQQQ } W ZQQQ | Zpq ] This r esets all device settings/memories to factory default; however , the firmware version r[...]

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    4-19 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control Customization In the IPL T S interface series of products, varying degrees of customization are possible. Custom W eb pages allow you to cr eate customized W eb pages to control your A/V devices. Server Side Includes (SSI) makes it possible to obtain information from the unit and to display it on W [...]

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    Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-20 <!--#echo var= "" --> W Delimiter Delimiter SIS Command Server Side In cl ude Using a Remote SIS command *T ype with no spaces. Po rt Number 1* ** Time to wa it for first character of response 50 Time between characters in response 3 Command RS L [...]

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    4-21 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control Code examples This section shows practical uses for both SSIs and query strings. Example 1 In figure below , both host SSI and r emote SSI commands are used within the same W eb page. Y ou will notice six SSIs: thr ee host commands and three remote commands. <html> <head><title>Ex[...]

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    Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-22 Figure 4-6b — Br owser view of previous HTML source code Example 2 The example below shows how a simple hyperlink and a remote query string can be used to build a W eb page that can control a device. <html> <head><title>Example 2</title>[...]

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    4-23 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control Figure 4-7b — Br owser view of previous HTML source code N Before attempting to develop new W eb pages, the user should have a working knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, and SSI. URL encoding URL encoding is the method of using ASCII hexadecimal characters to display specic characters in a URL. URL[...]

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    Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-24 Characters $ & + , / : ; = ? @ Dollar Ampersand Plus Comma Fo rward slash / virgule Colon Semi-colon Equal Question mark “At” symbol 24 26 2B 2C 2F 3A 3B 3D 3F 40 36 38 43 44 47 58 59 61 63 64 Hex Dec Unsafe characters URLs use some characters for “spec[...]

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    4-25 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control C O M 1 LA N U ID # 093012052 POWER 1 2 V .5 A M A X C O M 1 TX RX T XR X C O M 2 C O M 2 Ethernet RS-232 RS-232 Remote User Control & Administrator Monitoring Projector TCP/IP Netwo rk Extron IPL T S2 Ethernet Control Interface Extron M ed iaLink C on troller M L C 2 0 6 D IS P L A Y P O W E R [...]

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    Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-26 Figure 4-9 — DataViewer Communication Setup dialog box 5. Click OK . The DataV iewer commands window opens. 6. Send serial commands directly thr ough the selected COM port to the attached A/V device. 7. T o end the direct access session, close DataV iewer . N Y[...]

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    4-27 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control COM 1 LAN 12V .5A M A X COM 3 LAN UID# 093012052 POWER 12V .5A MA X COM 2 COM 1 COM 2 RS-232 Plasma Display Box 1 Box 2 PC running serial control software or a serial controller. Extron IPL T S4 Ethernet Control Interface RS-232 Ethernet Extron IPL T S1 Ethernet Control Interface TCP/IP Network Figu[...]

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    Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-28 Figure 4-11 — The Port Settings page on unit 2 5. In the Remote IP Address field, enter the dir ect access IP addr ess of unit 1. 6. In the Remote TCP Port field, enter the port number (2001-2006) that is serially attached to unit 1. 7. Click the Submit butto[...]

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    4-29 IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 2. T ry to “ping” the unit by entering “ping 192.168.254.254” at the DOS command prompt, or use the IP or W eb address provided to you by your system administrator . If you get no response: a. Make sure your unit is using the appr opriate subnet mask (check with your system administrator). b[...]

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    Communication and Contr ol, cont’d IPL T S Series • Communication and Control 4-30[...]

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    IPL T S Series A Appendix A Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories Specifications Part Numbers and Accessories[...]

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    IPL T S Series • Specications, Part Numbers, Accessories A-2 Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories Specifications Ethernet control interface Connectors ..................................... 1 RJ-45 female connector Data rate ......................................... 10/100Base-T , half/full duplex with autodetect Protocols ..............[...]

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    A-3 IPL T S Series • Specications, Part Numbers, Accessories Mounting Rack mount ........................ Y es, with optional 1U, 9.5" deep rack shelf (RSU 129, #60-190-01; RSB 129, 60-604-01); or V ersaT ools ® 1U, 3.5" deep rack shelf (RSF 123, #60-190-20; RSB 123, 60-604-20) Furniture mount IPL T S1 ....................... Under-[...]

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    Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories, cont’d IPL T S Series • Specications, Part Numbers, Accessories A-4 Part Numbers and Accessories Included parts Included parts Replacement part number IPL T S1 60-801-81 IPL T S2 60-544-81 IPL T S4 60-544-83 IPL T S6 60-544-84 Power supply; external 12 VDC, 1 A (U.S., Canada) 70-055-01 Power supply[...]

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    IPL T S Series B Appendix B Glossary Glossary[...]

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    IPL T S Series • Glossary B-2 Glossary Glossary 10/100Base-T is Ethernet that uses Unshielded T wisted Pair (UTP - CA T 5, etc.) cable, on which the amount of data transmitted between two points in a given amount of time is equal to either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps. Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is a protocol that assigns an IP address to a device [...]

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    B-3 IPL T S Series • Glossary GlobalV iewer (GV) is a set of W eb pages (HTML, XML, JS) and graphics that are loaded into the memory of an IPL T S interface. These pages provide an interface for control of devices attached to the IPL T S interface. They communicate with the event scripts running on the device, and the event scripts issue the comm[...]

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