Kramer Electronics Wheelchair N 2900 300125 Rev 2 User Manual

KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD.

USER GUIDE

Kramer VSPM

Virtual Serial Port Manager

P/N: 2900-300125 Rev 2

Introduction

Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been

providing a world of unique, creative, and affordable solutions to the vast range of

problems that confront the video, audio, presentation, and broadcasting

professional on a daily basis. In recent years, we have redesigned and upgraded

most of our line, making the best even better!

Our 1,000-plus different models now appear in 11 groups that are clearly defined

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 Products; GROUP 7:

Scan Converters and Scalers; GROUP 8: Cables and Connectors; GROUP 9:

Room Connectivity; GROUP 10: Accessories and Rack Adapters and GROUP 11:

Sierra Products.

Congratulations on purchasing your Kramer VSPM, which is ideal for setting up

virtual ports on the PC to forward data from/to TCP connections.

Kramer VSPM - Introduction

Overview

The Kramer VSPM software lets you emulate virtual ports which normally would

be present in the machine hardware. After setup, the virtual port lets you control

Kramer machines via your PC.

In the example illustrated in Figure 1, machines A and B need to be controlled

from a distance by the PC. Both machines are connected to the Kramer

FC-10ETH Ethernet Controller which is connected via Ethernet to the PC.

To control the two Kramer machines A and B via their serial port from a distance,

two virtual serial ports are defined on the PC (Port 5 for machine A and Port 3 for

machine B). Commands to port 5 can now be sent to machine A and commands to

port 3 can be sent to machine B (and back from both machines to the PC).

Figure 1: Virtual Port Setup Example

The following sections describe how to install the Kramer VSPM software and set

up the virtual ports.

Kramer VSPM - Overview

Kramer VSPM Software Installation

To install the software:

Download the Kramer VSPM application Software from

http://www.kramerelectronics.com .

The Kramer VSPM requires the following:

•

Microsoft Windows XP, Vista 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit, Windows 7 64-bit

Microsoft .Net Framework version 4.0

To install the Control Software:

1. Double click the Setup.exe file.

The Welcome window appears:

Figure 2: Welcome Window

2. Click Next.

The Select Installation Folder window appears:

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Figure 3: Select Installation Folder Window

3. Click Browse to select the destination folder.

4. When finished, click Next.

The Confirm Installation window appears:

Figure 4: Confirm Installation

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5. Click Next. The Installation Progress window appears:

Figure 5: Installation Progress Window

Then the Installation Complete window appears:

Figure 6: Installation Complete Window

6. Click Close.

An icon appears on the desktop and a shortcut appears in the Start Menu

Programs folder in the Kramer sub-folder.

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Once the installation is complete, you can open the program:

Once the program is opened, the Kramer VSPM icon appears in the system tray

bar and the existing virtual ports are being defined:

The COM port icon will remain in the task bar (unless you right-click Exit),

indicating that the ports that you created are ready for use. You can click this icon

to open the main window (or right-click Open) for review or to make any changes.

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Using the Kramer VSPM

Open the application by right-clicking the Kramer VSPM icon. The Main window

opens:

Figure 7: Virtual Serial Port Manager Main Window

4.1

Setting Preferences

To set preferences click the Settings menu on the top left side of the main window

and select Preferences:

Figure 8: Selecting Preferences

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The Preferences window appears:

Figure 9: The Preferences Window

Check the desired boxes.

To generate Log files, check the appropriate box and click the

select the log folder. The Browse for Folder window appears:

button to

Figure 10: Selecting the Log Folder

Select the folder to which you want to send the Log file or create a new folder and

click OK.

Select the number of days for which you wish to keep the Log folder (from 1 day to

365 days).

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4.2

Adding a Virtual Serial Port

To add a virtual port:

1. Type the port name (up to seven characters) in the Label textbox (for

example, Mach A) and click the

button:

Figure 11: Adding a Label

2. Select the desired port to use (from the ports available between COM1 to

COM255):

Figure 12: Selecting the COM Port

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3. Type the Destination IP number and the destination port (for the Kramer

FC-10ETH in the example illustrated in Figure 1 ) in the appropriate text

boxes:

Figure 13: Adding the Destination IP and Port

You can check the Reconnect on connection lost box if you want the virtual

port to automatically reconnect to the destination port following a connection

loss.

4. Click the Add New button.

The new Virtual Port will be added to the Virtual Serial Port List:

Figure 14: Virtual Port COM5 Added to the Virtual Port List

The virtual serial port list shows if the port is currently connected, the

machine label and the COM port number.

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If the physical ports are connected, the virtual port will automatically be

connected. If not, the virtual port will appear disconnected. To connect

the port, you will either need to edit the COM port (see Section 4.3 ),

delete the port and recreate it, or exit Kramer VSPM and re-enter it.

5. In the same way, you can add additional virtual ports (for example, COM3):

Figure 15: Adding the COM 3 Port

6. Click Add New:

Figure 16: COM 5 and COM 3 in the Virtual Serial Port List

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4.3

Editing Port Details

To edit the COM port details, do the following:

1. Select the COM port you want to edit (for example, COM3).

Figure 17: Selecting a COM Port for Editing

If the machine application is running, you can only change the Label

name and check/uncheck the Reconnect on connection loss box. You

cannot edit the Port Number, Destination IP and Destination Port if the

virtual port is used by the machine application program.

2. Click the

details.

button to edit the selected COM port and change the COM3

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Figure 18: Editing the COM Port

3. Click the Replace button to accept changes or Cancel to return to the

previous settings.

4.4

Deleting / Resetting Ports

You can delete a COM port that is not in use or reset and delete all the ports in

case they fail to function.

To delete a COM port:

1. Select the COM port you want to delete (for example, COM 5):

Figure 19: Deleting a COM Port

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2. Click the

button to delete COM5.

To reset the ports (in case of virtual ports function failure):

1. Open the Settings menu and click Reset Ports.

The following message appears:

2. Click OK.

If you did not close the applications that use the virtual serial port, the

following message will appear:

If all applications are closed, all ports will be reset, and the main window is

cleared:

Figure 20: Reset Ports

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For the latest information on our products and a list of Kramer distributors,

visit 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: [email protected]

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