PeterM1 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 What options does C4 provide for controlling 10+ serial devices? Are there any USB serial drivers for the HTC for Edgeports etc.?thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbutter Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 C4 Composer has drivers for B&B Electronics ESP902 and ESP904. A two or four port serial server that connects to your network by ethernet cable. http://www.bb-elec.com/product_family.asp?familyid=2For 10 RS232 ports buy two ESP904s and one ESP902 and connect them to your router. Add the drivers in Composer and bind the RS232 port to your equipment in the software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Also, don't forget that you need to MANUALLY setup the serial ports on the ESP902/4 or Global Cache' units, since Director doesn't set the serial settings on those ports. You can find what you need to set them to inside the .c4i files for the devices, in the <serialsettings> section.Baud Rate, Stop bits, Parity, etc. all need to get set properly or the driver can't communicate.Good Luck with that, and what do you have on those 10 serial ports?RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterM1 Posted December 29, 2007 Author Share Posted December 29, 2007 Also, don't forget that you need to MANUALLY setup the serial ports on the ESP902/4 or Global Cache' units, since Director doesn't set the serial settings on those ports. You can find what you need to set them to inside the .c4i files for the devices, in the <serialsettings> section.Baud Rate, Stop bits, Parity, etc. all need to get set properly or the driver can't communicate.Good Luck with that, and what do you have on those 10 serial ports?RyanEthanks for the note, just doing research on feasibility at this point. 3 Yamahas, 2 Pioneer plasmas, CAV, 777, projector, screen (can go to a relay), Elk, Compose PLC firewall, XM and I'm sure I've left something off :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danlevine Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Definitely use the BB Electronics units... they work awesome, we use them all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falguy Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I also have a need to support multiple serial ports at a head end rack location.What would be terrific is for the HC300/500 to support USB to Serial expanders such as this product from USB gear. USB to 16 port serial expander for a little over $400.http://www.usbgear.com/computer_cable_details.cfm?sku=USB-16COM-RM&cats=199&catid=493%2C494%2C474%2C199%2C461%2C106%2C1009%2C601According to the website, no driver is required when this is connected to a linux server.There are many other port options as well, such as 2, 4, 8, etc.This would be incredibly convenient when the installation requires just one or two (or 16) extra serial ports.The USB to Serial convertors also eliminate the need to configure the device separately (such as with Global cache and B&B ethernet to serial devices. Its also a lot less expensive (~ $25 per port versus $100 per port) than ethernet to serial convertors. Would C4 please consider this feature?Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akg4y Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Does anyone know if there are any new options for using a single HC-300 to control more RS232 devices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoGo Delicious Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 thanks for the note, just doing research on feasibility at this point. 3 Yamahas, 2 Pioneer plasmas, CAV, 777, projector, screen (can go to a relay), Elk, Compose PLC firewall, XM and I'm sure I've left something off :-)You may also want to see if any of the gear you are looking at above can be controlled via Ethernet. Alot of new gear, stuff that came out in 2008 and later, can be controlled either RS232 or Ethernet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Your options are still to either add:1) Additional Control4 Controllers2) Global Cache' serial extender units3) B&B Electronics serial extender unitsRyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoGo Delicious Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Your options are still to either add:1) Additional Control4 Controllers2) Global Cache' serial extender units3) B&B Electronics serial extender unitsRyanEIf he can control any of the gear he lists above via Ethernet he wont need any of the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 True, I was just answering the question he asked.RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akg4y Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Would using a serial to USB cable connected to a USB to 4 port serial hub work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danlevine Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 i wouldn't hold your breath or even bother waiting for a usb to serial solution with c4. just use one of the ip to rs232 devices and you will be good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 No, a USB-Serial converter will *not* work plugged into a controller.There is no way for you to install a driver for the chipset in the USB-Serial adapter, and there is no way for you to configure dtserver (which monitors serial ports and various other hardware) to recognize and monitor the additional serial port.RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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