Kramer N: 2900-300125 Rev 2 - Manuals

Page 2 - Kramer VSPM – Contents; Contents; Introduction; Figures

Kramer VSPM – Contents i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Overview 2 3 Kramer VSPM Software Installation 3 4 Using the Kramer VSPM 7 4.1 Setting Preferences 7 4.2 Adding a Virtual Serial Port 9 4.3 Editing Port Details 12 4.4 Deleting / Resetting Ports 13 Figures Figure 1: Virtual Port Setup Example 2 Fi...

Page 3 - Kramer VSPM - Introduction; Congratulations on purchasing your; Kramer VSPM; , which is ideal for setting up

Kramer VSPM - Introduction 1 1 1 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 ba...

Page 4 - Kramer VSPM - Overview; Overview; Figure 1

2 Kramer VSPM - Overview 2 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 contro...

Page 5 - Kramer VSPM - Kramer VSPM Software Installation; Kramer VSPM Software Installation; The; Kramer; Welcome; Next

Kramer VSPM - Kramer VSPM Software Installation 3 3 3 Kramer VSPM Software Installation To install the software: Download the Kramer VSPM application Software from

Page 6 - Browse

4 Kramer VSPM - Kramer VSPM Software Installation 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

Page 7 - . The Installation Progress window appears:; Then the; An icon appears on the desktop and a shortcut appears in the

Kramer VSPM - Kramer VSPM Software Installation 5 5 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 ap...

Page 8 - Once the installation is complete, you can open the program:; icon appears in the system tray

6 Kramer VSPM - Kramer VSPM Software Installation 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 r...

Page 9 - Kramer VSPM - Using the Kramer VSPM; Using the Kramer VSPM; Open the application by right-clicking the; icon. The Main window; Setting Preferences

Kramer VSPM - Using the Kramer VSPM 7 7 4 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 wi...

Page 10 - To generate Log files, check the appropriate box and click the

8 Kramer VSPM - Using the Kramer VSPM The Preferences window appears: Figure 9: The Preferences Window Check the desired boxes. To generate Log files, check the appropriate box and click the button to select the log folder. The Browse for Folder window appears: Figure 10: Selecting the Log Folder Se...

Page 11 - Adding a Virtual Serial Port; To add a virtual port:

Kramer VSPM - Using the Kramer VSPM 9 9 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 betwee...

Page 12 - in the example illustrated in; The new Virtual Port will be added to the Virtual Serial Port List:

10 Kramer VSPM - Using the Kramer VSPM 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 w...

Page 13 - delete the port and recreate it, or exit Kramer VSPM and re-enter it.

Kramer VSPM - Using the Kramer VSPM 11 11 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 5. In the same way, you can add addition...

Page 14 - Editing Port Details; To edit the COM port details, do the following:; button to edit the selected COM port and change the COM3

12 Kramer VSPM - Using the Kramer VSPM 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...

Page 15 - Deleting / Resetting Ports; To delete a COM port:

Kramer VSPM - Using the Kramer VSPM 13 13 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 fun...

Page 16 - button to delete COM5.

14 Kramer VSPM - Using the Kramer VSPM 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 po...