User manual

Chapter 3: Installation
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3.2.11 Receiver serial connection
The Options port on the rear panel of every Wizard DP Extender unit operates as a serial connection that can either:
• Beusedtoupdatethefirmwareoftheunit(seePerforming an upgrade for details), or
• ProvideanRS232 serial connection that is passed between the transmitter and receiver.
Whenever the Wizard DP Extender units are not in upgrade mode, they are ready to transfer serial data between them at rates up
to 115200 baud. When serial devices are attached to the Options ports on the transmitter and receiver, the units transparently
convey the signals between them - no serial configuration is required.
3.2.11.1 To connect serial devices
1 Use a serial cable to link the Options port on the rear panel of the receiver unit with the serial device.
From the serial device