Service manual

54 Encore — Installation and Service Manual
Section 2 — Installation
redundant RS-232 connections use ports 1, 2, 3, or 4 on the optional SIO ISA
mezzanine. See
Figure 28 for a cabling example using PC-compatibles.
Figure 28. COM 1 RS-232 Cabling
Ports 1 to 4 come from the factory with RS-232 as the default. See Serial Inter-
face (SIO) Mezzanine on page 37 for information on port settings. Use the
pinouts in Table 11 on page 65.
Serial Cabling RS-422/485
Two different sets of pinouts have been used on the serial RJ-45 connectors
on the Encore Control frame backplane. The early model Encore Control
frame (part number 6100884xx) port is non-conforming. Later model
Encore Control frame (part number 6101000xx port is conforming.
Note The Serial Interface Y Cable Option contains 8 cables that can be used with
the early model frame part number 6100884xx. These cables part number
174821600 are custom crossover cables. See Grass Valley Customer Service
for information on ordering these cables.
Encore Control Frame Identification
It is important to use the correct cabling for the Encore Control frame. A
label inside the front of the frame identifies the part number of the frame
(
Figure 29).
Encore System
Controller Frame
9-Pin D Male
(Com Port on
PC-compatible)
RJ45
Male
RJ-45
Male
RJ-45
Male
RJ-45 Female to
9-Pin D Female
Adaptor
RJ-45 Female to
9-Pin D Female
Adaptor
9-Pin D Male
(Com Port on
PC-compatible)
8103_04_65
Cat 5 Cable
(100 m, or 328 ft)
Cat 5 Cable
(100 m, or 328 ft)