Crystal Vision REM1U User manual

Crystal Vision Ltd., Lion Technology Park, Station Road East, Whittlesford, Cambridge, CB22 4WL, England.
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REM1U
19” remote control panel

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Remote Control System REM1U/FP1-S/FP1-L/FP2-L
USERS MANUAL
REM1U.doc BF 14/10/02
Panel S/W 1.5.0 onwards
Revision 1
CONTENTS
Introduction 3
Control Panel 3
REM1U 3
FP1-S 3
FP1-L 3
FP2-L 3
Specification REM1U 4
Installation Information 5
Settings on plug-in cards 6
REM1U control cable 7
Link positions on Control Panel board 8
Software Upgrades on Control Panel board 9
Software Configuration of Control Panel Type 9
Operation Instructions 10
Getting Started 10
Selecting different plug-in cards 10
Power Supply / Fan warning message 11

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Remote Control System REM1U/FP1-S/FP1-L/FP2-L
USERS MANUAL
INTRODUCTION
The Crystal Vision Remote Control System provides selective control between a
control panel and a number of plug-in cards within a Crystal Vision 1U or 2U high
Frame. Parameters on each plug-in card can be easily be adjusted by use of a menu
structure system. An expandable system which allows up to a maximum of 24 plug-in
cards to be controlled by one Control Panel.
CONTROL PANEL
The control panel consists of
a. 20x2 vacuum fluorescent display (VFD)
b. 10 push buttons, 7 of these have an associated LED
c. 1 shaft incremental encoder with associated LED
The control panel is presented in the following number of different ways
1. REM1U a remote box (1U rack mount, 65mm deep ) powered by a mains
adapter. By mean of a RS 422 cable (up to 50 meters in length) the remote box
can control a number of plug-cards housed in 1U or 2U rack mount
Frames.*
2. FP1-S the Control Panel is attached to the front of the Crystal Vision desk
top box. The desk top box can house 2 plug-in cards and has a built-in power
supply. **
3. FP1-L the Control Panel is attached to the front of a Crystal Vision 1U
rack mount Frame which can house up to 6 plug-in cards. The Control Panel
controls the plug-in cards by means of internal wiring.**
4. FP2-L the Control Panel is attached to the front of a Crystal Vision 2U rack
mount Frame which can house up to 12 plug-in cards. The Control Panel
controls the plug-in cards by means of internal wiring.**
* applies to Frames built before and after November 1998.
** only applies to Frames built after November 1998.
ORDERING INFORMATION
REM1U 1U rack mount remote control box
(65mm deep) with mains adapter
FP1-S Control Panel option for desk top box
FP1-L Control Panel option for 1U rack mount
Frame
FP2-L Control Panel option for 2U rack mount
Frame

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SPECIFICATION REM1U
MECHANICAL
1U 19”rack mount ,65mmdeep, remote box with 5.6 volt dc input (0.3 A ).
Mains adapter POWER SUPPLY 90 to 264Volt AC, 6 watts.
Control Panel for controlling up to 24 plug-in cards housed in
19” 1U or 2U high Crystal Vision Frames.
DC power in
3 pin locking DIN
pin 1 +5.6V dc
pin2 0V
Remote A Control(15 way D-type socket)
RS422 multi-drop
19,200 baud, 8 bit no parity
Remote B Control(26 way high density D-type plug)
RS422
19,200 baud, 8 bit no parity
Connects to StatesmanHub box or direct to PC comm port ( via RS422/RS232
converter)
DC power in Remote B Remote A
REM 1U

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INSTALLATION INFORMATION
Settings on plug-in cards
All plug-in cards which communicate with the Control Panel must have their node
addresses set to different number from each other, in other words no two plug-in
cards should have the same node address. The node address is set by a 16 position hex
switch usually labelled node.
The plug-in cards must also be set to remote (not local ) position . This is usually set
by one of the poles on a piano switch near the front of each plug-in card.
1U and 2U Frame produced before November 1998 have a different wiring scheme. Is
information may be obtained from Crystal Vision should it be required.
1U and 2U Frame supplied after November 1998
Plug-in cards in these Frames are controlled by dedicated RS422 communication
signals. A 5way and 6way connector on the end of twisted wire looms are routed to
the front of these frames for connection to the Control Panel. These Frames can be
controlled by fitting FP1-L or FP2-L panels on to the front of the frames to the
aforementioned 5way and 6way connectors or the frame cards can be controlled by
connecting a remote Control Panel (which is fitted inside a Remote control unit
REM1U ) via the 26way D-type connector labelled REMOTE 2 on the rear of the
frame.
REM1U Latching 3-pin DIN socket for power input.
Pin Function Comment
1 +5.6V DC Drop down to +5V on CPU
2Gnd
3 No connect

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REM1U Contro1 Cable for RS422 control of 1U or 2U frames
which use the Remote 2 connector for control. This only applies to
frames which where manufactured after November 1998 and have
the necessary additional wiring to Remote 2 connector.
15 way D plug for Remote A on
REM1U unit
26 way D socket for REMOTE 2 of 1U/2U
Frame. All 12 Card positions on 2U frame and
all 6 positions on 1U frame
Pin Function Comment Pin Function Comment
1 TX- 16 RX- Connects to 64way
DIN41612 pin B2 on
all cards
2 TX+ 7 RX+ Connects to 64way
DIN41612 pin B1 on
all cards
3 RX+ 17 TX+ Connects to 64way
DIN41612 pin A1 on
all cards
4 RX- 25 TX- Connects to 64way
DIN41612 pin A2 on
all cards
6N/C
7N/C
8 GND 6 GND
9-15 N/C
Note TX on one end of cable connects to the RX on the other end of the cable
The cable is 4 individual screened cores.
REM1U Contro1 Cable for RS422 control from PC with ‘Statesman’
software installed on the PC.
9way D-type plug . Connects onto
RS422/RS232 converter which intern
connects onto comm1 or comm2 of the
PC
26way D-type high density socket
Connects onto Remote B on REM1U unit
Pin 3 TX+ Pin 18
Pin 8 TX- Pin 26
Pin 7 RX+ Pin 9
Pin 2 RX- Pin 8
Pin 4 ( Gnd) Pin 6 (Gnd)

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Note suitable RS422 to RS232 converter can be supplied by Crystal Vision Ltd or by
B & B electronics ( model number 422PP9R )
Note the Rem1U must have the correct EPROM fitted ( V1.5.0 or higher )to allow it
to communicate with a PC running ‘Statesman’ software.
Link Positions on control panel board
J2 3 way link towards EPROM sense TWO power supplies
(using PL3 and PL4)
away from EPROM sense ONE power supply(using
PL3)
J1 3 way link towards EPROM always in this position
J3 3 way link away from EPROM always in this position
J4 3 way link away from diode D1 always in this position
HEX switch sw1 0 to 9 and A to F This is the address of the Contro1
Panel 1 to 16 . Normally set this
switch to position 0. If there are
several control panels connected
together (via StatesmanHub
system) to a PC then each
Control panel is set to a different
address,
Software Upgrades on control panel board
The software for the remote control unit is contained in a single 27C512 EPROM U2.
To change this switch off the power and remove or drop down the front panel by
undoing the two thumb screws. The EPROM can now be accessed and removed
from its holder. It is important that the replacement EPROM is placed the correct way
round (note the position of pin 1 ).

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SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION OF CONTROL PANEL
TYPE
On power up the Control Panel hold down the DEVICE key.
The following message may be seen on the display.
Front Panel Type
REM1U
Adjusting the shaft on the front panel allows the selection of the Front Panel Type.
Front Panel fitted on Selection
FR2AV frame front or
FR1AV frame front
Other
Rem1U or Rem1US REM1U
Desk Top Box Desktop box
After selection has been made press the ‘ENTER’ button. This selected Front Panel
Type is now stored in the non-volatile memory on the front panel.
The display will now show ‘Serial Num Byte’ ignore this and press the ‘ENTER’
three more times.
The display will now show ’Reset pass word to all spaces’ and the words ‘Yes’ and
‘No’. Press the button labelled F3 to select ‘Yes’. ( This will clear any pass word
numbers/letters which may have been previously stored and used to lock-out the use
of the buttons on the front of the Control Panel ).
The unit will now reset showing the words ‘Crystal Vision’ followed by other start up
messages.
Note if the selection ‘Other’ is made for the Rem1U unit or the Desktop box unit then
this could result in the display flashing the following message every few seconds.
Warning Power Supply
or Fan Problem
The Rem1U unit or the Desktop box does not have any plug-in power supplies so this
message does not apply .
To stop this message being shown, ensure that the correct selection is made for Front
Panel Type.

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OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
Getting Started
Ensure the system is correctly installed.
On power up the Control Panel will display the following
a. The words ‘Crystal Vision’ and all the 8 LEDs will light up
b. The software version number
c. The words ‘Control Panel’ then all 8 LEDs will unlight
d. The following message is then seen ( software version 1.5.0 or higher )
Statesman Mode
Press Cal to Exit
Press the Cal button on the front of the Control panel
After a few seconds the following message will be seen
Available Cards 1
xxxxx Node xx
On the bottom line of the display is the plug-in card Type and its Node
number. This assumes a card is fitted in one of the slots in the frame and is
able to talk to the control panel.
Pressing Enter button will usually select the main menu page of that card
such as
ADC104F v3.00 Node00
Horiz Pos Other
If there are no plug-in cards in the Frame, the message
No cards present
Please press device
will appear.
If there are plug-in cards in the Frame and communication is unsuccessful
The message
No cards present
Please press device
will still appear. In this case recheck the Installation information. If necessary
remove all cards in the Frame except for one which the Control Panel should
communicating with. Press the Device key- the display should now show
Available Cards 1
xxxxx Node xx
On the bottom line of the display is the plug-in card Type and its Node
number.

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Now plug the remaining plug-in cards(with communication software EPROM
fitted ) one by one into the Frame and allow several seconds between
plugging in each card, observe that the ‘ Available Cards’ number increases
by one each time. This procedure may lead to identifying where the problem
is.
Selecting different plug-in cards
At any time pressing the DEVICE key will change the Control Panel to the mode for
displaying a list of Available Cards in the system.
In the top right hand side of the display a number is shown for the total number of
plug-in Cards in the system (which have the necessary software to communicate with
the Control Panel).
On the bottom line of the display is the plug-in card Type and its Node number.
To access details on any other plug-in cards turn the shaft on the front of the unit. If
the number of Available Cards is greater than 1 the display will change showing the
other plug-in card details.
To exit the Available Cards mode press the ENTER key. The Control Panel will now
‘lock on’ and communicate with the plug-in card at the node number last displayed in
the Available Cards list.
Note The Control Panel scans, every few seconds, all the plug-in card node
addresses to keep the Available Cards list up to date.
Power Supply / Fan warning message
When the Control Panel is attached to the front of a Frame ( see FP1-L and FP2-L )
it is possible for a message
Warning Power Supply
or Fan Problem
to be flashed on the display for 2 seconds after an interval of 20 seconds. This can
occur if the temperature of the power supply is too hot or the negative voltage rail (-5
volt) on one of the two plug-in Power Supply units is incorrect( it is incorrect if the -5
volt rail change to a value between 0 volt and –3.5 volt). The red LED on the front of
one ( or both ) of the PSU labelled ‘FAIL’ will also be lit up. See also Software
Configuration of Control Panel Type in the section above.
Revision 1. 20/12/04. Wiring information for frames prior to Nov 1998 removed.