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SERIAL DEVICE SUPPORT
ULTRAMATRIX E-SERIES MANUAL
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Serial device support
The serial feature is available on the multi-platform models only with an
OSD (on-screen-display) chips revision of O4.2 or greater, firmware
program MXP21C or greater and kernel MXK20 or greater. If the
firmware, kernel, or chips are not the correct revision, they must be
updated. The chips can be upgraded by purchasing an upgrade kit,
part number ICK-O51 (includes chips ICE-89C51/O51 and ICE-
1441/A21. All CPU cards in a unit must be upgraded. The firmware
and kernel updates are free from our web site at www.rose.com
(technical support section).
The serial feature allows you to connect a KVM station to a serial
device such as the serial port on a Unix or Sun computer, a
communication device, or any device with a serial port. The serial
device is connected to the DB25F CPU port on the UltraMatrix with a
serial cable (See Appendix C for serial cable part numbers). Any CPU
port can be configured to be a serial port. When you switch to that port,
you are connected to the serial device and can access it as you
normally would.
To configure a CPU port for a serial application, call up the main menu
([Ctrl] – F12), and then select computer and press [Enter]. From the
configure computer menu, use the up/down arrow keys to select the
desired computer to configure for serial, then use the left arrow key and
select the keyboard field for the selected computer and press [Enter].
A selection box will display listing the supported choices. Use the
up/down arrow keys and select the serial baud rate to configure the
CPU port for and press [Enter]. Save the changes to flash memory.
Once saved, that CPU port is configured for serial support.
(See Figure 22)