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eBOX is a 10/100BASE-T (Ethernet) to Quad RS-232/422 (9-Pin) and GPI hard- ware interface. It acts as a portal for controlling devices across your facility or across the world.
It eliminates information bottlenecks and overcomes distance limitations typically inherent to serial communication.
It simplifies long distance cabling by using IP addressable, point-to-point architecture to send control messages over existing 10/100 BASE-T wiring.
eBOX features four serial connectors, activity LED’s, 24 GPI Inputs and 24 GPI Outputs as a standard feature (General Purpose Interface - facilitates switch closure control).
It’s ideal for LAN, WAN and Internet control of VTRs, DDRs, switchers, computer based editing systems, cameras, projectors and other devices that use RS-232/422 (9- Pin) and GPI.
Commands from a host NLE, Browser or RS-422 switcher/controller are directed to individual devices on the network.
This allows broadcast or networked facilities to control distanced machine rooms from a facility’s central server.
eBOX is ideal for broadcast television, streaming media networks, multi-room editing facilities, news production or in any audio/video/multimedia studio where remote hosts need to control devices over long distances or via the Web.
Host to eBOX, eBOX to host and eBOX to eBOX communication is possible. An unlimited number of units can be addressed.
JLCooper’s SDK provides comprehensive tools for software developers to link Visual Basic, C++, HTML or embedded devices for direct control of any device connected to any eBOX.
eBox converts 4 serial ports and 24 GPI (General Purpose Interface) inputs and 24 GPI outputs to 100/10baseT Ethernet.
The serial ports can be configured in the field to appear as EIA/TIA RS- 232E and CCITT V.28 or as EIA/TIA RS-422A, RS-423 and Federal Stan- dards 1020 & 1030 ports. Additionally, the port direction can independently be configured as DTE or DCE.
eBox communicates over standard TCP/IP which allows it to be used with any host computer. With TCP/IP, traffic can be routed over internal LANs, wireless LANs, MANs, WANs and even over the Internet.
Configuration is accomplished through a web page server built into the eBox. Items such as port speed, parity, IP address, remote IP address and TCP port are set using a standard web browser. Settings are stored in nonvolatile memory.
Typically, the eBox functions as a server, passively waiting for client devices to connect to it. The device can be a computer or another eBox configured as a client. When the eBox is configured as a client, it will actively attempt to connect to the server eBox. Once accomplished, eBox will then pass data received in the serial or GPI ports to the remote eBox. If there is no data received, eBox will not send any TCP packets.
See Adobe Acrobat pdf datasheet (left) for more information.
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