Note
With the exception of the ALIF100T, the Infinity transmitters (TX) and receivers (RX) have a serial port. Both the TX and RX serial ports operate as DTE (Data terminal equipment) rather than as DCE (Data Communication Equipment), which means that it is the end serial device. Therefore, the pinout of the cable used with Infinity and the connected devices is important.
Pin Out
The table shows the RS2323 pinout of a DB9 Male DTE connector and which signals are supported by Infinity.
| Pin | Signal Name | Signal | Supported | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCD (Data Carrier Detect) | Input | ✘ | |
| 2 | RD (Receive Data) | Input | ✔ | |
| 3 | TD (Transmit Data) | Output | ✔ | |
| 4 | DTR (DTE Ready) | Output | ✘ | |
| 5 | SG (Signal Ground) | Ground | ✔ | |
| 6 | DSR (DCE Ready) | Input | ✘ | |
| 7 | RTS (Ready To Send) | Output | ✘ | |
| 8 | CTS (Clear To Send) | Input | ✘ | |
| 9 | RI (Ring Intdicator) | Input | ✘ |
Cabling
Host computers typically operate as DTE. The table shows the type of cable required to connect from one device to another.
| From | To | Cable Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host (PC) | ALIF TX | Cross over (Null modem) | |
| ALIF RX | DCE | Straight through | |
| ALIF RX | DTE | Cross over (Null modem) | |
| Host (PC) | DCE | Cross over (Null modem) | |
| Host (PC) | DTE | Straight through | |
| DTE | ALIF TX | Cross over (Null modem) |
Configuration
For the serial connection to operate, you must specify the communication settings on the Infinity transmitter, for example, Baud Rate (Speed), Parity, Data Bits & Stop Bits This will depend on your setup, for example, if you using a pair of units connected point to point or whether you are using an AIM Manager.
Point to Point
You will need to directly access the Transmitters web interface.
- Navigate to the Unit Configuration page.
- Scroll down to the serial port settings as shown on the screenshot below.
- You may need to enable the Serial port settings on both the transmitter and receiver.
- Once you have configured the settings to match your serial device, press the Update Now button below.
AIM Manager
There are two ways that the communication settings can be applied to a transmitter, 1) Globally or 2) on an individual unit.
To configure the settings on an individual unit:-
- Login to the AIM's web interface.
- Click on the Transmitters tab
- Find the Transmitter which requires the serial connection.
- Click on the Configure Transmitter icon.
- Scroll down to serial port settings as shown on the screenshot below.
- Once you have configured the settings to match your serial device, press the Save button below.
- To use the serial port, make sure that the serial port is included in your Channel configuration.