Kramer Electronics, Ltd. USER MANUAL Model: PL-8 Low Voltage Relay Controller

Firmware Upgrade 7 6 Firmware Upgrade The PL-8 firmware is located in FLASH memory, which lets you upgrade to the latest Kramer firmware version in

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Firmware Upgrade 8 Figure 6: Splash Screen 2. After a few seconds, the Splash screen is replaced by the “Atmel

Firmware Upgrade 9 Figure 8: Device Selection Window 4. Click the button next to the name of the device and select from the list: AT89C51RD2: AT8

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Firmware Upgrade 10 Figure 10: Loading the Hex 6. The Open File window opens. Select the correct HEX file that

Firmware Upgrade 11 8. Click Connect. In the “Atmel – Flip” window, in the Operations Flow column, the Run button is active, and the name of the ch

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Kramer Protocol15F 12 Figure 13: Atmel – Flip Window (Operation Completed) 10. Close the “Atmel – Flip” window.

Kramer Protocol 13 Table 4: Protocol Definitions MSB LSB DESTI- NATION INSTRUCTION 0 D N5 N4 N3 N2 N1 N0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1st byte I

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Kramer Protocol 14 INSTRUCTION DEFINITION FOR SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION NOTE # DESCRIPTION INPUT OUTPUT 61 IDENT

Kramer Protocol 15 7.2 PL-8 Commands in Protocol 3000 This RS-232/RS-485 communication protocol1 7.2.4 lets you control the machine from any standar

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Kramer Protocol 16 Note: * Command required Admin login. * New ID will done only after device resetting * Connec

Contents i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Started 1 2.1 Quick Start 2 3 Overview 2 4 Your PL-8 Low Voltage Relay Controller 3 5 Conf

Kramer Protocol 17 7.3.2 Command Terms Command A sequence of ASCII letters ('A'-'Z', 'a'-'z' and '-&a

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Technical Specifications 18 7.3.4 Command Forms Some commands have short name syntax in addition to long name sy

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KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Contents ii Figure 11: RS-232 Window 10Figure 12: Atmel – Flip Window (Connected) 11Figure 13: Atmel – Flip

Introduction 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been providing a world of unique, creative, and aff

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Overview 2 2.1 Quick Start This Quick start chart summarizes the basic setup and operation steps: 3 Overview Th

Your PL-8 Low Voltage Relay Controller 3 • Can be controlled by Kramer SummitView™ control units such as the SV-551, RC-62 and RC-63 • Can be upgr

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your PL-8 Low Voltage Relay Controller 4 Table 1: PL-8 Low Voltage Relay Controller Features # Feature Function

Configuring the PL-8 Low Voltage Relay Controller 5 5 Configuring the PL-8 Low Voltage Relay Controller To connect the PL-8, as illustrated in the

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Configuring the PL-8 Low Voltage Relay Controller 6 5.1 The K-NET PINOUT Figure 4 defines the K-NET™ PINOUT: Room