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B&K Reference 50 RS232 control, help!

2Fast2Fast Posts: 90
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Hello,

I coudn't control this device :(

Cable used:http://www.bkcomp.com/fileadmin/content/bk_support/Protocol/BK_RJ45.pdf

The protocol used likes easy and I found this thread http://www.amxforums.com/showthread.php?t=419&highlight=B%26K

I changed the baud rate some times and nothing ..

Any ideas?

Thanks!

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    Spire_JeffSpire_Jeff Posts: 1,917
    Have you tried connecting your computer to the B&K to verify the cable is working? I have had problems caused by a cable that was shorting a couple of unused pins.

    Jeff
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    viningvining Posts: 4,368
    I haven't work with the REF 50 yet although I will be shortly but with the B&K CT-600 series distributed audio systems you have to go through the front panel set up for it to accept RS-232 commands, to reply to RS-232 commands and/or to echo commands sent via RS-232 otherwise its a dead port.
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    ImpaqtImpaqt Posts: 155
    Check your adaptor!

    The B&K Rs-232 RJ45 is a pretty poor design IMO... "Unusued" pins seem to be connected to Undocumented places and if they are shorted things go wacko.

    I used to have a tendacy to just tape off the unused pins onthe RJ45 to DB9 adapors I make... Now, I snip them at uneven lengths and tape them off so aboid this issue.

    Use ONLY 2,3,5 as well.
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    2Fast2Fast Posts: 90
    Right. I don't know when I'll back because the system is working ... so I'll remember that in other project!

    Thank you all! :)
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