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Addenda Electronics' Tech Support includes installation instructions and frequently asked questions regarding Addenda Electronics products.
The Ins and Outs of Addenda's Adapters |
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Adapter |
Input |
Input |
Output |
Output |
Switch |
Contact Closure |
LANC |
LANC |
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RS232 |
"Sony Serial" |
LANC |
LANC |
|
RS422 |
"Sony Serial" |
LANC |
LANC |
|
RS232 |
Proprietary |
Control-S |
Control-S |
|
RS422 |
"Sony Serial" |
RS232 |
DSR20 |
|
RS422 |
"Sony Serial" |
RS232 |
UVW 1200/1400 |
|
RS232 |
"Sony Serial" |
RS422 |
"Sony Serial" |
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| Chart Notes: | |
| LANC and Control-L are synonomous. | |
| RS422 is typical of Macintosh serial ports. | |
| RS232 is typical of PC/Windows serial ports. | |
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The "Sony Serial" is the video industry-standard deck-control protocol. It is also known variously as the "P2", "RS422", and "9-pin" protocol. |
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Installation instructions:
RS-4/U Interface Adapter
RS-4/D Interface Adapter
RS-4/L Interface Adapter
RS-2/3 Interface
Adapter
RS-2/4 Interface
Adapter
RS-2/8 Interface Adapter
RS-2/9 Interface Adapter
RS-2/9 Interface Adapter (for AJA Io systems)
RS-2/L Interface Adapter
RS-1/LX Interface Adapter
RS-1/LY Interface Adapter
RS-G/2 Interface Adapter
RS-G/4 Interface Adapter
RS-2/S Interface Adapter
Control-S Machine Addressing
Control-S Button Codes
Serial Interface Protocol
Specification Sheets:
Control-L Connector Information
Pinout Sheet for all RS-232 to RS-422 Addenda
Products
How to make an RS-232 to RS-422 cable
Informative Links:
These pages have
good write-ups of the 9pin/RS422 protocol:
http://www.sssm.com
http://www.thewell.com/user/rld/vidpage/s9pin.html
http://www.drastictech.com/protocol.html#transport_control
This is the
Homepage of VueTech, a manufacturer of VTR controllers:
http://www.vuetech.com
Remote camera
control via networks:
http://www.videobotics.com
An excellent site
describing the ins and outs of LANC protocol:
http://home.t-online.de/home/mb.koenig/lanc.htm
The homepage of
Broadware, makers of "InCite" tape loggers:
http://www.broadware.nl
The homepage of
Ebside, makers of "LogThis" tape loggers:
http://www.ebside.com
The homepage of
Birns & Sawyer, makers of "coolZoom", an equivalent
of Addenda's RS-1/LY:
http://www.birnsandsawyer.com
The homepage of
FOCUS Enhancements, partners with Addenda Electronics on the
Videonics production equipment line:
http://www.FOCUSinfo.com
The homepage of
"Cutter", a virtual Sony RM-450 cuts-only editor for
Macintosh users:
http://www.mcqpro.com
The webpage of the
British Museum, home of the real
Rosetta Stone:
http://www.britishmuseum.co.uk
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