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Connections

picture of the rear board connections

SimplTrack3 Connection List

  1. Micro SD Card Slot
  2. HDMI Out
  3. USB 3.0
  4. 3.5mm Line Input
  5. 3G-SDI
  6. LAN
  7. RS-232 In/Out
  8. DC-12V Power Connection

Serial Connection Guide

Serial refers to the RS-232 connections from the camera to a joystick controller using the same connection.

RS-232 Overview

This uses an 8 Pin Mini-Din connector.

No.Function
1.DTR
2.DSR
3.TXD
4.GND
5.RXD
6.GND
7.IR Out
8.NC

Initial Connection

CameraWindows DB-9Connection Direction
1. DTRCDCamera DTR to Windows DTR & CD to none
2. DSRRXDWindows TDX to Camera DSR
3. TXDTXDCamera TDX to Windows RXD
4. GNDDTRCamera GND to Windows GND
5. RXDGNDTwo way from Camera RXD to Windows TDX
6. UnusedDSRNone
7. UnusedUnusedNone
8. UnusedUnusedNone
9. UnusedUnusedNone

Daisy Chain Control Connection

CameraMini DINConnection Direction
1. DTRDTRCamera DTR to Windows DSR & CD to none
2. DSRDSRWindows DTR to Camera DSR
3. TXDTXDCamera TDX to Windows RXD
4. GNDGNDTwo way from Camera GND to Windows GND
5. RXDRXDWindows TDX to Camera RXD
6. UnusedUnusedNone
7. UnusedUnusedNone
8. UnusedUnusedNone

RS-232 Parameters

  • Baud Rate: 2400, 4800, 9600 or 38400 bps
  • Start Bit: 1 bit
  • Data Bit: 8 bits
  • Stop Bit: 1 bit
  • Parity Bit: None