Novastar VIT_7×COM Card | Carte 7 Ports Série RS232 RS485 DMX512 Vunit

NovaStar VIT_7×COM — seven serial ports, DMX512 included

This card adds seven programmable serial ports to the Vunit 3000, in full-duplex. COM1 to COM6 are RS232 or RS485, COM7 is RS422 or RS485, all usable as input or output. Every RS485 port is DMX512 compatible.

Specifications

COM1 to COM6: RS232 / RS485, as input and output
COM7: RS422 / RS485, as input and output
Communication: full-duplex
DMX512: every RS485 port on the card is compatible
Modbus: RTU, ASCII and TCP
Chassis: extension card for the Vunit 3000

NovaStar VIT_7×COM — technical analysis

DMX512 compatibility on every RS485 port is what moves this card out of pure automation and into the performance domain. A museum, a scenographic space or an auditorium with DMX lighting can be driven from the same chassis as the screens and projection — one interface for the end user, one integrator for the client.

Modbus in three modes — RTU, ASCII and TCP — opens the other side: building management and automation. In practice the Vunit can read the state of a technical device and condition a scenario on it. Seven full-duplex ports also means driving seven independent serial subsystems without multiplexing.

• Museums and scenography — DMX512 lighting and image on the same chassis.
• Auditoriums and venues — unified lighting and projection control.
• Building automation — Modbus RTU, ASCII and TCP.
• Multi-device serial installations — seven independent subsystems.
• Long serial runs — RS422 on COM7.

• DMX512 on every RS485 port — drive stage lighting from the same chassis as the image.
• Full duplex — simultaneous two-way communication on all seven ports.
• Modbus in three modes — RTU, ASCII and TCP for building automation.
• COM7 in RS422 — the only port on the card offering it, useful on long runs.
• Extension card — requires a Vunit 3000 chassis with the main control card.