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12 ©Copyright 2006 Cirrus Logic, Inc. DS651PM25
CobraNet Programmer’s Reference
Control Communications
2. Control Communications
2.1 Serial Bridge
Asynchronous serial data may be bridged across the network using the serial bridge
hardware and software. The CobraNet interface has a two wire logic-level asynchronous
interface. Characters received on the interface are buffered and placed in the payload of a
special serial bridge Ethernet packet. The packet is then transmitted onto the network
with unicast or multicast addressing as configured. It is received at the destination
CobraNet interface where the data in the packet is re-serialized and presented on the
serial interface. Many standard asynchronous serial formats are supported. With proper
physical interface circuitry, this port can be made to support RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485
standards. Multi-drop two-wire interfaces are also supported.
The bridging feature can be useful in a CobraNet product as either an internal or external
control interface. Used externally, the appropriate transceiver, such as an RS-232 driver
chip, is connected to the logic-level pins and in turn connected to a standard connector,
such as a DB-9 or DB-25, on the back panel. This allows control of external serial
interfaced devices remotely over Ethernet.
Figure 2. Serial Bridging, External Application
Internal application of the serial bridge allows serial communications over the network
between host processors which are incorporated into CobraNet devices. Using this
communication scheme reduces engineering effort in integrating CobraNet into audio
products that already accomplish control communications via serial link.
CobraNet
Interface
Ethernet
Network
CobraNet
Interface
RS-485
Multi-drop
etwor
RS-232
Connection
Ethernet
Network
CobraNet
Interface
Micro-
controller
CobraNet
Interface
Micro-
controller
Figure 3. Serial Bridging, Internal Application
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