Theatermeister Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Hello I have a question for people who know the Strand MX console . Can I connect a monitor or I need a PC ? Is there an adapter from D - sub 25 pin to VGA ?. Is it possible to solder an adapter ? Best Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Pearce Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 From memory, it is a serial port that requires either a serial text console monitor, or hooking up to a computer that can display a terminal window listening to the serial port. I recall doing the latter at sixth form some years back, though we did also have a working serial console monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 If you mean a 1990's vintage MX, it doesn't have a monitor port. The d-sub is for a serial printer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkyweb Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 You had to connect the MX to a computer using a piece of software called MX Term. I do remember doing this a few years ago but it did not give you that much more in detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Allen Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 This would make an interesting project for a student to tackle, if you have contact with an educational institution. A Raspberry Pi has serial inputs and HDMI output, so you need a HDMI to VGA adaptor if you want to use a VGA monitor. It could be expanded to show scenes. On the LSC Forums there is a topic maxim viewer where a user wrote a program to read the show data and format it for display, so there would be ways to show your MX data, if you can find a keen student. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryson Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 See pages 97-104 here: http://www.theatrecrafts.com/archive/documents/mx_operational_manual.pdf Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkyweb Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 See pages 97-104 here: http://www.theatrecrafts.com/archive/documents/mx_operational_manual.pdf Good luck! Ah yes I remember this now. If I remember correctly, the supplement first came out as a few pieces of paper stapled together. I think the hardest thing will be to try and find the software. From a nostalgic point of view let us know how you get on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Ah - I hadn't seen the channel output option before. It ought to work with any standard ANSI terminal emulation software on a PC or Mac or indeed with a real terminal, shouldn't it? So you shouldn't need to find the specific MXTerm application, just an ANSI emulator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrV Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I've got the software on an old PC. Just have to remember which one and boot it up! Will have a look later on if it doesn't turn up on here in the meantime. However, I seem to remember that MXTERM is just a simplified VT100 terminal emulator, using the same cursor addressing protocol, and you might find something elsewhere that will do the job. Hyperterm used to do VT100 mode. Dave Think we crossed there Alister. Yes, ANSI is a more accurate definition than VT100. I cut my teeth on PDP11s! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Hyperterm isn't part of Win 7 and later, although you could copy it from a set of XP disks. Alternatively, Putty or TeraTerm might be workable, or other terminal software on other OS's. A very modern PC might not have a serial port, of course, so a USB adapter will be required. OT: I have a genuine DEC terminal in my basement. Next to the MicroVax. I've lost the cable to connect them, though, so will need to make one up. RJ11 to DB9 I think. EDIT Actually, MMJ, not RJ11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazeja Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 The MX will not output on any A version software. It needs to be version B or latter.K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theatermeister Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 If this adapter also work ? http://www.pollin.de/shop/dt/MDA5OTgxOTk-/Bausaetze_Module/Bausaetze/RS232_BAS_Bausatz.html I want to get only an image signal from the MX console . it does not matter whether VGA or HDMI or composite . Many thanks for the many repliesBest Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 The terminal display from the MX will be 80x25 with embedded ANSI control codes - it's unlikely that adapter would be able to make sense of it, and it doesn't appear to have enough character resolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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