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Contents Contents 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.9.1 1.9.2 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 4 4.1 4.1.1 4.1.2 5 5.1 5.1.1 5.1.2 5.1.3 5.2 5.2.1 5.3 6 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.7.1 6.7.2 6.8 6.8.1 6.8.2 6.8.3 6.9 6.9.1 6.10 6.11 6.11.1 6.11.
Contents 6.11.3 6.11.4 6.11.5 6.11.6 6.11.7 6.11.8 6.11.9 6.11.10 6.11.11 6.11.12 7 8 9 9.1 9.1.1 9.1.2 9.1.3 9.1.4 9.2 9.2.1 9.2.2 10 10.1 10.1.1 10.1.2 10.1.3 10.2 10.2.1 10.3 11 12 12.1 12.
Contents Figure 22: Setting the LCD and Button Label Names Figure 23: Final Appearance of the “DVD Control” Virtual Device Front Panel in K-Config Figure 24: The RC-4 Remote Controller Figure 25: The Port Manager Figure 26: The Drivers Tree Window Figure 27: Selecting a Driver Figure 28: Assigning a Driver to a Port Figure 29: Writing a Port Description Figure 30: Serial Settings Window Figure 31: The Port Commands Figure 32: The Assigned Driver in the Control Room Area Figure 33: Ethernet Settings Example
Contents Figure 81: Move the Stop Timer Action Figure 82: Add the Start Timer Action Figure 83: Button 1 Action List with Timer Triggers Figure 84: The Add GPI/O Trigger Button Figure 85: Selecting GPI/O via the Port Manager Figure 86: Selecting Digital Input for a Temperature Sensor Figure 87: GPI/O Threshold Window Figure 88: GPI/O Trigger Properties Window for Digital Input Figure 89: GPI/O Trigger Timeout (Digital Input) Figure 90: Selecting the GPI/O Trigger from the Available Triggers List Figure 91:
Contents Figure 140: Set the New Command Table Name Figure 141: The New Command Table Name Figure 142: The Table Details Window Figure 143: Setting the Number of Command Rows Figure 144: Entering a command Figure 145: Writing the Commands Figure 146: Selecting Every 3 Rows Figure 147: Logarithmic Row Selection Figure 148: Setting the LED Levels Figure 149: Adding Actions to a Trigger via the Command Table Figure 150: Setting a Specific Volume Level Figure 151: Selecting the LED Level Behavior Figure 152: Ad
Contents Tables Table 1: Applicable Room Controllers Table 2: Room Controller Commands Available Table 3: Available Triggers for Room Controllers Table 4: Room Controller Devices Limitation Table 5: Glossary Table 6: Connect Dialog Box Table 7: The Device Settings Tab Features Table 8: Setting the Date and Time Table 9: Driver Manager Window Features Table 10: Query Format Details Table 11: Lamp Hour Query Response Formats Table 12: Projector Query Response (Lamp Hours) Table 13: Lamp Hour Query Format Deta
Introduction 1 Introduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been providing a world of unique, creative, and affordable solutions to the vast range of problems that confront the video, audio, presentation, and broadcasting professional on a daily basis. In recent years, we have redesigned and upgraded most of our line, making the best even better! Our 1,000-plus different models now appear in 11 groups 1 that are clearly defined by function.
Introduction 1.2 Available Commands for Room Control Ports Since each Room Controller includes different ports 1, you will find that not all the available commands apply to your room controller. Table 2 defines the sections that apply to each room controller: Table 2: Room Controller Commands Available Machine IR OUT 6.11.1 RS-232 6.11.1 RC-2 RC-2C RC-52 RC-52N/A SV-551 SV-552 SL-1 RC-6x RC-6xL SL-14RC/N RC-74DL RS-485 6.11.1 Ethernet 6.11.1 GPI/O 6.
Introduction 1.3 Trigger Types Available Table 3 lists the types of triggers that can be used for each room controller. Section 6 describes K-Config triggers in detail.
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Kramer K-Config Software Installation 1.9 Defining the System This section defines the minimum requirements for the Kramer K-Config and describes how to install your system. 1.9.1 System Requirements for the Kramer K-Config The system minimum requirements include: • 400MHz or faster processor • 128MB or more RAM • At least 300MB free hard disk space • Network connection for configuring devices or USB • Microsoft.NET® Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1, automatically installed (see Section 2.1) 1.9.
Kramer K-Config Software Installation 2.3 Installing Kramer K-Config Software To download Kramer K-Config 1 from the Internet: 1. Go to http://www.kramerelectronics.com/support/downloads.asp and download the file: “Kramer K-Config.zip” from the DOWNLOADS section. 2. Extract the file “Kramer K-Config.zip” package, which includes the Kramer K-Config application setup and the Kramer device drivers 2, to a folder (for example, C:\Program Files\Kramer K-Config). 3. Install the Kramer K-Config application.
The Peripheral Device Drivers 3 The Peripheral Device Drivers The RC system peripheral devices have device drivers that let them communicate with computers. The device driver needs to be installed so that the computer can recognize it and control it. The Kramer K-Config software uses driver commands to control these peripheral devices.
The Peripheral Device Drivers Figure 7: The Driver Manager Window Prior to Installing the Drivers 4. Click Import Drivers. The Open window appears (see Figure 8). Figure 8: Importing the Driver Files 5. Select the drivers that you need and click OK.
Defining the Control Room Figure 9: Loading the Drivers 6. Click OK (or Apply and then OK). The drivers are now installed 1. The Driver Manager features are defined in Section 9 4 Defining the Control Room You can define the control devices setup in the room via the Control Room. Depending on the Master RC, up to four Aux K-NET devices and two Virtual Devices can be used in the same control setup. At any point you can right click a control device to perform further functions.
Defining the Control Room To define the devices via the Control Room: 1. In the Control Room 1 area, click +. The Add Device window appears: Figure 10: Adding the Master Device 2. Select a device (for example, SV-552) and click OK. The selected device name appears in the Control Room area, and the image of the device appears in the Device View area of the Front Panel tab: Figure 11: The Master Device View 3. Select the Master device (1 - SV-552) and Click + again 2.
Defining the Control Room Figure 12: The Auxiliary Device View 4. In the Control Room area, select 1 - SV-552 1. 5. Click +. 6. Select a device from the list (for example, the RC-4 remote control transmitter, see Section 4.1.2). The RC-4 (when selected in the Control Room area) appears in the Device View area of the Front Panel tab).
Defining the Control Room Note: Be sure that your control room setup tree is correct before continuing with the configuration.
Defining the Control Room Master RC to a series of control actions. Once you have created a Virtual Device layout, it can be shared using the Import/Export XML function under the File menu.
Defining the Control Room For example, you can change the appearance of the virtual front panel as illustrated in Figure 18: Figure 18: Custom Virtual Device Appearance in K-Config To change the appearance of the virtual device front panel, as illustrated in Figure 18, do the following 1: 1.
Defining the Control Room Figure 21: The “DVD Control” Virtual Device Front Panel 3. Right click the label and buttons to name them (see Figure 23): Figure 22: Setting the LCD and Button Label Names Figure 23 illustrates the final appearance of the virtual device: Figure 23: Final Appearance of the “DVD Control” Virtual Device Front Panel in K-Config Note: The Virtual Device View button sizes, as well as their name and location in K-Config have no functional meaning in the Virtual Device application.
Defining the Control Room 4.1.2 The RC-4 Remote Controller – Compatible with SL-1, SL-10, SL-12 and SV-552 The RC-4 remote controller transmitter (see Figure 24) is used to control the RC devices in the room 1. Each button on the remote control can trigger a series of actions that are defined by the Kramer K-Config Software.
Tab Area Settings 5 Tab Area Settings The tab area includes the: • Machine front panel – shows the front panel of the selected machine and if available, lets you configure a button trigger • Port Manager (see Section 5.1) • Device Settings (see Section 5.2) • Web settings (see Section 5.3) 5.
Tab Area Settings Figure 26: The Drivers Tree Window 5. Select and double-click the relevant manufacturer. 6. Select the desired driver and click OK. Figure 27: Selecting a Driver 7. The projector driver is assigned to the RS-232 port: Figure 28: Assigning a Driver to a Port 8.
Tab Area Settings Figure 29: Writing a Port Description 9. In the same way add a driver to each of the other ports. 10. Click the Properties field to define the Serial settings for the serial ports: Figure 30: Serial Settings Window 11. When defining the ports of a Master RC which is Site-CTRL compatible, check the radio button “Main” to select the port which will appear in the main display of the Master RC Web pages 1. The same display device will be monitored in the Site-CTRL overview page. 12.
Tab Area Settings 5.1.1 Defining the Ethernet Ports The Ethernet ports let you send serial commands via the Ethernet port to up to three IP addresses located on the same subnet. To define an Ethernet port, do the following 1. Set the Ethernet port Driver and Description. 2. Click the Properties field to define the Ethernet settings: Figure 33: Ethernet Settings Example 3. The Ethernet port appears in the Port Command list and can be used to send any commands or triggers to the device.
Tab Area Settings 5.1.2 Setting the Volume Properties Set the volume properties for SV-551 and SV-552 (analog or digital), as illustrated in Figure 36.
Tab Area Settings 5.2 The Device Settings Tab Device setting readout is possible with standalone room controllers and K-NET Master RC or Aux K-NET devices connected with a K-NET cable to their Master RC, as defined in the Room Control tree. Figure 40 shows the device settings tab: Figure 40: The Device Settings Tab 1. Click Connect To Device: The Connect window appears (see Figure 41). 2. Select the connection method to the standalone controller or Master RC.
Tab Area Settings Table 7: The Device Settings Tab Features Feature Function Device General Settings Area Device ETH Settings Area Includes the device information (master and auxiliary device) Device Secure Settings: Secure Mode: 27F User pass: Admin Pass OFF – the product definitions and configuration can be changed without requiring a password ON – a password is required to change the configuration and view or change the device definitions This password lets you view the device definitions in Web
Tab Area Settings Table 8 summarizes date and time setting options: Table 8: Setting the Date and Time Set Date and Time Procedure From a connected PC 1. Click the “Set Now” button. Clock 2. Click Read (from device) to check the updated values. If you want the time and date to be set whenever writing a configuration, check “Set from PC on Write Configuration”. Manually 1. Click the dropdown box. 2. Select the desired date and time from the dropdown box. For example, select January 10th. 3.
Tab Area Settings Set Date and Time From the Ethernet Procedure 1. In the Sync Date and Time area, check “From Server Address”. 2. Type the IP address. For example, 64.90.182.55 3. Enter the Gateway 1 in the Device ETH Settings area. For example, 192.168.0.254 4. Set the time zone according to UTC. For example, the time in Athens is UTC +2:00 5. Set the DST to ON (for adjusting the time to the “summer” clock) if required. 6. Click the Read (from server) button (below the IP number). 7.
The Triggers 6 The Triggers A trigger comprises a series of actions that can be activated by an event, a press of a button or a preset schedule. In addition to the four built-in triggers (see Section 6.1), the Kramer K-Config also lets you create other custom triggers. 6.
The Triggers 6.2 Adding Actions to a Trigger To add actions to a trigger (for example, to the built-in All On trigger), do the following: 1. In the Trigger area, select the All On trigger. 2. Select the Action Type 1 (for example, Port Command). Figure 45: Selecting the Action Type (Port Command in this example) 3. Select the desired port (for example, RS-232.
The Triggers Figure 47: Selecting the Command The Description area specifies the action to be added to the action list Figure 48: Action Description 5. Click the Add to List button. The action is added to the Action List area (the name of the active trigger appears at the top of the list): Figure 49: The New Action in the Action List 6.
The Triggers You can: Delete an action Copy an action Move actions up or down Once a Trigger is assigned with actions, its font is bold and no longer italic: Figure 51: The All On Trigger (with actions assigned) If the assigned driver has a table linked to it via the Driver Manager, it will appear in the Port Command area (see Figure 149). 6.3 Replacing an Action This section describes how to replace an existing action.
The Triggers To replace the Fast Blink action: 1. Select the action you want to replace (for example, Fast Blink). The Add to List button changes to OK. Figure 53: Selecting the Action to be replaced from the Action List 2.
The Triggers 6.4 Adding a Custom Trigger A custom trigger, when added to the Available Triggers list, can be included in the schedule (see Section 6.5) or activated from the Web pages (in Site-CTRL-compatible room controllers). To add a Custom Trigger: 1. Click the Add Custom Trigger button (in the Triggers area). The following window appears: Figure 56: The Trigger Name Window 2.
The Triggers 6.5 Set the Schedule For devices with internal clocks, the schedule lets you activate All Off, All On and Custom trigger actions according to a preset schedule. The device's internal clock will synchronize with the host PC clock when uploading the configuration file to the device, so if scheduling is used, you have to verify that the PC clock is set appropriately. Before setting the schedule, you need to set the device’s date and time (see Section 5.2.
The Triggers 6.6 The Monitor Event Trigger The monitor event is a trigger that activates a sequence of actions when a certain selected driver message, usually a reply of some sort, is detected coming from the connected peripheral on the relevant serial port (for example, the projector Power: Off command). Note that serial ports on Aux K-NET devices can be used only for outgoing serial commands, in contrast to the Master RC which supports bidirectional serial communication.
The Triggers 6.7 The Add Timer Trigger The Add Timer trigger lets the control system wait for a defined time or event to occur and then act accordingly. 6.7.1 Power ON Example In the following example, button 3 on the RC-63DL is used to turn the projector ON.
The Triggers Figure 65: The Timer Trigger in the Triggers List 3. Set the timer timeout to 5 seconds 1: Figure 66: Set the Timeout 4. Add the following actions 2 representing a visible error message (see Section 6.2): Figure 67: Timer Trigger Action List Step II: Define the Button Trigger 5. Define a Button trigger, Button 3 - Click (see Section 6.8). 6.
The Triggers Figure 68: Projector Power ON Command in the Button Trigger Action List 7. From the Action Type list select Timer Start/Stop and select the relevant Timer Trigger (in this example, Timer - PRJON: Figure 69: Selecting the Timer Start/Stop Action 8. Select Timer Trigger State Start and click Add to List: Figure 70: Selecting the Timer Start/Stop Action (Start State Selected) The button trigger includes powering ON the projector and starting the Timer trigger.
The Triggers Figure 71: Active Button Trigger Action List Step III: Define the Monitor Event 9. Add a monitor event trigger and select the ON reply from ON command: Figure 72: Add the Monitor Event Once the projector power is ON, the ON reply from ON activates the monitor event action(s): 10.
The Triggers 6.7.2 System Inactivity Example In this example, the Timer trigger is used to perform a sequence of actions if no signals are fed into the AV room system for a predefined time period (for example, 20 minutes, see Figure 74). A switcher (for example – the Kramer VP-411DS) will send out a dedicated serial command once all PC sources are disconnected. We will use this command to trigger a 20 minute timer. Each action list will start with a command to stop this timer.
The Triggers Figure 76: The Timer Trigger in the Triggers List 3. Set the timeout to 20 minutes 1: Figure 77: Set the Timeout 4. Add the following actions 2 (see Section 6.2): Figure 78: Timer Trigger Action List Step II: Define the button (or other) Trigger 5.
The Triggers 6. Add the Stop Timer trigger: Figure 80: Add the Stop Timer Action 7. Move the Stop Timer trigger before the sequence of actions for this trigger: Figure 81: Move the Stop Timer Action 8. Add the Start Timer trigger: Figure 82: Add the Start Timer Action 9. Figure 83 shows the Button 1 trigger action list: Figure 83: Button 1 Action List with Timer Triggers 10. In the same way, you can add the Stop and Start actions to each trigger.
The Triggers 6.8 The GPI/O Trigger The GPI/O (General Purpose Input/Output) port can be configured via the K-Config software. Using GPI/O, you can select a wide range of states that can trigger a series of actions, for example, when an alarm is set or if the room temperature exceeds a certain value. Only GPI/O ports on the Master RC can be used in the Room Control setup.
The Triggers 6.8.1 Digital Input The digital input reads the digital input of an external sensor device that is connected to the GPI/O port, and can be defined: • With Pullup: the system can detect either a short circuit (activating the Hi to Lo trigger – closed circuit) or no short (activating the Lo to Hi trigger – open circuit) using the internal pull-up resistor.
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The Triggers 6.8.2 Digital Output The digital output function is defined by the pull-up setup: • Without Pullup: The port will act as a solid state relay (open/close functions) The GPI/O maximum voltage is 30V DC and the maximum current is 50mA • With Pullup: the port can be used as a TTL positive logic output (open: ~2.4V; closed:~0.
The Triggers Figure 94: Select the Behavior of the Digital Input Trigger You can now add actions to this trigger (see Section 6.2). 6.9 The Button Trigger A button trigger is created when a selected button is pressed. To create a button trigger, do the following: 1. In the Control Room tree, select the machine to which you want to assign a button trigger 1 (for example, the RC-63A): Figure 95: Selecting the Device from the Control Room List 2.
The Triggers Figure 97: The Button Trigger Properties Window 3. Select the type of behavior (see Section 6.9.1): Figure 98: Select the Button Behavior 4. Add actions to the trigger (see Section 6.2). 6.9.1 Button Behavior You can select one of four button behavior options: • Activate on Release: activates the trigger upon release • Activate while Pressed: the trigger is activated again and again as long as the button is pressed.
The Triggers Figure 100: Button Trigger Properties Window (Toggle 1-2-3-4) When selecting the Toggle option, a sequence of actions is written for each toggle, as appears in the Action List: Figure 101: The Toggle Number in the Action List • States: select the number of states from 2 to 4 Figure 102: Button Trigger Properties Window (States) Select the States button behavior and write a sequence of actions for each state, as appears in the Action List: Figure 103: The State Num in the Action List Eac
The Triggers 6.10 The Knob Turning Trigger A Knob Turning trigger is created when clicking a digital volume button (for example, the SL-14RC volume knob) + (clockwise rotation) and/or – (counterclockwise rotation): Figure 104: Knob-Turning Trigger This trigger (after adding actions) will be activated when turning the volume button up or down (Knob Turn down in Figure 104).
The Triggers Figure 105 shows the port command actions 1: Figure 105: Port Commands 6.11.2 The Relay Command (Port Switch) Action Type Figure 106 shows the available relay port actions (also applicable for GPI/O ports configured as Digital Out): Figure 106: The Relay Actions (Port Switch) 6.11.
The Triggers Select the button light from the Color Selection Window 1: Figure 108: Button Color Selection Some machines buttons accept a limited selection of colors or are preset to one color (for example, the RC-53D or the RC-2C. 6.11.4 The Button Ignore Action Type Figure 109 shows the available button ignore states: Figure 109: Button Ignore States Set the selected button state to Ignore to disable it. Unignore enables the button.
The Triggers 6.11.6 The Switcher Command Action Type The switcher commands let you switch any of the inputs to the output, see Figure 111: Figure 111: Switcher Commands 6.11.7 The Power Amplifier Action Type The volume amplifier commands let you mute the audio, turn the volume up or down or set the volume level. For example, Figure 112 shows the Volume Set action: Figure 112: Power Amplifier Commands 6.11.
The Triggers If you try to unlock the panel by one of its buttons, the following message appears: Figure 114: Unlock Message Figure 115 shows the unlock PIN code: Figure 115: Unlock PIN Code 6.11.9 The Timer Start/Stop Action Type Once the Timer triggers are defined, the Timer Start/Stop states will appear and will let you start the timer that activates/deactivates the Timer trigger actions, see Section 6.7. Figure 116: Timer Start/Stop States 6.11.
The Triggers Figure 118: Select LEDs to Light 6.11.11 The States Action Type The States action type appears in the action type list only after the button behavior is defined as States (see Section 6.9.1). The States action type lets you select the state of a button, and by that determine the action list (written for each state) that will be carried out the next time the button will be pressed. Upon system startup, all states and toggles are set to State #1.
The Triggers Figure 120: The States Action Type 2. Set the command list for each state: Figure 121: Setting the State Action List 3. Set the next state number and define the action list for that state. Figure 122: Setting the State Action List Once the state action lists are defined, you can activate a state via the States action type in other triggers.
The Triggers Figure 123: Using States in an Action List 6.11.12 The Delay Action Type The Delay action type lets you set a delay time of up to 60 seconds between actions (see Figure 117).
Write the Configuration 7 Write the Configuration Once the configuration is ready, you can write it to the device, via the “Write Configuration” button.
Set K-NET IDs 8 Set K-NET IDs In a room setup, the auxiliary devices connected to the Master RC are daisy chained via K-NET and need to be assigned a K-NET ID by K-Config 1. To set the K-NET ID to an auxiliary device: 1. Right click the required auxiliary device in the Control room area and select Set K-NET ID. The following window appears: Figure 127: Configuration Mismatch Warning 2. Connect the auxiliary device directly to the PC (via USB) and then click OK.
The Driver Manager 9 The Driver Manager This section defines the Driver Manager window and describes its features.
The Driver Manager # Feature 5 6 Command Area IR Commands Area (see Section 9.1.2) 7 Serial Commands Area (see Section 9.1.1) 8 9 Tables (see Section 9.1.
The Driver Manager Write the serial command , as illustrated in Figure 132.
The Driver Manager 9.1.2 Creating an IR Command To create IR commands for a selected device, connect the FC-29 or RC device (with IR learning capability) directly1 to your PC via the USB connector and use the remote control transmitter 2 to learn its IR commands. When an RC-6x (in the auxiliary configuration) is connected, although it is directly connected, it should remain in the auxiliary state because if it is defined as master, it will not function when reconnected to the Master room controller.
The Driver Manager To create a new IR command for the RC device: 1. Click the New button in the IR commands area to type the new command name. The following window appears: Figure 136: New IR Command Window 2. In the Command area, click the Connect to IR Capture Device button, select the port and click OK. 3. Click the Read IR button to read the command. The command area displays the following message: “Ready for reading IR command. Please send IR command to the device”. 4.
The Driver Manager 9.1.3 Creating Serial Range Commands It is useful to write serial commands to a table if they include an adjustment range (for example, the volume level data ranges from 0 to 64). The table command table includes a list of indexed serial commands in sequence (the line number) that the controller should send out once reaching this line.
The Driver Manager 3. Click OK. Figure 141: The New Command Table Name 4. Click the Table Details button: Figure 142: The Table Details Window The Driver Table window lets you: • Select the number of commands (rows) in the table (up to 300) • Write and display the command string in Hex, Decimal or ASCII formats • Auto Select the relevant rows • Set the LED Level To write commands to the table: 1.
The Driver Manager Figure 143: Setting the Number of Command Rows You can change the number of rows at any time. 2. Enter the command data according to the protocol: For example, a certain LCD Display command format is: [Command1][Command2][ ][Set ID][ ][Data][CR] Data ranges from 0 to 64. The specific command for the Volume Control (for a Data value of 35) is: [k][f][ ][Set ID][ ][Data][Cr]: “kf 1 ”,0x35,0x0D. 3.
The Driver Manager 4. Add the following commands.
The Driver Manager You can also do this logarithmically, for example, to increase the volume at a fast rate in the lower range and slower in the higher range. Select the approximate number of steps you need (the table calculates the optimal number): Figure 147: Logarithmic Row Selection 5. Set the LED Level: Figure 148: Setting the LED Levels The Levels indicate the number of LEDs that light for each data command. You can set the LEDs to light only in sequence.
The Driver Manager 6. When the table is complete, click OK. You can create several sets of tables for different commands. Once the table is ready, you can use the commands table to set the volume to an exact value in a trigger. You can add actions to a trigger via the command table: 1. Select the Port and Driver and then select the command table: Figure 149: Adding Actions to a Trigger via the Command Table 2. Set the behavior of the table commands to go gradually up, down, or set to a specific value.
The Driver Manager 4. Add the Command table to the list Figure 152: Adding the Commands Table to the List You can create several other tables for different commands, or combine different command levels in the same table. 9.1.4 Kramer Machines Serial Commands Kramer machine drivers are automatically set to create serial command tables. For example, when importing the Kramer VP-437xl driver, the Output_Volume serial command table appears automatically.
The Driver Manager You can select a group of commands , for example, from 0 to 4 in the Auto Select Rows area and click the Set button: 1 Figure 155: Selecting commands 0 to 4 You can add a second group of commands by checking the Keep current selection box and click Apply or OK to save settings: Figure 156: Selecting commands 0 to 4 and 8 to 11 1 You can also select groups of commands in manually created tables 72 KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
The Driver Manager The selected list of commands will appear when setting commands in the port command area: Figure 157: The Selecting commands in the Port Command Area 9.2 Defining Queries Queries are used to define the Site-CTRL monitored operation parameters (such as the projector lamp hours and the power status of the main display device). During normal operation, a query1, derived from the protocol of the main display, is sent to the main display, regarding its lamp hours and/or power status.
The Driver Manager Figure 159: Query Command Details Windows (for Lamp Hours and Power, respectively) 3. Type the Query command that will be sent to the projector. 4. In the Query Format tab set the parameters to decode the projector response. 5. In the Alerts tab, enable the alerts. The Query format tab is used to set the query response format, as defined in Table 10.
The Driver Manager 9.2.1 Setting the Query Details (for Lamp Hours) The protocol of the main display determines the format in which the numerical value response to the Lamp hours query is received.
The Driver Manager Figure 162: Writing the Query Command (Lamp Hours) The Query Format is set to encode the projector response, as defined in Table 12: Table 12: Projector Query Response (Lamp Hours) The projector response is: 23H 8CH 01H xxH 10H DATA01 ... DATA16 The lamp hours (in seconds) appears in: DATA01…DATA04, which corresponds to: DATA01 30H DATA02 2AH DATA03 00H DATA04 00H 10800 Seconds An actual response could be: 23H 8CH 01H 00H 10H 30H 2AH 00H 00H...
The Driver Manager Table 13 shows the query format details: Table 13: Lamp Hour Query Format Details Feature Begin Terminated Stop Value Answer Format: Endian Type/ Bit Num Response Units: Function Lamp Hour Example The lamp hour data starts with the byte in position 5, that is, the first four characters are ignored END_OF_RES: the data ends with the final character in the packet By Length: the response will always include BY_CHAR: a certain character will define the end of the response four bytes (a
The Driver Manager 9.2.2 Setting the Power Query The protocol of the main display determines the format in which the numerical value response to the Power query is received.
The Driver Manager The Query Format is set to encode the projector response, as defined in Table 15: Table 15: Projector Query Response (Power) The projector response is: 20H 85H 01H xxH 10H DATA01 ... DATA16 The projector status of operation appears in DATA06: DATA06: 00H Idling 04H Power On 05H Cooling 06H Idling (error occurrence) An actual response could be: 20H 85H 01H 00H 10H 00H 01H 00H 00H 00H 04H FFH FFH FFH FFH 4.
The Driver Manager Figure 167: Expected Result Table (Power) 6. In the Alerts tab, check Alert Enabled, to let the room controller continuously monitor the power status.
The Kramer K-Config Menus 10 The Kramer K-Config Menus This section describes the Kramer K-Config menus. 10.1 The File Menu Figure 169 illustrates the File menu and Table 16 defines it: Table 16: File Menu Features Menu Command New Project 1 Open Project Save Project Save as Project Figure 169: The File Menu 10.1.1 Function Click to create a new setup, see Section 2 10.1.1 .
The Kramer K-Config Menus 10.1.2 Saving a Project When saving, writing or opening a new project, follow these important rules: • In order to make uploading the project as stable as possible, projects are saved automatically before writing a configuration to a device. This behavior may overwrite the existing project. If you want to keep the previous configuration as well, be sure to rename the project before writing it to the device • Always change a project name via “Save as” in the software.
The Kramer K-Config Menus 2. Click Open. If the device already exists on your list, you will get the following message: Otherwise the device will be added to the list. To export a device: 1. Select Export Devices… in the File menu, and select the device (or devices) you want to export. The following window appears: Figure 173: Select Virtual Device to Save 2. Click OK.
The Kramer K-Config Menus Figure 175: Export Device xml 10.2 The Device Menu Figure 176 illustrates the Device menu and Table 17 defines it: Table 17: Device Menu Features Menu Command 1 Read Configuration 1 Reads the configuration from the device Load Firmware Clear Device Configuration Load file for firmware upgrade. Removes the configuration from the device Disconnect Write Configuration Figure 176: The Device Menu 10.2.
The Kramer K-Config Menus Figure 177: Load Firmware Upgrade Window (SV-551) 3. Click the Connect button. The Connect Window appears: Figure 178: Connect Window 4. Choose the connection method according to the cable connection you have made between the PC and your product. 5. Click OK. 6. Select the device to upgrade from the list box 1. 7. Click the Browse button to find the firmware file.
Connecting the RC-6X Series Room Controller as a Standalone Device Figure 179: Load Firmware Upgrade Window 8. Click Start Upgrade. 9. Upon completion, open the Device Settings Tab to make sure the firmware was upgraded 1. 10.3 The Help Menu Figure 180 illustrates the Help menu and Table 18 defines it: Table 18: Help Menu Features Menu Command Check for updates About Kramer K-Config Function Check on the Kramer Electronics Web site for software updates. Shows the current software version.
Connecting via the ETHERNET 12 Connecting via the ETHERNET You can connect the device (for example, the SV-551) via the Ethernet using a crossover cable (see Section 12.1) for direct connection to the PC, or a straight through cable (see Section 12.2) for connection via a network hub or network router. 12.1 Connecting the ETHERNET Port directly to a PC (Crossover Cable) You can connect the Ethernet port of the RC device to the Ethernet port on your PC, via a crossover cable with RJ-45 connectors.
