KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD. PRELIMINARY USER GUIDE MODEL: Kramer K-Config Room Controller Guide Software Version 2.0.0.X Intended for Kramer Technical Personnel or External System Integrators. To check that you have the latest version, go to the DOWNLOADS section of our Web site at: http://www.kramerelectronics.com/support/downloads.
Contents 1 1.1 1.2 Introduction Overview System requirements: 1 1 2 2 2.1 Planning the Controlled Room Glossary 3 3 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 Kramer K-Config Software Installation Installing the “.NET Framework” Revision 2.0 Software Installing the USB Driver Installing Kramer K-Config Software 4 4 4 8 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.
Figure 17: The Drivers Tree Figure 18: Import Drivers Window Figure 19: Drivers Tree (with Imported Drivers) Figure 20: Opening K-Config Default Layout for the First Time Figure 21: Dragging the Triggers Window Figure 22: Drag and Drop Tool Figure 23: Triggers Window Repositioned Figure 24: Customized window setup Figure 25: Adding the Port Manager Window to the K-Config Layout Figure 26: The Port Manager Window Added to the K-Config Layout Figure 27: The File Menu Figure 28: New Project Warning Figure 29:
Figure 97: Editing the Virtual Device Appearance (Step 2) Figure 98: The “DVD Control” Virtual Device Front Panel Figure 99: Setting the LCD and Button Label Names Figure 100: Final Appearance of the “DVD Control” Virtual Device Front Panel in K-Config Figure 101: The Control Room Example Figure 102: Select the Port Manager Figure 103: The RC-74DL Port Manager Figure 104: The Drivers Tree Window Figure 105: Select the Driver Figure 106: Assigning a Driver to a Port Figure 107: Writing the Port Description F
Figure 177: The Action Editor Figure 178: Selecting the Port Command Action Type Figure 179: Selecting the Command Figure 180: The New Command in the Action List Figure 181: The Action List for the All On Trigger Figure 182: The All On Trigger (after adding commands to the action list) Figure 183: The Table Port Command Figure 184: The Table Port Command – Setting a specific Volume Level Figure 185: The Table Port Command – Added to the Action List Figure 186: Selecting the Port Switch Action Type Figure 18
1 Introduction You are here: Configuration Steps Introduction Planning Installation Introduction to K-Config Driver Manager Project Navigator Port Manager Triggers Adding Actions Connecting to a Device Description General information and system requirements Carefully plan your controlled room Install the Software Get to know the K-Config main window, menus and quick access icons Define the Peripheral Device Drivers Define the Controlled Room Assign the peripheral devices to the Master and Auxiliary device
1.2 System requirements: This section defines the minimum requirements for the Kramer K-Config and describes how to install your system. 1.2.1 System Requirements for the Kramer K-Config The system minimum requirements include: 1.2.2 1GHz or faster processor 1GB or more RAM At least 1GB free hard disk space Network connection for configuring devices or USB Microsoft.NET® Framework 3.5, automatically installed (see Section 2.
2 Planning the Controlled Room You are here: Configuration Steps Description Section Introduction Planning Installation Introduction to K-Config Driver Manager Project Navigator Port Manager Triggers Adding Actions Connecting to a Device General information and system requirements Carefully plan your controlled room Install the Software Get to know the K-Config main window, menus and quick access icons Define the Peripheral Device Drivers Define the Controlled Room Assign the peripheral devices to the
3 Kramer K-Config Software Installation You are here: Configuration Steps Introduction Planning Installation Introduction to K-Config Driver Manager Project Navigator Port Manager Triggers Adding Actions Connecting to a Device Description General information and system requirements Carefully plan your controlled room Install the Software Get to know the K-Config main window, menus and quick access icons Define the Peripheral Device Drivers Define the Controlled Room Assign the peripheral devices to the Ma
To install the USB driver: 1. Open Control Panel -> Device Manager … 2. Right click the Kramer USB –COM DEVICE driver: Figure 3: USB Driver Installation – Select USB Driver Properties 3. Select Properties.
4. Click the Update Driver… window. The following window appears: Figure 5: USB Driver Installation – USB Driver Update 5.
6. Click the Next button. The Windows Security window appears: Figure 7: USB Driver Installation – Windows Security 7. When the installation is completed, the following window appears: Figure 8: USB Driver Installation – USB Driver Updated The PC recognizes the USB port to which the device is connected.
Figure 9: USB Driver Installation –USB Recognized on PC 3.3 Installing Kramer K-Config Software To download Kramer K-Config from the Internet (note that file names are liable to change from time to time): 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.
Figure 11: Change the Working Directory Window 6. If you need to change the working directory, click the Browse For Folder button, select the working directory and click OK. If you do not need to change the working directory, go to the next step. 7. Once the working directory is selected, click the Set to Default Location button. If a previous version of K-Config is installed, the drivers are already uploaded Figure 12: Drive Database Loaded 8.
4 Getting to Know K-Config You are here: Configuration Steps Introduction Planning Installation Introduction to K-Config Driver Manager Project Navigator Port Manager Triggers Adding Actions Connecting to a Device Description General information and system requirements Carefully plan your controlled room Install the Software Get to know the K-Config main window, menus and quick access icons Define the Peripheral Device Drivers Define the Controlled Room Assign the peripheral devices to the Master and Auxi
If you have not yet loaded the Kramer list of master/auxiliary devices, the following message appears: Figure 16: Devices XMLs Notice Download the xml files from the Kramer Web site and then import them by selecting Import Devices from the File menu (Section 4.3.1.4). 4.1 Initially Importing the Drivers The peripheral devices installed in the controlled room have device drivers that let them communicate with computers.
3. Click the Import Drivers button to import drivers. The following window appears: Figure 18: Import Drivers Window 4. Select the files to import and click OK.
4.2 The Main Window The K-Config main window is modular and can be altered according to your needs. You can change the size and location of each window in the layout separately, replace it, delete it or add other windows.
Figure 21: Dragging the Triggers Window Select the new location by moving the Triggers window towards one of the drag and drop tool circled in Figure 22: Figure 22: Drag and Drop Tool 14 K-Config - Getting to Know K-Config
For example, to place the Triggers window at the left, drag the Triggers window to the left drag and drop tool. The Triggers window appears at the left: Figure 23: Triggers Window Repositioned In the same way you can move the selected window to be in a separate first/last row, between other windows in the row or the first/last column.
In the same way you can also add additional windows, for example, the Port Manager window, as illustrated in the example in Figure 25. Select Port Manager from the Windows menu and click the drag and drop tool: Figure 25: Adding the Port Manager Window to the K-Config Layout The Port Manager window is added to the main window: Figure 26: The Port Manager Window Added to the K-Config Layout The same setup will reappear the next time you launch K-Config.
4.3 The K-Config Menus This section describes the K-Config menus. 4.3.1 The File Menu This section defines the File Menu: Menu Command New Project Open Project Save Project Save Project As Auto Save Project Export Configuration Set Working Directory Driver Manager Import Devices Figure 27: The File Menu Export Device Recent Projects Exit Function Click to create a new project, see Section 4.3.1.1 A project includes the configuration as well as the drivers Open an existing project, see Section 4.3.
4.3.1.2 Opening an Existing Project To open a project, select Open Project in the File menu. If the saved project contains device drivers with same command name but different command syntax the following window appears: Figure 29: Open a Project After clicking one of the above options (Yes/Yes to All/No/No to ALL), the following window appears: Click OK 4.3.1.3 Saving a Project To save the project, click Save or Save Project As in the File menu.
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 Project As in the software.
To export a device: 1. Select Export Device in the File menu, and select the device (or devices) you want to export. The following window appears: Figure 33: Select Virtual Device to Save 2. Click OK.
You can also export a virtual device by right clicking it and selecting Export Device XML: Figure 35: Export Device xml 4.3.2 The Device Menu This section defines the Device menu.
4.3.3 The Windows Menu The Windows menu lists layout operations and all the available windows. Some of the windows (checked in the Windows menu) appear in the default layout. At any time you can add or delete a window from the main window layout and by clicking Default Layout you can return to the default layout.
Kramer Site-CTRL: 4.3.
The Driver Manager – Getting Started 5 You are here: Configuration Steps Introduction Planning Installation Introduction to K-Config Driver Manager Project Navigator Port Manager Triggers Adding Actions Connecting to a Device 5.
The Driver Manager window is actually a generic framework for managing the controlled room; it includes sets of standard command names (Shared) within the following categories: Serial commands IR Commands Serial replies Tables (Serial range commands) Queries Each of the above categories contains sub-groups with command names that are “empty” for a new driver (a command name without any content): Figure 35: The Commands List in the Driver Manager A “Full” command name which includes synta
For example, when selecting PWR_ON: Figure 35: An Empty Command Line i Note that when adding a command name to one of the Shared sub categories, this command name will be added to the Serial, Serial Replies and IR sections in your command name tree and will appear as empty in all the drivers you will open for editing or as new from now on. Each of the above categories also includes a Non-Shared sub-group.
Furthermore, the Driver Manager lets you select the device type (for example, a projector, DVD Player, audio amplifier and so on) so that the shared commands list displayed best fits the type of device you are using. For example, it makes little sense to display Transport related commands for a Projector.
2. Select the driver you want to edit (a Sony Driver in this example): Figure 44: Selecting a Sony Driver 3. Click Edit. The Driver Manager window appears.
# Feature 1 2 3 Commands Hierarchy Button Drivers Tree Button Driver Details 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Driver Settings: Serial Settings Driver Settings: Ethernet Settings Create PDF Summary Button Export Driver Button Command Names List OK button Cancel Button Apply Button Function Set the Commands Hierarchy layout (see Section 5.3) Click to access the Drivers Tree window and select a different driver The Driver Details area displays the vendor, device model and driver revision.
5.3 The Commands Tree Editor (Commands Hierarchy) Click the Commands Hierarchy button to open the Commands Tree Editor. The Commands Tree Editor gives an overall view of the Device Types, Command Groups and Commands with regard to default/non-default shared driver commands, Tables and Queries and lets you make specific adjustments. 5.3.1 IR, Serial and Replies Select IR, Serial and Replies to display the Device Types list, the Commands Group list and the Commands in each group.
5.3.2 Tables Tables shows the list of default shared tables (see Section 5.5.4 for a more detailed explanation). You can add a new non-default shared table name, delete it or rename it: Figure 48: The Commands Tree Editor Window (Tables) 5.3.3 Queries Queries shows the list of queries (see Section 5.5.5 for a more detailed explanation).
5.3.4 Adding Non-default Shared Commands Non-default shared commands can only be added via the Commands Tree Editor window. In the following example, a DVI command needs to be added to the Projector Input command group. To add this non-default shared command, do the following: 1. Click the Commands Hierarchy button and select the Input command group: Figure 50: The Commands Tree Editor Window – Adding a Non-default Shared Command 2. In the Commands list click the + icon.
Figure 53: The Driver Manager Window – Non-Default Shared Command Added to the Input List i Note that the non-default shared commands that were added will be part of the shared list for all the drivers. Repeat this procedure for Tables and Queries in the same way. Once you have completed this, you can configure the controlled room. 5.
2. Select the standard name for "Power: On" in the Power Command Group: Figure 55: The Driver Manager – Selecting PWR_ON from the Power Command Group 3. Copy the standard name from the Command Name text box: Figure 56: The Driver Manager – Copying PWR_ON from the Command Name box 4. Open the Non-Shared command group. The Non-Shared command group includes the imported device commands. Select the relevant command, "Power: On".
The Command Name and Command Syntax appear on the right side of the window. Once connected, you can test each command via the Test Command area on the lower right side. 5. In the Command Name text box, paste (or type) the standard command name: Figure 58: The Driver Manager – Changing the "Power: On" Command Name 6. Click Set. The Command name has changed: in the Power commands group, PWR_ON appears bold (it's not "empty") and "Power: On" has disappeared from the Non-Shared commands list.
Upon completion of this procedure, the "live" command groups and commands appear bold in the list. Commands that are unique to the device (or were not moved) remain in the Non-Shared command list, see Figure 60. Figure 60: The Driver Manager – Standard Commands Added 5.5 Serial Commands Select a serial command (Shared or Non-Shared). The following window appears: Figure 61: Serial Commands The area on the right shows the command name and command syntax.
5.5.1 Creating a Serial Non-shared Command To add a serial non-shared command: 1. In the Serial list, select Non-Shared and click the + icon The following window appears: Figure 62: Serial Commands –Add New Command Name 2. Type the new command name (for example, DVI_IN) and click OK: Figure 63: Serial Commands –the New Command Name 3.
4. Type the command and click the Set button: Figure 65: Serial Commands –New Command Added The DVI_IN command was added to the commands non-shared list and appears bold.
Figure 66: Testing Serial Commands –Connecting the PC to the Room Controller Figure 67: Testing Serial Commands –Selecting a Device Port 4. Select the port to which the device is connected to the room controller (for example, the projector is connected via RS-232 Terminal Block 1 to the RC-74DL room controller) and click OK. Note that if the auxiliary device is connected to the Ethernet, the following window appears.
Figure 69: Testing Serial Commands –Successful Response If the device fails to respond, an ERROR, TIMEOUT message appears: Figure 70: Testing Serial Commands –Response Failure 5.5.2 Creating an IR Command You can add an IR command in the same way as described in Section 5.5.1 or read the IR command via IR Learning as described in this section.
Figure 71: IR Commands – Adding a Command 4. Click the Read Command or the Connect button. The Connection Method window appears. If you choose to click the connect button, once connected you will have to click the Read Command button Figure 72: IR Commands - Connect to the Device 5. Click Connect.
Figure 73: IR Commands – The device is Connected 6. Click the Read Command button. The following window appears. 7. Click OK. After clicking this button, you have a 1 minute period to point the remote control to the IR learner to let it capture the command. i 8. 42 We recommend that you perform IR learning with minimum lights on. Any other light source may distort the IR command obtained (as in the example in Figure 74).
Figure 74: IR Commands – The IR command String Obtained 9. Click Set to save the command. You can test the IR command by connecting the RC unit IR terminal block connectors to the device via the IR emitter, and then clicking the Test Command button. Figure 75 shows how to connect the IR emitter (Using the Kramer 3.5mm to IR Emitter Control Cable (C-A35/IRE-10)).
Figure 76: Serial Reply Commands – Selecting a Serial Reply Command 3. Connect the device to your PC. 4. Click the test command button. The Connection Method window opens. 5. Click Connect. 6. Click the Select Port button, select the relevant port and click the Select Port button. 7. Click Test Command The reply appears in the command syntax area: Figure 77: Serial Reply Commands – Reading the Serial Reply Command 8. Click Set. The Serial Reply was added to the shared Serial Reply>Power list.
5.5.4 Creating a Table List 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.
2. Select the number of rows you need (for the volume adjustment example, 14 rows are recommended): Figure 79: The Driver Manager Window – Select Number of Rows Note that if you find that you have not selected the exact number of rows, you can add or delete a row at any time. 3. Enter the command data according to the protocol: i For example, a certain LCD Display command format is: [Command1][Command2][ ][Set ID][ ][Data][CR] Data ranges from 0 to 64.
Figure 81: The Driver Manager Window – Writing the Commands Upon creation, by default, all the rows are checked – meaning that when you move UP/DN the list, all the rows will be used.
Figure 83: The Driver Manager Window – Logarithmic Row Selection 8. Set the LED Level: Figure 84: The Driver Manager Window – Setting the LED Levels The Levels indicate the number of digital knob LEDs that light for each data command on relevant controllers (for example, the RC-63DL or RC-54DL). You can set the LEDs to light only in sequence. For example, one LED will light for data commands up to 30. Two LEDs will light up to data command 50, and so on.
5.5.5 Creating a Query A query is a question sent from K-Config to a peripheral device followed by an expected reply from that device. The reply is analyzed by the system according to a set of definitions that was entered by the user or by receiving the first reply within a predefined time period. The reply can then be used to trigger a list of actions. You can build the query into a shared Query name (Power, LampHour, Fan, Comm_Status and Input), or create specific Non-Shared queries.
Fill in the Query LampHour Details: Feature Command Syntax Select response Parse Reply Function Type in the query in HEX/Decimal/ASCII format according to the protocol of the specific projector Parse if message from device contains a certain syntax or Parse if the message arrives within a certain time period Parse if message from device contains: to ensure that the system will parse only the relevant serial replies, type in the syntax that will always be included in the reply.
Figure 85 shows the Query LampHour Details: ` Figure 85: The LampHour Query Details The query can then be used to create query events (see Section 8.6).
6 Defining the Control Room via the Project Navigator You are here: Configuration Steps Introduction Planning Installation Introduction to K-Config Driver Manager Project Navigator Port Manager Triggers Adding Actions Connecting to a Device Description General information and system requirements Carefully plan your controlled room Install the Software Get to know the K-Config main window, menus and quick access icons Define the Peripheral Device Drivers Define the Controlled Room Assign the peripheral dev
To define the devices via the Project Navigator: 1. In the Project Navigator window area, click + to add a device to the tree. The Add Master Device window appears. Scroll down and select RC-74DL: Figure 87: Adding a Master Device to the Project Navigator Window 2. Click OK.
In the same way, the Port Manager window (which does not appear in the default layout) lists the RC-74DL relevant ports (see Figure 89). Figure 89: The Port Manager Window for RC-74DL 3. Select the Master device (1 – RC-74DL) and Click + again. Select an auxiliary device (for example, RC-63DL) from the Add Auxiliary Device list and click OK. You can also add the auxiliary device by right clicking the Master Room Controller label, RC-74DL in this example.
Figure 91: The Action Editor for RC-74DL and RC-63DL 4. In the Project Navigator area, select 1 - RC-74DL. It is necessary to select the Master controller to add an additional device 5. Click +. 6. Select another device from the list (for example, the RC-13TC). i To add additional auxiliary devices (depending on the Master RC selected, up to four Aux K-NET devices and two Virtual Devices can be used in the same control setup), repeat the above steps.
The following table summarizes the operations available for various devices do again: Device Available Operations Master room controllers The various Master room controllers support the following operations: Auxiliary Devices An auxiliary device supports the following operations: When more than one auxiliary device is defined in a controlled room, you can set one or more of them to be the exact same as one of the same devices. For example, two RC-63DL units are installed in the controlled room.
Select the SL-14RC buttons you want to copy and click OK. For the RC-13TC use the "Set Automatic Behavior” to create automatic triggers and actions after defining the port manager: The Device Transport Commands Wizard window below shows the devices connected to the RC-13TC ports: Click OK. By clicking OK, triggers and actions are automatically created that assign a transport command to the appropriate button on the RC-13TC.
Virtual Devices A virtual device supports the following operations: You can export a virtual device for sharing its design with another configurator or in order to upload it to the K-Touch system. When more than one virtual device is defined in a controlled room, you can set one or more of them to be the exact same as one of the same devices: 6.1 The Virtual Device i The virtual device is compatible with Master room controllers with ETH port and which can accept AUX devices.
Figure 93: The Basic Virtual Device Front Panel Right click the virtual device icon in the Project Navigator area to edit the device view via the Virtual Device Properties window (see Figure 94) Figure 94: The Virtual Device Properties Window The Virtual Device Properties window lets you: Add up to 32 buttons Add up to 32 active text field labels Create up to 6 panels (recommended) Set the position and size of buttons and labels Keep track of the virtual device versions by setting the
For example, you can change the appearance of the virtual front panel as illustrated in Figure 95: Figure 95: Custom Virtual Device Appearance in K-Config To change the appearance of the virtual device front panel, as illustrated in Figure 95, do the following (you do not have to follow the subsequent steps in the same order): 1.
The Virtual Device appears in the Device View window (see Figure 98): Figure 98: The “DVD Control” Virtual Device Front Panel 3.
7 Assigning the Peripheral Devices to Master and Auxiliary Device Ports You are here: Configuration Steps Introduction Planning Installation Introduction to K-Config Driver Manager Project Navigator Port Manager Triggers Adding Actions Connecting to a Device Description General information and system requirements Carefully plan your controlled room Install the Software Get to know the K-Config main window, menus and quick access icons Define the Peripheral Device Drivers Define the Controlled Room Assign
The following window appears: Figure 103: The RC-74DL Port Manager The list on the left shows the various RC-74DL ports: RS-232 and RS-485 IR out Relays GPI/O Ethernet ports K-Config – Assigning the Peripheral Devices to Master and Auxiliary Device Ports 63
7.1 Assigning a Peripheral Device Driver to an RS-232 / RS-485 / IR Port 1. Click the Driver field next to [1-RC-74DL] RS-232.Terminal_Block_1. The following window opens. If the list does not include the drivers you need, you can import it by clicking the Import Drivers button. Figure 104: The Drivers Tree Window 2. Select and double-click the manufacturer and then select the driver. Figure 105: Select the Driver 3. Click OK. The projector driver is assigned to the RS-232 port.
Figure 106: Assigning a Driver to a Port 4. If required, click the Description field to change the description: Figure 107: Writing the Port Description 5. In the same way add a driver to each of the other ports. 6.
i 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. The same display device will be monitored in the Site-CTRL overview page. You can click the clear button to reset the port to its default state (no driver attached).
7.2 Setting the Functionality of the GPI/O Port The GPI/O (General Purpose Input/Output) port functionality can be defined in the Port Manager as follows: Analog Input, Digital Input and Digital Output With or without the internal pull-up resistor In the K-Config software this term is referred to as Pullup (as opposed to “pull-up”) Threshold setup i Note that only the GPI/O ports on the Master RC can be activated. The GPI/O Ports on the auxiliary device do not appear in the port manager.
Setting the Digital Input In this example, an alarm setting causes a short circuit, thus activating a trigger. To set the trigger: 1. Define the GPI/O in the Port Manager. Check Pullup for short circuit detection; the threshold is set automatically (skip step 2): Do not check Pullup for voltage level detection; the threshold to be set by the user (proceed to step 2): 2.
Figure 114: The GPI/O Defined as Digital Output 7.2.3 Analog Input The analog input accepts an analog signal from an auxiliary device: The Pullup and Threshold features are disabled. The trigger is activated once when the voltage is within a certain range of voltages. 7.3 Assigning a Peripheral Device Driver to an Ethernet Port The Ethernet ports let you send serial commands via the Ethernet port to up to 10 IP addresses located on the same subnet. To define an Ethernet port, do the following: 1.
The Ethernet port settings are complete: 7.3.1 Setting the Volume Properties For Master controllers with an integrated power amplifier (for example, the SV-551 and SV-552) you can set the volume properties via the Port Manager (analog or digital), as illustrated in Figure 116. Figure 116: Set Volume Properties Set the volume control to: 7.3.
Figure 118: Loading the EDID File The EDID file is uploaded: Figure 119: EDID File Uploaded The EDID information will be uploaded together with the entire open configuration project, after clicking the “Write Configuration” button.
8 Using the Triggers You are here: Configuration Steps Introduction Planning Installation Introduction to K-Config Driver Manager Project Navigator Port Manager Triggers Adding Actions Connecting to a Device Description General information and system requirements Carefully plan your controlled room Install the Software Get to know the K-Config main window, menus and quick access icons Define the Peripheral Device Drivers Define the Controlled Room Assign the peripheral devices to the Master and Auxiliary
You can: Add a new trigger Delete a trigger Clear the trigger actions Move a trigger up in the trigger list Move a trigger down in the trigger list Paste actions to a selected trigger Copy the actions from a selected trigger Edit a trigger i 8.1 Note that not all the actions are available for all types of triggers.
2. In the Action Editor, select a Port Command: Figure 122: Custom Events – Selecting the Power On Command 3. Click the Add to List button. The command is added to the Device Startup trigger Figure 123: Custom Events – Command added to the Action List 4. In the same way, add all the relevant commands to the Device Startup trigger. The trigger appears bold in the list. To add a new custom event: 1. Select Custom Events.
2. Click the + icon and type the new name. Figure 125: Custom Events – Add a New Trigger Name 3. Click OK. The following message appears: Figure 126: Custom Events – K-Config Message 4. Click OK. If the configuration is not finalized, do it now. The new trigger is added to the Custom Events trigger list and the Scheduling window automatically opens, see Figure 127 (You can open it later by clicking the icon).
The following examples show different schedules setup for deactivating a room. In each example, the Time, the Active Trigger, the Description of the selected schedule and the required days (Repeat Every) are set, and custom triggers are added as needed: Figure 128: Custom Events – The Scheduling Example 1 Figure 129: Custom Events – The Scheduling Example 2 8.2 Keypad Events Trigger Event triggers include actions that are triggered by pressing a certain button on a device in the controlled room.
Figure 130: Keypad Events – Selecting a Button The Button Trigger Properties window appears: Figure 131: Keypad Events – Setting the Button Behavior 2. Select the type of behavior: Figure 132: Select the Button Behavior 3. 8.2.1 Add actions to the trigger (see Section 9). 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.
Figure 133: Button Trigger Properties Window (Activate while Pressed) Toggle 1-2-3-4: select the number of toggle states (from 2 to 10). With each press of the button, the next toggle is activated (upon completion of that toggle). When in the last toggle, the next press of the button will activate the first toggle once again. We recommend that you assign a button color command to each trigger so that you can identify each toggle by the color of the button.
Figure 136: 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 137: The State Number in the Action List Each state is independent of the other. The state behavior lets you determine which sequence of actions (as defined for each state) will be carried out the next time this button is pressed.
Two types of triggers are available, depending on the area in which you click on the knob. The upper area will add the knob turn up trigger to the Keypad Events list and the lower part will add the knob turn down trigger to the Keypad Events list: Add actions to the list (see Section 9.1). 8.
Figure 138: The Monitor Events Trigger Window 1. Click OK. The Monitor Event is added to the available Triggers list: Figure 139: Adding a Monitor Event to the Available Triggers List i 2. 8.4 You can edit the trigger to respond to a different command by clicking the button. Add actions to the trigger. GPI/O Events The GPI/O (General Purpose Input/Output) port can be configured via the K-Config software.
Figure 140: GPI/O Events – Port Manager Setup Digital output acts in the same way as do relays so it cannot be used as a trigger (see Section 9.3). Once the Master RC is set, the GPI/O Events appears in the Project Navigator: Figure 141: GPI/O Events – GPI/O in Project Navigator To create a GPI/O event: 1. Select GPI/O Events and click + to create a new GPI/O trigger. The following window appears: Figure 142: GPI/O Events – GPI/O Trigger Properties 2.
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Figure 146: Timer Events – Timer Trigger Flowchart: Power ON Example This setup includes three simple steps: Step I: Define the Timer Trigger Step II: Define the Button trigger (which includes the Timer Trigger Start state) Step III: Define the Monitor Event Trigger (which includes the Timer Trigger Stop state) Step I: Define the Timer Trigger 1. Select Timer Events and click the + icon to add a new timer trigger. The Timer Trigger name window appears.
Figure 148: Timer Events – the Timer Trigger in the Triggers List 3. Add the following actions (Button 3 blinks in red for 5 seconds (to indicate a problem) and then illuminates in green: 4. Click OK. Figure 149: Timer Events – adding Button Status 5. Click the Add to List button. The command is added to the Action List. 6. Add a 5-second delay and then button illuminates green.
Figure 150: Timer Events – the Timer Trigger Action List Step II: Define the Button Trigger 7. Define a button trigger: Button 3 - Click (see Section 8.2). 8. From the Action Type list select Port Command and add the projector power on (PWR_ON) command: Figure 151: Timer Events – Projector Power On Command in the Button Trigger Action List 9.
10. Select Timer Trigger State Start and click Add to List: Figure 153: Timer Events – Selecting the Timer Start/Stop Action (Start State Selected) The button trigger includes powering on the projector and starting the Timer Trigger. The Timer trigger actions will be executed within 5 seconds unless they are interrupted by the monitor event. Figure 154: Timer Events – Active Button Trigger Action List Step III: Define the Monitor Event 11.
Once the projector power is ON, the ON reply from ON activates the monitor event action(s). 12. Add the required action to the trigger (Stop): Figure 156: Timer Trigger – Monitor Event Action List Once the projector replies, the monitor event command is executed, the timer trigger is stopped and normal operation is carried on. The command list, shown in Figure 155, includes "ON reply from OFF". In some cases, the AV device will reply differently to the same question, depending on its state.
Step I: Define the Timer Trigger 1. Select Timer Events and click the + icon to open the Timer Trigger window. The Timer Trigger window appears. Type the Trigger Name and set the timeout to 20 minutes (for example, System Inactivity): Figure 158: Timer Events – the Timer Trigger Name Window (Inactivity) 2. Click OK. The Timer trigger appears in the available triggers list: Figure 159: Timer Events – the Timer Trigger in the Triggers List (System Inactivity) 3.
Step II: Define the button (or other) Trigger 4. Select a trigger from the Triggers list (for example, Button 1): Figure 161: Timer Events – Button 1 Action List 5. Add the Timer Stop trigger: Figure 162: Timer Events – Add the Stop Timer Action 6. Move the added Stop Timer trigger to the top of the list using the arrow icons: Figure 163: Timer Events – Move the Stop Timer Action 7.
Figure 164: Timer Events – Add the Start Timer Action 8. Figure 165 shows the Button 1 trigger action list: Figure 165: Timer Events – Button 1 Action List with Timer Triggers 9. In the same way, you can add the Stop and Start actions to each trigger. Adding the Stop action prior to the actual action list, stops the System Inactivity trigger.
Figure 166: Query Events – The Query Events Window 2. Select the Port and Driver (the driver appears automatically if defined in the port manager). 3. Select the Query.
Figure 167: Query Events – Select the Query Query results shows the query table as defined in the Driver Manager. In this example Off, On and Standby were defined.
4. Select the query results which will trigger an action list: Figure 169: Query Events – Select the Query Results 5. Click OK to create the Query trigger. Selecting On means that after the power is on the query event will be triggered. By default queries are disabled (upon device startup). A query will be triggered only if the matching "Query start" action was executed from other trigger. For example, a "Device startup" trigger or a button trigger).
You can add more Power query events in accordance with the Query table defined in the Driver Manager.
3. Click OK and add actions to the trigger (see Section 9): Figure 174: Sub Routines – Set the Action Group Trigger Name In this example, the subroutine includes power down of the input sources and it can be incorporated into daily and/or weekly shutdown triggers, GPI/O events (temperature alarm, for example), and so on. This sequence of commands will not have to be written again and again for specific triggers and can be used as a sub routine within a trigger as required. 4.
6. Click the Add to List button. The sub routine was added to the All Off Custom Event: Figure 176: Sub Routines – Sub Routine Trigger is added to an Event Trigger In the same way you can add Sub Routines to other events as well as to other sub routines.
9 Adding Actions to a Trigger You are here: Configuration Steps Introduction Planning Installation Introduction to K-Config Driver Manager Project Navigator Port Manager Triggers Adding Actions Connecting to a Device Description General information and system requirements Carefully plan your controlled room Install the Software Get to know the K-Config main window, menus and quick access icons Define the Peripheral Device Drivers Define the Controlled Room Assign the peripheral devices to the Master and A
9.1 General Instructions The Action Editor area is divided in two. The list of available actions on the left and once an action is selected, a specific action tab on the right. For example, the Switcher Command action displays the following tab: Figure 177: The Action Editor Generally, actions are added to triggers via the Action Editor in a similar way: 1. Select the Trigger. 2. Select an action type. 3. Click the Add to List button. The action is added to the trigger.
9.2 Adding a Port Command To add actions to a trigger (for example, to the built-in All On trigger), do the following: 1. In the Triggers area, select the All On trigger. 2. In the Action Editor, select the Port Command and select the desired port. A specific driver was assigned to the selected port, therefore it is selected automatically Figure 178: Selecting the Port Command Action Type 3.
4. Click the Add to List button. The command is added to the Action List area (the trigger name appears at the top of the list): Figure 180: The New Command in the Action List 5.
9.2.1 Adding a Table Action After creating tables via the Driver Manager (see Section 5.5.4) you can use it in the action editor Port Command list: Figure 183: The Table Port Command Select the: Table (Output_Volume) Select the RC device whose LEDs should behave as defined in the table (RC-63DL). Select None if you do not want the LEDs to behave as defined in the commands table Set the behavior of the table commands to go gradually up, down, or set to a specific value.
Add the command to the Action list: Figure 185: The Table Port Command – Added to the Action List You can create several other tables for different commands, or combine different command levels in the same table. 9.3 Adding a Port Switch Action The port switch action lets you open/close relay ports or GPI/O configured as digital outputs on the master and auxiliary devices.
9.4 Adding a Panels Status Action The Panels Status Action type lets you set various parameters on each of the master and auxiliary device buttons. Note that you can define only one panel status per command. Figure 188 shows the Panel Status Action Editor. The master device (RC-74DL) and the auxiliary devices front panels appear on the right side. The left side shows the various actions: Button Status, see Section 9.4.1 LCD Label, see Section 9.4.2 LEDs Light, see Section 9.4.
Figure 188 shows Panels Status commands that were added to the action list. The list shows a general name for each action. For example, even though “Buttons Action” appears twice, it includes different actions related to the panel buttons. Figure 189: Panels Status Action List When an action is selected, the details of that action will appear in the Action Editor.
Figure 191: Panels Status – Selecting a Button Note that only the relevant actions are available. 2.
Figure 193: Panels Status – Button Color and Behavior Selected 4. In the top drop-down box, select the disable or enable the button. For example, you can disable the source selection button when the projector is OFF; this command will prevent source switching while the projector is OFF. 5. In the lower drop-down box, if the button’s behavior was set to states, you can define the button status for each state. 6. 9.4.2 Click the Add to list button.
Figure 194: Panels Status – Setting the LCD Label i 3. Note that the front panel shows the button status previously set. Select one of the LCD label options (Date/Time in this example). Figure 195: Panels Status –LCD Label Added 4. 108 Click Add to List.
9.4.3 The LEDs Light The LEDs light (located next to a digital audio knob) lets you select a device and set the behavior of its LEDs, see Figure 196. To define the LED lights behavior: 1. Click the “LEDs” on the left side of the knob. Figure 196: Panel Status – LEDs Light States 2.
9.4.4 The Panel Lock The Panel Lock lets you select a device and lock its front panel buttons. To lock the front panel, click the device front panel area. The button frame turns blue, see Figure 197: Figure 197: Panel Status – Panel Lock Select the Panel Lock state (No Change, Lock or Unlock): Figure 198: Panel Status – Locking the Front Panel Buttons Note that an unlock icon 110 (or lock icon , if selected) appears on the lower left side of the panel.
9.5 Adding a Switcher Command The Switcher Command lets you select an input to switch to the outputs Figure 199: Switcher Command – Select an Input After selecting the input click the Add to List button. The new command appears in the selected trigger. 9.6 Adding a Power Amplifier The Power Amplifier action lets you set the output volume for devices with built-in power amplifiers (SV-552 in this example). You can set the volume to a certain level, increase or decrease it or mute the volume (On or Off).
9.7 Timer Start/Stop The Timer Start/Stop action is used to start or stop timer events. 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 action. After a timer event is defined, the Timer Start/Stop action can be incorporated into any trigger (see examples, in Section 8.5). 9.8 Delay The Delay action lets you set a delay time of up to 60 seconds between actions.
9.10 Site Control Message The Site Control Message action is used to send messages to Site-CTRL and display them. Select the Port, the Query and the Status. If relevant, the status is set so that it fits the Site Control filtering categories. The message is typed as required. For example, in case of a communication error query, a message is sent to Site-CTRL. To set the Site Control Message command: 1. Select the communication error query: Figure 203: Site Control Message – Select the Query Event 2.
Figure 205: Site Control Message – Select Port and Query 4. Select the Status. Status sets the level of the displayed message so that when in Site-CTRL messages can be filtered according to their levels of risk or importance this message will also be filtered in accordance with the Site-CTRL filtering levels. Figure 206: Site Control Message – Select the Status 5. Select NOTICE.
Figure 207: Site Control Message – Type the Message 7. Click the Add to List button.
10 Connecting to the Device You are here: Configuration Steps Introduction Planning Installation Introduction to K-Config Driver Manager Project Navigator Port Manager Triggers Adding Actions Connecting to a Device Description General information and system requirements Carefully plan your controlled room Install the Software Get to know the K-Config main window, menus and quick access icons Define the Peripheral Device Drivers Define the Controlled Room Assign the peripheral devices to the Master and Aux
To connect a device: 1. Click the Connect button in the quick access toolbar. You can also select Connect from the Device menu Figure 208: Connection Method Window 2. Select the Connection Method (Ethernet, Serial or USB). 3. Enter the data that is relevant to the selected connection method: UDP – the device IP number and the port number Click Default to return to the default IP number (Section 10.1.
10.1.1.1 Setting the ETHERNET Connection You can connect the device (for example, the SV-551) via Ethernet using either of the following methods: Directly to the PC using a crossover cable Via a network hub, switch, or router, using a straight-through cable 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.
Figure 211: Internet Protocol Version 4 Properties Window Figure 212: Internet Protocol Version 6 Properties Window 6. Select Use the following IP Address for static IP addressing and fill in the details as shown in Figure 213. For TCP/IPv4 you can use any IP address in the range 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.255 (excluding 192.168.1.39) that is provided by your IT department.
Figure 213: Internet Protocol Properties Window 7. Click OK. 8. Click Close. Connecting the ETHERNET Port via a Network Hub (Straight-Through Cable) You can connect the Ethernet port of the RC device to the Ethernet port on a network hub or network router, via a straight-through cable with RJ-45 connectors. 10.1.2 Connecting via the RS-232 Port To connect via an RS-232 port: 1. Select the company number port to which the device is connected. 2. Select the baud rate. 3. Click Connect. 10.1.
Figure 214: KNET ID – A Controlled Room Setting Example To set the K-NET ID to an auxiliary device: 1. Right click the required auxiliary device in the Project Navigator area and select Set K-NET ID. The following window appears: Figure 215: KNET ID – Connect the Device Directly to PC 2. i Connect the auxiliary device (SL-10) directly to the PC (via USB) and then click OK. If you are connecting the device via USB for the first time, you might need to define the USB port.
Figure 217: KNET ID – Setting K-NET ID 4. Click OK to set the ID number. Figure 218: KNET ID –K-NET ID assigned 10.3 Firmware Upgrade ! i Before uploading a new firmware to a device, make certain that the firmware you have selected matches the connected device. In some cases, it will be possible to upload firmware that does not match a device, resulting in inoperability of the device. Before uploading a new firmware to a device, disconnect it from Site-CTRL and Web Access. To load new firmware: 1.
5. Click the Browse button to find the firmware file. Figure 220: Load Firmware Upgrade Window 6. Click Upload. The following warning appears: Figure 221: Firmware Upgrade Warning 7. Click OK. Figure 222: Firmware Upgrade Process 8.
Figure 223: Firmware Upgrade Successful 9. Click OK. Note that you might be asked to restart the unit. Figure 224: Firmware Upgrade Process Complete 10. i Upon completion, open the Device Settings window to make sure the firmware was upgraded. If the firmware number remains the same, close the Device Properties windows, disconnect and then reconnect the device, and open the Device Properties window again to check the Firmware number.
Figure 225 shows the general device settings tab, which includes the (master and auxiliary) device information: Name, Model, Description, S.N (Serial Number), Firmware, K-Net-ID and the Unlock keypad PIN code text box where you can set the key sequence to press to unlock the keypad in case it is locked by a trigger (activated by pressing a button, a schedule or via Web Access).
Figure 227: Auxiliary Device Settings Figure 228 shows the Ethernet information, which can be changed if required: Figure 228: Ethernet Settings Figure 229 shows the Security Settings: Function Secure Mode: 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 Access and Site-CTRL without
Figure 230 shows the Date and Time settings (see Section 10.4.1): Figure 230: Date and Time Settings Function This area applies to devices with an Ethernet connection and time server settings options and lets you set the device’s internal clock to use with the scheduler (see Section 8.1).
The following table summarizes the date and time setting options: Set Date and Time From a connected PC Clock Procedure 1. Click the “Set Now” button. 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. 3. Click the Set Now button. 4. Click Read (from device) to check the updated values.
10.5 Syncing the Configuration to the Device Once the configuration is ready, you can sync (write) it to the device, by selecting Sync Configuration to Device from the Device menu list.
Figure 232: Write Configuration warning i 5. Note that during the Sync process, K-Config writes the current configuration and saves (to its current project name) it as well. Click OK. The Writing process appears on the top left part of the main window. After uploading the device resets Figure 233: Writing and Device Resetting Process 6. Upon completion, the following window appears: Figure 234: Writing Complete 7. 10.6 Click OK.
4. Click OK. Read is in Process: Upon completion, the following message appears: The Device configuration is now uploaded to the PC. 10.7 Clear Configuration from Device To clear the device configuration: 1. Connect the PC to the Master or the standalone room controller. 2. Click the Connect button (or select Connect from the Device menu list). 3. In the Device menu, select Clear Configuration from Device.
4. Click OK.
