User Manual

Serial Control Processor (Room Control Interface)

The Executive Elite Base DSP is capable of being monitored and controlled via

a control system. Communication can either be over the serial port of the

Executive Elite, or over an IP connection. If several Executive Elite Base DSPs

are part of an installation, each requires its own connection to the control

system in order to communicate.

To use the control system API, the External Control Configuration setting the

type of external processor and the connection method has to be defined to

match the external control system’s settings.

Executive Elite supports server mode or client mode for the control interface.

Selecting the right mode is required for correct interoperability with the

connected control system.

When using a control system, the Executive Elite can be configured for external

mute on the External Control Configuration page of the local web UI. When

external mute is On, the Executive Elite base DSP will always pass audio, even

when the microphones show that they are muted. In this case it is the

responsibility of the installer to ensure that mute is performed in an external

component of the installation.

NOTE: Both a control system and DSP cannot be connected to an

Executive Elite Base Station at the same time. When using a

control system and DSP at the same time, connect the Executive

Elite Base DSP to the control system. The external DSP must be

controlled by the control system as well.

Serial Command & Return Strings

The Serial Strings of an Executive Elite Base Station begin with the Argument

and terminates with a Carriage Return. The Command String structure is as

follows:

The argument is either ‘set’ or ‘get’. A subset of the available commands is

listed below. For a full list of commands visit the “Executive Elite Control

Interface” documentation.

If specific microphone channels are affected by the command, the string ‘ch’ is

followed by the microphone number, and then the value which is sent (‘set’

command).