Avenue Express Control Panel
Express Panel–10
EXPRESS PANEL CONFIGURATION
Express Panel configuration is done as described in the following steps:
• Express Panel Networking
• Express Panel System Configuration
Express Panel Networking
The first step in Express Panel configuration is to connect the Express Panel to an
Avenue network. The panel can communicate through an Ethernet or AveNet connection
to an existing Avenue network or be the central controller of a separate network. Please
refer to the Avenue System Overview that accompanies every Avenue frame for complete
details on interfacing Avenue control devices to a network. There are a number of ways to
configure the panel in a network.
Begin Express Panel network configuration by entering the Configuration mode. Use the
instructions below and refer to the graphical representation of the menu tree given on the
following page.
1. Enter the Configuration mode by selecting the
Select Config
pushbutton. It will
illuminate red to indicate you are now in Configuration mode.
2. The first configuration menu to come up in the Configuration display will be the
Choose Frame by Knob
. If no networking parameters are set up for the panel,
only a
j
Local
frame will be listed (this panel).
3. Enter the
j
Local
mode by selecting the
Right Arrow
pushbutton or push in the
Configuration
knob.
4. The
j
Local
mode has three choices:
Network
,
Channels
(not active),
or System
.
Use the Configuration knob to place the indicator carat next to the
Network
selection and enter the mode by selecting the
Right Arrow
pushbutton or push in
the
Configuration
knob.
5. The
Network
mode will have the following network parameters that can be set for
this panel depending on how it is being interfaced into an Avenue network. (This is
explained in more detail in the Avenue System Overview Networking section as
mentioned earlier.)
• Panel Name
• Panel Group
• AveNet Address
• IP Address
• AVIP Enable
6. Use the Configuration knob to move the indicator carat to each of the selections,
then enter each selection by selecting the
Right Arrow
pushbutton or push in the
Configuration
knob.
7. For each panel networking parameter, use the
Left
and
Right Arrow
pushbut-
tons to scroll to each letter or number in the parameter. For example, to assign a
panel name, use the
Right Arrow
pushbutton to scroll to the first letter in the
default panel name. To change this letter, rotate the Configuration knob until you
reach