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Unison AV/Serial Interface v1.1.0 Quick Guide
Unison AV/Serial Interface v1.1.0 Quick Guide
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Station Type (st)
The station's software is capable of mimicking several ETC standard button and fader
station types. However, changing the type from its default 16 buttons, 16 faders, and 16
levels (ST3300) has its disadvantages, most notable of them are a reduced number of
buttons and faders, a total loss of the support for Level feedback, and loss of support for
Emphasis Serial Button Protocol.
Most users will make the best use of the station as its default type and will not need to
make use of this feature. The default station type yields the highest quantity of controllable
items even if they are left unused, and will not preclude use of Levels. The default
AV/Serial Interface station type (ST3300) is also the only type allowed when Emphasis
mode is enabled (see below).
The (st) property sets the type of station that the AV/Serial Interface station will emulate.
Although there is nothing preventing you from setting this property to any value, only the
ones listed below will be recognizable by a Unison processor.
When comparing the button and fader mapping to a physical station, faders are numbered
right to left and buttons 1-10 are on the right side of the faders and 11, 12 are on the left.
The AV/Serial Interface station's buttons, faders, and levels are each numbered right to
left as 1-16 respectively
Binding/Connecting Stations
The AV/Serial Interface and the Unison processor maintain their binding status separately.
(It’s possible to have one bound and the other unbound.) For this guide, “
Connect
” and
Station ID Station Description
100
5 buttons
200
10 buttons
800
12 buttons, 4 faders
900
12 buttons, 7 faders
1000
12 buttons, 10 faders
1200
12 buttons, 13 faders
1300
12 buttons, 16 faders
1600
8 switch satellite board
1800
5 buttons,
1900
1 key switch, 5 buttons
3300
16 buttons, 16 faders (AV/Serial Interface type) (Default)
Notes:
• Changing the station type also processes an Escape command which clears bindings and
takes the station to an uninstalled state (it may subsequently rebind erroneously with the
Unison Control Module). This does NOT however disconnect the station from the Unison
Control Module if the station was currently connected (bound at the processor). Proper
operation will only be restored if the station is disconnected and reconnected as the new
station via the Setup Menu of the Unison Control Module face panel LCD, and then finally
reissuing the station service pin (see Single-byte commands).
