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Section
6
Control Panel Configuration
Overview
The Control Panel Server application manages control panel operations,
and is used to configure Encore system control panels. As described earlier
(see
Client/Server Architecture on page 28 ), Encore system control panels
operate using a client/server approach.
The Control Panel Server application also has an embedded RCL Server,
which supports third party automation systems and other external control
mechanisms.
Control Panel Configurations
The configuration of a particular control panel defines that panel’s
behavior. For example, the panel configuration determines which Destina-
tions and Levels a panel can control, which buttons perform which func-
tions, and how the control panel accomplishes other operations.
Template files are available that can be used as a starting point for panel
configuration. When a new control panel is added to an Encore system, it
automatically receives configuration information from a default template
for that type of panel. This configuration can then be saved with the name
of that panel, and be modified to change the behavior of that panel. That
configuration is then used by that control panel, unless it is modified or a
different template file is loaded to that panel.
Control Panel Defaults (Factory and Facility)
Encore systems ship with factory default control panel templates. This
allows a control panel to be taken out of its box and used immediately.
Encore systems support different control panel default templates. The
factory defaults cannot be edited by the user. Custom templates can be
created for each type of panel, and you can specify these defaults are to be
used when a new panel of that type is added to the Encore system.