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eBOX GPI8

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Page 1: ...eBOX GPI8 Ethernet to GPI Interface Users M anual...

Page 2: ...ooper Electronics All other brand names are the property of their respective owners eBOX GPI8 User s Manual First Edition Part Number 932135 2014 JLCooper Electronics 142 Arena Street El Segundo CA 90...

Page 3: ...9 Resetting eBOX GPI8 Settings 10 Initial Hardware Configuration 11 eBOX GPI8 Configuration Utility 12 eBOX GPI8 to Configure 13 eBOX GPI8 Password Change 13 eBOX GPI8 Settings 14 Configuration with W...

Page 4: ...bs 33 MIDI Tab 34 MIDI Machine Control MMC 34 Custom MIDI Messages 35 Special Tab 37 Delay Tab 37 Keyboard Triggers 38 GPI Input Pins 39 GPI Output Pins 39 GPI Preset Buttons 41 Live Mode 42 Using the...

Page 5: ...5 Care and Service 54 JLCooper Electronics Limited Warranty 55...

Page 6: ...IP traffic can be routed over internal LANs wireless LANs MANs WANs and even over the public Internet Items such as IP address remote IP address and TCP port are set using the eBOX Configuration Util...

Page 7: ...following items eBOX GPI8 Power Supply This Users Manual Four rubber feet Connections The eBOX GPI8 connections are straightforward 1 Plug the power supply into the eBOX GPI8 2 Plug a network cable in...

Page 8: ...ge Off On Off eBOX GPI8 is client at address specified on next page Off On On Not availaible Off Off On eBOX GPI8 performs GPI to Ethernet conversion X Don t Care Mode Configuration eBOX GPI8 Server M...

Page 9: ...V1 and MCS video servers The IP address of the eBOX GPI8 is set by DIP switches 1 2 and 3 plus one The TCP port is fixed at 8000 The eBOX GPI8 GPI Programmer Software allows you to edit and upload th...

Page 10: ...8 to factory defaults simply press the button with a long thin object such as a paper clip and turn the power on The reset button can be released after the 5 Send and 5 Receive LEDs stop flashing The...

Page 11: ...254 103 Off Off On Off Server 192 168 254 104 Off Off On On Client 192 168 254 105 Off On Off Off Server 192 168 254 106 Off On Off On Client 192 168 254 107 Off On On Off Server 10 0 0 128 Off On On...

Page 12: ...nd avoids any compatibility issues with web browsers This is the recommended way to configure the eBOX GPI8 To allow easy configuration of the eBOX GPI8 JLCooper has provided a small Windows utility T...

Page 13: ...f the Password box contains any text the eBOX GPI8 Configuration Utility will pad out the password with spaces and truncate the password to 8 characters If the Password box is empty the eBOX GPI8 Conf...

Page 14: ...and SW3 On Destination IP Address IP address of remote eBOX GPI8 when SW1 SW2 and SW3 On This is used when eBOX GPI8 is configured as a client SW7 On Destination Port Number TCP port of remote eBOX GP...

Page 15: ...15 Max Buff Size This parameter is not used in the eBOX GPI8...

Page 16: ...tp 192 168 254 102 into your web browser During this time the normal operation of the eBOX GPI8 is suspended Make any changes that are necessary for your system and click on SUBMIT These changes are s...

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Page 18: ...s configured as a client SW7 On Destination Port Number TCP port of remote eBOX GPI8 when SW1 SW2 and SW3 On This is used when eBOX GPI8 is configured as a client SW7 On Password Eight character alpha...

Page 19: ...the remote end the receiving eBOX GPI8 must have password protection enabled AND have a matching password The DIP switches are read only at power on so the eBOX GPI8 must be power cycled for any chan...

Page 20: ...2 168 254 102 23 Off Off Off On Client 192 168 254 103 23 Off Off On Off Server 192 168 254 104 23 Off Off On On Client 192 168 254 105 23 Off On Off Off Server 192 168 254 106 23 Off On Off On Client...

Page 21: ...IP Address Port Off Off Off 192 168 254 103 8000 Off Off On 192 168 254 105 8000 Off On Off 192 168 254 107 8000 Off On On 10 0 0 129 8000 On Off Off 10 0 0 131 8000 On Off On 10 0 0 133 8000 On On Of...

Page 22: ...as Pin Tally Function Pin Tally Function 1 Ground 14 Jog 2 Play 15 Shuttle 3 Record 16 4 Fast Forward 17 Servo Lock 5 Rewind 18 A1 6 19 A2 7 Stop 20 TC 8 21 9 Standby 22 Video 10 Cue Up 23 Assemble 1...

Page 23: ...P address of the eBOX GPI8 you want to configure eBOX GPI8 TCP Port This is the TCP port of the eBOX GPI8 you want to configure The eBOX GPI8 TCP port in the GPI to Ethernet conversion modes is fixed...

Page 24: ...l be the TCP port of this eBOX GPI8 when SW1 SW2 and SW3 On Destination IP Address IP address of remote eBOX GPI8 when SW1 SW2 and SW3 On This is used when eBOX GPI8 is configured in the GPI to Ethern...

Page 25: ...mber Invert Normally messages are triggered when a GPI input pin is shorted to ground Checking this box allows the messages to be triggered when a GPI input pin is opened or is driven to 5 volts Send...

Page 26: ...ment This is intended to be a diagnostic tool to aid you in setting up a server eBOX GPI8 The GPI Tester Utility can be used to connect to an eBOX GPI8 configured for server mode The GPI Tester Utilit...

Page 27: ...he eBOX GPI8 you want to test In addition you will also see the firmware version of the connected eBOX GPI8 GPI Inputs These checkboxes indicate the state of the input pins on the GPI Input connector...

Page 28: ...puts change states periodically every 5 seconds or when a GPI Query command is received Clicking the Query GPI button sends a GPI Query command to the connected eBOX GPI8 causing the eBOX GPI8 to imme...

Page 29: ...he eBOX GPI8 Uninstaller located in Applications eBOX GPI8 Select the items to uninstall then click on the Uninstall button NOTE Currently the uninstaller is unable to remove the eBOX GPI8 Control Cen...

Page 30: ...Ports built in to the eBOX GPI8 They are set using the dip switches on the back of the eBOX GPI8 Refer to the eBOX GPI8 manual for details You need to set the software to use the same address and port...

Page 31: ...ur control surface software Different keysets can be set up for different applications for example a keyset for Pro Tools and another one for FCP In Live Mode the eBOX GPI8 software will automatically...

Page 32: ...ou might start your tape machines playing while browsing in Safari Keysets and any changes you make to them are stored automatically in the eBOX GPI8 s preference file There is no need to Save or Open...

Page 33: ...will be performed in order when the button is pressed in Live Mode Action Tabs The tabs in the inspector window vary slightly depending on what type of control is selected All controls will have the...

Page 34: ...to the eBOX GPI8 Software The procedure for connecting MIDI applications varies from application to application and will be covered in those applications manuals MIDI Machine Control MMC You can assi...

Page 35: ...35 Custom MIDI Messages By clicking the Custom radio button you can define your own MIDI message The different message types will appear in a popup menu...

Page 36: ...o it If the message also includes one or two data bytes the data byte editors will appear You can type a number from 0 127 or use the up and down arrows If you check Follows Control then pressing a bu...

Page 37: ...between two actions Simply move the slider from 0 to 2 seconds then hit the Add Insert button If a GPI Preset button was programmed as in the following example pressing it in Live mode would close som...

Page 38: ...OX GPI8 turn off the studio monitors and wait a half a second before sending the space bar to Pro Tools To set a keyboard trigger click in the field next to Trigger with Keystroke then type the trigge...

Page 39: ...an program what happens when an individual input pin is changed by some external hardware Currently the GPI Input pins can generate MIDI Messages and Delays GPI Output Pins Each GPI Output pin button...

Page 40: ...o does something useful in another program like Pro Tools GPI inputs and outputs are separate entities They may or may not be connected to the same device This is why they can be programmed independen...

Page 41: ...imilar to the GPI Output buttons except that they allow you to affect all of the GPI outputs at once In the GPI tab you can choose for each Pin whether to have it follow the button state invert the bu...

Page 42: ...nce GPI Input actions are only initiated by the external hardware In Live Mode the GPI Output GPI Preset Serial Port and Serial Preset buttons all initiate the actions they were assigned in Programmin...

Page 43: ...all the eBOX GPI8 driver automatically switches keysets based on the front application If there is no keyset for the frontmost application then the driver uses the Global keyset When the eBOX GPI8 Con...

Page 44: ...of this is if you have 2 eBOX GPI8es at a remote site In the example below there are two eBOX GPI8es behind a router The router is configured to pass configuration packets coming to the router at IP A...

Page 45: ...to another eBOX GPI8 or computer use a crossover cable The eBOX GPI8 supports IEEE 802 3u clause 28 Auto Negotiation which automatically senses the Ethernet port speed duplex operation and chooses th...

Page 46: ...connector The inputs on the terminal strip are optically isolated The pinout is listed in the following table 1 GPI 1 Anode 1 GPI 1 Cathode 2 GPI 2 Anode 2 GPI 2 Cathode 3 GPI 3 Anode 3 GPI 3 Cathode...

Page 47: ...utputs on the terminal strip are isolated with dry relay contacts The pinout is listed in the following table 1A GPI 1 Relay 1B GPI 1 Relay 2A GPI 2 Relay 2B GPI 2 Relay 3A GPI 3 Relay 3B GPI 3 Relay...

Page 48: ...send the state of its GPI In ports to each other so it can be shown on the GPI Out port on the remote eBOX GPI8 After that changes to a GPI In port will cause an eBOX GPI8 to send a GPI message to the...

Page 49: ...ted Recommended Current 16mA Maximum Current 25mA Forward Voltage Drop 1 15V Maximum Reverse Voltage 5 0V GPI Input Optoisolator Charactersitics The outputs on the terminal strip are isolated with dry...

Page 50: ...nd 5 volts If this is not possible consider using the eBOX I O The internal pullup resistor insures that the input pin is set to a known state The default state of the GPI Inputs is 5 volts or a logic...

Page 51: ...using the eBOX I O Note Because the inputs are CMOS the output voltage MUST be limited to voltage levels between 0 and 5 volts This can occur if driving a circuit that is powered by a voltage higher...

Page 52: ...old If you need a power supply specific to your location please contact your local distributor or JLCooper Electronics Location JLCooper Part Number North America PSDC117 Europe PSDC230 Approved Power...

Page 53: ...up In any mode can you ping it ping 192 168 254 102 If you are using the password protection feature is it enabled in both eBOX GPI8es In webpage configuration mode can you communicate with it using t...

Page 54: ...ing If all else fails you can contact the JLCooper Service Department at service jlcooper com Care and Service If properly cared for your eBOX GPI8 should provide years of troublefree performance Whil...

Page 55: ...ctory is approximately 15 business days from receipt of product to shipping Your actual turn around time will include return shipping Actual turn around time will vary depending upon many factors incl...

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