5. Software Control - Lightware Device Controller
MMX4x2 series – User's Manual
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Applied firmware package: v1.6.0b19 | LDC software: v2.5.13b5
5.10.2.
Create or Modify an Event
Wizard Mode
The wizard mode lists the most common
conditions and actions, so the user does not
have to look for LW3 nodes and properties.
Step 1.
Click on the
Edit
button of the desired
Event; the
Event editor
is displayed.
Step 2.
The wizard mode is displayed as
default. Select the desired
Category
first
(e.g. Audio or Video).
Step 3.
Select the desired
Expression
from
the drop-down menu. If any other
parameter is necessary to set, it is
going to be displayed.
Step 4.
Press the
Apply
button to store the
settings of the Condition.
INFO:
This mode is also available for setting
the
Action
.
Advanced Mode
The goal of this mode is the same as of the wizard: set the properties and methods for conditions and
actions. The difference is the number of the available and usable properties and methods of the LW3
protocol. Advanced mode allows almost all of it.
Step 1.
Click on the
Edit
button of the
desired Event; the
Event editor
is
displayed.
Step 2.
The wizard mode is the default,
press the
Advanced
button. The LW3
protocol tree is displayed showing
the list of the properties in the drop-
down menu. Navigate to the desired
node.
Step 3.
Select the desired
Property
from the
menu. The
manual
of the property
is displayed below to help to select
the necessary property and to set
the value.
Step 4.
Set the desired
value
and
operator
,
then press the
Apply
button to store
settings.
INFO:
This mode is also available for
setting the
Action
.
The Link Tool
The new interface allows creating more actions
for the same condition. In that case, a condition
can trigger more actions. To set such an Event,
the Link tool has been introduced.
Step 1.
Click on the
Edit
button of the desired
Event; the
Event editor
is displayed.
Step 2.
The wizard mode is displayed as default,
press the
Link
button.
Step 3.
All saved Events are analyzed and
the
conditions
are listed (it takes a few
seconds to finish). The
Show advanced
expressions
option shows the exact path
and set the value of the given property.
Step 4.
Select the desired
Condition
and press the
Apply
button to store the settings.
INFO:
This mode is also available for setting
the
Action
.
Combine Links
The first generation of the Event Manager is able to sense a change (one condition), but in some cases that
is not enough. The practical experience has shown there is a need to examine more conditions as follows:
if one of the set conditions becomes
true (while the other conditions
are fulfilled), then the set Action is
launched. The
Combine Links
tool
allows setting these Conditions.
Follow the steps below:
Step 1.
Create the
Conditions
(up to
four) in separate Events.
Step 2.
Create a new Event and
navigate to the
Combine Links
tab in the Editor.
Step 3.
Select the desired
Conditions
in the
left
panel.
Step 4.
Set the desired
Action
(and
do not forget to
enable
the
Events).
INFO:
This mode is available for
setting the
Condition only
.
