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8 Button RS232/IR Control Panel

Installation & Operation Manual

Specification

Devices

Matrix, Switch, DVD, projectors, monitors, TV.

Compatibility

Compatible with MuxLab & Third party products

Output Ports

Three (3) RS232 ports
One (1) RS485 port
Three (3) Infrared Emitter ports
Two (2) Relay ports

Control Ports

USB or RS232 (either may be used)

Connectors

One (1) 2-pin terminal block (3.81 mm) for Power
Two (2) 2-pin terminal blocks (3.81 mm) for Relay
Two (2) 5-pin terminal blocks (3.81 mm) for Serial & IR
One (1) USB Port for firmware upgrade

Power Supply

One (1) 110-240VAC to 12VDC/2.0A power supply with US,
UK & Euro Blade

Temperature

Operating: 0° to 40°C

Storage: -20° to 70°C

Humidity: Up to 95% non-condensing

Enclosure

Metal

Dimensions

4.49

” x 2.76” x 1.10” (114mm x 70mm x 28mm)

Weight

0.33 lbs (0.15 kg)

Compliance

Regulatory: FCC, CE, RoHS

Warranty

2 years

Order Information

500816 8 Button RS232/IR Control Panel

Summary of Contents for 500816

Page 1: ... MuxLab Inc 2016 94 000833 A SE 000833 A 8 Button RS232 IR Control Panel 500816 ...

Page 2: ...ug the module immediately Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners to clean this unit Always unplug the power to the device before cleaning Using supplies or parts not meeting the product s specifications may cause damage deterioration or malfunction Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Install the device in a place with good ventilation to avoid damage due to overheating Unplug the pow...

Page 3: ...escription 7 3 3 1 Front Panel 7 3 2 Rear Panel 8 3 3 Side Panel 9 Connections 10 4 4 1 Safety Precautions 10 4 2 System Diagram 10 4 3 Connections for Programming and Looping 10 System Operation 12 5 5 1 USB Driver Installation 12 5 2 Software Programming 12 5 2 1 Main Menu 13 5 2 2 Panel Key setting 16 5 2 3 Action List 18 5 2 4 Setting Events 19 5 2 5 Event List 29 Panel Drawing 31 6 Troublesho...

Page 4: ...c It is an easy to use control device for presentation show rooms classrooms and boardrooms 1 2 Features Each button can be programmed to send bi direction RS232 and RS485 commands simultaneously to control MuxLab and third party devices Each button can be programmed to send infrared codes and control the relays simultaneously to control MuxLab and the third party devices Each button supports a bu...

Page 5: ...tact your dealer 1 4 Installation Follow the steps to install the device First cut a hole on the surface of where the unit is to be installed such as on a desktop or desk side panel etc Cut to the size indicated by the cut out diagram in Figure 1 Second fit the unit into the cut out and adjust it so that it is flush with the surface see Figure 2 Next screw the unit face plate securely to the surfa...

Page 6: ...ors One 1 2 pin terminal block 3 81 mm for Power Two 2 2 pin terminal blocks 3 81 mm for Relay Two 2 5 pin terminal blocks 3 81 mm for Serial IR One 1 USB Port for firmware upgrade Power Supply One 1 110 240VAC to 12VDC 2 0A power supply with US UK Euro Blade Temperature Operating 0 to 40 C Storage 20 to 70 C Humidity Up to 95 non condensing Enclosure Metal Dimensions 4 49 x 2 76 x 1 10 114mm x 70...

Page 7: ...can be independently programed using the Control Panel PC Software To do so run the application and connect the computer via a USB or RS232 connection to the 8 button RS232 IR Control Panel see section 5 for details on using the Control Panel PC Software found on the MuxLab website Each label within a button can be easily changed Simply select the label you need and change it as shown below ...

Page 8: ...se depends on the configuration set by the Control Panel PC Software When configured for RS232 it is a unidirectional transmission meaning data may be transmitted but not received IR1 IR1 may be used to control devices and can be program via the Control Panel PC Software RS485 The RS485 can be programmed to control a device via the RS485 port The command set for RS485 is the same as for RS232 1 4 ...

Page 9: ...utput or to connect to a computer when programming the 8 button RS232 IR Control Panel These two groups share the same ground 3 3 Side Panel No Name Description 1 Mini USB Communicates with the computer and may be used to update the unit firmware or used in conjunction with the Control Panel PC Software to program the buttons of the device Transmit the infrared data when learning IR Optional 2 IR ...

Page 10: ...em Diagram The programmable 8 Button RS232 IR Control Panel also references here in as programmable Control Panel can send commands to different ports at the same time Meaning each button can send RS232 commands RS485 commands IR codes and control the relays with a single push of one button See the example system diagram below Figure 3 Figure 3 Example System Diagram 4 3 Connections for Programmin...

Page 11: ...r to control more devices and support more command buttons several 8 Button RS232 IR Control Panel units may be chained looped and managed as a grouped system The units are looped by two RS232 ports see Figure 5 below Figure 5 Looping several programmable control panels After chaining several programmable Control Panels as shown above you must set the ID of each programmable Control Panel with the...

Page 12: ...rol Panel can be programmed via a computer and either the USB port or the RS232 port and running the Control Panel PC Software When connecting the programmable Control Panel to a computer using the USB port it may be necessary to install the USB driver first The USB driver for the programmable Control Panel may be found on the MuxLab Website Use the programmable Control Panel driver file to instal...

Page 13: ...pen an existing configuration file or Save and Save As to a configuration file Thus after programing the user can save the configuration to a file so that it can be re used anytime Different configuration files can be saved under different file names 2 System orientation Sets the screen view of the programmable Control Panel to the same orientation of the actual installed device since the programm...

Page 14: ... System screen view depending on orientation selected NOTICE When selecting the device orientation you will get a pop up dialog Output Port Selection allowing the user to select different RS232 and IR port combinations depend on the uses of the two shared ports see Figure 9 ...

Page 15: ...able for use by the programmable Control Panel And there are four output types They are shown on Table 1 means the port is available Output port of the Panel Output mode of 500816 IR1 RS232 1 IR2 RS232 2 IR3 RS232 3 RS485 RS232 1 2 RS232 2 IR2 RS232 1 IR3 IR2 3 Table 1 Output types 3 Connection type There are five connection types modes which are described and listed in Figure 10 below ...

Page 16: ... key action to the action list and then adding events to this action will make the action execute based on the selected events We will use the vertical orientation as an example to introduce the use of the various buttons Figure 11 Key setting vertical mode view 1 White keys Keys 1 8 correspond to the buttons on the programmable control 1 Com connect by serial port 2 USB connect by mini USB 3 Disc...

Page 17: ...lass is the action loop class and depends on the number of Key Action Type 1 Press Execute events when pressing button 2 Release Execute events when releasing button 3 Page Allows a key to be assigned up to four actions but only one action is enabled at a time The enabled action is assigned by another key 4 Toggle Allows a key to be assigned up to four actions which are executed in a loop The star...

Page 18: ...ure 14 Figure 14 Programmable timed delays The delay time is started from the programmable Control Panel power up boot up When time1 is expired the programmable control panel will execute the events in time1 This will repeat for time2 and then time3 Example Set time1 to 5 minutes and time2 to 3 minutes add event1 to time1 and event2 to time2 When the unit starts it will execute event1 after 5 minu...

Page 19: ...ach action can have multiple events assigned Events in an event list are executed from top to bottom but the user can rearrange the order of this list The following examples show how to set each event type Setting RS232 Events This section explains how to set the parameters of the programmable Control Panel s serial ports Clicking the RS232 tab will display the control screen for this event see Fi...

Page 20: ... library file Figure 17 RS232 Library file Note When you completed your editing remember to save and then press OK 2 There are two ways to send the RS232 data string send RS232 once and send more times When you select more times you must also select the number of times to send the data string and the delay between each time the data is sent see Figure 18 below Figure 18 RS232 send number of string...

Page 21: ...nts This section explains how to set the parameters of the programmable Control Panel s IR ports Clicking the IR tab will bring up the IR event setting screen as shown in Figure 19 Figure 19 Setting an IR Event 1 First select the action to be assigned this event The data for the IR event needs to be selected from a saved library Click Change Lib to select a library file and open it or click Edit L...

Page 22: ...d the data and the delay between each time the data is sent see Figure 21 below Figure 21 IR send number of strings delay setting 3 The send port number must be set to the same port as was previously set to be Select a function and then click learn press the IR remote control button to send the IR code to the infrared sensor port it will refresh the IR data Follow the same steps to learn other fun...

Page 23: ... below in Figure 22 Figure 22 Setting a Relay Event First select the action to be assigned this event To set the event select the port and the action to either On relay connected or Off relay disconnected and press Add Setting Delay Events This section explains how to set the parameters of the programmable Control Panel s Delay time Clicking the Delay tab will bring up the Delay event setting scre...

Page 24: ... will send back a reply string or an acknowledgement If the expected reply is entered in the data field as shown below in Figure 24 then the programmable Control Panel will compare this expected reply with the actual reply to verify that the command worked correctly Figure 24 Compare reply from RS232 command 1 First select the action to be assigned this event The send port number must be set to th...

Page 25: ...Select the button number and the LED action and then press Add Setting Page Events Any of the 8 white keys can be set to type page A key of type page is able to contain from 2 to 4 possible actions and each of these actions can hold multiple events but only one of these actions can be enabled at any given time Other keys are used to enable one of the four possible actions in the page list The best...

Page 26: ... should now have a screen that looks like Figure 26 Figure 26 2 As mentioned in the above step click on the first Key1 entry in the action Key1 Num1 and enter events for that action Do the same for Key1 Num2 Key1 Num3 and Key1 Num4 Next assign Key5 through Key8 to select which of the Key1 Num1 to Key1 Num4 actions are enabled at any given moment To do so select highlight Key5 in the action list an...

Page 27: ...behave in this manner until one of the other controlling keys Key5 Key7 or Key8 is pressed c When you press Key7 then Num3 action will be enabled for Key1 Each time Key1 is pressed then Num3 action will be executed along with the assigned events for Num3 Key1 will continue to behave in this manner until one of the other controlling keys Key5 Key6 or Key8 is pressed d When you press Key8 then Num4 ...

Page 28: ... is a form of assigning macros multiple blue keys each with events to a white key Begin by first creating blue key actions and assigning events to these blue keys Then create a white key action and using the Loop event assign blue keys to the white key as events For example with a white key highlighted in the action list press the Loop event and then select a key in the range of one of the blue ke...

Page 29: ...Toggle case Keys5 to 8 do not enable one of the 4 actions but instead cause the corresponding action to be the next action in the sequence to be executed with a press of Key1 As an example pressing Key6 and then Key1 will execute Num2 action The next press of Key1 will execute Num3 action then Num4 then Num1 etc Pressing Key8 and then Key1 will execute Num4 action and the next press of Key1 will e...

Page 30: ...8 Button RS232 IR Control Panel Installation Operation Manual 30 Figure 30 Event List ...

Page 31: ...8 Button RS232 IR Control Panel Installation Operation Manual MuxLab Inc 2016 31 Panel Drawing 6 Figure 31 8 Button RS232 IR Control Panel Dimensions ...

Page 32: ...ectly and then reconnect the USB Cable Cannot Install USB Driver Product not correctly detected Restart the Panel Button s LED do not light up The compare function is not working correctly Check if there is a compare event used for this button If yes delete the compare and try again If the button s LED is still not working then the LED may be defective Serial port not working Wrong baud rate Check...

Page 33: ...all in no event be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage including but not limited to special incidental consequential or other damages No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording or information recording and retrieval systems without the express written permission of the manufac...

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