Xperience platform
All of Nexmosphere’s controllers are built on the same platform principles. If this is your first time using a Nexmosphere
controller, we recommend to first read
https://nexmosphere.com/technology/xperience-platform/
to learn the basics about
our platform and its terminology.
XN-165
The XN-165 is an Xperience controller with 2 X-talk interfaces and
4 Push button interfaces:
1.
X-talk interface 001
2.
X-talk interface 002
3.1.
Push button interface 1 (X-talk address 003)
3.2.
Push button interface 2 (X-talk address 003)
3.3.
Push button interface 3 (X-talk address 003)
3.4.
Push button interface 4 (X-talk address 003)
USB.
5V Power input and API interface (micro-USB connector)
LED.
White status LED
Hardware setup
1.
Connect one or more Elements to any of the 2 X-talk interfaces. Connect push buttons to the push button interfaces.*
2.
Connect the micro-USB cable to a 3rd party device (e.g. Digital Signage Player or PC).
3.
Wait until the white status LED stops blinking. This lasts about 5 seconds.
*
Nexmosphere offers several push buttons with pre-assembled cable and connector. The product codes for these push buttons are S-B90xxx and S-B95xxx.
Software setup for testing (Terminal)
Typically, the XN-165 controller is connected to a 3rd party device, such as a Digital Signage Player, on which CMS software is installed that has built-in
functionality for sending and receiving Serial Events. However, if you want to do a first test on a PC or Mac, follow the instructions below:
1.
Download a terminal program. For example
2.
Open the Terminal program and go to settings. Choose the COM port on which the XN-135 controller enumerated*.
In most cases this is the highest available number in the COM port drop-down setting.
3.
Set the COM port settings to the following values
Baudrate
115200
Flow Control
None
Parity
None
EOL
CR+LF
Data
Bits 8
Protocol
ASCII
Stop
Bits 1
4.
Set the COM port to “Open”.
The controller is now ready for use.
5.
When sending consecutive API serial commands to the XN-165 controller, place a 50mS delay between each command.
*
In case the XN-165 controller is not recognized as a COM port by the 3rd party device, a driver (Prolific PL2303) can be downloaded
Functionality
The XN-165 runs our API which provides serial output when a specific sensor Element is triggered (for example a pick-up,
or -motion sensor or touch button) and provides control over output Elements (for example controlling LED strips) via serial
input commands. These API serial commands are typically used to create interactive Xperiences for Digital Signage.
The complete API Manual and additional helpful documents can be found on
https://nexmosphere.com/support-
. To get you started, we’ve included some starter examples of our Elements and the corresponding API serial
commands on the following pages.
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XN-165 XPERIENCE CONTROLLER
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