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ICC-STA/ICA-FT6

Entertainment Access System

Ver. 4.3 December 20, 2005

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Page 1: ...Road Suite 113 Dallas TX 75252 Phone 972 931 2728 Toll Free 888 972 2728 Fax 972 931 2765 E Mail Sales crwww com Website www crwww com Product Manual ICC STA ICA FT6 Entertainment Access System Ver 4 3 December 20 2005 ...

Page 2: ...ol 9 Overview 9 General protocol specifications 9 Command String Structure 9 RS 232 ICC STA Commands 10 RS 232 ICC STA Response Strings 11 Channel Source Status Response String ST command 11 Audio Status Response String SV command 11 RS 232 ICA FT6 Commands 12 iC Net Setup and Control 13 RS 232 Terminal 13 iC ToolKit Software 13 RS 232 Control System Protocol 13 iC Net Control Protocol 14 Overview...

Page 3: ...om engraved to suit the application High speed 2 way control and feedback is carried over the same RF coax as the entertainment channels For custom systems applications all ICC STA controllers ICA FT6 panels and other CR devices can be accessed from a single RS 232 port on an ICC HE Head End Network Controller ICC STA Entertainment Tuner Tunes up to 125 CATV HRC IRC or broadcast channels Delivers ...

Page 4: ... wall power supply Panel Control DB 25 female for panel and audio connections includes RS 232 power and solid state contact closure inputs and outputs Indicators LEDS indicate operation status Net Green LED for iCC Net bus flashes once per second if active COM Yellow LED stays on flashes when receiving control data ERR Red LED indicates a problem within the unit Terminal RJ 11 input for RS 232 con...

Page 5: ...evel 0dB to 62dB and mute in 64 steps RF Tuner Frequency Range NTSC television 55 25 to 801 25 MHz 62 5KHZ fine tune resolution Maximum Input 20dBmV Video Gain 5 maximum 2 typical Video Phase 3 degrees maximum 2 degrees typical iCC Net Operation Carried over the same RF coax connection as TV channels Data Receive Mid band VHF 74 7MHz sent from IC Head End Network Controller 25 to 35 dBmV signal le...

Page 6: ...or Positronic locking style installed on 10 cable Power 12 24 VDC 135mA 11 2V 75mA 24 VDC Pin 6 PWR Pin 5 GND RS 232 1200 baud Pin 1 GND Pin 2 RXD Pin 3 TXD Audio Stereo headphone audio optional 3 5mm jack Pin 7 COM Pin 8 Right Pin 9 Left User Interface Buttons Six backlit by two dual color LEDs color indicates status Options include amber green or red green LEDs Custom engraved keycaps LED Displa...

Page 7: ... require special features such as ICA FT1 2 or 3 panels or other types of contact closure switches as well as devices activated by a low voltage closure The following diagram illustrates the optional control features included on the ICC STA DB 25 Male ICC STA Audio COM 25 Audio Out L 8 32 ohm load 24 Audio Out R 8 32 ohm load 23 Panel GND 15 Input 4 Channel Down Closure to GND 13 Input 3 Volume Up...

Page 8: ...ly connect the custom DB 9 female to DB 25 male cable between the panel s DB 9 and the ICC STA s DB 25 connector 3 Connect DC power to ICC STA 4 Connect Video Out to display device 5 The Net LED should turn on and stay lit indicates power on no network communication 6 At this point if units have been pre programmed you should be able to operate channel and volume functions with channel text displa...

Page 9: ...l port to be used while an ICA FT6 control panel is installed providing the ability to monitor and mimic control panel operation as well as to setup and control both devices from a single RS 232 port Communications settings are fixed at 1200 baud 8 data bits no parity and 1 stop bit General protocol specifications Characters in command strings to the ICC STA and ICA FT6 are common ASCII keyboard c...

Page 10: ...level VT Toggle Volume Mute Alternates audio mute on and off VV Stop volume ramp Stops volume ramping VW Save volume level Save current volume level default when unit powers up To power up to last level set volume to zero VL and save KK Send Key Response Instructs ICC STA to send an iC Net K response string with the included value to the ICC HE ST Request Channel Source status Returns Channel Sour...

Page 11: ...e strings contain ASCII characters similar to those used for the same functions in command strings An ASCII carriage return and line feed follow each response string Channel Source Status Response String ST command Audio Status Response String SV command Contemporary Research 11 ICC STA ICA FT6 ...

Page 12: ...e Ex L424 turns off buttons 4 and 5 L5 Group On L5dd Turns on specified button LEDs Similar to L2 but turns on specified buttons only leaving others alone Ex L524 turns on buttons 4 and 5 L9 Brightness L9n Sets LED brightness of all buttons 1 13 5 53 2 20 6 80 3 27 7 100 4 40 K Press String Kn string r use r in place of 0D Set button press string 0 32 characters for specified button sending no cha...

Page 13: ...E Displays HE software version Reset Z Z Performs system reset iC ToolKit Software Most of the general setup and testing operations can be performed through iC Toolkit including setting the system Tune Rings entering Channel Labels changing device numbers commanding all devices to show STA and FTA ID and system troubleshooting RS 232 Control System Protocol The remaining setup and control operatio...

Page 14: ... Controllers Video Display Controllers and Tuners As it s unlikely any system will use all 4000 devices this may be a good device standard for your system as well The Remote RS 232 port on the Head End Network Controller can communicate from 1200 to 38 4K baud The factory default setting is 19 2K baud 8 data bits No parity and 1 stop bit Command String Structure Characters in command strings are e...

Page 15: ... dh dl 3 T2 channel 7 bytes Sets default power up channel Sets default channel selected when unit powers up T Channel Up TU A5 dh dl 2 TU 6 bytes Tunes to next channel up in Tune Ring T Channel Dwn TD A5 dh dl 2 TD 6 bytes Tunes to next channel down in Tune Ring Force T Channel TC A5 dh dl 3 TC channel 7 bytes Tunes to a specific channel 126 Select STA external A V input Select T Channel TT A5 dh ...

Page 16: ...annels 2 5 and 7 11 You can specify a range using MSB bit for the first channel the next byte is the last Control String UX A5 dh dl 2 string length UX string variable bytes Sends an RS 232 string ASCII decimal or hex directly to the TV display Ex A5 15 255 6 UX V6 13 Displays FT6 rev on FT6 display on all units 3840 255 device 4095 global device Show Firmware V6 A5 dh dl 2 V6 6 bytes Shows STA fi...

Page 17: ... device 0 for global zone nrb The number of response bytes to follow rb1 The first response byte para1 Associated parameters if any rbN Multiple responses may be included Response Code Description New Channel T dh dl 2 T new channel 6 bytes Sent in response to T command Key K dh dl 2 K Key 6 bytes Sent when unit receives a KK command from the ICA FT6 In ICC STA applications the Key character will ...

Page 18: ...f creating multiple commands there would be a long delay between the first and last command One command instant response is easier As we noted before we reserve Zone 0 for devices used in the central control system then use 1 15 for iC Net devices This structure may be useful for your application or you could use Zone 0 just like any other iC Net zone Zone First Device Last Device Virtual Device 0...

Page 19: ...In several applications we grouped the devices by panel type panels that share identical button layouts and features Typically we program the control system to set iCC Net device operation whenever the system resets see RS 232 Control System Protocol on page 13 Using the Zone commands we can send set up commands to all the devices in the group by using the Virtual Device number iC Net Zone Zone De...

Page 20: ...iagram below shows the structure of a typical Contemporary Research media retrieval system One of the key aspects for iCC Net communication is to provide a forward and return sub channel path for data Contemporary Research 20 ICC STA ICA FT6 ...

Page 21: ...ric shock 7 Object and Liquid Entry Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts resulting in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the product 8 Servicing Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all...

Page 22: ...ges are sought or a claim is made under this warranty or as a tort claim including negligence and strict product liability a contract claim or any other claim This limitation of liability cannot be waived or amended by any person This limitation of liability will be effective even if CR or an authorized representative of CR has been advised of the possibility of any such damages Some states do not...

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