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K-CONFIG –

 

Getting to Know K-CONFIG

 

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If you need to install drivers to an existing data base

: 

1. 

Click the 

Import Drivers

 button to import drivers.  

The following window appears: 

 

Figure 20: Import Drivers Window 

2. 

Select the files to import and click 

OK

. 

The imported drivers are arranged in the expanded 

Drivers Tree

 as follows (note that you can sort the drivers 

according to the vendor, the device type or by typing a keyword): 

   

 

Содержание K-CONFIG

Страница 1: ...USER MANUAL MODEL K CONFIG Room Controller P N 2900 300572 Rev 4 www kramerAV com ...

Страница 2: ...e Custom Events Trigger 107 8 2 Keypad Events Trigger 111 8 3 Monitor Events Triggers 115 8 4 GPI O Events Triggers 116 8 5 Timer Events Triggers 118 8 6 Query Events 125 8 7 Sub Routines 128 9 Adding Actions to a Trigger 131 9 1 General Instructions 132 9 2 Adding a Port Command 133 9 3 Adding a Port Switch Action 136 9 4 Adding a Panels Status Action 137 9 5 Adding a Switcher Command 143 9 6 Add...

Страница 3: ...e 40 Connecting to a Master Device Selecting the Connection Method 29 Figure 41 Connecting to a Master Device the Connection Details 30 Figure 42 Connecting to a Master Device reading the Configuration 30 Figure 43 The Window Menu 30 Figure 44 Window Menu Web Settings Window 31 Figure 45 Help Menu 31 Figure 46 Help Menu Check for Updates 32 Figure 47 The Help Menu About K CONFIG 32 Figure 48 The H...

Страница 4: ...nd RC 63DLN 71 Figure 117 The Device View Area for RC 74DL and Four Auxiliary Devices 72 Figure 118 Auxiliary Master Device Shortcuts 72 Figure 119 Auxiliary Device Shortcuts Set the Same As 73 Figure 120 Auxiliary Device Shortcuts Configure Switch Buttons for RC 3TBU 73 Figure 121 Auxiliary Device Shortcuts Connect the Device to your PC 73 Figure 122 Auxiliary Device Shortcuts Set the Connection ...

Страница 5: ... O Defined as Digital Output Mode 104 Figure 194 Ethernet Settings Example 104 Figure 195 Set Volume Properties 105 Figure 196 The Standard Built in Triggers List 107 Figure 197 Custom Events Selecting the Device Startup Trigger 108 Figure 198 Custom Events Selecting the Power On Command 108 Figure 199 The Action Editor for RC 74DL and RC 63DL 108 Figure 200 Custom Events Command added to the Acti...

Страница 6: ... 138 Figure 266 Panels Status Selecting a Button 138 Figure 267 Panel Status Panel Lock 143 Figure 268 Panel Status Panel Lock or Unlock State 143 Figure 269 Switcher Command Select an Input 143 Figure 270 Power Amplifier Select an input 144 Figure 271 Timer Start Stop Select a Timer Trigger 144 Figure 272 Delay Set the Delay Time 145 Figure 273 Query Start Stop Selecting the Query Trigger 145 Fig...

Страница 7: ...Web Pages TV Driver Command Buttons 174 Figure 327 The Embedded Web Pages Action Editor 174 Figure 328 The Embedded Web Pages The Macros Web Page 175 Figure 329 The Embedded Web Pages The Scheduled Tasks Web Page 175 Figure 330 The Embedded Web Pages Adding a Macro to the Schedule 175 Figure 331 The Embedded Web Pages Saving the Schedule 176 Figure 332 The Embedded Web Pages Saving Warning 176 Fig...

Страница 8: ...onverters and Scalers GROUP 8 Cables and Connectors GROUP 9 Room Connectivity GROUP 10 Accessories and Rack Adapters GROUP 11 Sierra Video Products GROUP 12 Digital Signage GROUP 13 Audio and GROUP 14 Collaboration Congratulations on purchasing your Kramer Room Controller device which is ideal for controlling A V equipment and media room items The configuration software is part of the package and ...

Страница 9: ...rements include 1GHz or faster processor 1GB or more RAM At least 1GB free hard disk space Network connection for configuring devices or USB Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 automatically installed see Section 2 1 1 2 2 Operating Systems Microsoft Windows 7 32 or 64 bit or Microsoft Windows 8 32 or 64 bit are the recommended operating systems Windows NT does not support NET 2 0 and cannot be used Other...

Страница 10: ...evice drivers and set proper device commands and responses Set control SW system Project Navigator and Port Manager Set controllers keypads and gateways Assign control ports connectivity to controlled devices Configure control SW program Triggers and Action Editor Assign commands actions to UI and triggering events Activate control system Connect Sync control SW program to HW system Validate prope...

Страница 11: ... all the device drivers appear in the K CONFIG Driver Tree see Section 5 For example if you are using a Hitachi Projector check that its driver is part of the drivers list If it is not and you do not have the driver to a device for example a projector you can either request it from Kramer s tech support or download the manufacturer s protocol from the Web and create it yourself via K CONFIG ...

Страница 12: ...K CONFIG Planning the Controlled Room 5 D Set the serial replies the queries and the tables via the Driver Manager E Add the Master and auxiliary devices to the Project Navigator ...

Страница 13: ...K CONFIG Planning the Controlled Room F Set the ports via the port manager assign the controlled items and devices to the Master and auxiliary devices The port description now appears in the control room ...

Страница 14: ...rs scalers sensors door locks light switches and dimmers shades blinds drapes and so on that are controlled by a room controller device via I O interface connections Driver A communication protocol used for controlling a controlled device by a Kramer controller as specified by the controlled device vendor GPI O General Purpose Input Output port with multiple operation modes as configured by K CONF...

Страница 15: ...configured for user room control operation Virtual Keypad Device aka Virtual Device A SW based keypad UI virtual device accessed via Web browser for user room control operation through its multiple GUI panels as configured in K CONFIG When connected to a Master room controller via Ethernet port it can serve as an auxiliary UI device Virtual Panel A GUI panel with multiple SW based GUI elements con...

Страница 16: ...Check that NET Framework Revision 4 0 software is installed or install it if it is missing see Section 3 1 Install the USB driver see Section 3 2 Install the Kramer K CONFIG software see Section 3 3 3 1 Installing the NET Framework Revision 4 0 or higher Software Prior to using the Kramer K CONFIG software make sure that the NET Framework Revision 4 0 or higher software is installed on your PC If ...

Страница 17: ...USB driver 1 Open Control Panel Device Manager 2 Right click the Kramer USB COM DEVICE driver Figure 2 USB Driver Installation Select USB Driver Properties 3 Select Properties The Properties window appears Figure 3 USB Driver Installation USB Driver Properties Window ...

Страница 18: ...k the Update Driver window The following window appears Figure 4 USB Driver Installation USB Driver Update 5 Select Browse my computer for driver software and then set the location of the driver on your PC Figure 5 USB Driver Installation USB Driver Location ...

Страница 19: ...ty window appears Figure 6 USB Driver Installation Windows Security 7 Select Install this driver software anyway 8 When the installation is completed the following window appears Figure 7 USB Driver Installation USB Driver Updated The PC recognizes the USB port to which the device is connected ...

Страница 20: ...change from time to time 1 Go to the Kramer K CONFIG Web page and download the file Kramer K Config zip from the DOWNLOADS section 2 Extract the file Kramer K Config zip package which includes the Kramer K CONFIG application setup and the Kramer device drivers to a folder for example C Program Files Kramer K Config 3 Install the Kramer K CONFIG application follow the instructions on screen Figure ...

Страница 21: ...l The following window appears Figure 10 Installing Kramer K CONFIG 5 Wait for completion of the installation 6 The following window appears see Figure 11 Figure 11 End User License Agreement 7 Check I Agree and click the Next button The Registration window appears ...

Страница 22: ...in the details note that this information is for internal use only and click OK 9 Upon completion the K CONFIG opens and then the K CONFIG message appears Figure 13 KRAMER K CONFIG Software 10 When installing for the first time the following message appears Figure 9 Default Driver Message ...

Страница 23: ...the information that is essential for operating the software This information will remain unchanged while upgrading the software 13 If you need to change the working directory click the Browse for folder button select the working directory and click OK If you do not need to change the working directory go to the next step Figure 15 Change the Working Directory Window 14 Once the working directory ...

Страница 24: ...K CONFIG Kramer K CONFIG Software Installation 17 Figure 17 Installation Complete The main window opens ...

Страница 25: ... 7 Triggers Activate the Triggers 8 Adding Actions Describes how to add the various actions to a trigger 9 Connecting to a Device Describes how to connect to a device upgrade the firmware read write to the device and so on 10 Using the Web pages Describes how to control the device via the Ethernet and perform minor configuration operations 11 Creating a Virtual Master Describes how to create a Vir...

Страница 26: ...rt Drivers button to import drivers The following window appears Figure 20 Import Drivers Window 2 Select the files to import and click OK The imported drivers are arranged in the expanded Drivers Tree as follows note that you can sort the drivers according to the vendor the device type or by typing a keyword ...

Страница 27: ...ndows Project Navigator shows the room controllers and the controlled devices Triggers shows the list of available triggers arranged in Event categories Action list shows the list of actions in a selected trigger Device View the front panel view of the selected device Action Editor lets you create an action to add to the action list The remaining optional windows which are not accessed as often ap...

Страница 28: ...in screen appearance according to his her work flow and needs To facilitate this the windows in the main screen can be dragged and positioned to a different location via the drag and drop tool illustrated Figure 23 For example to move the Triggers window in the main screen drag the Triggers window away from its current location see Figure 24 Figure 23 Dragging the Triggers Window ...

Страница 29: ... window towards one of the drag and drop tools circled in Figure 24 Figure 24 Drag and Drop Tool For example to place the Triggers window at the left drag the Triggers window to the left drag and drop tool The Triggers window appears at the left Figure 25 Triggers Window Repositioned ...

Страница 30: ...ance that is different than the default layout and is suited for your use as shown in the example in Figure 26 Figure 26 Customized window setup In the same way you can also add additional windows for example the Port Manager window as illustrated in the example in Figure 27 Select Port Manager from the Windows menu and click the drag and drop tool Figure 27 Adding the Port Manager Window to the K...

Страница 31: ...dow is added to the main window Figure 28 The Port Manager Window Added to the K CONFIG Layout The same setup will reappear the next time you launch K CONFIG At any time you can reset to the factory default view by clicking Default Layout in the Windows menu ...

Страница 32: ...ject file kpr to the device or not see Section 10 7 1 Export Configuration For using the batch configuration upload feature with Site CTRL When exporting a configuration the file name automatically includes the master room controller name and the date it was saved For example SL 10 Configuration Sep10 kpt Set Working Directory Click to set the working directory You can change the working directory...

Страница 33: ... project s name and you will be asked if you want to discard the latest changes If you want to keep previous project configurations be sure to rename the project before writing it to the controller Always change a project name via Save Project As in the K CONFIG software If the project name is changed outside the K CONFIG software for example via the Rename function in a Windows folder view it wil...

Страница 34: ...owing window appears Figure 32 Import Devices 2 Click Open If the device already exists on your list you will get the following message Figure 33 Import Devices Message Otherwise the device will be added to the list To export a device virtual device only 1 Select Export Device in the File menu and select the device you want to export The following window appears Figure 34 Select Virtual Device to ...

Страница 35: ...r a serial port see Figure 38 or disconnect a connected device Discover Discover devices in the local IP network Firmware Upgrade Load the firmware upgrade file to the device for upgrading the device see Section 10 3 Sync Configuration to Device Writes the project configuration file to the device active only when the device is connected see Section 10 7 Read Configuration from Device Reads the pro...

Страница 36: ...reset the IP address to its default value Serial Port Select the laptop serial communication port USB Area USB Device Drop box Select the laptop USB communication USB port Refresh Ports Click to view the ports that are currently ready to connect on the Kramer device To connect to a Master device select the master device Figure 39 click the Connect button select the connection method and fill in th...

Страница 37: ...and by clicking Default Layout you can return to the default layout Figure 43 The Window Menu Menu Command Function Save Layout Saves the current windows layout Load Layout Load a saved layout Default Layout Set to the default layout Save Layout on Exit Set to On to save Default layout windows Project Navigator Set the controlled room devices Triggers Arrange the triggers Action List Lists the act...

Страница 38: ...ffers real time monitoring and control of Kramer Master controllers installed in an A V site and the A V equipment connected to them The Kramer Site CTRL downloadable version can monitor and control up to 100 Kramer Master controllers Kramer Site CTRL Generates a single page summary of the entire installed A V site Reports the communication status for each room Reports the status of the local cont...

Страница 39: ...splay the basic software and company details Figure 47 The Help Menu About K CONFIG Click the Analytics icon to enable disable the collection of data Figure 48 The Help Menu Enable Analytics Select User Manual or press the F1 button on your keyboard to open the latest version of the user guide ...

Страница 40: ...he Driver Manager Click the button to connect to a selected room controller device Click to discover room controller devices on the network Shows the room controller device connection status Shows the size of the project If the project exceeds the permissible size a message will appear stating how to reduce its size by not uploading the KPR file In any case you will still be able to save the proje...

Страница 41: ...ted the Driver Manager window appears The Driver Manager has standard command names for different controlled devices by means of a shared command name structure which can be used to build a standard command list Each command type has a shared name that is common to controlled devices in the controlled room A shared command can be either empty only the name is on the list but it has no device comma...

Страница 42: ...ies Tables Serial range commands Queries Each of the above categories contains sub groups depending on the device type with command names that are empty for a new driver a command name without any content Figure 50 The Commands List in the Driver Manager A Full command name which includes syntax will appear Bold An empty command name will appear as normal font When selecting any of these empty com...

Страница 43: ...river the command names included in this driver are compared to the shared command names Whenever a match between command names is found the syntax associated with this command name will appear under the relevant shared command name If a command name is not found in the Shared sections it will appear in the Device Specific section of this driver For your convenience you can move the standard devic...

Страница 44: ... made controlled device type see Section 5 3 Furthermore the Driver Manager lets you select the controlled device type for example a projector DVD Player audio amplifier and so on so that the shared commands list displayed best fits the type of controlled device you are using For example it makes little sense to display Transport related commands for a Projector It s important to understand that t...

Страница 45: ...ager Getting Started The Drivers Tree window appears Figure 53 The Drivers Tree 2 Select the driver you want to edit a Sony Driver in this example Figure 54 Selecting a Sony Driver 3 Click Edit The Driver Manager window appears ...

Страница 46: ...the controlled device type will include the Power Transport Image and Setup group commands 3 Driver Settings Serial Settings For serial connections set the baud rate data bits parity and stop bits 4 Driver Settings Ethernet Settings For Ethernet connections set the IP address port and protocol 5 Create PDF Summary Button Click to create the driver summary see Figure 56 6 Export Driver Button Expor...

Страница 47: ...40 K CONFIG The Driver Manager Getting Started Figure 56 shows an example of a PDF driver details summary document for the Kramer VP 437xl Figure 56 Driver Details Summary PDF File ...

Страница 48: ...oose from Each controlled device type determines command groups that are available for the selected controlled device type for example Projector includes Power Input Volume Image and Setup command groups while Audio Amplifier includes Power Input Volume and Setup command groups You can rearrange the order of the controlled device type list using the up down arrows add a new Device Type rename it o...

Страница 49: ...a new non default shared table name delete it or rename it Figure 59 The Common Commands Tree Editor Window Tables 5 3 3 Queries Queries shows the list of queries see Section 5 5 5 for a more detailed explanation You can add a new Query Name non default shared for example test1 on the list delete it or rename it Figure 60 The Common Commands Tree Editor Window Queries ...

Страница 50: ...nd 1 Click the edit icon and select the Input command group Figure 61 The Commands Tree Editor Window Adding a Non default Shared Command 2 In the Commands list click the icon The following window appears Figure 62 The Commands Tree Editor Window Add Command Window 3 Type the new command name and click OK Figure 63 The Commands Tree Editor Window Adding the Command Name The new command was added t...

Страница 51: ...ave completed this you can configure the controlled room 5 4 Setting the Shared Commands The following section applies to Serial IR serial replies tables and queries in the driver Manager window and describes how to move the content of a Device Specific command to the shared commands list To move the content of a Device Specific command to the shared commands list 1 Select the Device Type see Sect...

Страница 52: ... empty see Section 5 3 1 2 Select the Device Specific command in the Power Command Group 3 Click and drag the Power Off command to the shared PWR_OFF command Figure 66 The Driver Manager Dragging the PWR_OFF to the Power Command Group The following message appears Figure 67 The Driver Manager Action Copy Message 4 Click OK In the Power commands group PWR_OFF appears bold it s not empty Figure 68 T...

Страница 53: ...oups and commands appear bold in the list Commands that are unique to the controlled device remain in the Device Specific command list see Figure 69 Figure 69 The Driver Manager Standard Commands Added 5 5 Serial Commands Select a serial command Shared or Device Specific The following window appears Figure 70 Serial Commands The area on the right shows the command name and command syntax You can d...

Страница 54: ...al list select Device Specific and click the icon The following window appears Figure 71 Serial Commands Add New Command Name 2 Type the new command name for example DVI_IN and click OK Figure 72 Serial Commands the New Command Name 3 In the Driver Manager window select the new command DVI_IN Figure 73 Serial Commands Selecting the New Command Name ...

Страница 55: ...13 String and byte values should be separated by commas or spaces for example BRIGHT DEC 0x0D If a protocol command states Carriage Return CR and or Line Feed LF following the command line add 0x0D or 0x0A respectively outside the command quotation marks separated by a comma For example PWR CR LF should appear as PWR 0x0D 0x0A If required you can test the command 1 If the room control device is no...

Страница 56: ...ng the PC to the Room Controller If the room controller device is connected the Device Ports window appears and you will need to select the port to which the controlled device is connected see Figure 76 Figure 76 Testing Serial Commands Selecting a Device Port 4 Select the port to which the controlled device is connected to the room controller for example the projector is connected via RS 232 Term...

Страница 57: ...mand Click the Test Command and wait for the response Figure 79 Testing Serial Commands Request and Response If the controlled device fails to respond an ERROR or TIMEOUT message appears If the reply has not yet been written to Serial Replies syntax see Figure 81 or if it does not match the current reply defined in Serial Reply the following message appears Figure 80 Testing Serial Commands Storin...

Страница 58: ...n IR command by Typing in the command syntax see Section 5 5 1 Adding a controlled device s pronto IR code and converting it to the regular syntax Reading the IR command via IR Learning as described in this section Converting the Pronto IR Codes Controlled devices which do not have Pronto IR codes require that you convert them before they can be used in K CONFIG In the following example to convert...

Страница 59: ...reate IR commands for a selected device connect the room controller device with IR learning capability directly whether it is defined as an auxiliary device or a Master device to your PC and use the remote control transmitter to learn its IR commands Use the remote control transmitter of the machine from which you want to learn the IR commands For example use the DVD remote control transmitter to ...

Страница 60: ...list 3 Click the Read Command or the Connect button The Connection Method window appears If you choose to click the connect button once connected you will have to click the Read Command button Figure 85 IR Commands Connect to the Room Controller Device 4 Click Connect 5 Click the Read Command button The following window appears 6 Click OK After clicking this button you have a 1 minute period to po...

Страница 61: ...ning with minimum lights on and within proximity of 3 to 5cm from the sensor Any other light source may distort the IR command obtained as in the example in Figure 87 7 Click the IR remote towards the IR sensor until the command string is obtained Figure 87 IR Commands The IR command String Obtained 8 Click Set to save the command ...

Страница 62: ...the IR emitter port cable using the Kramer 3 5mm to IR Emitter Control Cable C A35 IRE 10 The white striped side connects to IR OUT the black side connects to the Ground and the LED Emitter Shell is affixed to the IR sensor window with the adhesive layer Figure 89 IR Emitter Wiring We recommend that you do not use the dual IR emitter since it emits a weaker IR signal that may not be detected by so...

Страница 63: ... Click Connect 6 Click the Select Port button select the relevant serial port and click the Select Port button 7 Click Test Command The reply appears in the command syntax area Figure 91 Serial Reply Commands Reading the Serial Reply Command 8 Click Set The Serial Reply was added to the shared Serial Reply Power list Note that a serial reply can be created by testing a serial command and storing t...

Страница 64: ...room controller device or any button on a room controller device or even a timer trigger The Table also lets you link the volume LEDs to the range level For example driver commands that define the volume level from 0 to 64 can be inserted in the Table area in the Driver Manager window The table is then included in a trigger that lets you change the volume level to a set value with each press of a ...

Страница 65: ...ll be used Note that if you find that you have not selected the exact number of rows you can add or delete a row at any time 3 Enter the command data according to the protocol For example a certain LCD Display command format is Command1 Command2 Set ID Data CR Data ranges from 0 to 64 The specific command for the Volume Control for a Data value of 35 is k f Set ID Data Cr kf 1 0x35 0x0D 4 Click th...

Страница 66: ... less rows in your configuration for example you may not need to use all the volume levels to create a clean volume UP DN effect you can now enable or disable specific row commands manually or through the Select Every box as needed for example to set the rate of increase or decrease of the volume by selecting which commands should be used when traveling UP DN in the table with the relevant K CONFI...

Страница 67: ...l number Click the Set button Figure 97 The Driver Manager Window Logarithmic Row Selection 8 Set the LED Level Figure 98 The Driver Manager Window Setting the LED Levels The Levels indicate the number of digital knob LEDs that light for each data command on relevant room controller devices for example the RC 63DL or RC 54DL You can set the LEDs to light only in sequence For example one LED will l...

Страница 68: ...olled device followed by an expected reply from that device The reply is analyzed by the controller program according to a set of definitions that was configured by the user or by receiving the first reply within a predefined time period The reply can then be used to trigger a list of actions You can build the query into a shared Query name Power LampHour Fan Comm_Status and Input or create Device...

Страница 69: ...th the final character in the packet Specific Char a certain character will define the end of the information bits for example A Counting Bytes the response will always have a set number of characters Stop Value Type in the characters that define the end of the response Answer Format Select the answer format according to the device protocol format Text the answer appears as text Number as Text 456...

Страница 70: ...that the response complies with the answer format Parse by Query Rules After receiving the device s response the Parse by Query Rules button appears You can click the button to test the parsing rule against the reply and see if it gives the expected result and select the correct result from the table Figure 101 shows the Query LampHour Details Figure 101 The LampHour Query Details The query can th...

Страница 71: ... devices you can set the control room via the project navigator The project navigator lets you set the controlled room Depending on the Master room controller up to four Aux K NET devices and two Virtual Devices as well as up to 15 control gateways can be used in the same control system setup At any point you can right click a room controller device to perform further functions You can check the S...

Страница 72: ...he Project Navigator window area click to add a device to the tree The Add Master Device window appears Scroll down and select RC 74DL Figure 103 Adding a Master Device to the Project Navigator Window 2 Click OK The main window appears and reflects the selection of RC 74DL Figure 104 Main Window Master Device Selected ...

Страница 73: ...the unused ports of the Master controller Figure 105 Main Window Show Unused Ports Once ports are assigned to controlled devices the used ports will appear on the list see Section 7 The Port Manager window which does not appear in the default layout lists the RC 74DL relevant ports see Figure 106 Figure 106 The Port Manager Window for RC 74DL ...

Страница 74: ...and Click again Figure 107 The Auxiliary Device Window You can filter the controller device names by typing any part of the name in the text box on the right same for virtual devices For example typing 53 will filter all the devices with 53 in their name Figure 108 Filtering the Controller Device Name ...

Страница 75: ...r controllers 6 1 1 1 RC 74DL Example Right click an RC 74DL Master Device to Add an auxiliary device opens the ADD AUXILIARY DEVICE window Delete the master controller device together with auxiliary devices Add a description of the master controller device which will appear as the title of the Port Manager window Set a K NET ID to the device see Section 10 2 Figure 109 Master Controller Device Sh...

Страница 76: ... 3 Set Automatic Behavior The RC 13TC Video Transport controller panel buttons receive actions automatically according to their button names Before setting the RC 13TC to automatic behavior we recommend that you prepare the drivers via the driver manager see Section 5 To set to automatic behavior 1 Right click Set Automatic Behavior The following message appears Figure 112 Set Automatic Behavior M...

Страница 77: ... Figure 114 Set Automatic Behavior RC 13TC with Assigned Ports 5 Right click the RC 13TC line in the Project Navigator and select Set Automatic Behavior The following window appears Figure 115 Set Automatic Behavior Device Transport Commands Wizard Window 6 Click OK When setting the Keypad Events Trigger see Section 8 2 the triggers and actions related to the assigned drivers appear automatically ...

Страница 78: ...cking the Master Room Controller label RC 74DL in this example The RC 63DLN front panel appears in the Device View area Figure 116 The Device View Area for RC 74DL and RC 63DLN 2 In the Project Navigator area select 1 RC 74DL It is necessary to select the Master room controller to add an additional device 3 Click 4 Select another device from the list for example the SL 12 To add additional auxilia...

Страница 79: ...e port assignments triggers and action lists written for all the devices in the tree will also be deleted 6 2 1 Auxiliary Device Shortcuts You can right click the auxiliary device line in the Project Navigator area to carry out several operations which can vary for different devices This section shows different examples of operations that are available for auxiliary devices Generally the shortcuts...

Страница 80: ...olled room One can be set to act in the same manner as the other Figure 119 Auxiliary Device Shortcuts Set the Same As 6 2 1 2 RC 3TBU Example The Kramer RC 3TBU remote control panel replicates any 3 buttons of the Kramer SL 14RC SL 14RCN The RC 3TBU can be connected only to the SL 14RC N and you can set the 3 RC 3TBU buttons to copy any 3 buttons of the SL 14RC N via the auxiliary device shortcut...

Страница 81: ...did not select the default drivers the following message appears Figure 123 Auxiliary Device Shortcuts Selecting Default Drivers Connect the RC 3TBU to the PC via USB select the connection port and click the Connect button The following window appears Figure 124 Auxiliary Device Shortcuts Configuring RC 3TBU Buttons Select the SL 14RC buttons you want to copy and click OK ...

Страница 82: ...y Device The Kramer control gateway devices let you expand the number of ports used to connect to the controlled devices for example the FC 132ETH with 32 serial ports the FC 22ETH with two RS 232 ports the FC 28 with two RS 232 ports four IR ports two relay ports and two GPI O ports and so on Note that only master controllers that have an Ethernet port can accept I O proxy devices To add a contro...

Страница 83: ...can actually control two RS 232 and four IR controllable devices via the Ethernet connection These ports are defined in the Port Manager of the Master controller RC 74DL in this example Once a control gateway device is added to the system you can open the Port Manager Window to assign each of the FC 26 ports to an Ethernet port in the RC 74DL Figure 128 shows the RC 74DL Port Manager after adding ...

Страница 84: ...hat port in the Project Navigator window Figure 129 Control Gateway Device Proxy Gateway Port The following window appears Figure 130 Control Gateway Device Proxy Gateway Ports List 2 Select a port you can select one or more ports see Section 6 3 1 for example IR Out_2 Figure 131 Control Gateway Device Select a Port Note that if a port has already been assigned with a driver VP 444 is assigned to ...

Страница 85: ...t port on the master controller If at this stage you decide to select a driver it will run over the gateway port 4 Click the UDP 0 0 0 0 in the Properties column The following window appears Figure 133 Control Gateway Device Ethernet Settings for IR Port 5 Select the Protocol type set the IP number and the port number as defined in the FC 26 Web pages see Figure 134 for example Figure 134 Control ...

Страница 86: ... Gateway Device IR Port Ethernet Settings 7 Click OK The IR Out_1 port is now assigned to Ethernet 11 Figure 136 Control Gateway Device Port Manager assigning an Ethernet Port In the same way you can assign all the IR Out ports each to an Ethernet port Figure 137 Control Gateway Device Assigning all the IR ports ...

Страница 87: ...l in the details from the FC 26 Web page see Figure 139 Figure 138 Control Gateway Device Select Proxy Gateway Port 2 In the FC 26 Web page select the correct IP port and fill in the details Figure 139 Control Gateway Device FC 26 Serial Port Settings Web page 3 Fill in the details Figure 140 Control Gateway Device RS 232 Port Ethernet Settings ...

Страница 88: ...tance the FC 26 does not have to be located close to the master room controller device and you can use one of the virtual Ethernet ports so as not to waste a physical port on the Master room controller device 6 3 1 Selecting Multiple Control Gateway Ports When selecting a control gateway port you can select one RS 232 port per Ethernet virtual port or more than one IR port relay port and GPI O por...

Страница 89: ...y Ports The Proxy Gateway Ports Window Click a port to select it and click again to deselect it Note that You can select either one RS 232 port or any number of other port types If an RS 232 port is selected selecting any other port will deselect that RS 232 port Figure 144 Multiple Control Gateway Ports Selecting Different Proxy Gateway Port Types ...

Страница 90: ...Selected per Control Gateway After selecting multiple ports click OK The list of control gateway ports appears next to Virtual Ethernet port 6 in the Project Navigator window to edit the list right click that line Figure 146 Multiple Control Gateway Ports Selected Proxy Gateway Ports in Project Navigator Window The Port Manager window shows the proxy ports list as follows Figure 147 Multiple Contr...

Страница 91: ...ou Delete the device Add a description of the device Upgrade the firmware see Section 10 3 Figure 148 Control Gateway Device Shortcuts Right clicking also lets you delete the master room controller device and auxiliary devices add a description and set the K NET ID 6 4 The Virtual Device The virtual keypad device is compatible with master room controllers with ETH port and which can accept auxilia...

Страница 92: ...Virtual Device panel that includes 12 buttons and three configurable text labels Figure 150 The Basic Virtual Device Front Panel 6 4 1 Edit the Device View Right click the virtual device icon in the Project Navigator area and select Edit Device View to open the VIRTUAL DEVICE PROPERTIES window see Figure 151 Figure 151 The Virtual Device Properties Window The VIRTUAL DEVICE PROPERTIES window lets ...

Страница 93: ... Virtual Device Appearance in K CONFIG To define the virtual device front panel as illustrated in Figure 152 you do not have to follow the subsequent steps in the same order 1 In the VIRTUAL DEVICE PROPERTIES window delete buttons 4 to 12 labels 2 and 3 as illustrated in Figure 153 Figure 153 Editing the Virtual Device Step 1 2 Add a knob and frame and then set the size of the panel the size of th...

Страница 94: ...ou want to save the device XML in this project only Overwrite Xml button if you want to save the device XML in the Virtual Devices directory The Virtual Device appears in the Device View window see Figure 155 Figure 155 The DVD Controller Virtual Device Front Panel 4 Right click a text label or button to set its name see Figure 159 Figure 156 Setting the LCD and Button Label Names ...

Страница 95: ... to set its behavior see Figure 159 Figure 157 Setting the Button Behavior Set the Volume knob Function Figure 158 Setting the Knob Function Figure 159 illustrates the final appearance of the virtual device Figure 159 Final Appearance of the Room 1 Virtual Device Front Panel in K CONFIG ...

Страница 96: ...Figure 160 Creating a Virtual Panel Template The virtual panel is saved to the Panel Templates directory on your PC for future use To insert a panel template into a different project in this example 1 Right click the virtual panel 2 Select a virtual panel from the Insert Panel Template List DVD Controller in this example Figure 161 Selecting a Virtual Panel Template The virtual panel is added bene...

Страница 97: ...ault the first panel is set as the main panel which is initially presented upon program start You can set a different panel to be the main first panel To select a new main panel 1 Right click a virtual panel that is not first in the device view In the following example there are two virtual panels included in the DVD Controller Virtual Keypad device Figure 163 Setting a Virtual Panel to be the Mai...

Страница 98: ... 165 Virtual Device Link to another Panel A button with a link will appear as follows Figure 166 Virtual Device a Button with a Link The Virtual Device View button sizes as well as their name and location in K CONFIG have no functional meaning in the Virtual Device application Only the number of defined buttons the knob and the text label interactive field text have functional meaning and are corr...

Страница 99: ... Figure 168 Virtual Device Shortcuts Saved as a Template The template is added to the virtual devices templates list for use when adding a virtual device template Figure 169 Virtual Device Shortcuts New Template Added 6 4 5 2 Setting a Virtual Device to be the Same As Another Virtual Device When more than one virtual device is defined in a controlled room you can set one or more of them to be the ...

Страница 100: ...se the type of panels you need You can set the Virtual device templates in the same way as a virtual device see Section 6 4 The virtual device templates are compatible with Master room controllers with ETH port and which can accept auxiliary devices To add the virtual device templates 1 In the project Navigator area select the Master Controller and click the icon The ADD AUXILIARY DEVICE window ap...

Страница 101: ...s 6 5 1 Virtual Device Template Shortcuts You can right click the virtual device Template line in the Project Navigator area to perform various operations for different devices This section shows different examples of operations that are available for auxiliary devices Generally the shortcuts let you Delete the virtual device Add a description of the virtual device Edit the virtual device view see...

Страница 102: ...e Panel You can set the way the background panel and buttons appear on the Web page You can also set the function of the buttons and knobs on the panel To change the panel background color or image right click the panel background and select a color or image see Figure 174 Figure 174 Device View Editing the Panel Background The panel background changes as selected Figure 175 Device View Panel Back...

Страница 103: ...a Label to a Button Setting the Button Transparency on Virtual Panels The buttons on Virtual panels and virtual template panels can appear as buttons or set to be transparent for use as hidden buttons To set the transparency 1 Right click a button on the virtual panel 2 Set the transparency On The Button is transparent and appears in dotted lines only invisible on the Web page Figure 178 Setting t...

Страница 104: ...nfiguration operations 11 Creating a Virtual Master Describes how to create a Virtual Master to control a room via KRAMER NETWORK 12 The Port Manager window lists the ports on the selected room controller device Master room controller or Auxiliary device or standalone room controller for assigning controlled devices to its ports It enables writing a description for the assigned device and assignin...

Страница 105: ...s to Master and Auxiliary Device Ports Figure 180 Select the Port Manager The following window appears Figure 181 The RC 74DL Port Manager The list on the left shows the various RC 74DL ports RS 232 and RS 485 IR out Relays GPI O Ethernet ports ...

Страница 106: ...ed device to an RS 232 RS 485 IR Port 1 Click the Select driver field next to 1 RC 74DL RS 232 Terminal_Block_1 The following window opens If the list does not include the drivers you need you can import it by clicking the Import Drivers button Figure 182 The Drivers Tree Window 2 Select and double click the vendor and then select the driver Figure 183 Select the Driver ...

Страница 107: ...RS 232 port Figure 184 Assigning a Driver to a Port 4 If required click the Description field to change the port description Figure 185 Writing the Port Description 5 In the same way add a driver to each of the other ports 6 Click the Properties field to define the Serial Settings for the serial ports Figure 186 Serial Settings Window ...

Страница 108: ...187 Action Editor Automatic Driver Selection Note that the driver should always be set via the Port Manager Driver settings that are made via the Action Editor are not saved and need to be set again every time an action is defined The Project Navigator shows the assigned controlled devices in their appropriate place For example the VPL PX41 projector described as Room 1 Projector appears under the...

Страница 109: ... Note that only the GPI O ports on the Master room controller can be activated The GPI O Ports on the auxiliary device do not appear in the port manager Figure 190 shows the RC 74DL GPI O ports in the Port Manager Figure 190 Port Manager Master RC GPI O ports To set GPI O do the following 1 Select the Master RC that includes the GPI O feature for example RC 74DL which has two GPI O ports 2 Select ...

Страница 110: ...ating a trigger To set the trigger 1 Define the GPI O in the Port Manager Check Pullup for short circuit detection the threshold is set automatically skip step 2 Do not check Pullup for voltage level detection the threshold to be set by the user proceed to step 2 2 Click the Threshold button to define the GPI O Threshold minimum from 0 and maximum up to 30V according to the indication set by the c...

Страница 111: ...s a volume control device The Pullup and Threshold features are disabled The trigger is activated once when the voltage is within the specified voltage range 7 3 Assigning a Controlled Device Driver to an Ethernet Port The Ethernet ports let you send control commands via the Ethernet port to up to 15 IP addresses located on the same subnet and associated with IP controlled devices To define an Eth...

Страница 112: ...ies Set the volume control to Analog if the volume of the integrated amplifier is controlled by an external analog audio knob via the SV 551 SV 552 10k volume level input port connected either to an analog audio knob of a K NET auxiliary device such as the RC 63AL or any other compatible volume level knob Digital if the volume of the integrated audio power amplifier is controlled by an auxiliary d...

Страница 113: ...er a series of user configured actions Custom Events include four built in triggers Other custom events can be added via K CONFIG see Section 8 1 Keypad Events add triggers to Keypad events by clicking a keypad panel button or knob on the master room controller and auxiliary devices see Section 8 2 Monitor Events add triggers to the monitor event by setting an incoming command that will onset a se...

Страница 114: ... status to OFF and so on We recommend that you use this trigger to wake up the room to a known and pre configured state For VP 81KSI only startup is defined as detection of a PC Graphics input signal The Device Inactivity trigger lets you define the room status in case of monitored device inactivity for a preconfigured period from 0 to 180 minutes and is set by right clicking the trigger and editi...

Страница 115: ...up trigger Figure 197 Custom Events Selecting the Device Startup Trigger 2 In the Action Editor select a Port Command Figure 198 Custom Events Selecting the Power On Command The Action Editor shows the ports and commands relevant to both the RC 74DL and the RC 63DL see Figure 199 Figure 199 The Action Editor for RC 74DL and RC 63DL ...

Страница 116: ...om Events Add a New Trigger 2 Click the icon and type the new name Figure 203 Custom Events Add a New Trigger Name 3 Click OK If the configuration is not finalized finalize it now The new trigger is added to the Custom Events trigger list and the Scheduling window automatically opens see Figure 204 you can open it always by clicking the icon or right clicking the trigger For room controller device...

Страница 117: ...the room controller device s date and time see Section 10 6 1 Figure 204 Custom Events The Scheduling Window The following examples show different schedules setup for deactivating a room controlled system In each example the Time the Active Trigger the Description of the selected schedule and the required days Repeat Every are set and custom triggers are added as needed Figure 205 Custom Events Th...

Страница 118: ...e triggered by pressing a certain button on a room controller device in the controlled room To set a Keypad trigger for example pressing the SOURCES button 3 on the RC 63DL auxiliary device 1 Click the SOURCES button The selected button frame turns blue and the edit icon appears Figure 207 Keypad Events Selecting a Button 2 Check and set the appropriate button behavior ...

Страница 119: ...mber of toggle states from 2 to 10 With each press of the button the next toggle state is activated upon completion of that toggle When in the last toggle state the next press of the button will activate the first toggle state once again We recommend that you assign a different button color command to each trigger state so that you can identify each toggle state by the associated color of the butt...

Страница 120: ...e Panels Status In addition you can set the button label and background image see Section 6 6 When selecting the button behavior the Keypad Events list shows the behavior of the buttons In the example in Figure 208 Button 3 is set to States Button 4 is set to Toggle Button 1 is set to Activate while Pressed Click and button 2 is set to Activate on release Hold Figure 208 Button Behavior in the Tri...

Страница 121: ...e upper area will add the Knob turn up trigger to the Keypad Events list and the lower part will add the Knob turn down trigger to the Keypad Events list Figure 210 Keypad Events List You can also set the Knob turn up or turn down with states Figure 211 The Knob Triggers with States Up to 4 states can be defined as appears in the Triggers list showing 2 states ...

Страница 122: ...rigger window will be empty Serial reply commands are set via the Driver Manager see Section 5 3 Note that serial ports on auxiliary K NET devices can be used only for outgoing serial commands in contrast to the master room controller which supports bidirectional serial communication Therefore monitor event triggers can only be defined for the serial ports of the master room controller in a certai...

Страница 123: ...ple when an alarm is set or if the room temperature exceeds a certain value Only GPI O ports on the master room controller can be used in the Room Control setup SL 12 is the master room controller in this example The GPI O ports are set in the port manager as follows Figure 215 GPI O Events Port Manager Setup Digital output acts in the same way as do relays so it cannot be used as a trigger see Se...

Страница 124: ...rcuit not checked voltage decreasing below its minimum defined value Level is High for The trigger is activated on the first occurrence checked Circuit remains open not checked The voltage exceeding its maximum defined value and staying there for a set period of time see Figure 219 Level is Low for The trigger is activated after the defined timeout expires checked Circuit remains closed not checke...

Страница 125: ... after sending the power ON command no suitable reply is received from the projector during the selected 5 second time period the Timer trigger is executed displaying some type of visible alert to the user or resending the ON commands as defined by the user If a suitable reply is received within the 5 second time period it will trigger a predefined Monitor Event action list which stops the Timer t...

Страница 126: ...Timer trigger appears in the available Timer Events list Figure 223 Timer Events the Timer Trigger in the Triggers List 3 Add the following actions Button 3 blinks in red for 5 seconds to indicate a problem and then illuminates in green 4 Click OK Figure 224 Timer Events adding Button Status 5 Click the Add to List button The command is added to the Action List 6 Add a 5 second delay and then butt...

Страница 127: ...pe list select Port Command and add the projector power on PWR_ON command Figure 226 Timer Events Projector Power On Command in the Button Trigger Action List 9 From the Action Editor list select Timer Start Stop and select the relevant Timer Trigger in this example Timer PRJON Figure 227 Timer Events Selecting the Timer Start Stop Action 10 Select Timer Trigger State Start and click Add to List ...

Страница 128: ...seconds unless they are interrupted by the monitor event Figure 229 Timer Events Active Button Trigger Action List Step III Define the Monitor Event 11 Add a monitor event trigger and select the On reply from On command Figure 230 Timer Trigger Add the Monitor Event Once the projector power is ON the On reply from On activates the monitor event action s 12 Add the required action to the trigger St...

Страница 129: ... used to perform a sequence of actions if no signals are fed into the controlled AV room system for a predefined time period for example 20 minutes see Figure 232 A switcher for example the Kramer VP 411DS will send out a dedicated serial command once all PC sources are disconnected We will use this command to trigger a 20 minute timer Each action list executed during timer activity interval will ...

Страница 130: ...r Events the Timer Trigger in the Triggers List System Inactivity 3 Add the following actions having each button on the RC 63DL blink and then remain on or any other commands added Figure 235 Timer Events Timer Trigger Action List Step II Define the button or other Trigger 4 Select a trigger from the Triggers list for example Button 1 Figure 236 Timer Events Button 1 Action List ...

Страница 131: ...Figure 237 Timer Events Add the Stop Timer Action 6 Move the added Stop Timer trigger to the top of the list using the arrow icons Figure 238 Timer Events Move the Stop Timer Action 7 Add the Start Timer trigger Figure 239 Timer Events Add the Start Timer Action ...

Страница 132: ...rts the 20 minute timer and will be active until a button will be pressed or a trigger activated within the 20 minute period 8 6 Query Events Before creating a Query Event you need to define a Query via the Driver Manager see Section 5 3 3 as follows Driver Manager Define Query Table accept table and exit Driver Manager Create a query event To create a query event 1 Select Query Events and click t...

Страница 133: ...elect the Query In this example Power Figure 242 Query Events Select the Query Query results shows the query table as defined in the Driver Manager In this example Off On and Standby were defined Figure 243 Query Events The Query Results ...

Страница 134: ...queries are disabled upon device startup A query will be triggered only if the matching Query start action was executed from the Query Start Stop action see Section 9 9 or another trigger For example a Device startup trigger or a button trigger You can also stop a query from triggering by executing the Query stop action Figure 245 Query Events The Power On Trigger 6 Create the action list for this...

Страница 135: ...tch Set trigger when no response from device according to the time or containing limits If the controlled device reply to the query command cannot be parsed a communication Error query event is triggered CommErr Define the number of retries in case of a communication error from 1 to 3 as well as the waiting time between each try 1 second 3 seconds and so on Use queries to define the Site CTRL moni...

Страница 136: ...n triggers GPI O events temperature alarm for example and so on This sequence of commands will not have to be written again and again for specific triggers and can be used as a sub routine within a trigger as required 4 Open or create an Event Trigger for example one of the built in Custom Events All Off 5 In the Action Editor select Sub Routines and add the Sub Routine see Figure 250 Figure 250 S...

Страница 137: ... the Add to List button The sub routine was added to the All Off Custom Event Figure 251 Sub Routines Sub Routine Trigger is added to an Event Trigger In the same way you can add Sub Routines to other events as well as to other sub routines ...

Страница 138: ...r to control a room via KRAMER NETWORK 12 K CONFIG lets you add actions to the different types of triggers that are built in or created via the Triggers list This section describes the different types of actions within the following categories that can be added to the action list Port Command Section 9 2 Port Switch Section 9 3 Panels Status Section 9 4 Switcher Command Section 9 5 Power Amplifier...

Страница 139: ...g available action types Figure 252 The Action Editor Available Action Types Generally actions are added to triggers via the Action Editor in a similar way 1 Select the Trigger 2 Select an action type and relevant action 3 Click the Add to List button The action is added to the trigger At any time you can move the action up or down the list delete it or duplicate it using the icons above the actio...

Страница 140: ...ger 2 In the Action Editor select the Port Command and select the desired port A specific driver was assigned to the selected port therefore it is selected automatically Figure 253 Selecting the Port Command Action Type 3 Select the Command for example PWR_ON Note that PWR_ON is a shared command previously defined in the Driver Manager see Section 5 Figure 254 Selecting the Command ...

Страница 141: ...in the Action List 5 In the same way you can use the Action Editor to add further commands to the action list Figure 256 The Action List for the All On Trigger You can Delete an action Duplicate an action Copy and Paste an action Move actions up or down Once a Trigger s action list is assigned with commands it turns bold Figure 257 The All On Trigger after adding commands to the action list ...

Страница 142: ...t the Table Output_Volume Select the room controller device whose LEDs should behave as defined in the table RC 63DL Select None if you do not want the LEDs to behave as defined in the commands table Set the behavior of the table commands to go gradually up down or set to a specific value If you click Set you can choose a specific volume level see Figure 259 Figure 259 The Table Port Command Setti...

Страница 143: ...and levels in the same table 9 3 Adding a Port Switch Action The port switch action lets you open close relay ports or GPI O configured as digital outputs on the master room controller and auxiliary devices or control gateways Figure 261 Selecting the Port Switch Action Type Select the port and check the desired action Open or Close and add to the action list Figure 262 Port Switch Action Type add...

Страница 144: ...n 9 4 1 LCD Label see Section 9 4 2 LEDs Light see Section 9 4 3 Panel Lock see Section 9 4 4 Figure 263 Panels Status Action Editor Note that the availability of the Panels Status actions changes in accordance with the room controller device specifications For example the SV 552 does not have multicolored illuminated buttons therefore the button status action is disabled for this device Figure 26...

Страница 145: ...atus Action as Appears in the Action Editor 9 4 1 The Button Status The Button Status lets you define a button s behavior and set its light color as well as enable disable it or set its state To define the button status 1 Choose the Panels Status tab 2 Click a front panel button in the Action Editor for example button 1 on the RC 74DL The button frame turns blue Figure 266 Panels Status Selecting ...

Страница 146: ...ast Blink select a color intensity one of three levels Select Button Enable to disable or enable the button Select Button State to define the state of the button first you need to set the button behavior see Section 8 2 In this example the button behavior was set to four states For each state you can set the button appearance Select Groups to group several buttons and give them a name so that you ...

Страница 147: ...Group feature in this case select the Panels Status Action Editor and do the following Hold the CTRL button on your keyboard and select buttons 1 and 2 Select Groups and click to open a name text box Type the name of the group Select Groups to group several buttons and give them a name so that you can set the behavior of a group of buttons instead of changing each button separately see Section 8 2...

Страница 148: ...an LCD label on the room controller keypad of the device 1 Choose the Panels Status tab 2 Select the LCD Label its frame turns blue Check No Change and the current status will not change Check Text and type a label text Check Date Time and select the date format None DD MM YY or MM DD YY and the time format None 12H or 24H Check Blank to turn the label blank Note that the front panel shows the but...

Страница 149: ...ice and set the behavior of its LEDs To define the knob LED lights behavior click the LEDs on the left side of the knob Check No Change and the current status will not change Check Animation Up or Animation Down to set the turning on direction of the knob LEDs Check Custom and select the knob LEDs that should be turned on Check All Off to turn off the knob LEDs ...

Страница 150: ...ns blue see Figure 267 Figure 267 Panel Status Panel Lock Note that an unlock lock icon appears on the top left side of the panel Figure 268 Panel Status Panel Lock or Unlock State 9 5 Adding a Switcher Command The Switcher Command lets you select an input to switch to the outputs Figure 269 Switcher Command Select an Input After selecting the input click the Add to List button The new command is ...

Страница 151: ... On or Off Figure 270 Power Amplifier Select an input After setting the desired volume behavior click the Add to List button 9 7 Timer Start Stop The Timer Start Stop action lets you select a trigger and set its state to Start or Stop Once the Timer triggers are defined the Timer Start Stop states will appear and will let you start the timer that activates deactivates the Timer trigger action and ...

Страница 152: ...conds between actions Set the delay time and click the Add to List button Figure 272 Delay Set the Delay Time 9 9 Query Start Stop Query Start Stop is used to trigger a query within the action list To do so select the query and then select start or stop Figure 273 Query Start Stop Selecting the Query Trigger ...

Страница 153: ...ion is used to send messages to Site CTRL SW application and display them Select the Port the Query and the Status If relevant the status is set so that it fits the Site Control filtering categories The message is typed as required Figure 275 Site Control Message Select the Query Event Note that the Status sets the level of the displayed message so that when in Site CTRL messages can be filtered a...

Страница 154: ...lf the following actions require that the device is connected to your PC These actions include Set the K NET IDs see Section 10 2 Firmware upgrade see Section 10 3 General settings see Section 10 4 Ethernet settings see Section 10 5 Security settings see Section 10 6 Date and time settings see Section 10 6 1 Syncing the configuration to the device see Section 10 7 Reading the configuration from th...

Страница 155: ...ion Method Ethernet Serial or USB 3 Enter the data that is relevant to the selected connection method UDP the room controller device IP address and the port number Click Default to return to the default IP address Section 10 1 1 TCP the room controller device IP address and the port number note that you have to set the port number to 50000 Click Default to return to the default IP address Section ...

Страница 156: ...rossover cable Via a network hub switch or router using a straight through cable Connecting the ETHERNET Port directly to a PC Crossover Cable You can connect the Ethernet port of the room controller device to the Ethernet port on your PC via a crossover cable with RJ 45 connectors This type of connection is recommended for identification of the factory default IP Address of the room controller de...

Страница 157: ...nternet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPv6 or Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 depending on the requirements of your IT system 5 Click Properties The Internet Protocol Properties window relevant to your IT system appears as shown in Figure 280 or Figure 281 Figure 280 Internet Protocol Version 4 Properties Window ...

Страница 158: ...ed by your IT department Figure 282 Internet Protocol Properties Window 7 Click OK 8 Click Close Connecting the ETHERNET Port via a Network Hub Straight Through Cable You can connect the Ethernet port of the room controller device to the Ethernet port on a network hub or network router via a straight through cable with RJ 45 connectors 10 1 2 Connecting via the RS 232 Port To connect via an RS 232...

Страница 159: ...2 and on and the ID numbers allocated to the Virtual devices are 11 and 12 For example in a controlled room the Master controller is RC 74DL One of the auxiliary devices connected is the SL 10 In order to communicate with the SL 10 you need to set the K Net ID on the SL 10 Figure 283 KNET ID A Controlled Room Setting Example By default the following devices K NET ID is set to 2 auxiliary device re...

Страница 160: ...directly to the PC via USB and then click OK If you are connecting the device via USB for the first time you might need to define the USB port To do this follow the instructions in Section 3 2 The Connection Method window appears You might need to click Refresh Ports to have the USB port appear Figure 285 KNET ID The K NET ID Connect Window 3 Click Connect The Setting K NET ID window appears Figur...

Страница 161: ...uch as Hercules send the following Protocol 3000 command MACH NUM 01 CR The K NET ID is set to 1 Some devices may require a restart to complete this operation 10 3 Firmware Upgrade Before uploading a new firmware to a room controller device make certain that the firmware you have selected matches the connected room controller device In some cases it will be possible to upload firmware that does no...

Страница 162: ... Select Device for FW Upgrade list box SL 10 in this example You can select the master room controller or any of the connected auxiliary devices 5 Click the Browse button to find the firmware file Figure 289 Load Firmware Upgrade Window 6 Click Upload The following warning appears Figure 290 Firmware Upgrade Warning 7 Click OK ...

Страница 163: ...evice Settings window to make sure the firmware was correctly upgraded If the firmware version number remains the same close the Device Properties windows disconnect and then reconnect the device and open the Device Properties window again to check the Firmware version number Device setting readout is possible with standalone room controllers and K NET master room controller or Aux K NET devices c...

Страница 164: ... NET devices connected with a K NET cable to their master room controller as defined in the Room Control tree Figure 294 shows the general device settings tab which includes the master and auxiliary room controller device information Name Model Description S N Serial Number Firmware K Net ID and the Unlock keypad PIN code text box where you can set the key pressing sequence to press to unlock the ...

Страница 165: ...appears empty Figure 295 Selecting an auxiliary device Click the Retrieve Device Details button The following window appears Click OK The system retrieves the room controller device settings and the following window appears Figure 296 Auxiliary Device Settings ...

Страница 166: ...Ethernet information which can be changed if required Figure 298 Ethernet Settings 10 6 The Security Tab Figure 299 shows the Security Settings Figure 299 Security Settings Function Secure Mode OFF the product definitions and configuration can be changed without requiring a password ON a password is required to change the configuration and view or change the room controller device definitions User...

Страница 167: ...om a server address DST Daylight Saving Time or Summer Time correction Set to ON if necessary Timezone Set the time zone relevant to UTC Coordinated Universal Time The time zone can be set from 13 to 12 hours relative to UTC in 15 minute intervals 00 15 30 or 45 minute intervals For example the time zone in Adelaide Australia is UTC 9 30 therefore 9 30 needs to be entered in Timezone for that part...

Страница 168: ...wn box 3 Click the Set Now button 4 Click Read from room controller device to check the updated values From a server address 1 In the Sync Date and Time area check From Server Address 2 Type the IP address For example 192 168 0 6 3 Set the DST to ON for adjusting the time to the summer clock if required 4 Set the time zone according to UTC For example the time in Jerusalem is UTC 2 00 5 Click the ...

Страница 169: ...liary device to another master room controller you have to define the device as an auxiliary device and upload an updated configuration file to the master room controller Before writing the configuration to the device you have to save it as a project To write a configuration to the room controller device do the following 1 Connect the PC to the Master or the standalone room controller via the Ethe...

Страница 170: ...ired change the file name and then click Save The Write Configuration warning appears Figure 303 Write Configuration warning If the KPR project file size exceeds its limit see Section 10 7 1 the following warning appears Figure 304 Write Configuration warning without the KPR Project ...

Страница 171: ...on and Device Resetting Process 6 Upon completion the following window appears Figure 306 Writing Configuration Complete 7 Click OK 10 7 1 Uploading the Project kpr File When syncing the configuration to the room controller device you can define whether to upload or not upload the project file This option is relevant only if the project file exceeds the size limit Even if you set File Upload Proje...

Страница 172: ... 10 8 Reading the Configuration from the Room Controller Device In order to read the Device configuration you have to add the system setup in the Project Navigator window Note that you cannot read the room controller device configuration via the USB port 1 Connect the PC to the Master or the standalone room controller 2 Click the Connect button or select Connect from the Device menu list 3 In the ...

Страница 173: ...Device configuration is now uploaded to the PC 10 9 Clear Configuration from Room Controller Device To clear the room controller device configuration 1 Connect the PC to the Master or the standalone room controller 2 Click the Connect button or select Connect from the Device menu list 3 In the Device menu select Clear Configuration from Device The following message appears Figure 312 Clearing Conf...

Страница 174: ...nd upon completion the following message appears Figure 313 Clearing Configuration from Device Warning Message Any attempt to read the formatted room controller device now results in the following message Figure 314 Clearing Configuration from Room Controller Device No File Loaded ...

Страница 175: ...NETWORK 12 The Web pages let you control the controller and gateway device via the Ethernet and perform minor configuration operations The Web pages include all the configured items and more and are accessed using a Web browser and an Ethernet connection Note that the Web page features are described in more detail throughout the guide To do so Connect the room controller device to the PC via the E...

Страница 176: ...vice 1 Open your Internet browser 2 Type the IP address of the room controller device in the Address bar of your browser The Web page loads Figure 316 The Embedded Web Pages Loading the Web Pages 11 2 The Room Controller Devices Web Page The room controller Devices Web page lists the master room controller device panel slave keypad panel and the Virtual device panels with their K Net IDs as config...

Страница 177: ...was configured in K CONFIG Figure 318 The Embedded Web Pages Master Controller Panel Click the menu arrow to hide the Web page list Figure 319 The Embedded Web Pages The Devices Web Page The M icon next to RC 74DL designates a Master Device and the green mark indicates that the device is connected to the PC ...

Страница 178: ...ice drivers that were defined for the master room controller Figure 320 The Embedded Web Pages The Devices Web Page Click the blue arrow next to switch to single panel mode in which each panel is displayed in a separate page Figure 321 The Embedded Web Pages The Virtual Device Panel ...

Страница 179: ...r menu button was set up to link to yet another virtual panel Click it to open the next virtual panel Figure 322 The Embedded Web Pages The Virtual Device Panel Click the X icon to display all the panels on one screen and scroll the page to view them In K CONFIG the Other menu button is configured to link to the next configured virtual panel Figure 323 The Embedded Web Pages Link to Front Panel 1 ...

Страница 180: ... of commands that have been defined in the K CONFIG Driver Manager Figure 324 The Embedded Web Pages The Driver Command Groups Each category shows the active commands that are defined on the K CONFIG Driver Manager Click a group button to open and run any of the commands on the list Figure 325 The Embedded Web Pages VSM 4x4HFS Driver Command Buttons ...

Страница 181: ...ll be a different set of commands configured see Figure 327 that are related to the TV Figure 326 The Embedded Web Pages TV Driver Command Buttons In the K CONFIG Action Editor you can find the commands defined in the configuration Figure 327 The Embedded Web Pages Action Editor ...

Страница 182: ...4 The Scheduled Tasks Web Page The Scheduled tasks page displays the schedule setup that was configured in K CONFIG together with the tasks that were added via the Web page this example included no schedules in the configuration therefore the Schedules tasks tables appears empty Figure 329 The Embedded Web Pages The Scheduled Tasks Web Page Hover over the table and click to insert a macro Figure 3...

Страница 183: ...1 The Embedded Web Pages Saving the Schedule The following warning appears Figure 332 The Embedded Web Pages Saving Warning Note that once a configuration is synced to the room controller device this schedule will be deleted You can also edit a schedule and then save it Figure 333 The Embedded Web Pages Editing a Macro ...

Страница 184: ...curity settings and lets you change some of the parameters Figure 334 The Embedded Web Pages The Device Settings Web Page 11 6 The Date and Time Settings Web pages This page lets you set the time and date and is similar to the Date and Time tab in the K CONFIG Device Settings Figure 335 The Embedded Web Pages Date and Time Settings ...

Страница 185: ...178 K CONFIG Using the Embedded Web Pages 11 7 The About Web Page This page shows the Web page version and Kramer details Figure 336 The Embedded Web Pages The About Web Page ...

Страница 186: ...management software platform for AV networks Using any laptop PC or tablet KRAMER NETWORK lets IT managers to easily and remotely configure route control and manage Kramer Pro AV devices room environments and IP streaming devices from a single point in the network via a user friendly Web based interface Using KRAMER NETWORK you can easily manage a room in a floor of a building which is part of a n...

Страница 187: ...ice the Virtual Master in the Project navigator Click the sign to add an auxiliary device to the Virtual Master room controller Figure 339 Virtual Master Device Selecting an Auxiliary Device You can add three types of devices Control gateway devices see Section 6 3 Virtual keypad devices see Section 6 4 Virtual keypad device templates see Section 6 5 ...

Страница 188: ... Virtual Device Configuration to the Virtual Master Device To sync a configuration for use with KRAMER NETWORK 1 In the file menu select Save Project As to save the Virtual Master configuration as a project 2 Click the Sync to Device button on the top right The Export Configuration Krnt File window appears Figure 341 Virtual Master Device Syncing to Device 3 Click the Save button The Krnt file can...

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