A__mic8 / A__digital8 User Guide
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13. Software Tools & Diagnostics
13.3
Ember+ Tree Viewer
All parameters within the A__mic8 / A__digital8 are accessible via Ember+. This allows an external control
system, such as a Lawo console or VSM, to remotely control or respond to parameter changes within the device.
From Image Version 10.0.0, this includes the internal Routing Matrix which maps the device's local IO signals to
and from the RAVENNA streams.
Ember+ is a non-proprietery TCP/IP protocol supported by a wide range of Lawo products. More details about the
Ember+ protocol can be found at
https://github.com/Lawo/ember-plus/wiki
The Ember+ Tree Viewer can be used to check the status of Ember+ parameters and/or switch a parameter
manually within the A__mic8 / A__digital8. This can be useful when configuring and testing an Ember+ controlled
device. To use the application:
1.
Download the ".bz2" or ".xz" archive from the location
https://github.com/Lawo/ember-plus/releases
unzip it.
2.
Navigate to the folder "tools" and unzip the file "EmberPlusView-X.X.X.zip"
3.
Double-click on the file "EmberPlusView.exe" to start the Ember+ Tree Viewer.
4.
Once the application is open, click on "Add.." to add a new communication port:
5.
Enter the IP Address and Port number of your device.
You can use the IP address of any streaming port. So, for example, on an A__mic8 / A__digital8, this can be the
IP address of either ETHERNET A (ra0) or ETHERNET B (ra1).
6.
Select
OK
to add the device to the Ember+ Viewer - the virtual status LED will turn green once the tree
has been fully read.
7.
You can now open the branches of the tree and select a parameter to interrogate or alter its status.
