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IPL 250 • Introduction
Built-in multilevel security — The user controls access to the devices attached to the
controller. Two levels of password protection provide appropriate security.
Management ability via Global Configurator 3.0 and higher — The included
software and the GlobalViewer Web pages associated with it allow you to
control, monitor, and schedule various functions of devices connected to
IP Link products such as the IPL.
E-mail notification — The IPL 250 can be set up to send an e-mail when a projector
has been disconnected or the projector’s lamp has been used for a designated
number of hours.
Controlling other devices
The IPL 250 offers RS-232, infrared (IR), and relay device control. It can learn IR
signals from remote controls to communicate with sources such as VCRs and DVD
players. Users can create their own device drivers (IR) or go to the Extron Web site
(www.extron.com) to obtain device drivers.
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COM 2 IR
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Extron
ON
OFF
DISPLAY
MUTE
SCREEN
UP
SCREEN
DOWN
VCR
DVD
DOC
CAM
LAPTOP
PC
XPA 1002
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LIMITER/PROTECT
SIGNAL
OVER
TEMP
Extron
XPA 1002
Power Amplier
Extron
SI 28
Surface-mount
Speakers
Extron
TLP 700MV
7" TouchLink
Panel
Extron
IPL 250
IP Link Ethernet
Control Processor
TCP/IP
Network
Lighting
System
Projector
Screen
Control
Laptop
DVD Player
Extron
IN1508
Scaling Presentation
Switcher
PC
DVI Output
Motion
Detector
RS-232
RS-232
Contact
Closure
IR Control
to DVD
IR Control
from IPL 250
Relay
Relay
Extron
IR Emitter
A typical IPL 250 application with a TouchLink panel
IR and RS-232 Device Control
The IPL must be configured in one of the following ways before it will send
commands to a projector/display/source:
•AnIRoranRS-232driverlecanbeinstalledfromadisk,downloadedfromthe
Extron Web site (www.extron.com), or downloaded from Extron using the driver
subscription feature within Global Configurator. The driver is saved to a folder
and uploaded to the IPL via Global Configurator.
•RS-232commandstringscanbeentereddirectlyfromahostcomputerusing
Extron Global Configurator software.
•IRcommandscanbeentereddirectlyfromanIRremotecontrolthroughIR
learning and the Extron IR Learner software to create a driver that the IPL can