Extron electronic MLC 52 manual Loading Extron drivers, Loading the serial RS-232 drivers

Loading Extron drivers

Extron drivers are control files (libraries) of Extron-created projector or display commands that are specific to a particular display device. There are different sets of drivers for serial (RS-232) and for IR control.

Before you can use the configuration software to configure the MLC’s buttons, the IR and/or serial driver packages must be loaded onto your computer. You must then load the appropriate driver for your display device to the MLC in order to configure the MLC to control the device.

The MLC 52 is compatible with IP Link IR drivers found in the IPL Driver Package, version 6 or higher. (See “Viewing the IR driver package version” on page 5-7.)

Pre-configured control files (drivers) should be used whenever possible. If no driver is available for the display that you want to control, it is possible to create your own driver via IR learning (see “Configuring the MLC 52 Using IR,” in chapter 3, “Operation”), or by entering the control command strings for your display device on the User Defined tab in the Button Operations section of the MLC 52 main screen (see “Assigning user-defined functions to buttons” on page 5-34). Command strings can be obtained from the projector or display manufacturer.

CAUTION

Loading a new driver causes the MLC’s existing configuration to be overwritten. If you know that you will want to use the previous configuration again, be sure to save it when the screen prompts you to do so.

Loading the serial (RS-232) drivers

When you install your MLC 52 configuration software, the installation program loads the Extron serial drivers onto your computer at the following location, unless you specify otherwise:

c:\Program Files\Extron\MediaLink\Drivers

RS-232 drivers must be loaded/selected before you can choose RS-232 commands to program the buttons. (See “Adding a driver,” later in this chapter.)

Loading the IR drivers

IR drivers are accessed and loaded separately from the MLC 52 configuration program. To load the IR drivers,

1. Load and open the Extron Software Products Disk A.

2. On the Extron Software Products Disk A screen, click the Drivers button, shown at right.

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