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7Connecting a Room Controller as a Stand Alone Device (Master)

Connecting a Room Controller as a Stand Alone Device (Master)

7Connecting a Room Controller as a Stand Alone Device (Master)

You can configure the Room Controller to be used as a standalone device. To do this you have to connect the Room controller directly to your PC via the USB connector.

To define the RC as a Master device:

1.From the Device Menu, click Connect¼ .

2.Select the connection method to be USB, select the port and click OK. The following warning appears:

Figure 49: Transforming to the Stand Alone Configuration

3.Click Yes.

The room controller is now stand alone and the Device description appears as follows:

Figure 50: Standalone Device Description

When in the stand alone mode, you can write the command sequences directly to the room controller by clicking the Write Configuration button in the Device area (see section 9) .

The following windows will appear differently when in the standalone mode:

The Port Manager window, see section 7 .1

The Device Properties window, see section 7 .2

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Kramer Electronics RC-SV manual Connecting a Room Controller as a Stand Alone Device Master

Contents

RC-SV Configuration Guide RevisionThe Kramer RC Configuration Menus ContentsThe RC Configuration Software Connecting a Room Controller as a Stand Alone Device MasterFigures KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGYTables 1 Introduction 2 Overview2.1 System Requirements for the Kramer RC Configuration 2 Software 3 Initial Planning 4.1 Installing the Software 4 The RC Configuration SoftwareThe Kramer RC Configuration 2 software lets you 3. Install the Kramer RC Configuration 2 application 4. Click OK The following window appears see Figure4.2 Downloading and Installing the Drivers 1. Open the Kramer RC Configuration 2 program To access the Driver Manager windowFigure 7 Exporting a Kramer Driver File Figure 8 and Table 1 define the Driver Manager windowFigure 6 Importing a Kramer Driver File KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGYThe RC Configuration Software Figure 8 The Driver Manager WindowFunction Table 1 Driver Manager Window FeaturesFeature Serial commands see section 4 IR commands see section 4 To write a new IR command to the RC device 4.3 Port Mapping by some devicesFigure 15 The Sony DVD Player in the RC Command Area Figure 16 The Port Manager WindowFigure 17 The Kramer RC Configuration Main Window 4.4 The Kramer RC Configuration Main WindowTable 2 The Port Manager Window Features The ItemFunction Table 3 Kramer RC Configuration Window FeaturesFeature Device AreaFigure 18 Event Macros Tab FeatureFigure 18 shows the Event Macros Tab Function4.4.1.1 The IR, RS-232 and RS-485 Ports RC Command Area Figure 19 Using the Toggle 1-2-3-4 Behavior4.4.1 The RC Command Area Figure 20 IR, RS-232 and RS-485 Port RC Command Area4.4.1.4 The Keypad LCD Port RC Command Area 4.4.1.3 The Switcher Port RC Command AreaFigure 22 Switcher Port RC Command Area Figure 23 Switcher Port RC Command Area5 Creating a Macro Figure 27 Creating a New Command Figure 28 Selecting the Port5.1 Labeling the Buttons 5.2 Creating a Driver Command 5.2.1 An RS-232 Command - Switch Input to Output1. Select the Relay Port for example, RELAY1 Figure 35 High Volume RC Command Figure 34 Switcher RC Command5.2.4 A Power Amplifier Command 5.2.6 Setting the Button State and Color 5.2.5 An LCD Keypad CommandFigure 36 Keypad LCD RC Command 1. Select the IGNORE BUTTON Port Figure 39 Ignore RC Command 6 The Kramer RC Configuration Menus6.1 The File Menu Table 5 File Menu FeaturesTable 6 Edit Menu Features 6.3 The Configuration Menu6.2 The Edit Menu Table 7 Configuration Menu Features6.4.1 The Connect Command 6.4 The Device MenuTable 8 Device Menu Features Menu CommandFeature 6.5 The Help MenuTable 11 Help Menu Features Menu Command6.6 Load Firmware 4. Connect to the device 7 Connecting a Room Controller as a Stand Alone Device Master 7.1 The Port Manager in the Stand Alone Mode 7.2 The Device Properties Window in the Stand Alone Mode2. Select Properties 8 Connecting via the ETHERNET8.1 Connecting the ETHERNET Port directly to a PC Crossover Cable 4. Select Properties9 Writing a Configuration To write a configuration to the device, do the following