Gefen EXT-PACS User Manual

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Conﬁ g

1 Intr 2 Operation Notes

Features

4 Front Panel La

Front Panel Descriptions Back Panel Layou

7 Back Panel Descriptions

Connecting the PA Wiring Diagram

Conﬁ guring the PA 14 Web Inter 14 The Built-in Web Server

RS-232 Men

1 16 RS-232 Settings 17 T

IR Emitters Men

1 24 Adding a new IR devic 28 Adding a new IR device from a Templat

2 Triggers Men

4 Testing Triggers

5 Conﬁ guration Men

5 IP Conﬁ guratio

7 Telnet Login Settings

8 Firmware Updat

9 System Rese 41 System Settings 43 IP 45 RS-232 / Telnet Commands 45 IP

77 General Quer

Telnet) Control Setu

8 Bridging Settings

5 IR Device Setu

0 Appendi

0 Controlling the PACS via RS-23

1 Learning IR Commands via Telne

3 Speciﬁ cations

4 Warrant

UDP Bridge Settings

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INTRODUCTIO

ongratulations on your purchase of the Professional Automation Control

stem. Your complete satisfaction is very important to us.

efen

efen delivers innovative, progressive computer and electronics add-on solutions

that harness integration, extension, distribution and conversion technologies.

efen’s reliable, plug-and-play products supplement cross-platform computer

stems, professional audio/video environments and HDTV systems of all sizes

with hard-working solutions that are easy to implement and simple to operate.

he Gefen Professional Automation Control Syste

The Professional Automation Control System (PA

efen devices using RS-232 or IR, and other A/V devices (displays, Blu-ra

layers, cable/satellite boxes, lighting systems, motorized screens, etc.) from any Web-enabled smartphone, WiFi tablet, laptop, or automation system. The Web user interface allows IR, RS-232, and 12V trigger commands to b

ent by the PACS to the connected devices to execute the desired functions.

The conﬁ gurable IR, RS-232, and 12V DC trigger signals allow the PACS t be compatible with most A/V devices. The PACS can learn, store, and manage IR commands of di

The 12V DC triggers are highly conﬁ gurable to work with the differen

equirements of various devices.

se with the new Gefen A/V Automation System Processor to create a complete

ontrol system.

How It Works

onnect the serial-controlled devices to the PACS RS-232 ports. Plug the IR

mitters into the PACS and place the LEDs close to the IR sensors of the A/V devices to be controlled. Connect trigger leads of various devices to the trigger outputs on the back panel. Connect the locking power supply to the PACS.

onnect an Ethernet cable between the PACS and the local network.

Access the Web interface by typing in the correct IP address on your Web browser (default: 192.168.1.72), or by using Telnet. Conﬁ gure the control interfaces (IR, RS-232, 12V DC triggers) via the Telnet/Web browser.

onﬁ gure the Automation System to send commands to the PACS via IP.

nt man

’ remotes.

allows IP control o

ess

OPERATION NOTE

READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR OPERATIN

THE PROFESSIONAL AUTOMATION CONTROL SYSTE

• The PACS is shipped with a static IP address of

address ma Area Network. See page 10 for instructions on setting the PACS to a new IP

• If your network will contain multiple PACS units, each one must have a

nique IP address before it is connected to the network. Install one PA

at a time, and change its IP address before connecting another PACS to the

twork.

• As the PACS is programmed, you can download the conﬁ guration and IR

les to your computer or an external storage device. We recommend that

ou back up ﬁ les frequently during programming, and save IR ﬁ les for each

device as it is learned. These ﬁ les can be transferred to another PACS for

uture projects.

•

-232 commands are not stored in the PACS. Only the conﬁ guration data is stored. The PACS acts as a bridge between your controller that is sending the RS-232 commands over your network, and the actual RS-232 port on the device that is being controlled.

• PACS allows control to be distributed throughout your system. Multiple PACS devices may be installed close to the devices being controlled, rather than near the system controller, to minimize cabling and improve reliability.

need to be changed before the PACS will work on your Local

RS-232 Port Wiring Diagra

.168.1.72 This

54321

9876

Only Pins 2 (RX), 3 (TX), and 5 (Ground) are used on the RS-232 serial interface

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6789

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FEATURE

Features

•

ontrol AV devices using IR, RS-232 control, and 12V triggers over a Web

based IP control s

onﬁ gurable Ethernet input supports Telnet, Web browsers, and TCP/IP.

•

• Web Control: User interface designed to be viewed and controlled by home automation devices, computers, and mobile devices (i.e. cell phones with Internet browsers).

• 10 Trigger outputs (+12V, ﬂ oating, open drain, or ground-referenced).

• Learns IR commands from manufacturer remotes, through front-panel IR

eceiver. Learned IR ﬁ les may be saved on or retrieved from the user’s P

in XML format.

•

tore and manage IR commands from manufacturer remotes and access

them via the Web control interface or TCP/IP Telnet.

• Eight discrete IR Emitter outputs for multiple device control.

•

anage RS-232 communications via Web control interface for up to three

-232 devices. Supports baud rates up to 115200.

• Firmware can be upgraded via Web interface.

stem.

•

ack-mountable using the 1U Rack Tray (Gefen part no. EXT-RACK-1U).

ackage Includes

1) Professional Automation Control System

4) Single IR emitters

1) 6 ft. DB-9 cable (M - F

1) 12V / 3A DC Locking Power Suppl

1) Quick-Start Guid

FRONT PANEL LAYOU

Front Panel

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FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION

The IR receiver is provided for the PACS to learn new IR commands. Use the Web Interface or Telnet for this procedure. See pages 17 - 23 for more information.

tatu

This LED indicator is normally OFF. It glows bright blue when the PACS is

eady to receive a new IR command via the IR receiver.

eset I

This button is used to reset the IP address of the PACS. Hold this button down

or about 10 seconds, until power light turns red, to reset the unit’s IP address to

192.168.1.72

r cannot be l

owe

This LED will indicate the current power state. The LED is green when the unit is powered ON. The LED also ﬂ ashes red during the Reset IP procedure.

This should only be done if the PACS is moved to a new network

n the network.

BACK PANEL LAYOU

Back Pane

BACK PANEL DESCRIPTION

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be used with

12V D

onnect the included 12V DC locking power supply to this receptacle.

IP Control

onnect the PACS to a network in order to use IP control.

RS-232 Serial Ports (DB-9, male connectors

These ports are used to control other devices via bi-directional RS-232 serial

ontrol, using TCP or UDP bridging. Port 3 may also be used with a Terminal

Emulation program for programming and controlling the PACS (See Appendix

or details).

NOTE: Only pins 2 (Receive), 3 (Transmit), and 5 (Ground) are used

or communication. A null-modem adapter should n

this product when connecting to controlled devices (see page 80 for

onnecting to a computer via RS-232).

4 IR Emitter

onnect up to eight (8) single or dual 12V IR emitters (Gefen part no. EXT-IREMIT or other Xantech-compatible emitters) to these ports to control A/V or other devices using one-way IR control. These outputs are capable of transmitting IR signals with 30 - 60 kHz carrier frequencies.

5 Phoenix (Euroblock) Trigger Connector

onnect up to ten (10) 12 Volt-controlled device inputs to these solid-state trigger outputs to control screens, drapes, lights, or other devices. Maximum

ource current is 100 mA per output. Use a 12V DC relay with less tha

100 mA current draw to control other devices. Connect trigger wires to

emovable terminal block plugs.

6 Phoenix Terminal Block Plug

Each trigger has a solid-state (FET) output that can be conﬁ gured as either

ush-pull (+12V or 0 V reference to the “G”-terminal) or open collector (either

open circuit or connected to the

”-terminal). Each output can source up to

100 mA at 12V DC.

CONNECTING THE PAC

How to Connect the PAC

onnect up to three (3) RS-232 (M-F) cables between the PACS and each of the RS-232 devices.

onnect up to eight (8) single or dual IR Emitters to the PACS. Make sure

2. that each LED emitter is close to the IR sensor of the A/V devices to be

ntrolled.

onnect the trigger leads of each of the various devices to the trigger

outputs on the back panel of the PACS.

onnect an Ethernet cable between the PACS and the network. See the

ext page for details on conﬁ guring the network.

onnect the included 12V DC power supply to the power receptacle on the

PACS. Connect the AC power cord to an available electrical outlet.

Wiring Diagram for the PAC

POWERED CURTAINS

POWERED

SCREEN

RS-232 CONTROLLED LIGHTING

HDMI DEVICES

IR BLASTER

ROUTER

IR BLASTER

12V/GND TRIGGERS

GEFENTV HDMI 4x1 + RS-232

PROJECTOR

T A

IR PORT

RS-232

IP / RJ-45

HDMI

A/V REC.

IR BLASTER

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CONFIGURING THE IP ADDRES

Setting the IP Address

The PACS is designed to control devices over a network using a built-in Web

erver or via Telnet. Before using Telnet control or the built-in Web Server, the

etwork settings for the PACS must be conﬁ gured via IP.

Before connecting the PACS to a network, locate the label on the bottom of the PACS. The MAC address and the default IP address will be listed on the label. The default IP address will be used to connect the PACS to the network.

IMPORTANT: Because all PACS units have the same default IP address, only one PACS may be connected to a network at a time,

ntil its IP address is changed. If more than one device with the ame IP address is connected to a network, computers will be nable to locate any of the devices.

Primary MAC address of the PACS. This address is

nt for

annot be changed.

nit an

The of the PACS.

lt IP

CONFIGURING THE IP ADDRES

If you computer has an IP address of an available address, you can access the PACS by entering

our Web browser.

therwise use the following procedure to change the PACS IP address to match

our network

1. Access the Network Setting control panel in Windows and locate your LAN

onnection. Under Windows 7®, this can be done by clickingtart > Control

anel > Network Sharing Center > Change Adapter Setting

lick on the Local Area Connection icon to display the Local Area onnection Status dialo

.168.1.(x), and

.168.1.72 is

.168.1.72 in

CONFIGURING THE IP ADDRES

)

lick on the Properties button to display the Local Area Connection

Properties dialog.

lick on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).

Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4

lick to highlight this Network protocol.

lick the Properties button to display the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP

IPv4) Properties dialog.

CONFIGURING THE IP ADDRES

address

used address

ess

80*

STOP: Write down the current IP settings before making changes,

ince you will need to restore the old settings later. If the Properties

are set to “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DN

erver address automatically”, you do not need the actual address ettings.

hange the IP settings to the followin

se the following IP address

lick this radio button.

Subnet mask

255.255.255.

IP address

2.168.1.

se the following DNS server addresses

lick this radio button.

If the IP

nother un

.168.1.80 is already in use on your network, choose

that isno

lear these boxes.

.168.1.72 or your router’s IP

CONFIGURING THE IP ADDRES

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address

lick the OK button, then close all Control Panel windows.

efresh your Web browser and go to

Web Server.

o to the Conﬁ guration Menu (see page 35) and change the PACS IP

address to an appropriate address for your network.

10.

lick ”Save Changes”, “Reboot”, and “OK” to save the new IP address.

11.

eopen your computer’s network settings and restore the original settings

or go back to “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server

address automatically”, if those were the original settings).

12. Then refresh your Web browser and go to the new PACS IP address to

eopen the PACS Web Server.

epeat this procedure to add additional PACS units to your network, assigning

h unit a di

nt IP

ttp://192.168.1.72 to open the

WEB INTERFA

ﬁ g

he Built-in Web Server

The PACS includes a built-in Web server which provides an intuitive Web inter

ace. If TCP/IP is not conﬁ gured on the PACS, then see page 9 for details on con then open a Web browser and type in the IP address of the PACS.

The built-in Web server provides control over RS-232, IR emitters, triggers, and general conﬁ guration. Each of these pages will be covered in the following

Initially, when the Web page is launched, the RS-232 Menu is displayed. The top portion of the screen has tabs to select RS-232 settings, IR settings, trigger

ettings, and general conﬁ guration. Click on the desired tab to bring up the ettings page for those functions.

uring the PACS. If the PACS is already conﬁ gured for use on a network,

tions.

ain Menu

lick on any of the four men

elections to access the desired page.

Reboo

The PACS must be rebooted after making all

hanges.

WEB INTERFA

)

RS-232 Menu

The PACS has three (3) RS-232 ports. The RS-232 Menu allows you to change the R

-232 port settings on the PACS.

escription

Provide a name to the devi

onnected to this por

e.g. “SonyTV”, “Samsung”, etc.

WEB INTERFA

)

y (ms)

used

-232 Setting

ome RS-232 settings use a drop-down menu for selecting different options.

For example, to select the Baud Rate, click the arrow icon then click on the

equired port speed

Arrow Icon

Indicates a dropdown list. Click to

ist the available

rates.

Baud Rat

ets the baud rate for the port.

ange: [100 bps - 115200 bps]

ata Bits

ets the number of data bits. ange: [5 - 8]

arit

ets the parity bit. ptions: Even, Odd,

None, Mark, Spac

Stop Bits

ets the stop bit. ange: [1 - 2]

ine Delay (ms

ange: [0 - 10000]

Character Dela

Not

ART Mod

ptions: TCP Bridge, UDP

Brid

WEB INTERFA

)

eceived fro

(by

)

P / UDP Bridging Setting

DP Protocol is used by some control systems, including Gefen’s GAVA system,

or faster response. When using UDP you can broadcast the message by usin

the IP address: 255.255.255.255. Use TCP unless otherwise instructed by your

ontrol System User Manual, or by Gefen Technical Support. See page 58 for a

ull explanation of these settings.

Force Send

If the speciﬁ ed number of bytes is received from the controlled device, send the collected data to the control system.

tes

Force Send (ms

If no data is r device for the speciﬁ ed time, send the

ollected data to the control system.

m the controlled

se End Delimiter

ptions: Use

Enable / Disable

nd Delimiter

alue in HE

ange: Same

as Start Delimiter

se Start Delimiter

ptions: Use (Enable / Disable

Add Delimiters to data sen

Include the delimiter characters in the data sent to the control system.

WEB INTERFA

**)

P / UDP Bridging Setting

Start Delimiter Value in HE

ange: 00 - FF (“wildcard” characters are acceptable, e.g.

The Start Delimiter can be up to three ASCII characters (3 bytes), in hex

ormat. For example, 0D0A is CR + LF (Carriage Return + Line Feed).

The delimiters are used by some control systems to ﬁ lter incoming data.

ontact Gefen Technical Support for details if you need to use them.

CP Port

ange: 0 - 6553

DP Remote I

Factory Defaul

ets the selecte

-232 port to factory

default) settings.

DP Local Por

ange: 1024 - 6553

Save Chan

aves all changes to the

elected RS-232 port. This

button must be pressed after

hanging

order to save any changes.

ach output setting. in

DP Remote Por

ange: 1024 - 6553

WEB INTERFA

ces

dds a device to

IR Emitters Menu

The PACS has eight (8) IR Emitter (IR back-channel) ports. The PACS can use an

one of these IR Emitter ports to send IR commands to the source device.

p to 64 IR commands can be stored per device. IR conﬁ guration ﬁ les can be

aved, downloaded, uploaded, edited, and deleted.

Select Outputs To Test Commands

List of IR Emitter output ports used to test the IR commands.

Add Devic

A action must be performed before

earning a device.

the list. Thi

Select Devic

List of devi been stored in the PACS. The PACS can store up to 20

Rename Devic

enames the currently selected

vice in the list.

elete Current Devic

Deletes the currently selected

vice from the list.

which hav

WEB INTERFA

spaces

ess

ced

Command Nam

sed to enter / edit the name of eac

IR command. This is a required ﬁ eld.

p to sixty-four (64) IR commands can be tored per device. Each Command Name an be up to 20 Alphanumeric characters

Advanced Vie

lick this link to toggle between Basic View and Advan View.

the Test button t

validate the learned IR

ommand. One or more outputs must be selected and an IR Emitter plugged in before test can be sent.

WEB INTERFA

earn All

Performs a “stepthrough” when learnin IR commands from template (see pa

28).

dvanced Vie

lick the Advanced View lin

to display additional options

or learning or deleting IR commands.

earn

lick the Learn button to learn a

ew IR command (see page 22).

elet

lick the Delete button to delete learned IR command. Deleted ommands will be permanentl

emoved after saving changes.

Renam

lick the Rename

tton to renam

the IR command.

WEB INTERFA

)

odel No. (optiona

This is the device model number (e.g. KDL40EX729, etc. This ﬁ eld is used by the GAVA to sort the IR library.

ax. Length: 15 characters (letters, numbers, and

nderscores only).

anufacturer (optional

This is the device manufacturer’s name (e.g. Sony, Yamaha, etc). This ﬁ eld is used by the GAVA to sort to the IR library. 15 characters (letters, numbers, and

nderscores only).

Class (optional

This is the generic class of the device: Display, Disc, AVR

A/V Receiver), or STB (Set-Top Box). This ﬁ eld is used by the GAVA to select the proper control template. 15 characters (letters, numbers, and underscores only).

Nam

This is the Device Name of the currently-displayed device. Click the

Rename Device” box to rename the current device. Max. Length: 20

haracters (letters, numbers, or underscores onl

WEB INTERFA

se..

lick this button to open a list of ﬁ les on

our computer to Upload. It will open the

ast selected folder on your computer with a

ownload IR File to PC

Press this button to save the currently-displayed Device IR

ommands to an XML ﬁ le on your computer. Choose a folder

ocation and ﬁ lename that will allow you to easily locate the ﬁ le at a

ter time.

Save Chan

Press this button to save any changes to the currently-displayed Device. Be sure to press “Save Changes” before navigating away from this page or selecting another Device, or your changes will be los

evice I

The PACS assigns an internal number to each Device in memory. You

an use this number to keep track of the number of Devices you have tored in the PACS.

default selection of All Files (*.*).

Bro

WEB INTERFA

ess “

ﬁ

Adding a new IR Devic

The PACS can hold up to 20 IR devices in memory. Each device may have up to 64

ommands. If you are building a library, you may need to delete some devices devices. However, if you have several of the same devices with separate IR

mitters, you can use the same IR “Device Name” for all of them, but specify a

different output for each one when you send the commands. Be sure to “Save Changes” after learning any new commands before navigating

away from the learning page.

rom the PACS once they are learned and saved, to make room for more

1. Pr

2. If you have an existing Iearned IR code ﬁ le, or wish to download an empt

. Enter a Name for the new device. The name can be up to 20 characters

4. Enter the Class, Manufacturer, and Model Number of the device (optional).

. .

7. If the IR commands were already learned for that device, the Command

. If a blank template was stored for that device, the Command Names will

Add Device” button on PACS IR Emitters page.

ommand Name template for the new device, click the “Browse” button, and

avigate to the location on your computer where the IR ﬁ les and templates are located. Select the desired “*.gfn” ﬁ le and click “Open”. Otherwise, skip to Step 8.

ong, and will be used to identify the device for sending IR commands.

lick “Save Changes” to store the ﬁ l

elect the stored device from the “***Select Device **** pull-down menu.

Names will be green, and the commands may be tested by installing an IR Emitter in front of the device’s IR window, connecting the emitter to an IR Output port on the PACS, selecting that Output in the Web browser, and clicking on the “est” button for that command. Verify that the device

esponds as expected.

appear, but they will be yellow, rather than green. This means that onl the names, and not the IR data, have been stored. See “Adding a New IR Device from a Template” on page 28.

. If you are starting a new device ﬁ le, the Command Names will be empty, and

the

elds will be light blue. Click on the ﬁ rst empty Command Name window,

and enter a name for the command (note that only letters, numbers, and

paces can be entered. Spaces will be replaced with underscores when the

le is saved). The Command Name and Device Name are case-sensitive.

10.

lick on the “Advanced View” button above the Command Name list. This

the “earn” and “elete” buttons for each Command.

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