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CONTENT

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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

uratio

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ufacturers

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

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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

12345

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

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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.

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BACK PANEL LAYOU

Back Pane

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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.

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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

EXT-GAVA

EXT-PACS

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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

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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

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CONFIGURING THE IP ADDRES

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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.

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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

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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

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WEB INTERFA

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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.

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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.

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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

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)

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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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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fou

10. Find the IR remote for the new device. Make sure the batteries are fresh! old the remote so it is pointing at the IR window on the PACS, and is about

” away from the window.

lick the “earn” button for the ﬁ rst named Command.

11.

12. You will be prompted to press the remote button that matches the Command

Name you are learning. Press the button ﬁ rmly- do not hold it down, or just

it it quickly.

Please have your remote control and get ready to press the remote key...

Learning IR MODE Enabled:

Please press the 1 button.

Please press the 1 button again.

13. You will be prompted to press the same button a second time. The PACS

will conﬁ rm that the two codes match. Some IR remotes use “toggle codes”, where the IR code toggles between two different codes each time the button is pressed. The PACS will recognize this, and ask you to press the button a third and

rth time.

Learning IR MODE Enabled:

Please have your remote control and get ready to press the remote key...

Please press the 4 button.

Please press the 4 button again.

1st and 2nd command captures were not identical, please press the 4 button

with your remote.

Please press the 4 button again.

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add a new command and re-lea

code

ess “

14. If the commands match, the PACS will return to the main screen, and the

ew command will now be green.

.If a code is learned incorrectly, you may overwrite it by repeating steps

11 - 13. The PA and ask you to conﬁ rm that you want to overwrite the existing code. Press

OK” to do so. Once a Command is learned, its Command Name may not

be changed. If the name is incorrect, you must delete the Command Name,

ADVANCED: If you are familiar with editing XML ﬁ les, you can download the Conﬁ g ﬁ le, edit the XML ﬁ le, and upload it again to the PACS. This is an advanced feature and not recommended for new

16. Learn each command in turn by repeating the “earn” procedure (after

ntering each Command Name if necessary).

will warn you that the command is already in memory,

rn the

17. Pr

18.Pr

ost! You can leave the page after saving changes, and return later to learn

19.

IR ﬁ le to your computer and save it. Press the “ownload IR File button t

20.PACS will prompt to “Open” or “Save” the ﬁ le. You probably should click

Open” to see and check the ﬁ le before saving it. A sample XML ﬁ le is

est” to verify that each command performs as expected (se

tep 6).

Save Changes” to save the learned Commands to the PACS. Be

ure to do this before navigating away from the page, or the changes will be

ew commands, or test/modify existing commands. All named commands

ust be learned before saving the changes. Command names that do not

ontain IR data will be deleted when changes are saved.

nce a new device has been learned, you should download the new device

this.

hown on the next page.

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ocation and ﬁ lename fo

use

defau

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ess “

<?xml version=”1.0” encoding=”UTF-8”?>

<ir_emitter>

<dn>

edroom_DVD</dn>

<cs>

<c>

<p_dat> <p_rep> </c>

<c>

<cn>

<freq>

<p_len>

<p_dat>

<p_rep>

</c> <c>

<cn>

<freq>

<p_len>

<p_dat>

<p_rep>

</c> </cs>

</ir_emitter>

</class>

ony</manufacturer>

DPS580</model>

ower_toggle</cn>

175</freq>

4</p_len>

4 149 279 ... 149 137 5149 0</p_dat>

</p_rep>

ower_off</cn>

</freq>

4</p_len>

4 148

</p_rep>

olume_up</cn>

</freq>

4</p_len>

4 148 137 ... 137 5291 0</p_dat>

</p_rep>

... 136 5007 0</p_dat>

NOTE: The series of numbers contained within the opening and

losing <p_dat> tags have been abbreviated due to limited page

21. Verify that the commands contain data, and click “File > Save as . . .”,

nd enter a l ir_emitter_xml.xml” ﬁ lename, as it will overwrite earlier stored ﬁ les. We ecommend that you use a ﬁ lename that contains the manufacturer name

and model number of the device, so you can easily identify the ﬁ le later. The maximum

22. Pr

23.

Save” to actually save the ﬁ le to your computer

epeat the above procedure for each device you wish to add to the PACS.

lename size is 25 characters.

r the new ﬁ le. Do not

the

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Adding a new IR device from a Templat

Templates are useful when you want to ensure that similar commands for di

erent product models have identical Command Names. This will simplify the rocess of programming your control system, and allow you to replace one disc layer, for example, with another model, without having to change the control

stem programming.

efen’s GAVA Control System requires that IR commands have speciﬁ c name

onventions that are matched to the GAVA User Interface buttons, so Templates

rovide an easy way to ensure that new devices have the proper names.

sing a Template also allows you to just push buttons on your IR remote as

rompted, without having to simultaneously enter names and navigate the screen

on your computer. PACS comes with several pre-conﬁ gured templates for the Gefen GAVA control

stem, which are needed to build a GAVA Library. These correspond to the

different Classes of IR-controlled devices

Templat

displa

To add a new device, using a PACS Template File

1. Pr

2. Enter a Name for the new device. The name can be up to 20 characters ong, and will be used to identify the device for sending IR commands.

ptionally, enter the device Manufacturer and Model Number.

lick the “Browse button, and navigate to the location on your computer

where the IR templates are located. Select the desired “*.gft” ﬁ le and click

Open

lick “Save Changes” to store the ﬁ le.

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

Deﬁ niti

Audio/Video Receiver or Ampliﬁ er Display, TV , Projector, or Monitor Disc Player (Blu-ray, DVD, CD, Music Server

et-Top Box (Cable or Satellite Receiver

Add Device” button on PACS IR Emitters page.

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above

fou

ince this is a template ﬁ le, the Command Names will be yellow, rather than

reen. This means that only the names, and not the IR data, have been

tored.

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

the “earn” and “elete” buttons for each Command, and a button

med “earn ALL

. Find the IR remote for the new device. Make sure the batteries are fresh!

old the remote so it is pointing at the “IR” window on the PACS, and is

about 6” away from the window.

lick the “earn ALL

10. You will be prompted to press the remote button that matches the Command

Name you are learning. Press the button ﬁ rmly- do not hold it down, or just

it it quickly.

11. You will be prompted to press the same button a second time. The PA

will conﬁ rm that the two codes match. Some IR remotes use “toggle codes”, where the IR code to is pressed. The PACS will recognize this, and ask you to press the button a third and

rth time.

button.

les between two different codes each time the button

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each command

bee

ess “

12. If the commands match, the PACS will prompt you for the next Command in

the list.

.If you are prompted for a command that does not exist on your remote,

ou can press the “SKIP Command” button, and you will be prompted for

the next button on the list, or you can press “XIT IR Learning to end the

rocess. If you start the Learn ALL process again, it will start with the ﬁ rst n-learned command, and skip any commands that have previously been

rned.

14. Learn

15. The learned command will now be green. Any commands that were skipped

16. You can manually add any commands that were not in the template

17. Pr

Please have your remote control and get ready to press the remote key for 1

or not learned successfully will still be yellow.

afterwards. Since commands are accessed by name, and not by number, the sequence of learning commands is not critical. Commands that are in the Template cannot be re-named. They can be deleted, and then new

ommands may be added at the bottom after saving the changes. There is

a maximum o

nused commands to create room for any new ones.

64 commands per device, so you may need to delete some

est” to verify that each command performs as expected.

AUTO IR Learning MODE Enabled:

Please press the 1 button.

in turn until all have

n learned.

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ose commands

ess “

ocation and ﬁ lename fo

use

defau

ess “

WEB INTERFA

18. You can delete any commands that are not available for that speciﬁ c remote

by clicking the “elete” button for th

emoved when changes are saved. Un-learned template commands will be

aved for later learning.

. Deleted buttons will

.Pr

20.

21. PACS will prompt to “Open” or “Save” the ﬁ le. You probably should click

22. Verify that the commands contain data, and click “File > Save as . . .”,

23.Pr

24.

Save Changes” to save the learned Commands to the PACS. Be

ure to do this before navigating away from the page, or the changes will be

ost! You can leave the page after saving changes, and return later to learn

ew commands, or test/modify existing commands.

nce a new device has been learned, you should click the “ownload

IR File to PC” button to download and save the new device IR ﬁ le to your

omputer.

Open” to see and check the ﬁ le before saving it.

nd enter a l ir_emitter_xml.xml” ﬁ lename, as it will overwrite earlier stored ﬁ les. We ecommend that you use a ﬁ lename that contains the manufacturer name

and model number of the device, so you can easily identify the ﬁ le later.

Save” to actually save the ﬁ le to your computer.

epeat the above procedure for each device you wish to add to the PACS.

IMPORTANT: Be sure to “Save Changes” after learning any new

ommands before navigating away from the learning page.

r the new ﬁ le. Do not

the

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ces can be

riggers Menu

The PACS provides ten (10) 12V triggers which can be used for controlling lighting

stem, curtains, motorized screens, or various automation devices. Each trigger

an be conﬁ gured separatel

rigger Buttons

lick one of thes

ttons to nam and conﬁ gure a trigger. Up to 10

ontrolled usin

triggers.

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esets

)

elet

Deletes the trigger

me and r

ettings to default.

ode

ets the voltage mod

ptions: Open Collector,

Push/Pull.

efault Stat

ets the default stat

of the trigger event.

ptions: Low, Hi

evice Nam

Enter the name of the devi associated with this trigger event.

When set to Push/Pull Mode, trigger output is set to High (+12V) or Low (0V), depending upon the default state. When set to Open Collector Mode, trigger output is set to open circuit (ﬂ oating) or connected to G (ground).

Save Changes

aves the trigger

vent.

ulse Duration (ms

equired when Trigger Typ

is set to Pulse.

ange: 0 -10000.

1000 = 1 sec.

ets the type of trigger. If set to Pulse, the Pulse Duration must be speciﬁ ed. Level stays at the new state

ntil changed.

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esting Triggers

Press the “Set High” or “Set Low” buttons to manually change the state of a tri

er. If the “Type” is set to “Pulse”, the trigger output will revert to its default

tate after the Pulse Duration period has expired.

rigger I

Trigger 01 - Trigger 1

rigger Stat

Indicates the current state of the trigger. If the active trigger state is low, then LOW is displayed in red. If the active trigger state is

igh, then HIGH is displayed in green. Press the Set High or Set Low button to chan the current state of a trigger.

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eac

Conﬁ guration Menu

The Conﬁ guration Menu allows management of TCP/IP conﬁ guration, login

redentials, ﬁ rmware upgrades, and system resets.

P Conﬁ guration

IP Address

ets the IP address.

This must be a valid and unused address on your

l network.

ximum value for

umber is 255.

AC Address

The MAC address cannot be

hanged.

NOTE: The top row (Current) indicates the current settings. The

econd row (Default) indicates the default settings. The default ettings cannot be changed.

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each

Subne

ets the subnet mask.

The default settings is

255.255.255.

Web UI Por

ets the HTTP listening

ort. The default setting

is 80.

atewa

ets the IP address of

our router (IP gateway).

ximum value for

umber is 255.

elnet Por

ets the Telnet listenin ort. The default por etting is 23.

Refresh

reshes the IP

onﬁ guration to obtain

the latest changes.

Factory Defaul

ets the IP Conﬁ guration

ettings to factor

default) settings.

Save Changes

aves the current

hanges to the IP

onﬁ guration settings.

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use

case-sens

elnet Login Setting

Force Password on Connec

Forces password prompt when

onnecting via Telnet.

Save Chan

aves the current changes to the Telnet Login Settings.

isplay Welcome Message on Connec

Displays a “lcome to PACS Teln

rver

message when Telnet connection

assword

ets the password. Maximum password length is 20

haracters. The password is case-sensitive.

serNam

ets the user name. Maximum user name length is 20

haracters. The

r name is

itive.

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been do

oaded

Firmware Update

et Firmwar

hecks the Gefen Web site for the latest ﬁ rmware. The current version of

rmware is displayed above this button.

Browse..

lick the Browse... button to select the

rmware ﬁ le after it has

Reboo

eboot the PACS after making any conﬁ guration changes.

wnl

dat

lick the Update button

ter the ﬁ rmware ﬁ le has been selected using the Browse... button.

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ace a chec

Commands and

address

stem Rese

Set Tri

Pl triggers to default settings when resettin the PACS.

Yes To All

heck this box to perform a

stem-Wide Reset during a

eset procedure.

ers To defaul

k mark in this box to set

TTENTION: A System-Wide Reset will

Device data, reset the IP address, and reset the PACS to factory

default) settings.

WARNING: Your IP connection will be dropped if you change the IP address. You must reset your computer to communicate with the

ew IP address and then reopen your Web browser and go to the

lete al

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ace a chec

ces and learned

ace a chec

elete IR Devices & Commands

ll IR devi

during a reset.

elete IR Commands

erial ports to their default settings.

k mark in the box to set th

elete IR Commands

x to delete all learned IR

ommands during a reset.

k mark in the box to delete

IR commands

k mark in the

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stem Setting

The System Settings section allows you to upload or restore a ﬁ le containin all of the IP settings, RS-232 settings, trigger settings, and all IR ﬁ les, devices, and commands. The de This ﬁ le may be copied to another PACS, which will then be an exact duplicate of the source PACS (please note that you will have to change the IP address of the duplicate PACS if both units will be connected to the same network).

ault name of this XML ﬁ le is “Settings_xml.gfn”

Browse..

lick the Browse... button

to select the settings ﬁ le to

pload.

dat

lick the

pload the settings ﬁ le to

the PACS.

pdate button to

ownload

aves the PACS settings to

a ﬁ le on your computer.

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gs ﬁ

It is important to understand that this XML ﬁ le does not actually exist in the PACS. Rather, it is created “on-the-ﬂ y” by the Web GUI when it is downloaded. When a new settin

rmware, and the data is stored in the appropriate locations in the PACS memory.

le is presented for an update, it is parsed by the PA

When a new settin in the PACS, and if there are conﬂ icts, the new data will overwrite the existin

ta.

For example, if the PACS has an IR device named “TV” that has

power_toggle” command, and a new device is uploaded that is als

named “TV”, but has “power_on” and “power_off” commands instead of the

power_toggle” command, the PACS IR ﬁ le will now have the new power on/off

commands, but the old “power_toggle” button from the old device will remain,

ince it was not overwritten.

Therefore, if you are replacing old IR ﬁ les with new ones, you should delete the old devices before adding the new ones.

le is uploaded, any new data is added to the existing data

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)

349202

aud Rate

)

The PACS may be manually operated using the Web server Graphical User Interface (GUI), or by an automation system (such as the Gefen GAVA System that is capable of sending Telnet serial commands to the PACS via IP.

The Web inter

-232 device commands are not stored in the PACS, and cannot be sent through the Web interface. The PACS serves only as an IP-to-RS-232 bridge, allowing a control system to communicate with a remote device through its network connection to the PACS, instead of through a dedicated serial

nnection.

To send RS-232 commands to any of the three ports on the PACS, the control

stem needs to communicate with the IP address of the PACS (Default is

192.168.1.72- see page 10 to change the IP address), and the TCP Port Number that is associated with the desired RS-232 Port. The Port Numbers are set in the

-232 menu in the Web page. The defaults are

RS-232 Por

P Port Port

-232 parameters must also be set to match the requirements of the device being connected. The user manual for the device should list the proper RS-232

ettings. Note that “handshaking” or “ﬂ ow control” for the connected device

ust be set to “None”, as PACS does not support hardware or XON/XOFF ﬂ ow

ntrol.

For example, to control a Gefen 4x1 HD Switcher (GTV-AUDDEC-N) connected to RS-232 Port #1

ace allows setting RS-232 communications parameters.

CP Port Number

492 492

pen the PACS Web interface, and click on the RS-232 Tab.

2. For Output 1, enter the following settings

escription

B Data Bit Parit

top Bits

Line Dela

ART Mod

TCP Por

efen 4x1 HD Switcher

192

Non

TCP Brid 49200 (default

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feedback fro

feed

uded a

eac

lick “Save Settings”.

pen HyperTerminal or another Terminal Emulation program on your

omputer.

pen a new session with a Host Address that matches the IP address of the

PACS, and set the Port Number to 49200.

. Type “elp ?” in the terminal window, and a list of commands from

the AUDDEC-N should scroll in the window, indicating successful

ommunication with the AUDDEC-N.

nce communications are veriﬁ ed, your control system should be able to connect

to the PACS using the same IP address and Port Number, send commands, and

ive

IMPORTANT: When sending RS-232 commands, a carriage return Telnet Commands, Device Names, and Command Names are all

m the connected device.

nd a

ine

haracter must be incl

-sensitive.

t the end of

h line.

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IP Conﬁ guration

Command

change_trig_state display_telnet_welcome load_trig_param save_trig_param sgatewa set_http_por sipad snetmask set_pas set_serial_mode set_serial_param set_telnet_por set_trig_param set_user_name show_pas show_serial_connec show_serial_mode Displays the current serial port modes show_serial_param show_trig_param show_user_name Prompts for user name when using Telne system_wide_rese use_telnet_pas

escription

hanges the current trigger stat et Telnet welcome message on logi

Loads trigger parameters from memor

aves trigger parameters to memor ets the IP gateway address ets the Web server listening por ets the IP address of the PA ets the IP network mas

Prompts for password when using Telne

ets the speciﬁ ed serial port mod ets the serial port parameters ets the Telnet listening por ets the trigger parameters

ets the user name for the login procedur Prompts for password when using Telne Displays the serial port connection status

Displays the current serial port parameters Displays the current trigger parameters

esets parts of / or the entire PA

se password during Telnet sessions

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change_trig_state Command

The #change_trig_state command changes the current trigger state. Specify the tri

er number and then the initial state (low or high) of the trigger.

change_trig_state param1 param

rameter aram1 Trigger [1 - 10] aram2

tate [0 - 1]

tat

display_telnet_welcome Command

The #display_telnet_welcome sets (enables/disables) the Telne welcome message on login.

display_telnet_welcome param

rameter aram1

tate [0 - 1]

tat

eanin

Do not display welcome

eanin

Low

Display welcome messa

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#sg

efault:

RS-232 / TELNET COMMAND

load_trig_params Command

The #load_trig_params command loads trigger settings from the memory.

load_trig_param

rameter

Non

save_trig_params Command

The #save_trig_params command saves trigger settings to the memory.

save_trig_param

rameter

Non

ateway Command

The #sgateway sets the IP gateway (router) address. Dot-decimal notation must be used when specifying the IP address.

sgateway param

rameter aram1 IP gatewa

sgateway 192.168.1.

.168.1.254

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efault:

#sip

efault:

address

set_http_port Command

The #set_http_port command sets the Web server listening port.

set_http_port param

rameter aram1 Port [0 - 65535]

add Command

The #sipadd command sets the IP address for the PACS. Dot-decimal notation must be used when specifying the IP address. The default IP address is

.168.1.72 The PACS must be rebooted to change the IP address.

sipadd param

rameter aram

WARNING: Your IP connection will be dropped if you change the IP address. You must reset your computer to communicate with the

.168.1.7

ew IP address and then reopen your Web browser and go to the

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fying

ask

efault:

assword

efault

snetmask Command

The #snetmask command sets the IP network mask. Dot-decimal notation must be used when speci is 255.255.255.

snetmask param

rameter aram1 Network m

55.255.255.

set_pass Command

The #set_pass command sets Telnet password. The maximum length of the

aram1 is 20 characters. The password is case-sensitive.

the IP network mask. The default network mas

set_pass param

rameter aram1 P

Admi

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efault:

set_serial_mode Command

The #set_serial_mode command sets the speciﬁ ed serial port mode.

set_serial_mode param1 param

rameter aram1 aram2

set_serial_mode 1

Default is all ports in “TCP Bridge” mode.

erial port [1 - 3]

ode [1 - 3]

eanin

Terminal TCP Brid

DP Brid

Not

nly Serial Port 3 can be set to Terminal Mode.

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param3 Stop bits

[1 - 2]

eEven

efault:

set_serial_params Command

The #set_serial_params command sets the serial port parameters.

set_serial_params param1 param2 param3 param4 param5 param6

rameter aram1 aram2 Word length [5 - 8]

aram4 Parit

erial port [1 - 3]

Parit

aram5 Baud rate [9600 - 115200] aram6 Line delay (ms) [0 - 10000]

set_serial_params 1 8 1 n 9600

Ports: All Data Bits:

top Bit: Parity: Non Baud Rate: 192 Line Delay:

eanin

Non

pac

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)

set_telnet_port Command

The #set_telnet_port command sets the Telnet listening port. The default port value is 2

set_telnet_port param

rameter

aram1 Port [0 - 65535]

set_trig_params Command

The #set_trig_params command sets the input trigger parameters.

set_trig_params param1 param2 param3 param4

rameter aram1 Trigger channel [1 - 10] aram2

ode [1 - 2]

eanin

Push-Pull (PP

pen Collector (Drain) (OD

aram3 Default State [0 - 1]

tat

aram4 Pulse duration (ms) [0 - 10000]

Not

etparam1to 0 to apply each trigger parameter to all trigger channels.

eanin

Low

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efault

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set_user_name Command

The #set_user_name command sets the Telnet user name. The maximum length

param1 is 20 characters. The user name is case-sensitive.

set_user_name param

rameter aram1

Admi

show_pass Command

The #show_pass command shows the Telnet password for login (if required).

ser nam

show_pas

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ected to Seria

ected to a Seria

efault:

show_serial_connect Command

The #show_serial_connect command displays the serial port connection status.

show_serial_connec

rameter

Non

show_serial_connec

are conn

Not

If you are connected via TCP, it will displa

are not conn

show_serial_mode Command

The #show_serial_mode command displays the current serial port modes.

show_serial_mode param

rameter aram1

show_serial_mode

erial port 1 working mode is: TCP Bridge Mod

l Port

l Por

erial Port number [1 - 3]

All serial ports are in TCP Bridge mode.

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9200 bp

show_serial_params Command

The #show_serial_params command displays the speciﬁ ed serial por

arameters.

show_serial_params param

rameter aram1

show_serial_params

erial Port 1 parameters ord length = 8 bits top bits = 1 b arity = No aud rate = 1

ne delay = 0 m

erial port [1 - 3]

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atio

eDefault

show_trig_params Command

The #show_trig_params command displays the current trigger parameters.

aram1 speciﬁ es the trigger (1 - 10) to query. Setparam1 to 0 to display the

arameters for each of the 10 triggers.

show_trig_params param

rameter aram1 Trigger [1 - 10]

show_trig_params

howTrigParams

Channel = Description = Screen Dow Mode = TRIG_P CurrentState = TRIG_Lo PulseDur

n = 5000 m

show_user_name Command

The #show_user_name command returns the user name required for login.

show_user_nam

rameter

Non

elnet login: Admin

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#sy

ces and

elete

otes

“Sy

efault

)

stem_wide_reset Command

The #system_wide_reset command performs a system-wide reset. Each param-

ter speciﬁ es the hardware to reset.

system_wide_reset param

rameter aram1

etting [0 - 6]

Parit

The

The #use_telnet_pass command requires or disables login credentials.

stem Wide Reset” command in the Web interface is identical t

system_wide_reset 6 (Delete All).

use_telnet_pass Command

use_telnet_pass param

rameter aram1

tate [0 - 1]

eanin

eboot onl Delete IP settings Delete Serial settings Delete IR devi

mman

IR comman Delete triggers Delete All

D Disabled (no password required

Val

eanin

Disable passwor Enable (force) passwor

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“ff

“**

“

Bridging Settings

-232 Feedback and Delimiter

ne advantage of RS-232 serial control over IR control is that RS-232 offers 2-way communications between a device and the control system. This allows the controlled device to provide feedback to conﬁ rm that its operating state

atches the control system’s assumptions. For example, when the control

stem sends Volume Up or Volume Down commands to the device, feedback allows the device to send its current volume setting back to the control system. This prevents the device from getting out of sync with the controller, especially if the user changes the volume manually on the device, or with an IR remote. It also allows the control system to accurately track the current power state, input

ettings, and other important data.

owever, in some cases, the controlled device might send more data than the

ontrol system can easily decode (parse) and act on, or may send random data

that the control system does not require or understand. Delimiters are supported by the PACS to control feedback data sent from a

ontrolled device to the control system. Delimiters allow the PACS to ignore,

or to collect and store the data, until a recognizable command arrives, and then

end that complete command to the control system.

If a “Start Delimiter” is speciﬁ ed, the PACS will ignore feedback from th

ontrolled device until the speciﬁ ed string of characters arrives. The string ma

be one, two, or three speciﬁ ed hex characters (bytes) from “00” –

haracter can be speciﬁ ed, or tring (a “wild card”).

When the “Start Delimiter” is detected, the PACS will begin to collect the data

tring that follows in an internal buffer memory until either

1. An

2. The speciﬁ ed time-out is exceeded, or

. A speciﬁ ed maximum number of bytes (up to 255) are collecte

When any of these events occur, the data in the buffer is sent to the control

stem over the IP connection. The Start Delimiter, End Delimiter, Force Send Timeout, and Force Send Byte

ount can all be speciﬁ ed in the Web Interface, or through Telnet commands.

The End Delimiter has the same parameters as the Start Delimiter- zero, one, two, or three characters or “wild cards”.

Note that the delimiters only affect feedback from a controlled device- they have

o effect on commands sent from the PACS to the device.

End Delimiter” has been speciﬁ ed and is detected,

”may be used if any character can appear in the

” each. Each

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from a device

ude

ite

ode to OFF

Command

set_adddel

set_end_del

set_send_byte_cn

set_send_time_ou

set_start_del

set_tcp_br_por

set_udp_br_por

set_udp_remote_br

set_adddel Command

The #set_adddel command enables / disables the option to il

haracters in the data sent to the control system.

set_adddel param

escription

ets add delimiter mod ets end-delimiter mode and valu ets the end-delimiter mode and valu ets the time-out value for sending data collected

ets start-delimiter mode and valu ets the TCP Bridge server listening por ets the UDP por ets UDP bridge parameters

the delimiter

aram1

set_adddel

rameter

delim

r m

tate [0 - 1]

Val

eanin

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Off

param2

used to

sable

efau

param2

is 64.

set_end_del Command

The #set_end_del command sets the end-delimiter mode and value.

set_end_del param1 param2 param

rameter aram1 aram2 aram3 Delimiter value [00 - FF]

set_end_del 1 1 B

Not

If param2 is set to 0, then the start delimiter is turned “off”.

nable” or “di

” the delimiter value.

erial port [1 - 3]

n /

[0 - 1]

set_send_byte_cnt Command

The #set_send_byte_cnt command sets the end-delimiter mode and value.

set_send_byte_cnt param1 param

rameter aram1 aram2 Byte count [00 - 255]

set_send_byte_cnt 1 10

Not

lt value for

erial port [1 - 3]

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been se

been collected fo

esDefau

param2

is 30 milliseconds.

set_send_time_out Command

The #set_send_time_out command sets the timeout value for sending data

ollected from a device to the control system in Bridging Mode when a Start

Delimiter and End Delimiter have

peciﬁ ed time, the data is sent without waiting for the End Delimiter.

set_send_time_out param1 param

rameter aram1 aram2 Time out value (ms) [0 - 255]

set_send_time_out 1 3

Not

lt value for

erial port [1 - 3]

t. If no data has

r th

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Off

param2

is used to “enable” or “disable”

set_start_del Command

The #set_start_del command sets the start-delimiter mode and value.

set_start_del param1 param2 param

rameter aram1 aram2 aram3 Delimiter value [00 - FF]

set_start_del 1 1 A set_start_del 1

Not

If param2 is set to 0, then the start delimiter is turned “off”. In that case, param is optional and is ignored by the PACS. the delimiter value.

erial port [1 - 3]

n /

[0 - 1]

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efault:

set_tcp_br_port Command

The #set_tcp_br_port command sets the TCP Bridge server listening port.

set_tcp_br_port param

rameter aram1 Por

set_tcp_br_port 4920

CP Bridge to Serial Port 1: 4920 CP Bridge to Serial Port 2: 4920 CP Bridge to Serial Port 3: 4920

Not

Do not change the TCP Bridge server port values unless instructed by Gefen Technical Support.

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efault:

address

es:

set_udp_br_port Command

The #set_udp_br_port command sets the UDP server listening port.

set_udp_br_port param1 param

rameter aram1 Port [1 - 3] aram2 Port number [0 - 65535]

set_udp_br_port 1 5020

DP Bridge to Serial Port 1: 5020 DP Bridge to Serial Port 2: 5020 DP Bridge to Serial Port 3: 5020

set_udp_remote_br Command

The #set_udp_remote_br command sets the UDP bridge parameters.

set_udp_remote_br param1 param2 param

rameter aram1 aram2 IP aram3

set_udp_remote_br 1 172.155.1.70 5100

Not

The IP address must be in dot-decimal notation, as shown in the example above.

erial port [1 - 3]

emote port number [0 - 65535]

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dds a new device

)

IR Device Setu

Command

add_clas add_device A add_manufacturer add_mod_num delete_device Deletes a device from the PA delete_ir_cm learn_ir_cm play_ir_cm ren_cmd_name ren_dev_name show_device_tag

show_device show_ir_cmd show_ir_dat

add_class Command (optional

The #add_class command adds or updates the “Class” tag for the speciﬁ ed device. The “Class” tag is used by GAVA to specify the proper Control Template

or the User Interface.

escription

peciﬁ es the Class of the devic

peciﬁ es the Manufacturer for the devic peciﬁ es the Model Number for the devic

Deletes a device by removing it from the IR lis Initializes the learning of a new IR comman Plays an IR command stored in memor

enames the speciﬁ ed IR command nam enames the speciﬁ ed IR device nam

Displays the existing tags (Class, Manufacturer and Model Number) for a speciﬁ ed devic

Displays all devices in the IR lis Displays all IR commands for a stored devic Displays raw data from memor

add_class param1 param

rameter aram1 Device Nam aram2

add_class SonyDVD disc

lass Nam

IMPORTANT: Device Names and Command Names are all

-sensitive.

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)

ufacture

add_device Command (required

The #add_device command adds a new device. The ADD_DEVICE command

ust be excuted before learning a new device. The Device Name must be

alphanumeric characters and spaces, and is limited to 20 characters in length.

Note that spaces will be replaced with underscores (_) in the XML ﬁ les).

add_device param

rameter aram1 Device Nam

add_device SonyDV

add_manufacturer Command (optional

The #add_manufacturer command adds or updates the “Manufacturer” tag for the speciﬁ ed device. The “Manufacturer” tag is used by GAVA to sort the IR Library, and can be helpful for the user to identify the device.

add_manufacturer param1 param

rameter aram1 Device Nam aram2

add_manufacturer SonyDVD Son

r Nam

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)

add_mod_num Command (optional

The #add_mod_num command adds or updates the “Model No.” tag for the

peciﬁ ed device. The “Model No.” tag is used by GAVA to identify devices, and

along with the “Manufacturer” tags, may be helpful for users to identify their IR

ibrary ﬁ les.

add_mon_num param1 param

rameter aram1 Device Nam aram2

add_mon_num SonyDVD BDPS58

delete_device Command

The #delete_device command deletes a device from the PACS.

l Number

delete_device param

rameter aram1 Device Nam

delete_device SonyDV

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delete_ir_cmd Command

The #delete_ir_cmd command deletes the IR command from the speciﬁ e

vice.

delete_ir_cmd param1 param

rameter aram1 aram2 Device Nam

delete_ir_cmd play SamsungT R Command play for device SamsungTV was removed fro

LASH

ommand Nam

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ess the desired

ute for device t

ide the one i

learn_ir_cmd Command

The #learn_ir_cmd command initializes the learning of a new IR command.

learn_ir_cmd param1 param

rameter aram1 aram2 Device Nam

learn_ir_cmd mute tv

R RMT Learning mod r aptured timing array ap timing array 1 end

ress again the same RMT command ap timing array

ommand Nam

RMT command m

ata compare ok, checking for available space in FLAS

ommand mute for device tv already in FLASH, overide it

mmand m

w command saved in FLASH !

nd of learning mod

v will over

IMPORTANT: Device Names and Command Names are all case-

nsitive.

n FLA

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es:

play_ir_cmd Command

The #play_ir_cmd command plays an IR command stored in memory.

play_ir_cmd param1 param2 param

rameter aram1 aram2 Device Nam aram3 Emitter Port [0 - 8]

Not

Emitter Port 0 is all Ports.

ultiple Emitter Port Numbers may be entered.

play_ir_cmd play TV 4 6

ommand Nam

layback IR Command: pwr for Device: T nd of emitter output signa

IMPORTANT: Device Names and Command Names are all case-

nsitive.

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ren_cmd_name Command

The #ren_cmd_name command renames the speciﬁ ed IR command name. The IR command name must be alphanumeric characters and is limited to 2

haracters in length. Spaces are not permitted when creating command names.

se the underscore character (“_”) if a space is required.

ren_cmd_name param1 param2 param

rameter aram1 aram2 New command nam aram3 Device nam

ren_cmd_name vol_up volume_up SonyAVR

ren_dev_name Command

The #ren_dev_name command renames the speciﬁ ed IR device name. The IR device name must be alphanumeric characters and is limited to 20 characters in length. Spaces are not permitted when creating command names. Use the

nderscore character (“_”) if a space is required.

urrent command nam

ren_dev_name param1 param

rameter aram1 aram2 New device nam

ren_dev_name Sony SonyXBR

urrent device nam

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ass

disc

ode

show_device_tags Command

The #show_device_tags command shows the existing tags (Class

anufacturer and Model Number) for a speciﬁ ed Device. The Device Name

is actually used by PACS to send an IR command. The additional tags are not

equired by PACS, but are used by GAVA, and may be helpful for users to keep

their IR ﬁ les organized.

For example, it may be convenient to call a device, “Bedroom_Blu_Ray” for pro-

ramming purposes. In this case, the Tags would remind the user tha

Bedroom_Blu_Ray” is actually a Sony BDP-S580 Blu-ray disc player.

show_device_tags param

rameter aram1 Device nam

show_device_tags SonyDV

ags for Device = SonyDV

Cl Manufacturer = Son M

l Number = BDPS5

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show_devices Command

The #show_devices command displays all devices in the IR list.

show_device

rameter

Non

show_device

evices listed in system

Device #01: SamsungT Device #02: panasonic Device #03: SonyDV Device #04: Panasonic_Blu_ra Device #05: apple_ipod Device #06: dish_networ Device #07: DirecT

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show_ir_cmds Command

The #show_ir_cmds command displays all IR commands for a stored device.

show_ir_cmds param

rameter aram1 Device Nam

show_ir_cmds tv

splay IR commands for device tv

ommand #01, power_toggl ommand #02, channel_u ommand #03, channel_dow ommand #04, volume_u ommand #05, volume_dow ommand #06, mut ommand #07, ommand #08, ommand #09, ommand #10, 4

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param2

evice Name

8000000Hz

its

table:

630 219

312

326 99

206 22

205

20043 63

219

220 99

312

325

205 222

206 20043 0

show_ir_data Command

The #show_ir_data command displays raw data from the memory.

show_ir_cmd param1 param

rameter aram1

show_ir_data pwr tv

ommand: pwr for Device: tv arrier frequency = 40.000 Kh

rrier value = 120 lock frequency = 4

mer prescaler = 20

ming Size = 5 epeat Command =

n B

100 115

100 100 115

100 115

115 100 115

1 100 115

115 100 115

115

ommand Nam

115 100 115 115

115 100 115 115 100 114 100 11

115 100 115

115

115 100 11 115

115 100 114

11 11

11 1

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ice: t

8000000Hz

table:

629 219

220

219

206

206 22

206 20043

220

206

206 22

205 20043

For remotes with toggle bits there will be additional data

mmand: 9 for Dev arrier frequency = 40.000 Kh

rrier value = 120 lock frequency = 4

mer prescaler = 20

ming Size = 5 epeat Command = oggle Bit

100 115

100 218

100 115

115 100 115 115 1 219

115 100 114 100 115

115

100

113 100 115

115 100 115

114 99 115 100 11

115 100 114 100 11

100 115

115 100 11

100 115

1 100 115

115

11 11 11

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eneral Quer

Command

help Displays a complete list of commands ipconﬁ g Displays all TCP/IP settings show_ver_dat

help Command

The #help command displays help on the speciﬁ ed command. If param1 is not included, then the full list of commands is displayed.

help [param1

rameter aram1

help #show_serial_param

md #show_serial_params: Show Serial Port parameters

e.g: #show_serial_param

escription

Displays the PACS version informatio

ommand [optional]

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add

ipconﬁ g Command

The #ipconﬁ g displays all TCP/IP settings.

ipconﬁ

rameter

Non

ipconﬁ

------------ PACS TCP/IP settings ------------AC

ateway = 0.0.0.

DP Server Port = 14 CP Bridge 0 Port = 4920 CP Bridge 1 Port = 4920 CP Bridge 2 Port = 4920 DP Local Bridge 1 Port = 5020 DP Remote Bridge 1 IP = 192.168.1.180, Port = 5000 DP Local Bridge 2 Port = 5020 DP Remote Bridge 2 IP = 193.168.1.180, Port = 5000 DP Local Bridge 3 Port = 5020 DP Remote Bridge 2 IP = 194.168.1.180, Port = 5000 elnet password on login is set to OF elnet welcome at login is set to OF

r = 00:1C:91:02:20:

r = 192.168.1.7

Mask = 255.255.255.

Server Port =

lnet Server Port =

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sion 0

sio

ease date

ease time

show_ver_data Command

The #show_ver_data command displays the PACS version information.

show_ver_dat

rameter

Non

show_ver_dat

rdware ver

rmware ver

n 1.66 Mar 29 201 16:11:0

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Controlling the PACS via RS-232

The PACS is generally intended to be controlled via IP, in order to control

-232, IR, and trigger-operated devices that are connected to it. Under some ircumstances, it may be useful to control the Mini PACS via an RS-232 port, uch as to use the Mini PACS as an RS-232-to-IR or RS-232-to-trigger converter

or if it is more convenient to use an RS-232 connection than an IP connection for

onﬁ guration. To do this, the RS-232 port must be conﬁ gured to run in “Terminal”

ode. Only RS-232 Port #3 can be conﬁ gured this wa

1. First access the Mini PACS RS-232 Menu via IP. Set the UART Mode to Terminal”, then click “Save Settings

onnect a “null-modem cable” (sold at most computer stores) between the

ini PACS RS-232 port and the serial port on the computer (an RS-232-to-

B adapter can also be used), and run HyperTerminal or another Terminal-

mulation program. Default settings are 19200, N, 8, 1.

. Type “#help” on the terminal emulation program- a list of commands should

display to verify that the connection is working.

The Telnet commands starting on page 43 provide the same functionality as the Web Server interfac

efault Serial Port Settings

Bits per second ............................................................................................ 19200

Data bits ...............................................................................................................

Parity ............................................................................................................. Non

top bits ................................................................................................................

Flow Control .................................................................................................. Non

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ecute

command followed by the command name, then

earning IR Commands via Telne

The PACS has eight (8) IR Emitter outputs. Each of these IR Emitters can be

onnected to device. The PACS can learn new IR commands and then send the

earned IR command to any or all of the devices at once. The PACS can store

ommands for up to 20 devices. Each of the stored devices can have up to 64

mmands.

In the example below, we will have the PACS learn a play command for a Sony DVD player.

1. Access the PACS using Telnet. See page 9 - 13 for setting up Telnet.

2. Add a new device to the PACS by executing the #dd_device page 66). Provide the name of the device when running the command

Example

dd_device sonyDV

ew device sonyDVD was added to system

. Ex

the device nam

Example

4. When prompted, press the button to be learned, on the IR remote control

. After the button has been pressed, the PACS will process the command.

When prompted, validate the command by pressing the same button on the IR remote control

theearn_ir_cm

earn_ir_cmd play sonyDV

R RMT Learning mod

ress the desired RMT command play for device sonyDV aptured timing array ap timing array 1 end

mman

ress again the same RMT command ap timing array

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yes

SHw command saved i

NOTE: If the PACS is unable to validate the IR command, the PA

will prompt you to repeat steps 4 and 5. If the IR command data is valid, then the IR command will be saved to memory. The PACS will ignore IR data that cannot be validated.

. If the PACS veriﬁ es that the data is the same, then it is saved

ata compare ok, checking for available space in FLAS

w command saved in FLASH

7. If the command already exists, the PACS will prompt you

ommand mute for sonyDVD already in FLASH, override it

Enter

for

ommand mute for sonyDVD already in FLASH, override it

ommand mute for device sonyDVD will override the one in LA

n FLASH !

nd of learning mod

. If the PACS is unable to capture the IR command data, the following will be

displayed

ress again the same RMT command ap timing array

ap timing array 3 end

one of the matches are ok, aborting learning mode

nd of learning mod

rst and Second capture are not the sam

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SPECIFICATION

utput triggers........................ (10) Phoenix connectors (+12V DC, 100 mA max.

-232 serial ports.......................................................................... (3) DB-9, mal

IR ports....................................................................... (8).5 mm mini-mono jacks

Ethernet Port................................................................................................. RJ-4

Power Supply.............................................................................................. 12V D

Power Consumption................................................. 20 W (max.)* / 2 W (standb

perating Temperature........................................................................ 0°C - 40°

Dimensions...................................................................... 8.4” W x 4.3” D x 1.75”

hipping Weight............................................................................................. 4 lbs.

Includes all IR Emitters ON, all triggers drawing 100 mA each.

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quipment, provided that the equipment has not been subjected to mechanical, lectrical, or other abuse or modiﬁ cations. Equipment that fails under conditions

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without limitation, any implied warranty or merchantability or ﬁ tness for any

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