Crown Audio IQ-MSD Turbo Software - Manual (Page 171)

IQ–MSD Turbo 1.4 Advanced IQ System Software
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In Figure 8.2, an analog input, an AUX input and an AUX output are each monitored. This is accomplished by first
creating a separate drone container for each input and/or output that you want to monitor. Then an appropriate
object is placed inside each container. In this example, a Pot object is placed inside the drone analog container. It
serves two purposes: it shows the level of the input and it allows you to manually adjust it when the drone’s ASA
control is turned off. An LED object is placed inside the drone AUX input container to monitor its on/off status. An On/
Off Button is placed inside the drone AUX output container. It serves two purposes: it shows whether the output is
on and allows manual control when the drone’s ASA control is turned off.
When an object is placed into a drone container, it is automatically linked to the single drone input which the
container represents. A separate drone container is required for each input or output. See Section 4.15 for a
description of each drone object.
8.3 Manually Controlling a Drone
8.3.1 Manual Control from a Control Block
The drone control block provides the highest level of supervision over a drone. From it you can turn on/off the
drone’s internal programming, individually control each logic output and monitor both logic and analog inputs. The
control block is also the gateway into the drone sub-blocks that allow you to “train” or program a drone. Use the
Device menu
(! ) to access a drone Control Block screen. A drone Control Block screen is shown in Figure 8.1.
Output: Because the drone is designed primarily for automation, it seldom needs to be manually controlled from
its control block. Once switches and pots have been connected to the drone’s inputs and it has been taught what
to do with them, it can run itself and most of the IQ System. However, there may be times when a logic output must
be manually turned on and off from the drone control block.
To turn a logic output on or off, select the output in the “Output” line under the “AUX System Digital Data” section
of the control block. The selected output will change to a light blue color. Press the “Space Bar” to toggle the output
on and off. When it is on the indicator block will be full height. When it is off it will be half height. Note: The ASA control
must be turned off in order to manually change a logic output setting.
Tip: The AUX output settings can be saved as part of a dataframe file by pressing ( if the ASA control is off.
Tip: To toggle ASA on and off from anywhere on the Control Block screen, press C + a. Or you can select
the ASA control and press the “Space Bar”.
ASA: The Auto System Activate control serves two purposes. First, it serves as a master control to turn all
programming inside the drone on and off. Turning ASA off, restores manual-only control. Turning ASA on restores
automatic operation. It should be turned off while training a drone.
Second, the ASA control serves as an entrance to the Sub-block screens where the drone is trained. To display
the first Sub-block screen, highlight the ASA control and press either
E or Y.