Extron Electronics IPL T PC1i Setup Guide - Manual (Page 6)

IPL T PC1 • Introduction
Introduction
IPL T PC1 • Introduction 1-3 1-2
About this Manual
This setup guide describes the following:
The IPL T PC1/PC1i products
The Global Configurator application
The IPL T PC1 hardware installation
The IPL T PC1 software configuration
About the IPL T PC1
The Extron IPL T PC1 and IPL T PC1i are Extron IP Link
Power Control Interfaces. They are Ethernet-based power
management devices that control and schedule AC power
on and off. The PC1 and PC1i ports include a LAN port, a
bidirectional RS-232 port, an IR output port, and a contact
closure input port, providing integration of power control,
serial device control, IR device control, and input sensing in
a single device that can be easily mounted behind a display
device or kiosk.
The PC1 can be used as a stand-alone control device or as one of
many nodes in a distributed control system environment. The
PC1 has its own Web pages, stored in flash memory.
The IPL T PC1i is an international version, configured for
220 VAC. Unless otherwise specified, “IPL T PC1” and “PC1”
refer to both product versions throughout this guide.
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DVD
AC Power
RS-232
Plasma
Display
Remote User
Control and
Administrator
Monitoring
Extron
IR Emitter
Kiosk
Button
Extron
IPL T PC1
Power Control
Interface
A typical IPL T PC1 Interface application
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About Global Configurator
Global Configurator (GC) is a software application that gives
you the ability to create a single configuration file of all of the
controlled devices on an audio/video (A/V) network.
There are two types of devices in an A/V system:
Controllers
— Control devices that have an IP Link enabled
Ethernet port for network connectivity to serial, contact input,
and infrared (IR) ports to communicate with A/V devices.
Controlled devices — Audio/video products, such as
video projectors, displays, VCRs, DVD players, document
cameras, projector screens, and room lighting systems — all
of the equipment that is used to generate an audio/video
presentation.
Once a "global" configuration file is built, GC2.3 then generates
a graphical user interface called GlobalViewer that allows you to
monitor and control all of the A/V devices contained within the
GC2.3 configuration file. When the configuration file is created,
one or more of the IP Link controllers on the network can be
designated as a GlobalViewer host device.
The completed configuration file is uploaded to the host
device(s). You can then launch the GlobalViewer interface by
opening an Internet browser on a local PC and entering the host
device’s IP address in the browser address field.
Global Configurator application screen example