Kramer Electronics WP-501 - Manual (Page 8)

K-Config – Planning the Controlled Room 3
2 Planning the Controlled Room
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Configuration Steps Description Section
Introduction General information and system requirements 1
Planning Carefully plan your controlled room 2
Installation Install the Software 3
Introduction to K-Config Get to know the K-Config main window, menus and quick access icons 4
Driver Manager Define the Peripheral Device Drivers 5
Project Navigator Define the Controlled Room 6
Port Manager Assign the peripheral devices to the Master and Auxiliary device ports 7
Triggers Activate the Triggers 8
Adding Actions Describes how to add the various actions to a trigger 9
Connecting to a Device Describes how to connect to a device, upgrade the firmware, read/write to the device
and so on 10
Carefully plan your room controller system layout to ensure a smooth and easy configuration and installation (refer to
the separate user manuals), by:
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Defining your requirements
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Listing the peripheral devices and room items that will be included in the system
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Planning the location of each device
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Planning the function of each device
Make a detailed list of the functions and commands required of the system devices, for example:
Figure 1: Media Room Components List
Once this list is finalized and approved you can proceed with the configuration and installation process.
Note that you can create a configuration file for a certain control setup without connecting the relevant
Master or room controller to your PC (dry configuration).
2.1 Glossary
The glossary in the table below defines common terms used throughout this manual:
Glossary
Action A command that performs an action (for example, Mute the sound on the power amplifier). Actions are grouped
into Action Types based on their function (for example, Button Light)
Action Types Select an Action Type from the list to display its available ports and commands (for example, selecting the Relay
command lists the ports and actions relevant for this action type)
Action List A list of actions which will be performed one after another in the order they were added to the action list. An action
list will be performed as a result of a Trigger.
Driver A communication protocol that allows Kramer’s control products to communicate with a hardware peripheral, for
example, a projector
Port Manager The Port Manager window lists the available ports, lets you write a description and assign a default driver for each
port, as well as determine which port will appear in the Web Access Main page
Trigger An event which will start the execution of an Action List. There are several types of triggers which can be used –
Button press, knob rotation, Scheduled event, Monitor Event and so on
GPI/O General Purpose Input/Output is a port that can be configured by the K-Config software in several ways and is
usually used to interact with common room sensors (such as an occupancy sensor, temperature sensor and so on)
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