Programming mixers, Modes – Ivie iFlex 2400 Series User Manual

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3. Left-click on the zoom extents icon to zoom

out to the extent of placed elements

Programming Mixers

Mixers are programmed individually in Sonata

TM

. After all layout

elements are placed on the layout view and connected to a mixer, each

mixer will need to be programmed.

To begin programming a mixer, double-click on the mixer icon. A series

of tabs will appear at the bottom of the screen. These tabs represent the

programming steps typical to any iFlex

TM

installation, and should be

completed sequentially. The first tab will appear after double-clicking on

the mixer icon, and is labeled ‘Modes’.

Modes

The heart of the programming process within Sonata

TM

is based on the

concept of input and output “Modes”. Within Sonata

TM

modes provide the

flexibility to create complex systems, without creating an infinit number of

combinations, or requiring complex boolean logic. Modes also assist the

designer in programming the system by approaching the programming in

a way that is more familiar in it’s approach to accomplishing the task than

traditional programming.

The mode concept centers around inputs and outputs, and the number

of different “modes” that input or output can experience. Focusing

on a specific input or output in the system, the user can define the

number of different mode possibilities as a function of the possible

switch combinations that can affect that input. The number of possible

combinations that affect the specific input or output is much less than the

total number of combinations for the system. In this case the user only

defines the combinations that have true meaning in the system.

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