Extron electronic MEDIALINK MLC 52 - Manual (Page 65)

5-5 MLC 52 Series MediaLink Controllers • Serial Communication
Loading Extron drivers
Extron drivers are control files (libraries) of Extron-created projector or display
commands that are specific to a particular display device. There are different sets
of drivers for serial (RS-232) and for IR control.
Before you can use the configuration software to configure the MLC’s buttons,
the IR and/or serial driver packages must be loaded onto your computer. You
must then load the appropriate driver for your display device to the MLC in
order to configure the MLC to control the device.
The MLC 52 is compatible with IP Link IR drivers found in the IPL Driver
Package, version 6 or higher. (See “Viewing the IR driver package version”
on page 5-7.)
Pre-configured control files (drivers) should be used whenever possible. If no
driver is available for the display that you want to control, it is possible to
create your own driver via IR learning (see “Configuring the MLC 52 Using
IR,” in chapter 3, “Operation”), or by entering the control command strings
for your display device on the User Defined tab in the Button Operations
section of the MLC 52 main screen (see “Assigning user-defined functions to
buttons” on page 5-34). Command strings can be obtained from the
projector or display manufacturer.
CAUTION Loading a new driver causes the MLC’s existing configuration to be
overwritten. If you know that you will want to use the previous
configuration again, be sure to save it when the screen prompts you to do
so.
Loading the serial (RS-232) drivers
When you install your MLC 52 configuration software, the installation program
loads the Extron serial drivers onto your computer at the following location,
unless you specify otherwise:
c:\Program Files\Extron\MediaLink\Drivers
RS-232 drivers must be loaded/selected before you can choose RS-232 commands
to program the buttons. (See “Adding a driver,” later in this chapter.)
Loading the IR drivers
IR drivers are accessed and loaded separately from the MLC 52 configuration
program. To load the IR drivers,
1 . Load and open the Extron Software Products Disk A.
2 . On the Extron Software Products Disk A screen, click
the Drivers button, shown at right.