Contemporary Research ICC1-232 RS-232 - Manual (Page 14)

Contemporary Research 14 ICC1-232 Manual
To simplify controlling groups of devices, iC-Net is divided into 15 Zones of 255 devices. All the devices within
each zone can be controlled simultaneously by sending a command to a single virtual device number.
For example, noting the zone chart below, if we send a Power On command to device #256, any TV controller
numbered between 257 and 511 will instantly turn on. If we send a Power Off command to device #4095, all
devices in the system will turn off.
The ICC1-IR and ICC1-232 controllers typical for many SignStream display control systems are designed to
follow a Zone address format. You can use the 4 top switches in the second DIP switch (S2) to define the
controller’s Zone. You could stop at that point, or use the upper switches (S1) to define the controller’s address
within the Zone. For example, setting S2/1 On and S1/2 On defines that the controller is part of Zone 1 (256),
and is the second unit in the Zone (2). The unique address of the controller would be 258 (256 + 2)
Zone Device # Unit Total Device #
1 256 1-255 257-511
2 512 1-255 512-767
3 768 1-255 769-1023
4 1024 1-255 1025-1279
5 1280 1-255 1281-1535
6 1536 1-255 1537-1791
7 1792 1-255 1793-2047
8 2048 1-255 2049-2303
9 2304 1-255 2305-2559
10 2560 1-255 2561-2815
11 2816 1-255 2817-3071
12 3072 1-255 3073-3327
13 3328 1-255 3329-3583
14 3584 1-255 3585-3839
15 3840 1-255 3841-4094
All Zones 4095
Tip : While many applications can use just the Zone number, it’s a good practice to assign a unique Unit
number to each controller in the zone . This allows the system software to address individual controllers if
necessary.