Introduction

This driver has been designed to provide control of AV Pro Edge CX42 , CX62 and CX84 via RS232 or TCP/IP.

This was developed using ID9.16.1 and firmware version 1.01 of the CX42 and CX62.

Driver Installation and Configuration

Open your RTI Integration Designer system file (or use the demo programming file entitled “AVProEdge_CX42-CX62”). Select your XP series processor from the System Workplace window and choose the Drivers tab.

The AVProEdge_CX42-CX62 driver supports both RS232 and IP connectivity.

The driver features a number of configuration properties that must first be completed.

System Settings

– Processor - the XP-series processor running the driver.

Connection Type

– Serial Port - Sets connection type as Serial. Exposes setting to select which serial port the device is connected to.

– Network - Sets connection type as TCP. Exposes setting to enter the IP address of the device.

Input Names

– Input x Name - choose a name for input x.

Output Names

– Output y Name - choose a name for output y.

Driver Commands

Switch Output

– Switch a specific input to a specific output.

Set Ex-Audio Output Enable/Disable

– Enable/Disable Audio Output

Set Ex-Audio Route to Microphone

– Enable/Disable Microphone Routing

Set Ex-Audio Volume Ramp

– Ramp Output Volume Up or Down

Set Ex-Audio Volume

– Set Output Volume

Set HDMI/HDBT Audio Mute

– Mute or Unmute Audio Output

Set HDMI Video Output Mode

– Set HDMI Output Video Mode

Set HDBT Video Output Mode

– Set HDBT Output Video Mode

Set Switch Mode

– Set Switch Mode To Single Switch or Double Switch.

Set Output Stream

– Set Output Stream to On or Off

API Passthrough Command

– Send String Commands Directly to Unit

Output RS-232 Passthrough

– Set RS232 Passthrough to Output

Input RS-232 Passthrough

– Set RS232 Pass Through to Inputre

Set Output Signal Generator

– HDMI or HDBT Output Signal Generator Enable/Disable

Reboot

– System Reset to Reboot

Driver Variables

The driver features a number of variables, providing feedback from the AV Pro Edge system.

Operational Mode

– Reports the current connection status.

[Input Names]

– Friendly name of the input (Set in driver config)

[Output Names]

– Friendly name of the output (Set in driver config)

[Current Input Names]

– Friendly name of the input currently selected to output

[(HDBaseT or HDMI) Current Input]

– Boolean variables reporting the status of the connection between specific inputs and outputs..

[Ex-Audio]

– Current Output Volume

– Output Enable/Disable Status

– Output HDMI/HDBT Mute Status

Troubleshooting

Confirm the Ethernet switch used by the AV Pro Edge system is correctly uplinked to the same network as the RTI processor.

Confirm that the correct IP address is defined in the RTI driver properties for the AV Pro Edge control interface.

Confirm that the correct RS232 pinout has been used.