Universal Device Controller User Guide Rev 1 Version 3.0 7/19/2010
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1. Universal Device Controller User Guide Rev 1 Version 3 0 7 19 2010 High Resolution Systems Control Systems and Solutions 7111 Dixie Highway 151 Clarkston MI 48346 www HighResolutionSystems com UDC 400 and Universal Device Controller Technology High Resolution Systems provides a control solution for fast and affordable setup and easy to use control interfaces called Universal Device Controller The UDC 400 is a software based device control platform that allows control of devices using IP or serial protocols The UDC technology comes with support of a growing list of devices or the user can easily add their own custom command sets for devices not yet listed These device protocols or command sets can be saved and sent to us for improvements The software can be used by itself or with the USB connected UDC 400 control panel which can be assigned any commands for any device Each UDC 400 offers 40 physical buttons with three virtual pages of button layouts providing a total of 120 unique user defined buttons Each button can be programmed to execute multiple commands to many devices on different networks with the push of a single button Universal Device Control Technology can be run on any windows computer and works with touch screens and mobile devices No proprietary hardware is required which can save on costs Custom user interfaces can be built quickly and easily with very little or no training saving huge costs on labor for any a2. Clarkston MI 48346 www HighResolutionSystems com meaning you can have one XY RCP panel for multiple routers simultaneously The command is sent once you press a take button which specifies which router to send that switch to Each different router would have its own Take or Auto take button but use the same XY input output buttons This function is meant to be used with at least one of each input and output buttons and one Take and or Autotake button See images below for an example of these three button types The Matrix Router Functions can be found at the bottom of the button properties window Musi Boater taretare si a ie a Rio met so pe ee onpas Oeste oman Rate Mee ForOwvee rower Made cate ori ugiare iM Fatter Mad gt forDesce Input AutoTake Output When using the Take function the desired input and output buttons are selected first then pressing a take button will send the command to switch the device When using Autotake press the Autotake button first then press the desired output you would like to switch then press the desired input to send to the selected input output switch At the time of pressing the input the command will be sent to switch the device Custom Command Sets Command Sets are the information of how to talk to a device the device s communication protocol and the list of commands that the device uses With Custom Command Sets you can easily add your own protocols and command sets for
3. MODE Your IPs omu on M ss View allip address Edit mode indicator bar not seen in play mode E A m ioe ie Am oa ee chan vetoes EE ce tenner Sonra taR buttons by drag tosend age 0 nee Listen amp Learn and drop comma Heights aoc rr Record Edit mode to Right clic wa Eas change the button to is msaasa copy pa 5 7 x Q ex gt a ia a eT Add text and titles to buttons or o fiagi Valaa choose to turn text off in the Load icons and images to buttons in the properties window Ovat a banon mapantes nso Tu Susanne Matrix Router L trasie Matrie Function are ied properties of a button Ospas The tabs switch between button properties controllers devices command setsand response window oa uge soroevoe The controllers window is where you add tabs for new controllers and custom interfaces Devices the pieces of equipment to be controlled Command sets are how you control those devices Ea device has an applied command set The response window shows response received back from devices suton 23 Conver Devces Conard Sete Response Widow UDC 400 High Resolution Systems Control Systems and Solutions M I t M oem High esolution Clarkston MI 48346 www HighResolutionSystems com ions of Features Listen and Learn Technology Listen and Learn is used with unknown incoming commands and enables you to use your own controller as a Universal
4. Select your Protocol SettingHRS Generic desired protocol type This will add a Nama Listen amp Learn TCP Listen amp Learn UDP new tab representing your Listenand Listen amp Learn RS232 Learn controller There will be no buttons so when you select the tab for the ol Oa nei M urreni tg i vdeo uocaose PUS Protocol Translation Used with a known incoming command set such as PBUS or Art Net Translate known incoming Command Free Tarson UDC Dene WOC commarartugunerts commands to different commands going out For Ea a example translate PBUS from a video switcher to paoe uae UDP commands or translate Art Net to TCP or i me F serial commands This allows any device to talk to mme any other device even if they don t speak the i Em anco Caa same language or protocol This feature allows you to build a translation table of incoming ige soruriron High Resolution Systems Control Systems and Solutions H M 7111 Dixie Highway 151 l Clarkston MI 48346 www HighResolutionSystems com commands linked to outgoing commands seen to the right Properties To build a Protocol Translation table start in the controllers baits windows go to the IP RS232 Listen and Learn tab and choose MDAA Gmina cited 7 FS a protocol type from the drop down list in the Protocol Translation Add New Console section as seen to the left 2 Nieten ana Learn Convotertype
5. devices which are not yet included in the UDC command set list Simply copy the external command information from a devices user manual into UDC software where you will find data and text fields to copy and paste the control information in to You can even save a command set as a file to share on another instance of UDC or to send to us for feature upgrades of that command set and to be added to the UDC list of command sets Stacking Commands ADD COMMAND n Device Commands amp Arguments One button has the ability defined by the user to send more than Spyder Z fecal Script Cue RSC Z ie command to more men ie Argument Value Increment Decrement levice on different networks wi s 10 pe i different protocols at the same x 1 1 al a time Script Cue 1 o al This feature is useful to control 1D Type o 8 multiple devices from one button Botovere Dvi Matia z Smith 0 Common set ups would include recalling presets for room control Argument Value Increment Decrement or live event control x 2 Input nH a a As seen here three commands Delimeter al o are sent to different devices This ma is a view of a portion of the 2 a D Bj properties window Barco Image Pro __ Route Input to be Processed RTE m x 3 Argument Value Increment Decrement Input 1 5 1 2 3 4 1 o a High Resolution Systems Control Systems and Solutions H H h t H 7111 Dixie Highway 151 g e S 0 u l 0 n C
6. the Ugh RCD Configured protocol Translation Name PRUS Trara Background mage Web Server The Web Server allows remote web HTML access to UDC controllers or custom controller templates This feature is designed to extend the points of control to any machine with a web browser including mobile devices such as iPhone iPad any PC or MAC Android devices Windows Mobile devices or any type of touch screen tablet or slate with a web browser and network connectivity such as WiFi or LAN Our web server is a fully customizable and flexible technology that allows unlimited creativity to access Universal Device Control through different control surfaces and interfaces To design your own web pages simply design a UDC Custom Controller design and Listen amp Learn Controller or use a UDC 400 controller All button positions and images are displayed in web browsers just like in the UDC software To connect to the software first start the Web Server by selecting start in the Web A Server drop down menu in the upper left next to the File drop down menu Next find the ip address of the computer running UDC which is displayed at the top of the software then type that ip address into the browser Turn off all firewalls and make sure the browser machine or computer has connectivity with the UDC computer which can be done by sending a ping command the UDC computer from the browser computer in the cmd exe prompt in any version of Windows The ping comma
7. Device Controller This feature gives you the ability to use your computer running UDC software as a listening device to record incoming commands Once an incoming command is recorded it appears in the software as a button Each button pressed from the controller sending incoming commands to UDC populate as a button in the UDC software giving you a virtual and visual representation of your hardware controller Like any other button in UDC software you can apply any outgoing command with any protocol This feature for example allows you to use a third party controller or any other controller that you currently have and turn it into a Universal Device Controller to communicate with any other device Now your old controllers that were designed with outdated technology can be used to control new technology or new controllers used on old technology To use Listen and Learn first add a Properties Listen and Learn controller Find the IP Saapa RS232 Listen and Learn tab in the woe ato Godse PA Reza tetera controller window click the controllers UDC 400 Custom Controllers IP RS252 Listen and Learn drop down list and find the group titled Listen amp Learn There are three supported protocols for Listen and Learn they are TCP UDCP and RS232 These Configured Controller Type Add New Controller Lightware Lightware MX RCP three protocol options refer to the type Name PBUS Translation Background Image of incoming protocol
8. larkston MI 48346 www HighResolutionSystems com Response Window Gives you real time feedback and responses from devices you are sending commands to Soon you will be able to apply responses to buttons to perform a function when a response is seen For example this will be used to send a query command to a router to get visual feedback on the current switched state of that router High Resolution Systems Control Systems and Solutions H h l t 7111 Dixie Highway 151 l g e S 0 u l 0 n Clarkston MI 48346 i www HighResolutionSystems com gt Y
9. nd is ping xxx xxx xxx xxx where the xxx xxx xxx xxx is the ip address of the UDC computer See the example ping command and note that you ip is most likely not the same as the ip Users ping 192 168 1 3 show in the cmd window Universal Device ty opyright lt c 2089 Micro By pressing or clicking buttons through the web browser that is remotely connected to UDC on a different computer commands are then sent from the computer running UDC software to your devices When using the Web Server feature make sure the Web Server is running You should see text in the title bar under Your Ips that says Web Server Running and remember that the web server does not start automatically on restart of UDC software and must be started manually Matrix Router Functions and U RCP This feature gives you the ability to assign buttons as a Matrix Router function in order to build an XY input output Remote Control Panel RCP for a matrix router This function is not specific to one router and can be used with any type of switching matrix router This is a generic XY function that does not send a command until you press a button assigned as a Take or Autotake button The Take or Autotake button holds the information about which device router to send the switch command to This allows you to build a Universal Remote Control Panel U RCP for matrix routers High Resolution Systems Control Systems and Solutions g r j 7111 Dixie Highway 151 il
10. pplication needing control solutions Any control interface built in the Universal Device Control Software can be accessed through any device with a web browser and the interface will look the same on an iphone ipad smartphone or any PC browser allowing for seamless remote control The Universal Device Controller is great for recalling presets for room layouts from easy to build custom user interfaces UDC technology also features protocol translation which takes incoming commands such as PBUS or Art Net and can translate them to another protocol such as TCP or Telnet Ethernet commands Protocol Translation provides a wide range of uses such as extending the functionality of a Lighting console or TV switcher Listen and Learn technology makes this feature even easier when you don t know what the incoming commands are UDC will record them so that every time UDC hears that recorded command coming in it will send a different user defined protocol command out This allows you to use old controllers and control protocols with new technology Listen and Learn gives the ability for any device to talk to any other device quickly and easily High Resolution Systems Control Systems and Solutions L i t h ae 7111 Dixie Highway 151 i I g 1 U S Clarkston MI 48346 www HighResolutionSystems com Universal Device Control Software Overview TE Wese Lad inn Help Controller tabs to switch between controller interfaces Hig h Rs opytiam gy O werwe Red DEMO
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