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1. 34 Action Edit r S ript EE 35 Action Items List 1 2 De ee Ee N De pinea aaa ee ee Dee ek Ee 36 How to 37 How to create a Schedule ee Ge de es De GN mes EE eg N We ed ee Ee 37 How to create an Action Group user eene ee RR RE KRAKE KEER R EE AK KRAG RR AAR ERGER AR KRAG ERK KRAKE RE ee ee 37 How to create a Calendar Rules RR Rek Gee Gee EE EE EE EE RE kk ek Gee ee EE EE EE REK Re Ke 38 How to Load Save data sessie ee KA ee EK Ak ee EK Ak Ee EE Ak Re ARE ARK na aaa RR RAGE EK Ak ee EE 38 How To Use the Web Server sees ee ee EK Ak ee Ak Ee EE AK Gee EE KA Gee EE AK Ee masa 4a gama EK AK RAGE EK Ak Gee EE 39 Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 Contents II 6 Advanced tips Index Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 Maxxyz Manager 1 1 1 Maxxyz Manager Introduction Introduction Maxxyz Manager is an add on application for the Martin Maxxyz Controller It can be used for various purposes from automation of an installation to live applications The Scheduler module can be used to automate an installation so certain events happen at a specific time and date Maxxyz Manager Installation Update Notes Setup gt Startup gt Astronomical clock RS232 gt Telnet Remote Web Remote Scheduler gt Calender Rules gt Calender Explorer Action2. Display the event type chosen Clock Sunset Sunrise or Preset When sunset sunrise or Preset is chosen it also displays the time offset value Clock The time of the event is base on a specific set time Sunset The Event will be trigger according the current day Sunset Sunrise The Event will be trigger according the current day Sunrise Preset The Event will be trigger according a preset time set by the user in the Scheduler Setup preset can be use to change globally a time Example the Opening of an location is usually 9 00AM so you could set a preset called Opening for 9 00AM Use that preset when ever you want to trigger an event at the Opening Now if the opening time was ever to change to 8 30AM a simple change to the preset will change the time of all the schedule that use this preset Time ao Jy m This field shows the time at which the event will happen Note When using sunset or sunrise type events this time value is relative to the date and geographical position set in the setup Action The Action field displays the chosen Action The Action can be dragged and dropped from the Action list window If the selected event is an action group it can be edited simply right click on the grid and choose Edit Current Event Action Startup Action QList 0002 Curtain Go Use this feature to have an action called every time the Scheduler start For example this is useful if you want to have
3. H Hides the Maxxyz Manager Launcher Here is an example of a command you can have in a batch file C Program Files Martin Professional Maxxyz Maxxyz Manager Maxxyzmanager exe R S M H 40 Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 41 Maxxyz Manager Index A Action 30 31 32 37 Astronomical Clock 9 12 B Background Cue 36 Backup 38 BAT 34 batchfile 34 BG Cue 36 C Calendar 27 29 38 City 12 Clock 21 Country 12 Cue 36 Cue list 36 Degree 12 East 12 Editor 32 EXE 34 Executable 34 EF Function 36 H Hotkeys 9 i Launcher 8 LightJockey 36 38 Location 12 modify 32 month 27 Network 9 North 12 Position 12 R Receive 13 Remote 9 13 Restore 38 RS 232 9 13 35 Rules 27 38 Run 21 S Save 26 31 Schedule 25 26 37 Scheduler 21 25 Script 35 Send 13 Sequence 36 Server 9 Settings 9 Setup 9 South 12 Startup 39 StartUp Action 9 Status 8 Stop 21 Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 Index Web 9 week 27 weekend 27 West 12 Windows 9 year 27 42 Martin Professional A S 2003 2006
4. Maxxyz Manager Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 Maxxyz Manager Table of Contents Part a hwnd a Part Il oah WN Part Ill a Aa ON a Foreword 0 Maxxyz Manager 1 eligere lU eA TIT Em 1 Update Notes eerie ieri eterne wud EE ee ean Dona Ee ed ea 2 e SALE Tele 6 StartUp Screen EO 7 Maxxyz Manager Launcher 8 Setup 9 zai c EEN 9 Setup General EE ee 9 Setup Scheduler cea cones 11 EIE CipDnl geL 12 EIIDEDIA D 13 Setup Net Remote 17 Scheduler 21 Schediuler ii E 21 Listof Schedules iss Wed sk de ie Ak ew ee Ve ek we ER ee ae Di Ge Ee Ve ede Ki ee 25 Save Schedule EE MERE 26 Scheduler Calendar Rules cuori dd sed ed eg dek n 1a dode n pna ae nd dk a nuu dac dd we de or RN Se de 27 Scheduler Calendar Explorer 29 Action 30 Listof Actions ERR EE IE EE IEEE 30 Save Action EET IS 31 Action zd ITE E I 32 Action Editor Executable
5. POL POL 4 Pause Cuelist where is the Cuelist Number SCH 4 Load Schedule where is the Schedule Number MXM CMD CMD Call Internal Command where is the Action Number MXM ACT Call Action where is the Action Number 1 3 Installation Installing the Maxxyz Manager is simple Run the Setup application and simply follow the installation procedure step by step We suggest that you use the default installation path but if needed the Maxxyz Manager can be installed anywhere you want on your hard drive Start Maxxyz and you should now see a new menu item in the top menu Maxxyz Manager From this menu you can launch Maxxyz Manager Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 7 Maxxyz Manager 14 Startup Screen anager Data Load Manager Data S Manager Data e in c we Cancel Continue MAXXYZ Running in PC Mode Maxxyz Version 2 2 300 0 New Manager Data To start a new Maxxyz Manager configuration A prompt will ask to save current data PC version only Load Manager Data To load a Maxxyz Manager configuration from a file A prompt will ask to save current data PC version only The file extension is MXM Save Manager Data To save current Data to a file for backup and moving the file to another system Cancel Close this program Continue Continue with current d
6. Hexadecimal values Use X to indicate that a hexadecimal value is following E g the command string X00 X01 XFF is translated into 0 1 255 and Test X01 XFF is translated into 84 101 115 116 1 255 Valid hexadecimal decimal values are in the range of 00 to FF and hexadecimal values must always be written as two characters 4X1 is not valid X01 is Special Characters Since is used to indicate that the value following is a decimal or hexadecimal value the only way to send the ASCII value of decimal 35 is to send it as a decimal or hexadecimal value 35 or 0x23 E g to send the string TEST to a RS 232 device use the following command 35TEST or to send the string TEST to a RS 232 device use the following command 33TEST Action Items List Refresh Available Actions List Schedule Commands Start Scheduler Start Scheduler No Tracking Start Scheduler No StartUp Stop Scheduler Add to Scedule Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 37 Maxxyz Manager 5 2 This window shows all the items available ass action in the Maxxyz Manager Cuelists Functions Schedule Internal Commands Action Groups From this window you can drag and drop items directly onto the Scheduler If an Action Group already exists at the drop location the item will be replace with the new dropped but if the CTRL key is held down while drag and drop operation the item will be added to the action g
7. Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 35 Maxxyz Manager 4 5 Action Editor Script Editing Action Group Se Command List Exec If SeralScrpt Select Serial communication RS 232 Script 0500 Script Name Start VCR 1 Hexdecimal X Example X30 Decimal Example 128 Carriage return lt CR gt X0D Line Feed LF X0A Script must bs saved hefore pressing Test Action Scripts are created and assigned from this page A script is a simple text file that will be sent through the RS 232 port RS 232 Script A String of any format can be sent simply create or edit an Action and in the MISC tab you will be able to create a script to be sent via RS232 RS 232 command syntax ASCII character strings Characters sent from Maxxyz Manager are converted into individual ASCII character values before transmitting the RS 232 command E g the command string Command123 sent from Maxxyz is translated into the following binary values 67 111 109 109 97 1 10 100 49 50 51 and the command string 123 is translated into 49 50 51 Decimal values Use to indicate that the values following is to be considered a decimal value E g the command string 123 1 2 3 is translated into 123 1 2 3 and Test 1 2 3 is translated into 84 101 115 1 16 1 2 3 Valid decimal values are in the range of 0 to 255 Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 Action 36 4 6
8. Test the current action in the editor Close Close this control if the action is not saved you will be prompt Edit Remove all Commands Delete all items in the commands list Remove Selected Command s Delete selected item s in the commands list Clear Exec Command Clear both fields in the Executable tab Clear Script Clear the selected script in the Script Tab Delete Script Delete Selected Script New Script Start a New Script Save Script Save Current Script View Show Action Items List Open the Action Items list from there you can automatically create actions Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 Action 34 Option Auto Generate Title When enable the action title will change automatically according the first item on the list If more than one items on the list ellipsis is added at the end of the title 4 4 Action Editor Executable _ c o Command List Serial Scrpit Executable Use this to start other application Executable Parameter If Applicable An Action start executable batch file video image or pretty much anything that can be open Windows The first field is the one containing the object to open The second field can be use to pass parameters to the command Browse To browse for a file In the File of Type drop down you can choose between Executable exe Batch file bat or all Clear Clear both fields
9. Explorer Opens the Calendar Explorer Export Rules Export the current list of rules to a file Import Rules Import a list of rules Note the current rules will be replace with the new ones contained in the imported file Disabled rules will be ignore Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 29 Maxxyz Manager End Of Day Offset b Option in the Scheduler Calendar to offset the End of the Day time where new schedule are loaded This is particular useful when show schedule start before midnight but ends after midnight Example you have a special schedule for Saturday night where a show finish at 2 00 AM the problem is that 2 00AM is now Sunday so you have to make a special schedule for Sunday as well By putting an offset of 3 Hours the Sunday Schedule will only load at 3 00 AM leaving the possibility to have show stop on the Saturday Schedule 3 5 Scheduler Calendar Explorer 9 Calendar Explorer December Explorer Options Help Dec 7 Sch 0005 No Dec 14 Sch 0005 No Dec 21 Sch 0005 No Dec 28 Sch 0005 No bee Tu 205 Explore the calendar schedule This window shows the results of the calendar rules If no schedule is set for a day it will be shown in red This also displays the Sunset Sunrise hours of daylight and night for each day Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 Action 4 Action 4 1 List of Actions Refresh
10. MXM GTQ MXM OL Go to a specific cue of a Cuelist where is the Cuelist Number and is the Cue number MXM RQL MXM_RQL_ Release Cuelist where is the Cuelist Number MXM PQL MXM_PQL_ Pause Cuelist where is the Cuelist Number SCH MXM SCH 7 Load Schedule where is the Schedule Number MXM CMD MXM CMD Call Internal Command where is the Action Number ACT ACT 47 Call Action where is the Action Number ACT ACT Action Group where is the Action Group Number ActList ActList Will return the Maxxyz Manager Action List ActName ActName Will return the name of Maxxyz Manager Action name BYE Bye Disconnect from server CLRCLR CLRCLR Clear Clear clear the programmer CMD CMD Internal Command where is the Command Number CmdList CmdList Will return the Maxxyz Manager Command List CmdName CmdName Will return the name of Maxxyz Manager Command name GQL Go Cuelist where is the Cuelist Number GSC GSC Go Schedule where is the Schedule Number GTQ GTQ Go to Cuelist where first is the Cuelist Number and second is the cue number Help Displays commands that the servers supports IsMxRun IsMxRun Will return the state of Maxxyz Yes or No IsQLActive IsOLActive Will return the state of Qlist Yes or No IsSchRun IsSchRun Will return the Scheduler state yes or no Lastlog LastLog Retrun the number of specif
11. Available Actions List QList 0007 M8 steps Go QList 0007 MB steps QList 0007 M6 steps QList 0007 M8 steps Rel QList 0007 M6 steps Pause Cmd 0004 Start Scheduler N This list contains all the Actions Group created A double click on an Action will open it in the Action Editor Actions can be Dragged and Dropped directly onto a Schedule Event Pressing will also add to schedule Delete 30 Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 31 Maxxyz Manager 4 2 Delete Deletes the selected Actions Edit Edit Opens the action in the Action Editor New Action New Opens the Action Editor ready for a new Action Call Action Call This will call the selected Action Clicking on the column header will sort the list by that column Save Action Save Action Group Action Action Name Add to Schedule as new Event Save As New Action This number is used for internal tracking of the action It can be changed by the user Action Name Enter the name of the action here up to 32 characters Add to Schedule as new Event If selected the current action you are saving will be added to the schedule as a new event Save Save the Action to the current action number Save As New The Action will be save as a new action Preferences e Auto Close Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 Action 32 If enabled the control window will
12. Group Editor gt RS232 Script gt Running Executable How to create an Action Group How to create a Schedule How to create Calendar Rules Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 Maxxyz Manager 2 How to backup restore data Advanced tips System Requirement The Maxxyz Manager require the same Specification as for the Maxxyz software itself See Martin Maxxyz Specification for details 1 2 Update Notes Maxxyz Manager History 1 2 9 Warning Please do a backup of your Maxxyz Manager Data before To facilitate the use with latest Maxxyz OS Maxxyz Manager file Location has been relocated to the My Document My Maxxyz Files When starting the Maxxyz Manager for the first time all file will be moved to the new location This also means that reverting back to an earlier version of Maxxyz Manager will result in a empty data unless the files are moved back manually to All Users Application Data Martin Professional Maxxyz MaxxyzManager New Features Console Edition now use some new user interface to load and save files all from My Maxxyz Files folder When importing a Maxxyz Manager file from a external drive to a Maxxyz first move the file using the Maxxyz File Management view and then Load in in Maxxyz Manager Same goes to import HTML file into Maxxyz for the Maxxyz Manager Web Server use the Maxxyz File Management view and copy the file to the folder My Maxxyz Files MaxxyzManager UserHTML Few Co
13. MM SS is 24 hours format Example settime 19 13 30 will set the time for 7 13 30 PM e SetPosDec SetPosDec Set the geographical position in decimal value setposdec Latitude N or S Longitude E or W Example setposdec 45 5 N 34 3 E e SetPosDMS SetPosDMS Set the geographical position in degre minute second value setposdms DD MM SS N or S DD MM SS E or W Example setposdms 45 30 00 N 34 15 00 W Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 21 Maxxyz Manager 3 Scheduler 3 1 Scheduler Main 5 ied J Schedule View Edit Prefi Refresh Available Actions List QList 0000 QList Not Found L l QList 0014 Truss Red Go QList 0014 Truss Red Go 000 Preset Not Qlist 0044 QList Not Found Found 01h 00m 005 Go Clock QList 0014 Truss Red Go QList 0014 Truss Red Go Qlist 0001 MAC 800 Go QList 0002 MAC 550 Circle Ge A prompt will ask to save current data Scheduler is a 24 hour based list of events Each event can be set to use the normal PC clock or to use sunset sunrise or preset times Sunset sunrise and preset times can be offset For an event to occur 1 hour before sunset you can set the offset to 1 hour The Grid displays the events in the current schedule Description This field is optional Enter any text you want here to describe the event Event Type Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 Scheduler 22
14. application on top of other open applications even if not in focus Open Windows on Desktop The window will be on the main desktop of the computer Useful when switching from multi monitor to single monitor setup or when the computer screen resolution is switched to a smaller resolution Open Windows on App Screen Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 11 Maxxyz Manager 2 3 Use this setting to force windows to open on the same monitor as the application main form Application Log Activities on the Maxxyz Manager can be logged into a log file simple text file Select the activities section you need to monitor A new Log file is created every time the Maxxyz Manager is started or when it reach 10 000 lines or around 300Kb Use the log mainly for debugging or tracking events Save to Log Now Press this button to have the Log file store immediately usually the log is store when the application is closed or when the log file exceed 200Kb Browse to Log Folder Press this button to open Windows Explorer to the folder where all log files are stored Setup Scheduler General Scheduler Astronomical Clock RS 232 Net Remote Time Presets Auto Start Schedule when application starts No Name Time 1 Day Change Offset it is possible to offset the day 2 Time Preset 2 2 04 05 AM change hour to a later hour in the 85 night so the date does NOT change d Time Preset 3 3 00 00 AM AM when times reac
15. be closed after saving 4 3 Action Editor Executable Refresh Available Actions List 01 QList 0006 FOH Go 02 QList 0004 MAC 250 Re 04 MxCmd 0006 RELEASE ALL CUELISTS AND OVERRIDES PAUSE DIMMERS FIRST GOTO CUE RELEASE CUELIST RELEASE ALL CUELISTS AND OVERRIDES RELEASE ALL CUELISTS AND OVERRIDES DIMMERS FIRST The Action Editor contains a list of available commands on the left and a list of used commands on the right The far left is a list of pages for the different command types available Maxxyz Cuelist and Functions Also schedule and Internal Command To add a command to the list double click the command or drag the command from the left list to the right list Test Action Click here to test the current action in the editor Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 33 Maxxyz Manager New Action Clear the editor and start a new Action Save Open the Save Action control Save amp Close If the Action as been previously saved it will be simply re saved and the editor will close In it s not saved the Save Action control will open Move the selected item up one place Move the selected item down one place Remove Remove selected item s in the commands list Remove all items in the commands list Menus Action New Action Clear the editor and start a new Action Load Action Open the Action List Save Action Open the Save Action control Test Action
16. server The port numbers are divided into three ranges the Well Known Ports the Registered Ports and the Dynamic and or Private Ports The Well Known Ports are those from 0 through 1023 The Registered Ports are those from 1024 through 49151 The Dynamic and or Private Ports are those from 49152 through 65535 Complete list can be found here http www iana org assignments port numbers The port number must not be used by other application such as Windows Web Server or some telephony application like Skype who use Port 80 to transmit data Default Web Page Once you have build some web page you can assign one page as default This page will be loaded when the Web Server root is access Example if the default page is TouchPanel 0001 html Address http 127 0 0 1 or http 127 0 0 1 TouchPanel_0001 html will browse to the same page Browse to Web Page Folder Press this button to open Windows Explorer to the folder where all HTML files are stored HTML Commands Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 19 Maxxyz Manager To activate something on the Maxxyz Manager it is necessary to have the proper syntax All Commands start by followed by the action type and then action number Example to call Action 17 the command would be MXM ACT 17 Example to call cue 5 on cuelist 11 11 5 List of Web Command List of Telnet commands GOL MXM GQL 7 Go Cuelist where is the Cuelist Number
17. you will be able to create a script to be sent via the RS232 RS 232 command syntax ASCII character strings Characters sent from Maxxyz Manager are converted into individual ASCII character values before transmitting the RS 232 command E g the command string Command123 sent from Maxxyz is translated into the following binary values 67 1 11 109 109 97 110 100 49 50 51 and the command string 123 is translated into 49 50 5 1 Decimal values Use to indicate that the values following is to be considered a decimal value E g the command string 123 1 2 3 is translated into 123 1 2 3 and Test 1 2 Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 17 Maxxyz Manager 2 6 3 is translated into 84 101 115 116 1 2 3 Valid decimal values are in the range of 0 to 255 Hexadecimal values Use X to indicate that a hexadecimal value is following E g the command string X00 X01 XFF is translated into 0 1 255 and Test X01 XFF is translated into 84 101 115 116 1 255 Valid hexadecimal decimal values are in the range of 00 to FF and hexadecimal values must always be written as two characters X1 is not valid X01 is Special Characters Since is used to indicate that the value following is a decimal or hexadecimal value the only way to send the ASCII value of decimal 35 is to send it as a decimal or hexadecimal value 35 or 0x23 E g to send the string TEST to a RS 232 dev
18. 30 will set time preset 1 4 55 30 PM SchUseCalendar SchUseCalendar Set the Scheduler to use the Calendar Rules SetDate SetDate Set the Remote computer date setdate YYYY MM DD Example setdate 2006 07 30 will set the date for July 30 2006 SetTime SetTime Set the Remote computer time settime HH MM SS is 24 hours format Example settime 19 13 30 will set the time for 7 13 30 PM SetPosDec SetPosDec Set the geographical position in decimal value setposdec Latitude N or S Longitude E or W Example setposdec 45 5 N 34 3 E SetPosDMS SetPosDMS Set the geographical position in degre minute second value setposdms DD MM SS N or S DD MM SS E or W Example setposdms 45 30 00 N 34 15 00 W Version 0 5 beta First official Beta release List of Telnet commands ACT ACT Action Group where is the Action Group Number ActList ActList Will return the Maxxyz Manager Action List ActName ActName Will return the name of Maxxyz Manager Action name BYE Bye Disconnect from server CLRCLR CLRCLR Clear Clear clear the programmer CMD CMD Internal Command where is the Command Number CmdList CmdList Will return the Maxxyz Manager Command List CmdName CmdName Will return the name of Maxxyz Manager Command name GQL Go Cuelist where is the Cuelist Number Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 Maxxyz Manager 6 e GSC GSC Go Schedule where is the Schedule Number GTQ GT
19. Q Go to Cuelist where first is the Cuelist Number and second is the cue number Help Displays commands that the servers supports IsMxRun IsMxRun Will return the state of Maxxyz Yes or No IsQLActive IsQLActive Will return the state of Qlist Yes or No IsSchRun IsSchRun Will return the Scheduler state yes or no Lastlog LastLog Retrun the number of specified log lines starting from the end Example LastLog 10 will return the 10 last entry in the log 300 Lines max PQL PQL Pause Cuelist where is the Cuelist Number QLActive QLActive Will return a list of the current active cuelist QLList QLList Will return a list of the avaialble Cuelist QLName QLName 7 Will return the name of Maxxyz Cuelist RAO RAO Release All Override RAQL RAQL Release All Cuelist RAQLDF RAQLDF Release All Cuelist Dimmer First RAQLO RAQLO Release All Cuelist and Override RAQLODF RAQLODF Release All Cuelist and Override Dimmer First RQL RQL Release Cuelist where is the Cuelist Number SchList SchList Will return the Maxxyz Manager Schedule List SchName SchName Will return the name of Maxxyz Manager Schedule name Status Status Will return a status report WholAm WholAm Will Return your IP Address used to login on that server List of Web Command MXM GQL MXM GQL Z7 Go Cuelist where is the Cuelist Number RQL MXM ROL 7 Release Cuelist where is the Cuelist Number
20. Use this option to restart the Schedule in the middle of operation Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 25 Maxxyz Manager 3 2 List of Schedules Refresh Available Actions List This list contains all the Schedules created A double click on a Schedule will open it in the Scheduler Open Open the selected Schedule in the Scheduler Delete Delete the currently selected schedule New Start a new schedule Clicking on a column header will sort the list by that column Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 Scheduler 3 3 Save Schedule Save Schedule Schedule Name lt No Name gt Save 3av New Cancel Schedule Name Enter the name of the schedule here Up to 32 characters Save Save the Schedule to the current schedule the current schedule will be overwritten Save As New The schedule will be saved as a new schedule Preferences Auto Close The Save Dialog is automatically closed when the schedule is saved 26 Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 27 Maxxyz Manager 3 4 Scheduler Calendar Rules Every Saturday and Sunday Every days of specific month 0002 Every Monday to Friday 0010 Main Schedule 2 Enabled Every specific weekday 0003 Every Week No 49 of a year 0002 Main Schedule Enabled Every specific weekday of a month Every Specific date Every Specific date of any year This window allows you to create a set of rules that will d
21. a Lamp ON command to be sent for a specific period of time when the schedule starts Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 23 Maxxyz Manager Sunset 00h 00m 10s 09 22 01 PM 0000 No Action Sunset 00h 00m 05s 09 22 06 PM 0000 No Action 2223533 Auto Start This option must be enabled if you want the Scheduler to automatically start when Maxxyz Manager starts Ignore Calendar Use this option to test schedule without having the calendar settings loading the current schedule according to the calendar rules When the schedule is running the current event line remain in view Make This Schedule Default Use this button to have the current schedule as default schedule no use of the Calendar rules Make this schedule Default New Schedule New Open List of Schedules Load Open Save Schedule Dialog 7 2 Add Event schedule Add Event Delete selected Event from Schedule Delete Edit Current Event Action Edit Action Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 Scheduler 24 Open Calendar Rules editor Calendar Rules Start Schedule Stop Schedule STOP From the main menu Go Start Schedule with Startup Action first Go Without Startup Action Start Schedule without using the Startup Action first Go Without Tracking Start Schedule without tracking through all the events and calling there actions until the time of the day is met
22. al A S 2003 2006 Maxxyz Manager 4 All Users Application Data Martin Professional Maxxyz MaxxyzManager An extra was in Professional When starting the Version 1 1 0 the previous data is automatically moved to the new location Users should not notice any differences in the Maxxyz Manager operation However rolling back to a previous version will cause the data to appear as missing Therefore it is not recommended to roll back to previous version If for any reason this was needed the data will have to be manually moved from the new location to the old one New Features Added a new option in the Scheduler Calendar to offset the End of the Day time where new schedule are loaded This is particular useful when show schedule start before midnight but ends after midnight Example you have a special schedule for Saturday night where a show finish at 2 00 AM the problem is that 2 00AM is now Sunday so you have to make a special schedule for Sunday as well By putting an offset of 3 Hours the Sunday Schedule will only load at 3 00 AM leaving the possibility to have show stop on the Saturday Schedule Fixes Start Schedule Commands now works as intended Improvement It s now possible to specify a Action number when saving a Action Group Leaving 0 as Action number will let the application find the next number available Version 1 0 Fixes e Changing event Types on scheduler set the offset to 0 e Sched
23. as last use on the second monitor and this latter is not present In Action Editor Test Action button now send Serial Script and Executable commands New buttons in Action Item list to call actions or trigger Maxxyz cuelist directly Various GUI changes Fixes Fix issue with New End of day offset that under certain conditions wouldn t load the schedule Fix Issue with Time Preset Sorting 1 2 1 New Compiler D2006 This version works with Maxxyz version 1 6 179 and higher However previous version of Maxxyz Manager won t work with Maxxyz 2 0 and higher The Graphic User Interface has receive several changes to facilitate the usage with touch screen Save Window control for Schedule has been move in within the Scheduler window Save Window control for Action group has been move in within the Action Group Editor window Action Item List window removed as it was duplicated in the Scheduler window When trying to start a second instance of Maxxyz Manager while the current instance is minimized it will be restored Fix startup issue with Maxxyz and Maxxyz PC version 2 0 and higher Fix Save And Close issue in the Action Group Editor Version 1 1 0 Warning The file location has changed from previous versions A spelling mistake in the file path name cause the data to be saved in All Users Application Data Martin Profressional Maxxyz MaxxyzManager While the path should have been Martin Profession
24. ata Auto Continue When check the Maxxyz Manager will start automatically within 15 sec Pressing any other buttons will canncel the auto launch Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 Maxxyz Manager 1 5 Maxxyz Manager Launcher Minimize Calendar Exit Action Editor Rules Time Info Current Date Friday 27 Jul 2007 Current Time 4 02 28 PM App Running for 00h 01m 27s Current Schedule Location Montreal Quebec Position 45 28 12 00 N 73 45 0 00 W TimeZone GMT 5 Today s Sunrise 5 10 20 AM Today s Sunset 8 47 11 PM MAXXYZ Status Info Last Sent Commands Maxxyz Running QList 0007 M6 steps Maxxyz Version 2 2 300 0 RS232 RX RS232 TX Last Command Last Script Current Schedule is Stopped Next Event In Web Server Web Server Port Number 8082 Last Command m Telnet Server Telnet Server Port Number 2323 From the Maxxyz Manager Launcher you can access most of the application modules System menu e Restore All Windows All minimized windows are restored Hide Windows Will simply hide all open windows use tray icon to restore the windows Close All Windows Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 Maxxyz Manager 2 1 2 2 Will simply close all open windows except the main form Exit Exit the Application View menu Show Scheduler Show Scheduler Calendar Show Action Editor Show Hide Informatio
25. ceived by the application a string message will be sent back to the sender RS232 Receive Instructions It is possible to remotely control several features of the Maxxyz Manager from a RS 232 port Bellow you will find a list of all possible commands along with their strings that can be received by the Maxxyz Manager Each string must finish with a carriage return CR or char 13 It s important to follow the exact syntax like upper case and lower case dumber of digits Example to call the Action 7 you must send the following string without the brackets action load 0007 followed by a CR CR can be express as 13 or X0D RS 232 Receive Command List Command String to send Load action act load 0000 Maxxyz Go Cuelist mx gql 00000 Maxxyz Pause Cuelist mx pql 00000 Maxxyz Release Cuelist mx rql 00000 Load Schedule specific schedule sch load 0000 Start Schedule sch start Stop Schedule sch stop Use Calendar Schedule sch usecalendar Set Preset Time Preset No Hour Minute Second timepreset 000 00 00 00 Set Position Decimal Lat N Long W posdec 00 0000 N 000 0000 W Set Position DMS Lat D M S N Long D M S W posdms 00 00 00 N 000 00 00 W Set Time Hr Min Sec 24 hours time 00 00 00 Set Date day month year date 00 00 0000 Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 Setup 16 RS 232 Send String of any format can be sent simply create or edit an Action and in the tab MISC
26. etup Scheduler Setup Astronomical Clock Net Remote Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 Setup 14 Setup Help RS232 Receive Instructions is possible to remotely control several features of the Maxxyz Manager from a RS 232 port Bellow you will find a list of all possible commands along with their strings that can be received by the Maxxyz Manager Each string must finish with a carriage return CR or char 13 Its important to follow the exact syntax like upper case and lower case dumber of digits Example to call the Action 7 you must send the following string without the brackets Tea rtinn inad NANT linwad his a The RS 232 tab also contains 3 other pages GPS Receive Send Each of these pages has very similar settings Enable Use this to enable the com port If the settings are not good or the com port is already busy an error will appear Baud Rate Select the appropriate baud rate for the com port 9600 is a standard Com Port Select the appropriate com port Parity Most of the time this is set to None Data Bits Most of the time this is set to 8 Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 15 Maxxyz Manager Stop Bits Most of the time this is set to 1 Send Return on same port Most of the time this setting will be enabled but it is possible that you want to send data on a separate port to the receiver port Return Acknowledgement When a command is re
27. he Webpage can be created using any HTML editor or Flash Animation program Then this page must be place in the folder Documents and Settings All Users Application Data Martin Professional Maxxyz MaxxyzManager UserHTML To open the page on the local PC for testing the Web server must be enabled and the file s place in the above folder For example If a webpage is called Main html and the web port used is 8080 the webpage can be open in a web browser by entering the following as address http 127 0 0 1 8080 main html It is possible to only enter http 127 0 0 1 8080 and have a specific webpage loaded For that simply enter the file name in the Default Webpage field If the default port is 80 then there no need to enter the port number in the address Telnet Server The Maxxyz Manager Telnet server can be used to remotely control the Maxxyz Manager using a command line base interface A list of Telnet commands is available in the Help To open the Telnet on the local PC for testing the Telnet server must be enabled and assigned to a TCP IP port For example If the server port used is 2323 the Telnet can be open entering the following as command in the Run menu of Windows Telnet 127 0 0 1 2323 Advanced tips Command at Startup S Opens the Scheduler window R Runs the Scheduler The schedule loaded at startup is determine by the Calendar rules M Minimizes Maxxyz Manager Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 How to
28. hes 0 00 or 12 00 AM or midnight 4 Time Preset 4 4 00 00 PM PM 5 Time Preset 5 11 06 02 PM PM Add New Preset Name Time Preset 1 Scheduler Startup Select the items to be clear or release when the Scheduler start Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 Setup 12 This is to ensure that the Maxxyz is not overriding something and prevent the show from running properly Auto Start Schedule When enabled the scheduler will automatically start when the application starts and Maxxyz is ready to receive commands End Of Day Offset Option in the Scheduler Calendar to offset the End of the Day time where new schedule are loaded This is particular useful when show schedule start before midnight but ends after midnight Example you have a special schedule for Saturday night where a show finish at 2 00 AM the problem is that 2 00AM is now Sunday so you have to make a special schedule for Sunday as well By putting an offset of 3 Hours the Sunday Schedule will only load at 3 00 AM leaving the possibility to have show stop on the Saturday Schedule 2 4 Setup Astronomical General Setup Scheduler RS 232 Net Remote Setup Setup Help 45 4700 45 28 12 EEN dad daa E Florida Ft Lauderdz 26 0700 Denmark Aarhus 56 1500 England Greenwich 51 4500 Afghanistan 34 5700 Kabul 69 2200 Add Update Delete The Astronomical clock system is fairly simple It simply uses the date time zone l
29. ice use the following command 35TEST or to send the string ITEST to a RS 232 device use the following command 33TEST Setup Net Remote The Maxxyz Manager Web server works by using a webpage that contains commands used to call functions on Maxxyz Manager list of commands is available in the Help Port 90082 Default 80 Default Web Page MaxxyzManagerFrame html M Click the green button on the main screen to test the server The Webpage can be created using any HTML editor or Flash Animation program Then this page must be place in the folder My Documents My Maxxyz Files MaxxyzManager UserHTML To open the page on the local PC for testing the Web server must be enabled and the file s place in the above folder For example If a webpage is called Main html and the web port used is 8080 the webpage can be open in a web browser by entering the following as address http 127 0 0 1 8080 main html It is possible to only enter http 127 0 0 1 8080 and have a specific webpage loaded For that simply enter the file name in the Default Webpage field If the default port is 80 then there no need to enter the port number in the address The Maxxyz Manager Telnet server can be used to remotely control the Maxxyz Manager using a command line base interface A list of Telnet commands is available in the Help Port 2323 Default 23 Click the green button on the main screen to test the server See the Help fo
30. ictate which schedule will be loaded for a particular day On the left side you have all the rules available On the right side you have the rule list By dragging or double clicking or pressing the ES button you can add a rule to the list To assign a schedule to a rule simply drag the schedule from the List of schedules to the schedule column EET The rules work as follow the lowest priority is at the top of the list and the highest priority is at the bottom So the first rules could be Everyday this mean that everyday a specified schedule would be loaded But if you wanted something different on a Wednesday you simply add the rule Every specific weekday and choose Wednesday on the drop list at the bottom So now you force the schedule to load a different Schedule on Wednesday then on the other days You can pile as many rules as you want like this Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 Scheduler 28 Always use Same Schedule When this is enabled the calendar rules are ignore and the specified Schedule will always be used until the rules are enabled again Useful to bypass the calendar rules for special occasions Move the selected item up one place Holding the CTRL key at the same time will make the jump by 10 Move the selected item down one place Holding the CTRL key at the same time will make the jump by 10 Delete Deletes selected item s Delete All Deletes all items Calendar
31. ied log lines starting from the end Example LastLog 10 will return the 10 last entry in the log 300 Lines max POL POL Pause Cuelist where is the Cuelist Number QLActive QLActive Will return a list of the current active cuelist QLList QLList Will return a list of the avaialble Cuelist QLName QLName 7 Will return the name of Maxxyz Cuelist RAO RAO Release All Override RAQL RAQL Release All Cuelist RAQLDF RAQLDF Release All Cuelist Dimmer First RAQLO RAQLO Release All Cuelist and Override RAQLODF RAQLODF Release All Cuelist and Override Dimmer First Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 Setup 20 RQL RQL Release Cuelist where is the Cuelist Number SchList SchList Will return the Maxxyz Manager Schedule List SchName SchName Will return the name of Maxxyz Manager Schedule name Status Status Will return a status report WholAm WholAm Will Return your IP Address used to login on that server TimePresetList TimePresetList Return a list of time preset SetTimepreset SetTimepreset Set the time of a Time Preset No H M S 24 hours values E pis timepreset 1 16 55 30 will set time preset 1 4 55 30 PM e SchUseCalendar SchUseCalendar Set the Scheduler to use the Calendar Rules e SetDate SetDate Set the Remote computer date setdate YYYY MM DD Example setdate 2006 07 30 will set the date for July 30 2006 e SetTime SetTime Set the Remote computer time settime HH
32. n This option shows or hides the status panel in the main form Setup Click on setup to open the application setup form Help Opens this file Setup Setup Use Setup to configure the various settings of Maxxyz Manager General Setup Scheduler Setup Astronomical Clock RS 232 Net Remote Access Setup from the main menu SETUP of the Maxxyz Manager Launcher Scheduler Minimize Calendar Rules Action Editor Setup General Setup Scheduler Setup Astronomical Clock RS 232 Net Remote Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 Setup 10 0 Log General Activities Save to Log Now 0 Log Scheduler events Browse to Log Folder 0 Log RS 232 Events 0 Log RS 232 Incoming Data Log Web Remote Events Log Web Incoming Raw Data C Log Telnet Remote Events i i ll C Log Telnet Incoming Raw Data Maxxyz Manager ID Maxxyz Manager 01 Application Startup Select the windows you want to have open when the application starts Application Startup Action Select an Action to be called when the Application starts A delay can be applied before the Startup action is called You can use this setting to automatically open a call a cuelist on startup or call an action that will open a window for example Minimized Launcher at Startup When enable the Launcher main screen will be minimized to system tray at application startup Application Stay On Top Use this setting to keep the
33. olding down the CTRL key How to create a Calendar Rules Calendar Rules is a key feature of Maxxyz Manager It allows the use of several schedules for different days For Example The first rule could be Everyday this mean that everyday a specified schedule would be loaded But if you want something different on a Wednesday you simply add the rule Every specific weekday and choose Wednesday on the drop down list at the bottom Now you force the schedule to load a different Schedule on Wednesday then on the other days You can also specify a schedule for a specific day of the year for example December 25 You can pile as many rules as you want like this If there s only one schedule you can simply set this schedule under Always use Same Schedule Calendar Rules To see the result of the rules press the Calendar Explorer button How to Load Save data To backup and restore Maxxyz Manager Data The Default Folder where all the data is save is C Documents and Settings All Users VApplication Data Martin Professional Maxxyz MaxxyzManager Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 39 Maxxyz Manager 5 5 5 6 See the Startup screen for Loading anew show See the Main Menu system for saving current show How To Use the Web Server Web Server The Maxxyz Manager Web server works by using a webpage that contains commands used to call functions on Maxxyz Manager list of commands is available in the help file T
34. ongitude latitude Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 13 Maxxyz Manager to calculate the sunset and sunrise times for the specified location Knowing the sunset and sunrise times can be helpful to automate an installation so the lights are only working when needed On the right side a database of most cities in the world will help you to find the longitude and latitude for your city A double click on one of the cities will copy the coordinates to the left side input fields However if the location you are looking for is not in the database it is possible to add it to your own user database On the bottom left of the screen you will find links to websites where you can search for your location You can also click on the world map to set your location although it is not a very precise way of find a location it can help Use Estimated Time Zone Use this option if the time zone settings of the computer cannot match the actual one Example the installation is a cruise ship so you rely on a GPS to get the coordinates Use GPS Latitude and Longitude When enabled the Longitude and Latitude will be retrieved from the GPS input Use GPS Time and Date When enabled the Time and Date will be retrieved from the GPS input ADD Adds an entry to the user database Update Updates the current user database entry with what is on the user fields Delete Deletes the current user database entry 2 5 Setup RS 232 General S
35. r the list of all Telnet commands To open the Telnet on the local PC for testing the Telnet server must be enabled and assigned to a TCP IP port For example If the server port used is 2323 the Telnet can be open entering the following as command in the Run menu of Windows telnet 127 0 0 1 2323 Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 Setup 18 Web Remote Server Use the Web Remote Server to control the Maxxyz Maxxyz Manager over a network or Web The Maxxyz Manager Web server works by using a webpage that contains commands used to call functions on Maxxyz Manager A list of commands is available bellow The Webpage can be created using any HTML editor or Flash Animation program Then this page must be place in the folder My Documents My Maxxyz Files MaxxyzManager UserHTML To open the page on the local PC for testing the Web server must be enabled and the file s place in the above folder If the default port is 80 then there no need to enter the port number in the address Do not try to open the file directly in web browser from Windows Explorer This will not work as the file must be open through the Maxxyz Manager Web Server By clicking on the green LED in the Web server Par on the Maxxyz Manager Launcher will open the default web page in the local browser Port Default HTML port is 80 but it can be changed to any number between 1 and 65535 However certain port are reserved such as Port 21 is use for FTP
36. re different ways of creating an action let s start with the standard way Make sure Maxxyz is running Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 How to 38 5 3 5 4 From the Maxxyz Manager launcher go to the VIEW menu and click on Action Editor On the command list select the category you want Example Maxxyz CUELIST Drag the Cue from the left column to the right column you can also double click to move the item from one column to the other Up to 64 commands can be placed in the same action but for now lets keep it simple Press the Save Button and the Save window will open As you can see there s already a name on the field that s because the Maxxyz Manager automatically looks for what s in the action and determines a name Press Save As New and you have created a new action Another way of creating actions is to use the Show Action Items List List Make sure Maxxyz is running From the Maxxyz Manager launcher go to the VIEW menu and click on Show Action Items List A list of all the items from Maxxyz will be shown Choose a category Example Function Select one or multiple items in the list Right Click and select Create New Action Maxxyz Manager will create the new actions and each action will have the same name as the item you put in it Finally you can create an action simply by dragging an item from the Show Action Items List list onto an event in the Scheduler while h
37. roup command list If no action exists at the drop location and the CTRL key is held down a new action will be created automatically and the name of the action will be the same as the items plus a suffix describing the items type Certain item type have optional parameters such as Start Stop Toggle Open Close Select the desired option before dragging to target How to How to create a Schedule Creating a schedule requires some planing and preparation All the different elements of the show must first be programmed into the Maxxyz Each step of the schedule must be well thought out such as lamp strike lamp off reset of fixtures etc Then add all the actions needed to the Schedule Set the time for each event If you are using the Sunset and Sunrise feature Astronomical clock a location setup must be set first Use the description field to add comments for future reference this will help if someone else as to modified the schedule you made Save the schedule If more then one schedule is needed created all of them before doing the Calendar Rules Once finished you must then create a set of rules in the Calendar Rules editor See How to create Calendar Rules How to create an Action Group An Action Group is one or several commands sent to the Maxxyz or to the Maxxyz Manager itself If the schedule event or touch panel button only require one item example One cue you don t have to create action Group There a
38. smetic changes 1 2 8 New Features New WebRemote command Go To Cue lt GTQ gt This command allow a direct call to a cue in a cuelist Example to call cue 5 cuelist 11 11 5 1 2 7 Fixes Fix Error could happen when choosing cities in higher the 65 deg latitude Fix error with User Location List in Setup Fix Issue with TimeZone change not always been applied New Installer for Maxxyz Console using version 2 1 299 4 and above 1 2 6 New Features Add possibility to change the time zone directly in the Setup page Fixes The Application now works when installed on Maxxyz Console using version 2 1 and above 1 2 4 Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 Maxxyz Manager New Features Include new example of Web Remote pages Fixes Under certain conditions the Calendar Rules would not save properly when closing the application 1 2 3 Fixes Fix issue with RS 232 Maxxyz Commands not begin received properly Small GUI fixes 1 2 2 New Features Save and load Calendar rules to file Calendar Explorer shows from which rule the resulting schedule is loaded Add a new Disable Rule option in Calendar Rules when disabled the rule is ignored Because of the new feature to disable rules rules such as Everyday can now be use multiple times in the rules list New Tray Icon with popup menu Option in Tray Icon menu to bring the application back to first monitor in case it w
39. ule Start commands are now ignore when use as action in a schedule to avoid loops e Calendar explorer colors are correct when using Maxxyz Theme e Calendar Explorer open to current date Improvement e Faster Cuelist retrieval procedure Version 0 8 7 New e Added Delay on Application Startup Action Fixes e Action Group Editor now dsiplay the Executable name in the filed as expected Version 0 8 6 Fixes e Fix issue with Maxxyz PC running detection after Maxxyz PC was restarted e Improve resources usage when Scheduler is running Version 0 8 5 New Features e New Startup screen with Load Show capability e New Menu items in Main screen to Load Save and New show Martin Professional A S 2003 2006 Maxxyz Manager Scheduler e New option is Scheduler Schedule Menu to start the schedule without tracking through the events to call actions on Maxxyz e New Option to start Scheduler without doing the startup action Version 0 7 0 New Features e New Calendar rules e Every Odd Day e Every Even day e Every Friday to Sunday e Every Friday and Saturday Fixes e Some windows default size were too small Version 0 6 beta e New Compiler D2005 e Fix issues with Calendars Rules Editor New addition to the Telnet command list TimePresetList TimePresetList Return a list of time preset SetTimepreset SetTimepreset Set the time of a Time Preset No H M S 24 hours values Example timepreset 1 16 55
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