PodFlow 3 User Guide & Reference manual
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1. Processing IF inert then input 5 input Invert Output input Multiple Offset 5 Multiplier 4 Offset IF Output gt Then Output IF Output lt Min Then Output Min Min ns cy Response 1 per Attack 1 pet Decay 4 Which Output You can select the Analogue outputs using the radio buttons they are marked on the Pod as AN1 AN2 etc Invert Provides the option of inverting the input signal used i e 5V input OV DC output Multiplier This sets the gain of the Analog i e all Analog sources provide a voltage between 0 and 5V f you require an output between 1 and 10V set the multiplier to 2 Offset 10V to 10 V Min Max The output voltage is clamped between the Maximum and Minimum voltage Attack Decay 1 to 8 These provide a slew rate similar to the inputs Values can be set between 1 and 8 where 1 200 2 100 3 50 4 25 5 12 5 626 3 728 1 8 1 6 V Sec approximately Name Each Device can be given a name this is displayed below the Device in diagram 17 Cir Output This output is only available on the CIR Podules 01 Input Trigger Level Edge triggered 0 to 1 Output 4 x Infra red via 3 5 mm jack sockets 1 x Blaster on screw terminals Connections per input 1 When you drag an IR output on to the project grid and double click on the device a win2. You have the choice when you have captured the codes to play back the code to check it max distance 1 5M recapture the code or delete it Just click on the IR command and select the option Playback Delete or Re capture 26 11 04 30 Programming the Pod Use a serial lead as described in Appendix D to program any of the Podules When you click on this icon There are unconfigured devices in the diagram Cannot continue This is because some of the devices have not been set up properly You may have an input device on you project that has no terminal selected Once all the devices have been corrected and you then press Es A window will appear as it searches for pods Fig 1 if none are found you will get a window like Fig 2 check cable connection and power to the Pod Once communications has been established a window like Fig 3 will appear This shows that there is a CIR Pod connected to com port 1 Click the radio button next to the Pod you wish to program Pod program Pod program Pod program 1 CIR pod 2 3 Please Walt Searching for Pods Cancel Cancel Fig 1 Fig 2 Fig 3 Note Fig 3 also shows the revision of the firmware within the POD New versions along with PodBootstrap to load them are available on our web site at www ikonavs com Data is sent to the CIR Podule as two programs one for the main PodFlow program and a second containing the IR
3. jin ree Menu Bar Podflow3 Edit Help 212 e pese e 511 New al creates a new project New Open opens existing file Open zs oave I Saves project to Disk Save Save As this allows you to save Saves the project under a new name Espot as Export as emf you have choice Pint of all or selected Enhanced cetup Metafile Fint Preview will print the project to OUseful circuits pad the default windows printer interlock pod Print Setup Allows you to change 2C SWINDUDW isted pod printer settings 3C WINDOW test pad Print Preview Preview project before printing E il The box below this will show the last 8 projects worked on you may access these from here Undo will undo the last 10 operations Undo Redo will redo last 10 a operations Cut will remove current Cut H is selected items to the clipboard Copy Lit En Paste Copy will copy current selected items to the clipboard Paste will paste contents from the clipboard into current project Information about revision number PodFlow3 z Updates available on the Web site Veron 32 1 i Copiright Avs 2003 at www ikonavs com Zoom Out Normal View Zoom In ES Zoom to fit Show and hide Grid default Show and hide Tabs default i Program Podule Run program em
4. Number of devices POD 16 Input Trigger Level DIS 2 Level CLK RST Edge 0101 Output Digital Connections per input gt 1 Connections output gt 1 Whilst similar to a normal D type in many respects the Podule version has a number of specialised attributes CLK The clock input it will ignore static states and is only triggered by a Lo to Hi transition allowing multiple sources to be linked to it On each transition the output will change state This is unless DIS is tied to a Hi signal see below RST The reset pin triggered by a Lo to Hi transition allowing multiple sources to be linked to it When triggered it will force the output Lo DIS When High this disables the CLK input This input is both transition and level sensitive and if connected to the Flip Flop s output will change the operation to a Set and Reset type using CLK as set and RST as reset Flip Flop connected for toggle Flip Flop connected for Set Reset action with reset operation 26 11 04 23 Timer Device ES S i Number of devices per Input Trigger Level Output Type Connections per input Connections per output f Fixed C Maximum On C Minimum On Delayed On Extended On C Minimum Hours T per Minutes T per Seconds 1 ate Fixed On 8 Edge 0 to 1or 1100 see below Digital 1 gt The device will
5. Each device has a number of parameters that are available for configuration Double click on the device to access the parameters A window similar to the one below will appear When configuration is complete click DONE to exit Input Configuration Terminala Properties M Thresholds Digital High s Threshold 0 2 Low C window Response ji pet Attack r Invert 24 Name INPUT 1 When configured the parameters are added to the device symbol the diagram Posie File Ed Hee Eas 251 e 1 aude Duci af ha me Take the above example for the physical input The text fields state the input number 1 and the input type D for Digital The optional text below is created in the Name field and can be user defined E g ON Some Devices trigger on a logic level 1 or 0 and others respond to a transition edge 1 to 0 or O to 1 Next to each device on the following pages you Will see the following information Number of devices per POD e g 4 Input Trigger Level e g Edge Level or Analog Output Type e g level Analog RS232 Connections per input e g 1 or gt 1 if gt 1 all the i ps are ored together Connections per output e g 1 or 1 10 Pod Configuration On the right hand window four tabs allow global configuration POD Tab Used to set Int
6. Set the level the input is to respond to Input Mode This toggles between for an OR input and for an AND input Changing these will alter the logic diagram to suit the required logic Invert Output Lets you invert the output if required Displayed As This group of radio buttons change to reflect the emulation settings and directly correlate to how the device itself needs to be set to achieve the emulated logic 26 11 04 27 Analog Pot Device Input Trigger Level Edge 0 to 1 Output Analog 0 to 5V Connections per input 1 Connections per output gt 1 Connections Level UP Each time the input pulses high the Analog output increments by the Step value Level DOWN Each time the input pulses high the Analog output decrements by the Step value Set Analog output to default Double click on the Analog Pot symbol to configure as Analog pot nsi Step Step is used to set the Analog step size for both Level Up and Level Down The range is from 0 02 to 5 00 With a setting of 0 02 it takes 250 pulses to change the output from O to 5 If set to 5 00 it only takes one pulse Zero allows the default setting selected by the Z input to be set The range is from 0 00 to 5 00 Name allows the device to be assigned a name The digits above the device show the step size to the left and the Zero value to the right Typically the Analog Pot is used to allow digital
7. iil CON avsuro PodFlow 3 User Guide amp Reference manual a See au a RE eee ee DE LLLILLLLLEHHH H SOFTWAHBE a Iu HI 4 INSTALLING PODFLOW ON A PC nee enn 4 Minimum PC specification to run PodFlow eese 4 Izd Biz1z a RP EET 5 MANUALS AND ADDITIONAL SOFTWARRE eene enean nnn nu annua n eau RR Rau RS Raw Rr ra 5 PODFEOW 3 SOFIWA ANRE oet ecesaco te epuase eo to cause ee Cesar tv e Eua se ee tu ce saves 6 MENU BAR a acces EE tte ere cepas d CLIE IS nas CEDE I TE IUE 6 POOL B mec o 7 START amp SELECT PODUL saadanne naaa aaia Oana aE Traian 8 CHANGING PODULE S a a aa a aa aaa aa aaa aada 8 SELECTING A DEVICE ee Urt oco aaa aaa aaa aeaeaie addaa Ni 8 WIRING DEVICE Tee a a aa 9 DEVICE PARAMETERS amp 10 11 INPUT 00 52 11 PORT 1585232 CON G 252 11 232 E 12 aa 13 PO
8. EE x1 A 1 Output Invert Output 4 Logical gate Input modes EC Le E Invert Output Help Output 26 11 04 Each input can be set as an AND gate or an OR gate If as shown the button is selected it is part of the OR gate As part of the OR gate the input will be active if the signal is equal to the number on the right The example as shown if any of the four inputs are Hi 1 for the gate output will be high The Invert Output box will change the status of the output from Hi to Lo when all inputs are Hi Inputs 3 amp 4 are still part of the OR gate but looking for a low 0 to be valid if unconnected effectively not used Inputs 1 amp 2 have the button selected and are part of the AND gate As part of the AND gate if either input goes high the output will be high The Invert Output box will change the status of the output from Hi to Lo when either input 1 or 2 are Hi 26 Logical Gate Emulator Under Help an emulator allows a simulation of operation Langit abe E le Input Yake Used Wale kode Ti 1 0 1 E T 0 1 h T 1 ae d 4C d 4m em 4 Glut put Lluinul Is Used Select if the gate input is to be used or not Input Value Set the logic level at the input either 1 or O Value
9. 33 Emulation The Emulation mode allows you to test your PodFlow configuration prior to loading into a Podule Click on the Emulate icon on the toolbar to open the emulation EXIT Emulation Do Fixed Gre SATB lame rae Du Loe Emulation Toolbar EX S EN Sur HEX asc oec Ic E IA Zoom amp Grid RS232 Log Timer Run Emulation Speed Speed These operate as per the main PodFlow program Select the format for RS232 messages Shows devices as device image 26 11 04 34 Timer Speed o Input Emulation RS 232 output events are logged during the emulation Use to view and hide the log Clear the log Use to speed up timer operation during emulation Run timers in real time default setting Run timers at x10 Run timers at x60 i e 1 min in 1 second otart the emulation Start the emulation running otep through each operation manually Allows the emulation to be slowed down As shown emulation is at 10096 speed Slide to left to slow to 5 minimum Each input has a set of controls to set the input state These change between different types of inputs 26 11 04 Digital Input amp Digital When set for Momentary operation PodNet Input the Invert button is available The devices output is only high when the lower button is operated If Invert has been changed then the output is high until the lower button is opera
10. To the right of each device on the device list is a number indicating how many of the devices are available for your project Deleting a Device select it and use the Delete key to remove from your project Wiring Devices Once devices have been placed in the worksheet they need wiring If you single click on a device a series of nodes will appear with a central solid node Fig B indicating the point from where a connection should be made if you get a picture like Fig A then you have selected the whole device and you will need to deselect it by clicking on the Worksheet and then clicking on one of the connection points e g OUT As you hold the mouse cursor over this central node the cursor changes to a vertical arrow Fig C Fig A Fig B Fig C Click and hold the mouse button down drag a connection to the next device You must connect from the output of a device to the input of the next device On multi I O devices there is a separate central node per connection Note You cannot connect inputs together or outputs together Eh Heb 3j e ejes aol a el m ri a p PF ar 1 gin By clicking on a connecting line an additional node is created Click and drag this node to route the line in other than a simple point to point format TIP If you right click on the connecting line you can change its colour Device Parameters amp Names
11. data All other Podules only use the main data Whilst the main PodFlow data is being sent the progress display as per Fig 4 is displayed with this changing to Fig 5 when the IR data is being sent When programming is complete Fig 6 appears allowing programming of a second Podule or exit Pod program Pod program Please wait Please wait All sent ok programing programing main data CIR data Program another pod Percentage complete Percentage complete 44 0 50 2 Fig 4 Fig 5 Fig 6 26 11 04 31 Pod Export Pod Export allows a configured file to be exported for download to a Podule without having to install PodFlow on the PC being used This is intended for system designers to allow customers to update configurations without access to the main PodFlow diagram create an export file select A Save As box will open allowing the user to specify where the file is to be saved and also to specify a name The suffix PEX will be added Click on Save to export When exported the following conformation will be given Click on OK to continue Successful Shared Documents Christmasstest has been successfully exported Pod Download To utilise a PEX file it is necessary to install Pod Download on the PC to be used This is available on the Ikon CD and also from the website at www ikonavs com Once installed it is only necessary to double click on the PEX file to be downlo
12. AMMING THE 31 POD EXPORT 8 8 32 POD DOV OAD 32 EMULATION nee Pe oO cou iode esos AO TO 34 EMULATION 34 INPUT EMULATION 2 2 2 0 ete ete 35 EMULATION 36 RUNNING THE EMULATION eere n nnn nana n aaa aaa R a DIR RR RR DIR Sa RRR RO Saas 37 sa a DID D eens 38 INPUT CONFIGURA TION fctcccccccecscasececcactecescxcecetccceneecacateceacacdecescucacsvcccsscwesacabecweczencs 38 INPUT CONNECTION DETAILS sisaisensssssnicasicnssteetsissavasbanstnscecesnsavacnuphestunsasivvenssnacsceniears 38 APPENDIX Bie ie ee eae 39 INSTALLING PODULES ccssscsesccessccnsccnsscnnsccnsccnsscnsccnssennscenssenssennssensseneseenesenssenesses 39 POWERING MULTIPLE PODS 2ivcecssccicesecssecccedeeecdcaetevextecseenseceseecceccenevecawaseesterseeeeeiece 40 MANUFACTURERS INFORMATION 1 rrr r rrr rer
13. DLINK TO SERIAL 14 2 eee 15 PHY SICAL INPUT RR T m 15 PHYSICAL OUTPUT 16 ANALOG OUTPUT eee 17 CUR OUTPUT AE E TEE EE AE E EE E E E A 18 RS232 19 RS232 OUTPUT sssennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnmnnn nnmnnn nnana 20 PODNET 21 PODNET SIGNALS eren 21 PODNET uiae 21 PODNET 2 22 ft 23 TIMER DEVICE 2 24 LOGICAL GATE DEVICE eee ce eed o CE doge 26 LOGICAE EMULATOR cato deselect e Uc cox occu ceu cet Go een Deer o e Uv an E De Ue 27 ANALOG POT DEVICE 3 292 2 0 0 6 500 60001220052 28 CAPTURING IR CODE EP 30 PROGR
14. ETER PODULE Pull up Active 26 11 04 38 Installing Podules Mechanical installation and connecting of the Podule should be carried out before any power is applied Podules should not be used in areas of extreme heat or moisture Din Rail Mounted Models Podules are designed for mounting onto standard 35mm top hat section din rails The rail can be within a rack or control cubical or fitted to any suitable surface The use of bootlace ferrules on cables and finger trunking or similar for cable management 15 highly recommended R Series Podules The R series Podules can be used free standing wall mounted or rack mounted Free Standing Fit the rubber feed supplied to the underside of the Podule to prevent scratching the supporting structure Wall Mounting Use the optional brackets part No WB 1 Follow the instructions supplied with the brackets for fitting and wall mounting Rack Mounting X Use rack kit part No Rack 1 for mounting one or two R series Podules in a 1U rack space Use rack kit part No Rack 6 for up to 9 R series Podules in 6U of rack space The use of bootlace ferrules on cables and finger trunking or similar for cable management is highly recommended 26 11 04 39 Powering Multiple Pods PodNet Buss The PodNet bus uses RJ45 connectors and cat 5 cables Each Podule is provided with two RJ45 connectors so that a simple daisy chain up to the maximum of 32 Podule
15. aded to automatically start the configuration Once started the program searches for a compatible Podule on the serial ports in an identical manner to the normal programming method A window will appear as it searches for pods Fig 1 if none are found you will get a window like Fig 2 check cable connection and power to the Pod Once communications has been established a window like Fig 3 will appear This shows that there is a CIR Pod connected to com port 1 Click the radio button next to the Pod you wish to program Pod program Pod program Pod program 1 CIR pod 2 3 Please Walt Searching for Pods Cancel Cancel Fig 1 Fig 2 Fig Note Fig 3 also shows the revision of the firmware within the POD New versions along with PodBootstrap to load them are available on our web site at www ikonavs com 26 11 04 32 Data is sent to the CIR as two programs one for the main PodFlow program and a second containing the IR data All other Podules only use the main data Whilst the main PodFlow data is being sent the progress display as per Fig 4 is displayed with this changing to Fig 5 when the IR data Is being sent When programming is complete Fig 6 appears allowing programming of a second Podule or exit Pod program Pod program All sent ok Please wait Please wait programing programind main data CIR data Percentage Percentage complete 44 05 complete 50 2 Fig 6 Fig 4 Fig 5 26 11 04
16. be grounded for activation 15 Physical Output L Tr QUITO Input Trigger Level Digital Output Level Connections per input 1 Connections per output gt 1 See Appendix for Current ratings These can control external relays Indicators or opto isolators After dragging the device onto your worksheet double click on the device to open a configuration window like the one below Outputs that control internal relays are rated at 30V DC 1A these are labelled on the POD as NO1 W1 and NC1 for output 1 Dlutput and etc for output 2 Relay outputs d C5 are also provided with open collectors rated 30V 100ma these are labelled on the POD OC1 OC2 etc Other outputs are provided with open collectors only again aupa Fees rated at 30 100mA and labelled Open collector OCA etc Single contact a oe Internal to pod I ua v Output 1 Terminals Output On D i Mame 16 Analog Output mole Len Input Trigger Level Output Type Connections per input 1 Connections per output Analog Analog output 0 to 10 V see Multiplier 1 Screw Terminal See Appendix C for Current ratings Analogue output config 10 mnm prom remm pem pem pem M eee en ee Ee cos Output i i Which output ie
17. between OV and 5 00V Running the Emulation 1 Zoom maximise turn on off the grid etc personal preference 2 Set all inputs to the start condition by default this is Momentary amp Inverted Select RUN Z Manipulate inputs as appropriate Change the emulation speed timer speed etc if required 26 11 04 37 Appendix Input Configuration Inputs To protect the inputs from excessive voltages each input has 1k ohm input pices resistor and diode clamps to OV and 5V This clamp allows input levels to be between a max 10V For digital inputs To remaining circuitry 1 Logic high is any voltage greater than 2 0V 2 Logic low is any voltage less than 0 7V Analog inputs of between OV and 5V voltages outside this are effectively clamped to either O or 5V Each input is provided with a 47k ohm resistor this can be configured as either a pull up to 5V or as a pull down OV Default pull up Debounce Each input has a built in debounce of min 50ms to a max of 150ms depending on how complex the Podule project Input connection details Typical connection details for digital inputs are Active High Active Low Open Collector Analog Signal 0 5V ANALOGUE SIGNAL CONTACT CONTACT OPEN COLLECTOR PODULE Pull up active Pull up active Typical connection details for threshold Analog inputs are 5V logic PODULE POTENTIOMETER PODULE POTENTIOM
18. conversions allowing mixed formats to be used The above example is set as message number 1 Too send a 4 byte message of 35 24 12 OD in Hex The Chrono Podule supports 24 input strings and 64 output strings in two groups of 32 12 IR Tab When used with the IKON AVS PodLink the user has the choice of a 12 button pre defined handset or a 27 button user definable version You can change between these until you assign an IR Remote input see reference section later at which time the handset configuration is frozen The default configuration above has defined names for each button Select the button to reveal the name The above User Defined configuration allows the programmer to name the buttons In addition to the number some buttons have indicating they are not available on the default format 13 PodLink to Serial lt is possible to use the PodLink Receiver independent of a PodNet system by connecting to the serial output When used in this mode each button will give an ASCII character on the press and release of a handset button as indicated in the 5232 out from link box on the configuration tool AS232 out from link pad for this button Oth In the above example button 22 has been selected which gives a V when pressed and a v when released Please refer to the PodLink manual for additional information 14 Device Reference The number of each device varies between Podul
19. d and a second box opens PodNet Message Enter the message number to be used either by typing in the message number or using the buttons For convenience you can give the PodNet input a suitable name The Chrono Podule supports 64 PodNet inputs in groups of 32 26 11 04 21 PodNet Output HET Number of devices per POD Input Trigger Output Type Connections per input Connections per output PodNet type Is this signal digital or analogue Analogue PodNet Message address number D m Mame Done 32 Digital Analog Digital Analog 1 1 PodNet OUT PodNet type As soon as you drag a PodNet output onto the working area a box will open requiring you to select if this is to be a Digital or Analog PodNet message Once you have made your choice this box is closed and a second box opens PodNet Message Enter the message number to be used either by typing in the message number or using the buttons For convenience you can give the PodNet input a suitable name Podules will not see on their input a transmitted message that uses the same message number as a PodNet output used on the same Podule This is to eliminate the possibility of creating an infinite feedback loop The Chrono Podule supports 64 PodNet outputs in groups of 32 Note PodNet outputs can take up to 30 seconds to settle after switch on 26 11 04 22
20. dow will open See below aj usi pm 1 SIS f GAANO q Hanm kadri T Hik NT zl Maid 1 select the make of device you want control then the type and then the model if not on list see capturing infra red codes Drag the command onto the grid then connect to the IR as normal if you need to string more than one code to another just drag them on to the work grid and join them up from outs to ins up to a maximum of 96 codes Double clicking on to the IR command lets you select which IR output the signal uses You can change the number of times that code is transmitted some systems need to see a number of the same codes to change If you need a delay between each IR command drag a delay onto the grid double click delay delay can be from 0 1 to 12 7 seconds 26 11 04 18 5232 Input Input Trigger Level Output Type Connections per input Connections per output H5232 Input config Select Message INE DNE LN 2f 10 8 2 20 DN Bd IU URS NE IESU UB 92 Mame Lnd Also used bu Done 26 11 04 5232 Via port1 Edge triggered 0 to 1 1 Port 1 gt Display E dit ASCH Decimal C Decimal 7 To Contents E E 5 Eid j 4 x5 b i 19 When the RS232 input Device symbol is double clicked it displa
21. ernal pull up resistors and RS232 ports Note RS232 is always 8 Data bits and 1 stop bit Poste ojo as Fe mzmi dnos pd ur Edad bee i d m5 or ke Nm Pu Lh s 1 i bihi top bt Input Pull Up The default setting for these are Active pull ups 47K You can set the inputs to all pull up or all pull down Port 1 RS232 Config This is where the Port 1 settings are configured some equipment may have problems receiving data sent to fast so there is a setting called inter byte delay which enables you to send bytes with delays between them 11 RS 232 Tab Used to configure RS232 messages You can have up to 24 messages these are used for incoming and outgoing RS232 data You can enter the RS232 messages here or directly into RS232 I O Devices ETT RETE ENS ES Ease had ARS A 1 i From the message panel select the message to be configured from the lower panel select the message length in bytes from 1 to 32 bytes A number of panels will open corresponding to the number of bytes selected Enter the individual bytes as either a single ASCII letter or a Decimal or Hex two digit number The buttons above allow swapping between the three formats and carry out
22. es Please refer to the individual manuals for details Physical Input eoe enel TN Input Trigger Level Output Input connections Connections per output The maximum input voltage must not go below OV or exceed 5V DC See Appendix A Input Configuration Inputs Inputs can be digital or Analog Select the input from the Terminal list and Name as required Selecting threshold or window will put the inputs into Analog mode In DIGITAL mode logic thresholds are Logic 1 2 0v Logic 0 0 7V In THRESHOLD mode the output status will change when the DC input level exceeds the high threshold and only return low when it drops below the Low threshold In WINDOW mode the output is only high when between the high and low thresholds You can set the input to be active High or Low under the POD tab in the main window Default is pull up Digital or Analog Digital 1 Screw terminal gt Input Configuration Terminal Properties c Type Digital r hreshold Window Iv Invert Digital Input Properties Thresholds Low Hesponse 1 pet Attack 1 p Decay Digital Iw Invert Analog Input Name Each device can be given a this 15 displayed below the device in the diagram Invert Inverts the state of the output By default it is ON requiring the input to
23. ng PodFlow it is advisable to also load the IR Library from the CD From the CD either select Install Library from the introductory page or using Windows Explorer locate the PodFlow 3 subdirectory that by default will be in the Programs Directory and copy the IR Files folder from the CD to it Manuals and Additional Software As with the IR Library the Podule manuals along with additional support programs can be installed by either selecting from the CD s introductory page or manually using Windows Explorer For the manuals these are copied into the PodFlow 3 directory With the support programs these are as follows _ _ CommMonitor Monitor R5232 _ the exe to the PC the exe to the PC strings directory on CD on CD No installation necessary _ installation necessar BodBowrilosd Pod PodFlow3 3 BumidheomemHesud 1 the msi file and Export file to directory on CD follow the instructions PodController Utility for setting for setting PodFlow3 Run the msi file and msi file and the parameters directory follow the instructions of the Audi and Video Podules PodTime Utility for setting PodFlow 3 Run the msi file and the real time directory on CD follow the instructions clock on Chrono Pod PodFlow 3 Software Main PodFlow screen Edi Hd wele e pe I RARIUS a
24. only accept a single input for triggering and can be used in multiple timing modes The time period can be set from 1 second to 18 hours The time period set along with the type of timer selected is displayed above the device Any name is shown below the device The output will follow the input state It will remain High for the on timer period independent of any other input changes Maximum on The output will follow the input state up to a maximum time set by the on timer 26 11 04 24 Minimum On for a set time even if the trigger is removed The output remains high whilst the input remains high even if the time period has expired lt 4 Period Delayed On Output remains low for the set period after a Lo to Hi transition and then goes high whilst the input remains Hi Extended On Output remains High for the set period after a Hi to low trigger Min Off Output will remain low for the set period even if the input is re triggered IN _ et 1 OUT Period Adjustable time in Seconds Minutes or Hours 1 to 59 Seconds 1 to 59 Minutes 1 to 17 Hours If no time is set it defaults to 1 second 26 11 04 25 Logical Gate Device Number of devices per POD 16 Input Trigger Level Level Output Digital Connections per input 1 Connections output gt 1 Double click on the Logic Gate to configure as Logical gate Input modes
25. rear nnn 41 Software Podules are programmed with Ikon AVS s PodFlow software application A copy of this licence free Windows based program is available on CD ROM for installation on the own PC PodFlow 15 also available as freeware and may be downloaded from www ikonavs com PodFlow includes a transfer routine to enable a completed design to be transferred into a Podule If the programmer is also the installer the use of a laptop as the PodFlow platform is obviously desirable for ease of onsite installation If the completed design 15 to be loaded into a Podule by a non programmer then Ikon AVS s Pod Download utility may be used instead PodFlow includes a companion routine that exports the completed project into a form that can be handled by Pod Download Pod Download is a greatly simplified program that obviates the need for nonprogrammers to be adept with PodFlow Installing PodFlow on a PodFlow must be installed on a Windows based PC Any type of PC meeting the specification below may be used though it is recommended that a laptop is used for ease of on site program loading and possible later modification during commissioning Minimum PC specification to run PodFlow Operating System Windows 98 SE ME 2000 NT4 or XP Processor Pentium or higher min recommended speed 300MHz Memory 128MB Hard Drive space 3MB min for application 20MB recommended for projects Graphic
26. s screen resolution 800 x 600 16 bit colour min colours Comms Port RS232 serial or USB with adapter CD ROM drive Recommended To install PodFlow on a PC from the supplied CD ROM insert the CD ROM into the PC s CD drive The CD ROM should start automatically and launch an introductory page on screen Select Install PodFlow and the Install Wizard will then run Follow the simple instructions on each page of the Wizard and PodFlow will install itself and all necessary associated files as required Acceptance of the suggested default file locations and program group names is recommended If the CD ROM does not start automatically open My Computer from the desktop and navigate to the CD drive Open the PODULES folder then the Podflow 3 folder and double click the file Podflow3 msi The Install Wizard will launch and the installation can be performed normally To obtain PodFlow 3 from the Ikon AVS website go to www ikonavs com and navigate to Downloads Manuals via the link in the sidebar on the home page Scroll down the list of downloadable files to the section Software updates and locate PodFlow in the first column Click on PodFlow and after an advisory window downloading will commence The file downloaded 15 a Zip file Download the Zip file to a convenient directory and then extract from it using WinZip or WinRAR if using Windows XP From this point installation is as from a CD ROM IR Library At the time of installi
27. s can be created The Podules at the extreme ends of the network must have their CAN A and CAN B terminals linked as shown below On the R series Podules this link is a push button PODULE PODULE PODULE PODULE CANA Power supply All Podules operate from a 24V D C supply Screw terminals and DC connector are provided on each Podule to allow easy daisy chaining as shown below up to a maximum of 6 then another power supply needs to be added 24V Powel PODULE PODULE PODULE supply OV The 24V supply is also feed through the cat 5 PodNet network so only one Podule on the network needs to be connected to a power supply See appendix C for current Consumptions 24V power supply PODULE supply eae GMAT 26 11 04 40 Manufacturers Information The PODULES are manufactured in England by IKON AVS Ltd For service or warranty advice please initially contact your supplier Alternatively contact the manufactures at IKON AVS Ltd Unit 238 Ikon Trading Estate Droitwich Road Hartlebury Worcestershire DY10 4EU Telephone 44 0 1299 250991 Fax 44 0 1299 250983 Website www ikonavs com Technical support e mail support Dikonavs com Document Issue Number PR V1004 26 11 04 41
28. signals to alter an Analog value for either direct output from the Podule or linking via an analog PodNet message to other Podules 26 11 04 28 Typical application using the Analog d Dl ac bu M Iter ey 1 02 00 00 001 100 00 10 00 1 1 i L m Volume Lower In the above simple application Volume Raise and Volume Lower inputs are used to ramp up or ramp down a DC voltage for control over volume on a power amplifier These inputs can just as easily be for raise and lower of lights via a 0 10V dimmer The Volume Raise input is fed into a logic gate configured as a 2 input AND The second input is inverted 0 and is fed from the output of the gate using the inherent 100mS delay between processing cycles to create an oscillator that 15 only operating when Volume Raise is active The oscillators output feeds the input of the Analog that has its step size set to 0 10 This ramps the devices output from OV to 5V in 5 seconds For a 10 second ramp you would set the step size to 0 05 Similarly Volume Lower ramps the level down The output of the Analog Pot is fed to Analog output 1 This has a multiplier value of 2 converting the incoming 0 5V range to 0 10V 26 11 04 29 Infra Red Capture For a complete step by step guide to using the IR Capture Podule refer to it s dedicated manual or the separate data sheet Connecting amp Using the CAPTURE PODULE contained in the man
29. t responds only to a level change and not a fixed level Also used None Done The above example has been set to transmit message 5 which is ASCII code S t a r t when the RS232 output receives a Logic Level 1 on its input 26 11 04 20 PodNet Signals The PodNet currently supports up to 255 simultaneous messages with these a combination of Digital and Analog You should only have a single Podule Originating the message but all Podules can receive it On any Podule if the status of a message is changed the Podule transmits this change immediately or if the network is busy in the next available time slot this is generally within 5ms All Podules automatically retransmit their locally originated PodNet messages at an interval of approximately 35 seconds to ensure complete synchronisation between units PodNet input Number of devices POD Input Trigger Level Output Type Connections per input Connections per output PodNet type Is this signal digital or analogue C Digtab Analogue PodNet Message address number D m Mame Done 32 PodNet Data Digital Analog 1 PodNet data gt 1 PodNet type As soon as you drag a PodNet input onto the working area a box will open requiring you to select if this is to be a Digital or Analog PodNet message Once you have made your choice this box is close
30. ted When set for Toddle the Invert button is hidden and each operation of the lower button toddles the output status 35 Analog Input amp Analog lf the Podule input is set for Analog the push buttons are changed for a slider to emulate an input voltage between OV and 5V The numbers to the right of the slider show the current voltage in this case 2 51V 5232 inputs are emulated by operation of the button below the RARAN 1710 symbol When operated PULSE is displayed in the window above the button and the devices output pulses high Emulation Outputs Each type of output device has it s own method of displaying the current status OC and Relay Outputs OC Open Collector outputs display their current status as a flag showing O for off and 1 for on Outputs 1 also 2 also operate relays For these outputs the status of the relay contacts is shown When an RS232 output is activated the message will be displayed to the mas right of the symbol It is also logged LCD OFF The Analog output emulation is 01 00 OD OD displayed as a bargraph The Red ee graph depicts the relative Analog level whilst the numbers reflect the actual level having accounted for any offsets and multipliers 26 11 04 PodNet Outputs D 0001 Digital PodNet messages are shown with a 0 or 1 flag dependent upon their status Analog PodNet messages are displayed as a bargraph and numeric value
31. uals section of the CD or available from our website at www ikonavs com The following is a brief summary of operation Opening screen Bad ba rex To capture infrared codes IR fora TV VCR DVD etc you will need to connect a capture pod to a serial port Once connected click on Find Capture Pod and the software will then interrogate the serial ports to find the Capture Podule ks ARCAM Damen Booman BASH OY Initially you will then get a message Please wait searching for pods once found it will report the Podule type and the firm ware version number J FH Pods E SAMSUNG 45 1 Fed tad Thi Jus Un Remote properties If no pod is found check the connections and battery Capiu mz pri Find Capias Capturing IR Code Procedure for capturing codes From the Remote menu click on New Type in manufactures name Type in model name or number Click on a radio button to select type of equipment Click on DONE when the above is complete From the Button menu click on New An input box will appear enter button name e g ON then click OK 6 You will then get an instruction to press the button then release it you may get other messages follow these 7 When the code has been capture you will get an or fail eS
32. ulation Run Infra red capture program Requires Capture Podule Create Podule export file PEX Left Tool Bar Use the left hand tool bar to select the type of podule to be configured You will be prompted to save the current program before changing Podule types Select CIR Podule select General Podule Select Midi Podule Select Relay Podule type B select Screen Podule Select Wall Podule 8 button type B select Audio Podule select Video Podule Select Time Podule Start amp Select Podule When you start PodFlow the opening screen shows the available Podules down the left hand side Click on a Podule to open a screen showing the available Devices on the left hand side the main worksheet in the middle and set up features on the right with Tab selection The Notes field can be used for general program notes and is saved with the project The example below is for a CIR Podule Im Lo us ed ale eae mw wl Ej i Pod ager m D m s Changing Podules You can change to a different Podule by clicking on and alternative unit this will prompt you to save the current program When an alternative podule is selected the available Devices will change Selecting a Device To use a device click and drag it onto the worksheet Click on the device to drag and reposition as required
33. ys a Select Message window allowing the assignment of the message it is to respond to When a message Is selected a side window opens this is a repeat of the RS232 Tab and allows the setting up or verification of the message length and content A warning is also given if the message is already assigned within the Podule RS232 Output M r ee Input Trigger Level Edge 0 to 1 Output RS232 Connections per input gt 1 Connections per output 1 RS232 port 1 Accessed from the D connector the RS232 output is configured under the RS232 tab Each required message output will need a new RS232 Output device and these require configuring as to which message they are to transmit The device supports multiple inputs High transition 1 or Hi p to Low transition 0 R5232 Output config Double click on the Select Message 5232 Output Device to 7 ASCIL Decimal ASCI C Decimal access the configuration Number bytes 5 ee Configuration is as 5 ff r3 2 r Contents 9 14 a the inputs with the CT C185 oR 1 8 E 24 message transmitted D 3 1 29 when active The On eS 346 Level window configures m 5 transmission on a Low to 8 25 34 17 24 Multiple inputs can be connected to the device as i
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