Extron Electronics System 5 IP Series User Guide - Manual (Page 10)

Introduction, cont’d
System 5 IP Switchers • Introduction 1-4
PRELIMINAR
Y
How the System 5 IP Works:
System 5 IP Components and Interactions
Unlike previous models of Extron system switchers or the Extron MediaLink
Controller (MLC 206), the System 5 IP requires and uses event files to perform all
functions except basic input switching and volume control. The event files define,
monitor, and govern how the System 5 IP works. Below is an example of how the
System 5 IP interacts with its accessories, event scripts, drivers, ports, and input
and output devices.
MAIN EVENT
(0.evt)
Host
Port
LAN
Port
Serial
Driver
RS-232
Proj Port
2-way
RS-232
Proj.
Proj. Driver
(5.evt)
Syst. 5 IP
Firmware
FPC
FPC’s
Lights
SCP
SCP’s
Lights
CMs
Serial
Driver
IR/Serial
Port A
1-way
RS-232
DVD
DVD
Driver
(1.evt)
IR
Driver
IR/Serial
Port B
IR
Out
VCR
VCR Driver
(7.eir)
IR 402
System 5 IP
Memory
PC
with
Global
Config.
or
Web
Browser
The System 5 can be configured completely via the Windows-based Global
Configurator software. Once you have set up how you want the switcher to work
(set up audio, assigned drivers to ports, configured buttons and relays, and set up
IP addresses and functions), that information is saved to a configuration file which
is uploaded into the switcher.
The configuration information is used to create the “main event” (0.evt) script file
that defines the switcher’s operation. The main event file also controls and
monitors ports, optional SCP control panels, and changes made at the switcher’s
front panel.
Each button on the switcher and on any connected SCPs, control modules (IRCMs,
ACMs, RCMs), or the IR 402 remote control has two switch numbers assigned to it:
one for the button press, one for release. Scripts are compiled to generate the main
event file to monitor any button press or release and to generate the actions (issuing
commands, triggering relays, switching inputs) associated with the buttons.