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K-Config - Using the Triggers

Two types of triggers are available, depending on the area in which you click on the knob. The upper area will add the

knob turn up trigger to the Keypad Events list and the lower part will add the knob turn down trigger to the Keypad

Events list:

Add actions to the list (see

Section

9.1

).

8.3

Monitor Events

The monitor event is a trigger that activates a sequence of actions when a certain selected driver message, usually a

reply of some sort, is detected coming from the connected peripheral on the relevant serial port (for example, the

projector Power: Off command).

Note that you need to set the serial reply commands before creating a monitor event, otherwise the
command drop down box in the Monitor Events Trigger window will be empty. Serial reply commands
are set via the Driver Manager, see

Section

5.3

).

Note that serial ports on Aux K-NET devices can be used only for outgoing serial commands, in contrast to the Master

RC which supports bidirectional serial communication. Therefore, monitor event triggers can only be defined for the

serial ports of the Master RC in a certain Room Control setup and not for the serial ports of the Aux K-NET devices.

To add a monitor event trigger:

1.

Click the Add Monitor Event button. The Monitor Events Trigger window appears. Select the Port, Driver

and Command that will trigger the monitor event actions:

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