PCinterface QL-PCi mk4

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1 Pinterface QL-Pi mk channel ue Light control from your Touch Screen or Show ontrol P ontrol up to ue Light Master Stations ontrol Outstations across 9 channels Simple byte SII commands Return Status Monitoring Supports RS and wire RS8.

2 Quick Start Guide onnect the Show ontrol computer to the RS port on the Pinterface using an RS cable. US to RS adaptor (not supplied) will be required if the Show ontrol computer lacks an RS port. onnect the Pinterface s pin RJ Expansion port to either of the two RJ Expansion ports on the Master Station using the supplied RJ - RJ cable. onnect one or more ue Light Outstations to either of the two XLR connectors on the Master Station. Set the Show ontrol omputer s serial port to 9 baud, N8, no handshaking. aud rate can be changed from, to, once the initial connection has been established. Pinterface QL-Pi Mk Show ontrol computer The QL-Pi will now be sending the Heart eat signal to the Show ontrol computer. This is a byte SII string {RRH Power asic ontrol ommands are SII bytes. [ ommand Header: Left square bracket Master s ddress - hannel number - (Letters -G are used for ch -) : G = Go S = Standby : = trigger = clear G ontrol ommand ormat. Master Station s rear panel Each byte command is held in a buffer in the Pinterface and is not executed until the single letter X for execute is received. Multiple commands may be entered followed by a single X. Letters are not case sensitive. Spaces are only permitted between each byte command and/or the letter X. [ S [ G [ S X X Master, h, S/by ue, Trigger, execute. Master, h, Go ue, Trigger, execute. [ G X Master, h, S/by ue, lear, Master, h, Go ue, Trigger, and execute. ue Light Outstations.

3 Index Quick start Guide Pinterface Overview ommand ormat Overview Simple GUI ommand ormat Programming Simple GUI ommands utton number allocation Expanded button number allocation Table of button numbers Startup in Simple GUI mode ue Sheet ommands Programming ue Sheet ommands hannel Number dditional options for the channel number s and s Go ue Standby ue lear any ues Sound the eeper hannel s Group utton Miscellaneous ommands Reset lashing ault Lamps Table of ue Sheet ommands Return Monitoring Simple GUI Reply hannel & Reply Request Lamp Status Monitoring Reply Mode command Termination haracter Reply Pacing Simple GUI Reply format. Lamp Numbers Table of Lamp Numbers onfiguration ommands onfiguration ommand ormat onfiguration ommand Header Master Station ddress hannel number dditional options for the channel number Overview of s ue Light Outstation s Table of ue Light Outstation onfiguration ommands Outstation s Standby olour Standby Lamp lash on Master S/by Lamp lash on Outstation S/by latches Standby Dims on cknowledge Outstation Go lickers Go times out Go lashes after seconds Go latches Go & S/by interlocked all lamp enabled all lamp flashes cknowledge button back-light eeper enable eep-on-go hange colour on cknowledge Dimmer Relay Outstation s Table of ue Light Outstation onfiguration ommands Mode S/by Lamp lash on Master S/by Lamp lash on Outstation S/by latches Go times out Go lashes after seconds Go latches Go & S/by interlocked all lamp enabled all lamp lashes ll Lamps on Outstation Table of Return Monitoring. hannel & format Other Return Monitoring Master s on-line status Heart eat signal Heart eat on/off command 8 9 Sensor Outstation s Table of Sensor Outstation onfiguration ommands Unsafe Lamp Safe when... open/closed End Of Line Resistors ll Lamps on Outstation.

4 Index onfiguration ommands. ont Master Station s Table of Master Station onfiguration ommands opy of 8 files to P opy of 7 files to the ShowTime file opy ShowTime file to Installer's Default or of User files Go ue Total Duration ( to seconds) Link the Group Master buttons between multiple Masters Pinterface s Table of Pinterface onfiguration ommands Monitoring Reply Mode command aud Rate Heart eat Reply Pacing. Pause between each byte reply Terminator character 7 8 Testing Testing the Pinterface to P serial link Pinterface Loop-back Test second test What if it doesn t work? onnections Summary of ommands Programming Simple GUI ommands Table of button numbers Table of ue Sheet ommands Summary of onfiguration ommands Overview of s Table of ue Light Outstation onfiguration ommands Table of Relay Outstation onfiguration ommands Table of Sensor Outstation onfiguration ommands Table of Master Station onfiguration ommands Table of Pinterface onfiguration ommands Return Monitoring. Simple GUI Reply format Table of Lamp Numbers Table of Return Monitoring. hannel & format SII table 8 Specifications Warranty.

5 Pinterface Overview ontrol your ue Light system from a P or Show ontroller Pinterface QL-Pi mk P, Mac or show controller Will work with any P, Mac or hardware controller capable of sending SII characters via a RS or RS8 serial port. Trigger or cancel cues, configure Outstation features and more. ue Light Outstations and Masters single Pinterface can control from to Master Stations. Each channel Master can control up to Outstations giving a maximum of Outstations across 9 channels. uttons on the Master Station(s) remain operational while the Pinterface is connected allowing for manual ad hoc cues. Each Master requires its own wiring universe for its associated Outstations. ommand structure ll basic commands are bytes long. Most commands can be typed from a keyboard using only SII characters. No Escape sequences or control characters are used. Return monitoring is provided in a choice of different formats. an be easily tested with any Terminal communications program. Simple GUI mode simple command interface for use with touch screens. Each button on the Master Station has been assigned a number, and by using a single command, any button can be pressed or released. ue Sheet ommand ormat command interface for use with a Show ontrol system using a pre-loaded cue list. onfiguration Data llows the Master Station(s) and all types of Outstation to be remotely configured. e.g. lashing/steady Go and Standby lamps, Standby lamp colour. lmost different parameters can be changed. onfiguration data can also be downloaded. Return Monitoring The status of every lamp on the Master Station(s) is returned to the Show ontroller in a choice of two data formats. Supports RS and wire RS8, to, baud. It has a byte IO buffer for incoming RS/8 data..

6 ommand ormat Overview There are classes of command available. Simple GUI command format ue Sheet command format [ G Operate ommand Header These control ommands are used to control the ue Light System during a performance. Simple GUI command format. simple command interface for touch screens. The touchscreen sends a command to the Pinterface when any touchscreen button is pressed or released. This toggles the function of that key (in the same manner that the buttons on the Master Station toggle on or off). ue Sheet command format. or use with a show control system with a pre-loaded cue list. The control system sends a command(s) to the Pinterface when the Next cue button is pressed. It either triggers or clears a Go or Standby command (if a cue is already triggered, it will remain triggered i.e. it does not toggle as in Simple GUI). Note The mechanical buttons on the Master Station(s) remain % operational while the Pinterface is connected. This allows ad hoc cues to be given if needed. It also allows cues to be given when your show control system malfunctions. onfiguration command format { 8 onfiguration ommand Header onfiguration ommands are usually used to configure the ue Light System prior to a performance. lmost different parameters can be changed in the Master Station(s) for all types of Outstation. onfiguration data can also be downloaded from the Master Station via the Pinterface to the P/Show ontroller..

7 Simple GUI ommand ormat simple command interface for touch screens. The touchscreen sends a command to the Pinterface when any touchscreen button is pressed or released. This toggles the function of that key (in the same manner that the buttons on the Master Station toggle on or off). Programming Simple GUI ommands Programming is done via your touch screen control system. (e.g. MX or Medallion etc). ll characters are SII except for the button number (th byte) which is a decimal byte. Letters are not case sensitive. [ N Operate ommand Header Header character to mark the start of a command. [ N Master Station ddress (-) Up to Master Stations can be controlled by one Pinterface. Master s ddress ll Masters Master # Master # Master # Master # Master # Master # The Master Station s address is set to when shipped. To change the address, please see Master Station options under onfiguration Editor in the PD file hannel ue Light Mk. [ N Letter N selects Simple GUI command where a single Number is used to describe a specific button. [ N specific button on the Master (-87) This is a single byte decimal number (not SII) in the range of It describes a specific button on the Master Station. single byte decimal number cannot be typed directly from a P s keyboard. The buttons and their numbering scheme is described on the following pages. [ N Pressed/Released command When the Pressed command is sent, it must always be followed by a Released command - either immediately or after other commands that are executed while that key is still pressed. Important ll commands must be followed by the letter X for execute. Once X has been received by the Pinterface, the commands are uploaded to the Master Station(s). Multiple commands may be entered followed by a single X. utton Pressed [ N X utton Released [ N X Pressed Released SII numbers Master, N = Simple GUI command, utton (h Go), = Pressed, execute. Master, N = Simple GUI command, utton (h Go), = Released, execute. 7.

8 Programming Simple GUI ommands - button number allocation 7 [ N specific button on the Master Station. This is a single byte decimal number in the range of It describes a specific button on the Master Station as illustrated by the yellow numbers below. haracters in the white boxes are their case sensitive SII equivalents GO ault GO ault Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group # % & ( ) * +, $ / all all all all all all all all all all all all all all all all Standby Standby Standby Standby Standby Standby 7 Standby 8 Standby 9 Standby : Standby Standby < Standby = Standby > Standby? Standby GO ault GO ault GO ault GO ault GO ault GO ault ; D E G H I J K L M N O P Q GO ault GO ault GO ault GO ault GO ault GO ault GO ault GO ault eep + Sb/y = short + Go = long Group Standby GO Dimmer + Sb/y = up + Go = down 8 8 Reset ault LEDs S Group 8 8 T U Standby 8 87 V W GO Short ue Light Master QLM Mk Power Sensors ault Unsafe Safe Each horizontal row of buttons (channels -) uses consecutive numbers. Number is not used as it is reserved. utton Pressed [ N 7 X utton Released [ N 7 X Master, N = Simple GUI command, utton 7 (h Go), = Pressed, execute. Master, N = Simple GUI command, utton 7 (h Go), = Released, execute. 8.

9 Programming Simple GUI ommands - expanded button number allocation There wasn t enough space to use Group buttons on the physical Master Station but separate Group buttons for Groups and are possible on a touch screen. 7 [ N specific button on the Master Station. This is a single byte decimal number in the range of It describes a specific button on the Master Station as illustrated by the yellow numbers below. haracters in the white boxes are their case sensitive SII equivalents Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group all all all all all all all all all all all all all all all all GO ault GO ault Standby Standby Standby Standby Standby Standby 7 Standby 8 Standby 9 Standby : Standby Standby < Standby = Standby > Standby? Standby GO ault GO ault GO ault GO ault GO ault GO ault ; D E G H I J K L M N O P Q GO ault GO ault GO ault GO ault GO ault GO ault GO ault GO ault eep + Sb/y = short + Go = long Group Standby GO Dimmer + Sb/y = up + Go = down 8 8 Reset ault LEDs S Group 8 8 T U Standby 8 87 V W GO Short ue Light Master QLM Mk Power Sensors ault Unsafe Safe Each horizontal row of buttons (channels -) uses consecutive numbers. Number is not used as it is reserved. utton Pressed [ N 7 X utton Released [ N 7 X Master, N = Simple GUI command, utton 7(h Grp ), = Pressed, execute. Master, N = Simple GUI command, utton 7(h Grp ), = Released, execute. 9.

10 Programming Simple GUI ommands Table of utton numbers [ N specific button on the Master Station hannel Touch Screen s Soft buttons Group Group Master Station s Grey group buttons Group uttons S/by uttons Go uttons Other buttons Red eep utton 8 White Dimmer utton 8 Group Master uttons Group Standby 8 Group Standby 8 Group Go 8 Group Go 87 Each horizontal row of buttons (channels -) uses consecutive numbers. Number is not used as it is reserved. Note Each number is a single byte decimal number in the range of

11 Startup in Simple GUI mode Either the Touch Screen ontroller or the ue Light system will boot up first. oth cases needed to be handled slightly differently. Touch Screen power-up Yes Is the Pinterface sending the Heartbeat signal {RRH every second? No ue Lights are running when Touch Screen ontroller starts. Request the Lamp Status for all channels [SQ to update the display on the touch screen. Touch Screen ontroller is running when ue Lights start. There is nothing special to do in this case. When the Pinterface starts, data for any lamps that are lit will be sent once. This will update the display on the touch screen..

12 ue Sheet ommands or use with a show control system with a pre-loaded cue list. The control system sends a command(s) to the Pinterface when the Next cue button is pressed. It either triggers or clears a Go or Standby cue (if a cue is already triggered, it will remain triggered i.e. it does not toggle as in Simple GUI). Programming ue Sheet ommands Programming is done via your show control system (e.g. MX or Medallion etc). ll text and numbers are SII. Letters are not case sensitive. [ G Operate ommand Header Header character to mark the start of a command. Important ll commands must be followed by the letter X for execute. Once X has been received by the Pinterface, the commands are uploaded to the Master Station(s). [ G Master Station ddress (-) Up to Master Stations can be controlled by one Pinterface. Multiple commands may be entered followed by a single X. Master s ddress ll Masters Master # Master # Master # Master # Master # Master # The Master Station s address is set to when shipped. To change the address, please see Master Station options under onfiguration Editor in the PD file hannel ue Light Mk..

13 ue Sheet ommands hannel Number dditional options for the channel number [ G hannel Number The basic channel address is a single byte. It can be entered as a decimal number d to d or as an SII character. SII D E G Y Z Decimal d d d d d d d 7d 8d 9d d d d d d d d - - hannel ll hannels hannel hannel hannel hannel hannel hannel hannel 7 hannel 8 hannel 9 hannel hannel hannel hannel hannel hannel hannel Group Master Group Master Letters are not case sensitive. or SII hannel Numbers. These options are enclosed in round brackets. No spaces are allowed. ( ) (,,) ( -) [ ( 8,) G [ ( 8-) G SII hannel Number [ G Double digit channel numbers. Multiple channels selected. range of channels selected. The channel options above can be used in any combination. [ (,,9-,) G [ ( -,9,-) G hannels 8 and hannels 8, 9,, and hannels,, 9,, & hannels,,, 9,, &.

14 ue Sheet ommands s and s G [ Standby ue [ S S/by ue or or T S/by ue lear Trigger G S P GO ue S/by ue lear any ues Sound the eeper hannel's Group utton Reset ault Lamps Summary of ue Sheet ommands Go ue [ G G S P Details for each of these functions follows. s GO ue S/by ue lear any ues Sound the eeper hannel's Group utton Reset ault Lamps Go ue or or T Go ue lear Trigger Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. [ S Master, h, S/by ue, Trigger. [ ( ) S Master, h, S/by ue, lear. [ ( ) 8- S T [ Master, h 8-, S/by ue, Trigger. lear any ues Same as Go = lear and S/by = lear but in a single command. lear any ues ny ue or lear Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. Either a letter or number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. [ G Master, h, Go ue, Trigger. [ ( ) G Master, h, Go ue, lear. [ ( ) 8- G T Master, h 8-, Go ue, Trigger. [ [ ( ) S shortcut:- [ Master, h, lear ues, lear. Master, h, lear ues, lear. lear all cues on all channels of all Masters.

15 ue Sheet ommands s and s Sound the eeper hannel s Group utton [ eeper [ P Group utton G S P GO ue S/by ue lear any ues Sound the eeper hannel's Group utton Reset ault Lamps Summary of ue Sheet ommands or () or () or () D or () E or () or () G or () eep Duration ms ms ms 8 ms ms ms ms ms 8 ms ms ms ms 7 ms 78 ms 8 ms 9 ms 9 ms ( Note ) Note beep of ms duration is so short that it is heard as a click. Letters are not case sensitive. Either a letter or numbers can be used for the SII of the last 7values. Use which ever you prefer. s of -G can be replaced by a double digit number inside curved brackets ontrol these Lamps on the Master Station(s) D E G or K Group utton on, off on, off on, on on, unchanged off, unchanged on, unchanged off, unchanged off, off (kill) Letters are not case sensitive. Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII of the kill command. Use which ever you prefer. [ Master, h, eeper, ms duration. [ P Master, h, Group on, off [ ( ) ( ) Master, h, eeper, 9mS duration. [ ( ) P D Master, h, Group on, unchanged [ ( ) 8- Master, h 8-, eeper, 9mS duration. [ ( ) 8- P Master, h 8-, Group & off.

16 ue Sheet ommands Miscellaneous ommands Reset lashing ault Lamps [ S Header Master Number (-) Miscellaneous ommand Reset lashing ault Lamps ixed value (no choices) G S P GO ue S/by ue lear any ues Sound the eeper hannel's Group utton Reset ault Lamps Reset all flashing ault Lamps on the Master Station(s). The ault Lamp(s) will flash when all Outstations are disconnected from a channel. This command will not turn off any ault Lamps that are burning steady. steady ault Lamp is an indication that the channel has no Normal mode Outstation connected but has one or more Eavesdrop mode Outstations connected. To turn off steady ault Lamps, connect one Outstation set to Normal mode to the channel in question. Summary of ue Sheet ommands Example [ S Reset all flashing ault Lamps on all Master Stations..

17 Table of ue Sheet ommands G Operate ommands Header yte (Left square bracket) G [ G [ G [ G [ Master number hannel number (Global) (Global) Y Z SII Dec Hex Description Description G GO ue or lear S S/by ue or T Trigger or () or () or () D or () E or () or () G or () Notes, d d d d d d d 7d 8d 9d d d d d d d d Note h h h h h h h 7h 8h 9h h h h Dh Eh h h Description Group Master buttons Group Master buttons or K lear any Go or S/by cue or lear with a single command P hannel's Group D E G or K G S Go Master S/by Master or or T E on, off on, off on, on on, unchanged off, unchanged on, unchanged off, unchanged off, off (kill) Sound the eeper eep Duration or () or () or () D or () E or () or () G or () ms (click) ms ms 8 ms ms ms ms ms 8 ms ms ms ms 7 ms 78 ms 8 ms 9 ms 9 ms Note lear Trigger Toggle S Miscellaneous commands Q Request Lamp Status for all channels Reset ault Lamps ixed value N Note Simple GUI (Number) mode -87d utton s number utton pressed utton released Note : Double digits can be in round brackets e.g. () Note : Multiple channels in round brackets e.g. (,,) or (-) Note : Simple GUI mode. Each button has been assigned a decimal number. See pages 8- for details. Note : hannel number can be SII characters or a decimal number d to d. 7.

18 Return Monitoring When ever there is a change in state of any lamp on the Master Station, return data showing the state of that lamp is sent from the Pinterface to the Show ontroller. This data can be in one of two formats:- Simple GUI Reply and hannel & Reply. The Pinterface is shipped with the Simple GUI Reply set as the default. To change the reply format, see Monitoring Reply Mode command on the following page. Simple GUI Reply simple monitoring interface for use with touch screens. [ N 9 Header Master Number (-) Simple GUI Reply Lamp Number (-9) (-) Simple GUI Reply Lamp On lashing Dimmed Each lamp has been allocated a single byte decimal number in the range of -9. See pages and for details. While there are only lamps, some numbers are not used. hannel & Reply monitoring interface using all SII characters. Its primary application is for debugging. [ G -9 D E G S T-W hannel Number hannels -9 hannel hannel hannel hannel hannel hannel hannel Group Masters & Short Lamp Sensors - Header Master Number (-) hannel number (-9, -G, S & T-W) (ault, Go, S/by etc) (-) hannel & Reply dditional letters are used in the hannel Number position to indicate lamps other than those of the channels. S indicates the Group Master lamps and the Short lamp. T-W are used to indicate the Sensor channels. The varies depending on the letter in the hannel Number position. Refer to the table on page for details. Lamp On lashing Dimmed Simple GUI Reply Example hannel & Reply Example [ N 7 Master, h Standby lamp, [ S Master, h, Standby lamp, [ N 8 Master, Group Master lamps, Dimmed [ S Master, Group Master lamps, Dimmed [ N Master, h 9 Go lamp, lashing [ 9 G Master, h 9, Go lamp, lashing 8.

19 Return Monitoring Request Lamp Status [ S Q Header Master Number (-) Miscellaneous ommand Request Lamp Status ixed value (no choices) Request Lamp Status command Request the Lamp Status for all channels on a specified Master. Status data for each of the Lamps is sent from the Pinterface to the Show ontroller. Typical use is to update the display on a touch screen controller. Monitoring Reply Mode command { R R Pinterface configuration (fixed value) Pinterface configuration (fixed value) Monitoring Reply Mode (-) Monitoring Reply Mode Select the data format for Simple GUI Reply or hannel & Reply status monitoring. This data can be in one of two formats:- Simple GUI Reply and hannel & Reply. See previous page for details. To change the reply format, see Monitoring Reply Mode command opposite. ommand Simple GUI Reply hannel & Reply This command configures the Pinterface and is remembered when the power is off. It does not require the X for execute as it is not uploaded to the Master Station. It will execute as soon as the th byte has been received. { R R ommand to select Simple GUI Reply mode [ N 9 Typical Simple GUI Reply (Master, h Go flashing in this example) { R R ommand to select hannel & Reply mode. [ G Typical hannel & Reply (Master, h Go flashing in this example) 9.

20 Return Monitoring Termination haracter Each byte monitoring reply can be terminated by a special character. There is a choice of different termination characters chosen by the following command. This command configures the Pinterface and is remembered when the power is off. It does not require the X for execute as it is not uploaded to the Master Station. It will execute as soon as the th byte has been received. { R T Pinterface configuration Pinterface configuration Termination haracter Termination haracter (-) Termination haracter The repeating Hearteat reply {RRH is used in the examples below. Termination haracter { R R H { R R H { R R H } { R R H } No terminator } Right curly bracket Termination haracter SII Decimal Hex none } space line feed ~ none d d d d d none 7Dh 7h h h 7Eh { R R H { R R H { R R H h { R R H { R R H h { R R H { R R H ~ { R R H ~ h h Pipe Space Line eed ~ Tilde The default terminator as shipped is none. The <Space> and <L> characters may appear in data sent as part of the Simple GUI Reply and hence are not suitable choices for terminator characters intended to be read by a machine (P). They are however ideal to aid in readability when data is displayed on a terminal program. Use } (d), (d) or ~ (d) as terminator characters to be read by a machine (P) as they are not used within any commands..

21 Return Monitoring Reply Pacing dd a pause between each byte reply if the receiving system is unable to process the incoming data quickly enough. { R P Pinterface configuration Pinterface configuration Reply Pacing Reply Pacing (-) Reply Pacing Reply Pacing no pause us us ms ms ms ms No response is given when this command is sent. The new setting is saved when the power is off. { R P { R P Set Reply Pacing pause to us byte reply byte reply Set Reply Pacing pause to ms byte reply us min pause byte reply ms min pause us min pause byte reply ms min pause Note: These drawings are not to scale. The duration of the byte replies will vary with baud rate. byte reply Use the shortest pause possible or response times may become unacceptable. With Pacing set to ms, the Request Lamp Status [SQ command takes ms to return bytes of data at, baud. With Pacing set to ms, the same command takes.8 seconds to return the same data..

22 Return Monitoring. Simple GUI Reply format Lamp number allocation [ N specific Lamp on the Master Station. This is a single byte decimal number in the range of - 9. It describes a specific Lamp. (h all lamp in this example). Lamp numbers. (includes illuminated Go & Standby buttons) Yellow numbers are decimal values (-9) returned as the th byte of return monitoring when using the Simple GUI Reply format. s in the white boxes are their SII equivalent. Lamp lash rates Different lamps flash at different rates on the ue Light Master. ault lamps: Hz % duty cycle. ms on, ms off. all lamps: 8Hz % duty cycle. ms on, ms off. Standby lamps:.hz % duty cycle. ms on, 8mS off. Go lamps:.hz 7% duty cycle. ms on, ms off. Standby & Go lamps deliberately use a duty cycle about : so that one is less likely to miss a Go or Standby cue when glancing at the lamp simply because the lamp is on for longer than it is off ault SOH ault STX ault ETX ault EOT ault ENQ ault K ault EL ault S ault HT ault L ault VT ault ault R ault SO ault SI ault DLE 7 D 8 D 9 D D NK SYN ET N EM SU 7 ES 8 S 9 GS RS US SP # $ 7 % 8 & ( ) * +, -. / 9 Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group all all all all all all 7 all 8 7 all 9 8 all : 9 all ; all < all = all > all? all D E G H I J K L M N O P Q Standby Standby Standby Standby Standby Standby Standby Standby Standby Standby Standby Standby Standby Standby Standby Standby 9 \ 9 ] 9 ^ 9 _ 9 ` 97 a 98 b 99 c d e f g h I j 7 GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO k eep + Sb/y = short + Go = long Dimmer Reset ault LEDs Group Standby GO + Sb/y = up + Go = down Group 8 R 8 Standby 8 R 8 GO S S ue Light Master QLM Mk 8 8 T U Short ux Power Sensors ault 9 Unsafe Safe l m n o p q r s t u v w Each horizontal row of lamps (channels -) uses consecutive numbers. Numbers 8 through 9 are not used as they are reserved. Master Group & Lamps light as pairs. Monitoring Status [ N 9 Simple GUI Reply format Header Master Number (-) Simple GUI Reply Lamp Number (-9) (-) Lamp On lashing Dimmed [ N 8 [ N 7 [ N 7 Master, Number Mode, Lamp 8 (h Group ), = On Master, Number Mode, Lamp 7 (h 8 all), = lashing Master, Number Mode, Lamp 7 (h Go), = Dimmed.

23 Return Monitoring. Simple GUI Reply format Table of Lamp numbers 9 [ N specific lamp on the Master Station hannel ault Lamp Group Lamp Group Lamp all lamp S/by Lamp Go Lamp Sensor Lamps ault 8 9 Unsafe Safe Other Lamps Group Master Lamps Group Master Lamps 8 (S/by & Go buttons light as a pair) 8 (S/by & Go buttons light as a pair) Short Lamp 8 ux lamp 8 (not fitted) Each horizontal row of lamps (channels -) uses consecutive numbers. Numbers 8 through 9 are not used as they are reserved. [ N 9 Simple GUI Reply format Header Master Number (-) Simple GUI Reply Lamp Number (-9) (-) Lamp On lashing Dimmed Note Each number is a single byte decimal number in the range of - 9..

24 Table of Return Monitoring. hannel & format G [ G [ G [ G [ G Operate Replies Header yte (Left square bracket) Master number hannel number SII SII Description Description ault Lamps On lash D E G S Group Lamps Group Lamps all Lamps Standby Lamps On On On lash On lash Dimmed G Go Lamps On lash Dimmed Sensor Sensor Sensor Sensor T U V W U ault Lamps Unsafe Lamps On lash On lash S Safe Lamps On Other Lamps S Group Master Dimmed Group Master Dimmed S Short Lamp On T ux Lamp (not fitted) On.

25 Other Return Monitoring Master s on-line status Sent once by the Pinterface when ever a Master Station s status changes. The Pinterface may not report a Master Station going offline if the Expansion Port cable is unplugged as the Pinterface is powered via this cable. Heart eat signal The Heart eat signal is generated by the Pinterface unit. It does not indicate that any ue Light Outstations are connected. The Heart eat signal is reset to ON when ever the Pinterface is powered up. { S Master number (-) Unused (fixed at ) Master s on-line status Status (-) Master s on-line status { R R H Heart eat signal This response is sent once every second +/- %. The Heart eat signal can be turned off but will automatically be turned back on the next time the Pinterface is powered up. Master s on-line status Just gone off-line Just come on-line Heart eat on/off command Use this command to turn the Heart eat signal on or off. { S { S Master # has just come on-line Master # has just gone off-line { R H Pinterface configuration Pinterface configuration Heart eat on/off Heart eat on/off (-) Heart eat on/off command Heart eat Signal On.

26 onfiguration ommands Many options can be configured for the types of Outstation, Master Station and Pinterface. ll options that can be changed using the Master Station s onfiguration Editor can also be changed using Pinterface commands. ll of the configuration settings (options) for a Master Station can also be downloaded into an editable SII text file. The same text file can then be uploaded to (re)configure the Master Station and associated Outstations. onfiguration ommand ormat onfiguration ommand Header { onfiguration ommand Header Header character to mark the start of a command. onfiguration ommands will be covered for the following devices:- Ÿ Standard Outstation Ÿ Relay Outstation Ÿ ontact Sensor Ÿ Master Station Ÿ Pinterface Each configuration option is discussed in detail under Master Station s onfiguration Editor in the PD file hannel ue Light Mk.pdf Important ll commands must be followed by the letter X for execute. Once X has been received by the Pinterface, the commands are uploaded to the Master Station(s). Master Station ddress { Master Station ddress (-) Up to Master Stations can be controlled by one Pinterface. Master s ddress ll Masters Master # Master # Master # Master # Master # Master # The Master Station s address is set to when shipped. To change the address, please see Master Station options under onfiguration Editor in the PD file hannel ue Light Mk. Multiple commands may be entered followed by a single X..

27 onfiguration ommands onfiguration ommand ormat hannel Number [ hannel Number The basic channel address is a single byte. It can be entered as a decimal number d to d or as an SII character. SII D E G Y Z Decimal d d d d d d d 7d 8d 9d d d d d d d d - - hannel ll hannels hannel hannel hannel hannel hannel hannel hannel 7 hannel 8 hannel 9 hannel hannel hannel hannel hannel hannel hannel Group Master Group Master Letters are not case sensitive. dditional options for the channel number or SII hannel Numbers. These options are enclosed in round brackets. No spaces are allowed. ( ) (,,) ( -) [ ( 8,) G [ ( 8-) G SII hannel Number [ G Double digit channel numbers. Multiple channels selected. range of channels selected. The channel options above can be used in any combination. [ (,,9-,) G [ ( -,9,-) G hannels 8 and hannels 8, 9,, and hannels,, 9,, & hannels,,, 9,, & 7.

28 onfiguration ommands Overview of s { D E G H J K M N P Q R S T ( Upper ase) Outstation S/by colour S/by lash on Master S/by lash on Outstation S/by latches S/by Dims on K Outstation Go lickers Go times out Go flashes Go latches Go & S/by interlocked all lamp enabled all lamp flashes K button back-light eeper enable eep-on-go hange colour on K Dimmer ue Light Outstation s actory Default Yellow lashes lashes Latches No Times out lashes Latches Interlocked Enabled lashes On Enabled Silent No change % User Selectable Red Momentary Dims on K lickers Stays on Momentary Independent all lamp off Disabled eeps ( choices) hange colour -% in steps Unsafe Lamp Safe when... open/closed End Of Line Resistors ll Lamps on Outstation Sensor Outstation s E opy of 8 files to P opy of 7 files to the ShowTime file. opy ShowTime file to Installer's Default or of User files. Go ue Total Duration Link Group Master buttons actory Default Open No EOL Enabled actory Default Secs Linked User Selectable lash losed Two EOL Disabled User Selectable - Secs Not Linked ( Lower ase) actory Default User Selectable Master Station s a b c d e f g h j k m Mode S/by lash on Master S/by lash on Outstation S/by latches Go times out Go flashes Go latches Go & S/by interlocked all lamp enabled all lamp lashes ll Lamps on Outstation Relay Outstation s lashes lashes Latches Times out lashes Latches Interlocked Enabled lashes Enabled modes Momentary Stays on Momentary Independent all lamp off R H P T Monitoring Reply Mode aud Rate Heart Hz rate (Idle haracter) Pacing. Pause between each byte reply Terminator chx for replies s Simple GUI Reply or hannel & Reply to on/off us, us, us, ms, ms, ms, ms None } <space> <L> ~ Pinterface s 8.

29 onfiguration ommands ue Light Outstation s { Master number (-) hannel number (-9, -G) (depends on function) ue Light Outstation s or ue Light Outstations, is Upper ase actory Default User Selectable D E G H J K M N P Q R S T Outstation S/by colour S/by lash on Master S/by lash on Outstation S/by latches S/by Dims on K Outstation Go lickers Go times out Go flashes Go latches Go & S/by interlocked all lamp enabled all lamp flashes K button back-light eeper enable eep-on-go hange colour on K Dimmer Yellow lashes lashes Latches No Times out lashes Latches Interlocked Enabled lashes On Enabled Silent No change % Red Momentary Dims on K lickers Stays on Momentary Independent all lamp off Disabled eeps ( choices) hange colour -% in steps Standard ue Light Outstation QLS Mk Outstation with eeper QLS- Mk Summary of ue Light Outstation s eeper and eep-on-go options only apply when a eeper Outstation (QLS-) is connected to that channel. Outstations without a beeper ignore the beeper settings. Small ootprint Outstation QLS-SM Mk 9.

30 Table of ue Light Outstation onfiguration ommands { { { { { onfiguration ommands Header yte (Left curly bracket) Master number hannel number (Global) (Global) SII Dec Hex Description Description Outstation s Standby olour or R Red or Y Yellow or () or () or () D or () E or () or () G or () Note d d d d d d d 7d 8d 9d d d d d d d d Note h h h h h h h 7h 8h 9h h h h Dh Eh h h D E G H Standby lash on Master Standby lash on Outstation Standby Latches Standby DIMs on cknowledge Outstation Go lickers Go Times-out Go lashes or S or or M or or N or D or S or or N or T or S or lash Momentary Latches No DIM on K DIM on K licker No time-out Times-out after delay lashes after secs. J Go Latches or M or L Momentary Latches K Go & S/by Interlocked Independant Interlocked M all Lamp Enabled or D or E Disabled Enabled N all lamp lashes or S or lashes P Q cknowledge button backlight eeper Enable or or N of on R eep-on-go ms ms ms S S/by hange olour on K or N or No olour hange hange olour Note : Note : Double digits can be in round brackets e.g. () Multiple channels in round brackets e.g. (,,) or (-) hannel number can be a decimal number d to d or SII characters. T Dimmer % % % 7% % This olumn is Upper ase.

31 onfiguration ommands ue Light Outstation s Outstation s Standby olour Standby Lamp lash on Master { Master number (-) hannel number (-) Outstation s Standby olour { Master number (-) hannel number (-) Standby Lamp lash on Master is Upper ase is Upper ase D E G H J K M N P Q R S T Outstation S/by colour S/by lash on Master S/by lash on Outstation S/by latches S/by Dims on K Outstation Go lickers Go times out Go flashes Go latches Go & S/by interlocked all lamp enabled all lamp flashes K button back-light eeper enable eep-on-go hange colour on K Dimmer Summary of ue Light Outstation s Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. { { Y or R or Y Standby olour Red Yellow Master, h, Outstation s S/by Red Master, h, Outstation s S/by Yellow is Upper ase Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. { { or S or Standby lash lashes Master, h, S/by steady on Master Master, h, S/by flashes on Master is Upper ase actory default.

32 onfiguration ommands ue Light Outstation s S/by Lamp lashes on Outstation S/by latches Master number (-) hannel number (-) S/by Lamp lashes on Outstation { { D is Upper ase Master number (-) hannel number (-) S/by latches is Upper ase D E G H J K M N P Q R S T Outstation S/by colour S/by lash on Master S/by lash on Outstation S/by latches S/by Dims on K Outstation Go lickers Go times out Go flashes Go latches Go & S/by interlocked all lamp enabled all lamp flashes K button back-light eeper enable eep-on-go hange colour on K Dimmer Summary of ue Light Outstation s Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. { or S or Standby lash lashes Master, h, S/by steady on Outstation { Master, h, S/by flashes on Outstation { is Upper ase Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. { D D L or M or L Standby Latch Momentary Latches Master, h, S/by momentary action Master, h, S/by latching action is Upper ase actory default.

33 onfiguration ommands ue Light Outstation s Standby Dims on cknowledge Outstation Go lickers Master number (-) hannel number (-) Standby Dims on cknowledge { E { is Upper ase Master number (-) hannel number (-) Outstation Go lickers is Upper ase D E G H J K M N P Q R S T Outstation S/by colour S/by lash on Master S/by lash on Outstation S/by latches S/by Dims on K Outstation Go lickers Go times out Go flashes Go latches Go & S/by interlocked all lamp enabled all lamp flashes K button back-light eeper enable eep-on-go hange colour on K Dimmer Summary of ue Light Outstation s Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. { { E E D or N or D Standby lash No Dim on ck Dim on ck Master, h, S/by does not Dim on ck. Master, h, S/by Dims on cknowledge is Upper ase Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. { { or S or Go lickers lickers Master, h, Outstation Go doesn t licker Master, h, Outstation Go lickers is Upper ase actory default.

34 onfiguration ommands ue Light Outstation s Go times out Go lashes after seconds Master number (-) hannel number (-) Go times out { H { G is Upper ase Master number (-) hannel number (-) Go lashes after seconds is Upper ase D E G H J K M N P Q R S T Outstation S/by colour S/by lash on Master S/by lash on Outstation S/by latches S/by Dims on K Outstation Go lickers Go times out Go flashes Go latches Go & S/by interlocked all lamp enabled all lamp flashes K button back-light eeper enable eep-on-go hange colour on K Dimmer Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. The actory Default time out period is seconds. This time can be adjusted from to seconds. See page 8 { { G G T or N or T Go time out Does Not Time Out Times Out Master, h, Go does not time out. Master, h, Go times out Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. { { H H or S or Go lashes lashes Master, h, Outstation Go doesn t lash Master, h, Outstation Go lashes Summary of ue Light Outstation s is Upper ase is Upper ase actory default.

35 onfiguration ommands ue Light Outstation s Go latches Go & Standby interlocked Master number (-) hannel number (-) Go latches { J { K is Upper ase Master number (-) hannel number (-) Go & Standby interlocked is Upper ase D E G H J K M N P Q R S T Outstation S/by colour S/by lash on Master S/by lash on Outstation S/by latches S/by Dims on K Outstation Go lickers Go times out Go flashes Go latches Go & S/by interlocked all lamp enabled all lamp flashes K button back-light eeper enable eep-on-go hange colour on K Dimmer { { J J L or M or L Go Latch Momentary Latches Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. Master, h, Go momentary action Master, h, Go latching action is Upper ase { K { K Interlocked Independant Interlocked Master, h, Go & S/by Independant Master, h, Go & S/by Interlocked is Upper ase Summary of ue Light Outstation s actory default.

36 onfiguration ommands ue Light Outstation s all lamp enabled all lamp flashes Master number (-) hannel number (-) all lamp enabled { M { N is Upper ase Master number (-) hannel number (-) all lamp flashes is Upper ase D E G H J K M N P Q R S T Outstation S/by colour S/by lash on Master S/by lash on Outstation S/by latches S/by Dims on K Outstation Go lickers Go times out Go flashes Go latches Go & S/by interlocked all lamp enabled all lamp flashes K button back-light eeper enable eep-on-go hange colour on K Dimmer Summary of ue Light Outstation s Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. { { M M E or D or E all lamp enabled Disabled Enabled Master, h, all lamp disabled Master, h, call lamp enabled is Upper ase Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. { { N N or S or all lamp flashes lashes Master, h, all lamp steady Master, h, all lamp flashes is Upper ase actory default.

37 onfiguration ommands ue Light Outstation s cknowledge button back-light eeper enable Master number (-) hannel number (-) K button back-light { P { Q is Upper ase Master number (-) hannel number (-) eeper enable is Upper ase D E G H J K M N P Q R S T Outstation S/by colour S/by lash on Master S/by lash on Outstation S/by latches S/by Dims on K Outstation Go lickers Go times out Go flashes Go latches Go & S/by interlocked all lamp enabled all lamp flashes K button back-light eeper enable eep-on-go hange colour on K Dimmer Summary of ue Light Outstation s Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. { { P P N or or N K button back-light On Master, h, K button back-light off Master, h, K button back-light on is Upper ase Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. { { Q Q N or or N eeper enable On (enabled) Master, h, eeper off (disabled) Master, h, eeper on (enabled) is Upper ase actory default 7.

38 onfiguration ommands ue Light Outstation s eep-on-go hange colour on cknowledge { R Master number (-) hannel number (-) eep-on-go { S Master number (-) hannel number (-) hange colour on cknowledge is Upper ase is Upper ase D E G H J K M N P Q R S T Outstation S/by colour S/by lash on Master S/by lash on Outstation S/by latches S/by Dims on K Outstation Go lickers Go times out Go flashes Go latches Go & S/by interlocked all lamp enabled all lamp flashes K button back-light eeper enable eep-on-go hange colour on K Dimmer Summary of ue Light Outstation s { { R R eep-on-go duration ms Note ms ms Note beep of ms duration is so short that it is heard as a click. Master, h, eep-on-go off Master, h, eep-on-go ms is Upper ase Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. { { S S or N or hange colour on K No colour change hange colour Master, h, No colour change on K Master, h, hange colour on K is Upper ase actory default 8.

39 onfiguration ommands ue Light Outstation s Dimmer { T Master number (-) hannel number (-) Dimmer is Upper ase D E G H J K M N P Q R S T Outstation S/by colour S/by lash on Master S/by lash on Outstation S/by latches S/by Dims on K Outstation Go lickers Go times out Go flashes Go latches Go & S/by interlocked all lamp enabled all lamp flashes K button back-light eeper enable eep-on-go hange colour on K Dimmer Summary of ue Light Outstation s { T { T Dimmer % % % 7% % Master, h, Dimmer % Master, h, Dimmer % is Upper ase actory default 9.

40 onfiguration ommands Relay Outstation s b Master number (-) hannel number (-9, -G) (depends on function) Relay Outstation s or Relay Outstations, is Lower ase actory Default User Selectable a b c d e f g h j k m Mode S/by lash on Master S/by lash on Outstation S/by latches Go times out Go flashes Go latches Go & S/by interlocked all lamp enabled all lamp lashes ll Lamps on Outstation lashes lashes Latches Times out lashes Latches Interlocked Enabled lashes Enabled modes Momentary Stays on Momentary Independent all lamp off Relay Outstation QLR Mk Summary of Relay Outstation s Important ll commands must be followed by the letter X for execute. Once X has been received by the Pinterface, the commands are uploaded to the Master Station(s). Multiple commands may be entered followed by a single X. Relay Outstation Rear Relay cknowledge utton Relay.

41 Table of Relay Outstation onfiguration ommands { onfiguration ommands Header yte (Left curly bracket) b { b b { b { b { Master number hannel number (Global) (Global) SII Dec Hex Description Description a Mode or () or () or () D or () E or () or () G or () Note d d d d d d d 7d 8d 9d d d d d d d d Note h h h h h h h 7h 8h 9h h h h Dh Eh h h b c d e f S/by lash on Master S/by lash on Outstation S/by latches Go times out Go flashes or S or or S or or M or L or N or T or S or : Mom : Mom : Latch : Latch : Mom : Latch : Latch : Mom ue Light Mode lashes lashes Momentary Latches No time-out Times-out after delay lashes after secs. g Go latches or M or L Momentary Latches h Go & S/by interlocked Independant Interlocked j all lamp enabled or D or E Disabled Enabled k all lamp lashes or S or lashes m ll Lamps on Outstation or D or E Disabled Enabled Note : Double digits can be in round brackets e.g. () Multiple channels in round brackets e.g. (,,) or (-) Note : hannel number can be SII characters or a decimal number d to d. This olumn is Lower ase.

42 onfiguration ommands Relay Outstation s Mode Standby Lamp lash on Master Master number (-) hannel number (-) Mode { a { b Master number (-) hannel number (-) Standby Lamp lash on Master is Lower ase is Lower ase a b c d e f g h j k m Mode S/by lash on Master S/by lash on Outstation S/by latches Go times out Go flashes Go latches Go & S/by interlocked all lamp enabled all lamp lashes ll Lamps on Outstation Mode : Momentary : Momentary : Latch : Latch : Momentary : Latch : Latch : Momentary ue Light Mode Relay : controlled by the Standby button. Relay : controlled by the Go button. When ue Light mode is selected, the settings stored in s c to k are used. or S or Standby lash lashes Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. Summary of Relay Outstation s { a Master, h, Mode : : Latch : Latch { b Master, h, S/by steady on Master { a Master, h, Mode : ue Light Mode { b Master, h, S/by flashes on Master is Lower ase is Lower ase actory default.

43 onfiguration ommands Relay Outstation s Standby Lamp lash on Outstation S/by latches Master number (-) hannel number (-) Standby Lamp lash on Outstation { c { d is Lower ase Master number (-) hannel number (-) S/by latches is Lower ase a b c d e f g h j k m Mode S/by lash on Master S/by lash on Outstation S/by latches Go times out Go flashes Go latches Go & S/by interlocked all lamp enabled all lamp lashes ll Lamps on Outstation Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. or S or Standby lash lashes or M or L Standby Latch Momentary Latches Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. Summary of Relay Outstation s { { c c Master, h, S/by steady on Outstation Master, h, S/by flashes on Outstation { { d d L Master, h, S/by momentary action Master, h, S/by latching action is Lower ase is Lower ase actory default.

44 onfiguration ommands Relay Outstation s Go times out Go lashes after seconds Master number (-) hannel number (-) Go times out { e { f is Lower ase Master number (-) hannel number (-) Go lashes after seconds is Lower ase a b c d e f g h j k m Mode S/by lash on Master S/by lash on Outstation S/by latches Go times out Go flashes Go latches Go & S/by interlocked all lamp enabled all lamp lashes ll Lamps on Outstation or N or T Go time out Does Not Time Out Times Out Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. The actory Default time out period is seconds. This time can be adjusted from to seconds. See page 8 or S or Go lashes lashes Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. Summary of Relay Outstation s { e Master, h, Go does not time out. { f Master, h, Outstation Go doesn t lash { e T Master, h, Go times out { f Master, h, Outstation Go lashes is Lower ase is Lower ase actory default.

45 onfiguration ommands Relay Outstation s Go latches Go & Standby interlocked Master number (-) hannel number (-) Go latches { g { h is Lower ase Master number (-) hannel number (-) Go & Standby interlocked is Lower ase a b c d e f g h j k m Mode S/by lash on Master S/by lash on Outstation S/by latches Go times out Go flashes Go latches Go & S/by interlocked all lamp enabled all lamp lashes ll Lamps on Outstation or M or L Go Latch Momentary Latches Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. Interlocked Independant Interlocked Summary of Relay Outstation s { { g g L Master, h, Go momentary action Master, h, Go latching action { { h h Master, h, Go & S/by Independant Master, h, Go & S/by Interlocked is Lower ase is Lower ase actory default.

46 onfiguration ommands Relay Outstation s all lamp enabled all lamp flashes Master number (-) hannel number (-) all lamp enabled { j { k is Lower ase Master number (-) hannel number (-) all lamp flashes is Lower ase a b c d e f g h j k m Mode S/by lash on Master S/by lash on Outstation S/by latches Go times out Go flashes Go latches Go & S/by interlocked all lamp enabled all lamp lashes ll Lamps on Outstation or D or E all lamp enabled Disabled Enabled Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. or S or all lamp flashes lashes Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. Summary of Relay Outstation s { { j j E Master, h, all lamp disabled Master, h, call lamp enabled { { k k Master, h, all lamp steady Master, h, all lamp flashes is Lower ase is Lower ase actory default.

47 onfiguration ommands Relay Outstation s ll Lamps on Outstation { m Master number (-) hannel number (-) ll Lamps on Outstation is Lower ase a b c d e f g h j k m Mode S/by lash on Master S/by lash on Outstation S/by latches Go times out Go flashes Go latches Go & S/by interlocked all lamp enabled all lamp lashes ll Lamps on Outstation or D or E ll Lamps on Outstation Disabled (off) Enabled Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. Summary of Relay Outstation s { m Master, h, ll Lamps on Outstation disabled { m E Master, h, ll Lamps on Outstation enabled is Lower ase actory default 7.

48 onfiguration ommands Sensor Outstation s { Master number (-) hannel number (-9, -G) (depends on function) Sensor Outstation s actory Default User Selectable Unsafe Lamp Safe when... open/closed End Of Line Resistors ll Lamps on Outstation Open No EOL Enabled lash losed Two EOL Disabled Summary of Sensor Outstation s Sensor Outstation QTS Mk Important ll commands must be followed by the letter X for execute. Once X has been received by the Pinterface, the commands are uploaded to the Master Station(s). Multiple commands may be entered followed by a single X. 8.

49 Table of Sensor Outstation onfiguration ommands { onfiguration ommands { { { { Master number hannel number SII Dec Hex Description Description Header yte (Global) (Global) d h Unsafe Lamp or S (Left curly bracket) d d h h or lashes d d d h h h Safe when... open/closed or O or Open losed d 7d 8d h 7h 8h End Of Line Resistors or N or T No EOL two EOL 9 9 or () 9d d 9h h ll Lamps on Outstation or D or E Disabled Enabled or () d h or () d h D or () d Dh E or () d Eh or () d h G or () d h Note Note Note : Double digits can be in round brackets e.g. () Multiple channels in round brackets e.g. (,,) or (-) Note : hannel number can be SII characters or a decimal number d to d. 9.

50 onfiguration ommands Sensor Outstation s Unsafe Lamp Safe when... open/closed Master number (-) hannel number (-) Unsafe Lamp { { Master number (-) hannel number (-) Safe when... open/closed Unsafe Lamp Safe when... open/closed Unsafe Lamp Safe when... open/closed End Of Line Resistors ll Lamps on Outstation Summary of Sensor Outstation s or S or lashes Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. or O or Open losed Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. { Master, h, Unsafe Lamp steady { Master, h, Safe when... open { Master, h, Unsafe Lamp flashes { Master, h, Safe when... closed actory default.

51 onfiguration ommands Sensor Outstation s End Of Line Resistors ll Lamps on Outstation Master number (-) hannel number (-) End Of Line Resistors { { Master number (-) hannel number (-) ll Lamps on Outstation Unsafe Lamp Safe when... open/closed End Of Line Resistors ll Lamps on Outstation Summary of Sensor Outstation s or N or T End Of Line Resistors None Two Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. or D or E ll Lamps on Outstation Disabled (off) Enabled Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. { Master, h, No End Of Line Resistors { Master, h, ll Lamps on Outstation disabled { Master, h, Two End Of Line Resistors { E Master, h, ll Lamps on Outstation enabled actory default.

52 onfiguration ommands Master Station s { M Master number (-) Master onfig (fixed value) (depends on function) Master Station s The Master Station contains 8 files. : User file (read/write) : User file (read/write) : User file (read/write) : User file (read/write) : ShowTime file (read/write) : Installer s Defaults (read/write) 7: actory Defaults with red Standby lamps. (read only) 8: actory Defaults with yellow Standby lamps. (read only) actory Default User Selectable When the Master Station powers up, it reads the ShowTime file to run the ue Light system. E opy of 8 files to P opy of 7 files to the ShowTime file. opy ShowTime file to Installer's Default or of User files. Go ue Total Duration Link Group Master buttons Summary of Master Station s Secs Linked - Secs Not Linked onfiguration ommands for the ue Light, Relay or Sensor Outstations (see pages -8) are written to the ShowTime file. P / Show ontroller Pinterface QL-Pi ShowTime file User file User file User file User file Defaults (red S/by) Defaults (yellow S/by) Installer s Defaults onfiguration ommands are written to the ShowTime ile..

53 Table of Master Station onfiguration ommands { onfiguration ommands Header yte (Left curly bracket) M M E { M E M E { M E { E { Master number Master onfig (Global) M ixed value Description opy of 8 files to P 7 Description Installer's Default file User file User file User file User file ShowTime file actory default (red S/by) actory default (yellow S/by) opy of 7 files to ShowTime file 7 Installer's Default file User file User file User file User file actory default (red S/by) actory default (yellow S/by) opy ShowTime file to Installer's Default or of User files. Installer's Default file User file User file User file User file E Go ue Total Duration ( to seconds) to 9 or () or () or () D or () E or () or () G or () to 9 seconds seconds Note seconds seconds seconds seconds seconds seconds Link the Group Master buttons between multiple Masters Not linked Linked Note : Double digits can be in round brackets e.g. ().

54 onfiguration ommands Master Station s opy of 8 files to P The configuration file begins with the header {NSO which marks the Start Of ile. The file is terminated with {NEO which marks the End Of ile. { M Master number (-) Master onfig. (fixed value) opy of 8 files to P The file is in the form of onfiguration ommands for each channel, grouped by. The file is arranged in sections covering configuration of ue Light, Relay and Sensor Outstations; and the Master Station. These onfiguration ommands and their format is exactly the same as those described in this document starting on page so that the file can be copied, without change, back to the Pinterface to re/configure the system. Summary of ommands starting on page 7 may also be a handy. E opy of 8 files to P opy of 7 files to the ShowTime file. opy ShowTime file to Installer's Default or of User files Go ue Total Duration Link Group Master buttons Summary of Master Station s 7 opy of 8 files to P Installer's Defaults User file User file User file User file ShowTime file actory default (red S/by) actory default (yellow S/by) The file is an SII text file which can be edited if required. ll or part of the file can be uploaded to the Pinterface simply by copying it to the Pinterface s comms port. There is no special command needed to upload the file. sample of a downloaded configuration follows. It is for actory Default with Yellow Standby lamp for Master #. It was created by sending {M7 to the Pinterface. s this command executes as soon as it is received, an X for execute is not required. {NSO ; Start of file ; onfiguration file for Master number. ile: actory Default (Yellow S/by) ; omments are prefixed with a semicolon ';' (h) and end at the next 'Line eed' (h) ; byte commands start with '{' and can be editied if needed. ; yte : { Header ; yte : Master number ; yte : hannel number ; yte : (e.g. S/by olour) ; yte : (e.g. Red/yellow) Installer's Defaults User file User file User file User file ShowTime file Defaults (red S/by) Defaults (yellow S/by) Pinterface QL-Pi P / Show ontroller ; Lines with digits are a summary of the s in following command lines. ; h h ; opy this whole file to the Pinterface to configure the system using the settings below. ; Set the baud rate to a maximum of 8, baud for this file transfer or the URT buffer ; in the Pinterface will overflow. ; Transmit Delay or Pacing of at least.ms/char will allow higher baud rates up to, to be used. ; Should the URT buffer overflow a '{ULL' error message is sent. Sample onfiguration ile. Part of ny file can be copied to the P/Show ontroller..

55 onfiguration ommands Master Station s opy of 8 files to P ; ############################ ue Light Outstations (QLS & QLS-) ####################### ; ############################ Relay Outstations (QLR) ################################### E opy of 8 files to P opy of 7 files to the ShowTime file. opy ShowTime file to Installer's Default or of User files Go ue Total Duration Link Group Master buttons Summary of Master Station s ; Standby Red/Yellow. =Yellow =Red ; h h { { { { { { {7 {8 {9 { { { {D {E { {G ; S/by lash on Master. =lash = ; h h { { { { { { {7 {8 {9 { { { {D {E { {G ; S/by lash on Outstation. =lash = ; h h { { { { { { {7 {8 {9 { { { {D {E { {G ; S/by latches. =Latches =Momentary ; h h {D {D {D {D {D {D {7D {8D {9D {D {D {D {DD {ED {D {GD ; S/by DIM on ck. =Dim =No Dim ; h h {E {E {E {E {E {E {7E {8E {9E {E {E {E {DE {EE {E {GE ; Go lickers. =licker =No licker ; h h { { { { { { {7 {8 {9 { { { {D {E { {G ; Go times-out. =Times-out =No time-out ; h h {G {G {G {G {G {G {7G {8G {9G {G {G {G {DG {EG {G {GG ; Go flashes. =lashes after secs. = ; h h {H {H {H {H {H {H {7H {8H {9H {H {H {H {DH {EH {H {GH ; Go latches. =Latches =Momentary ; h h {J {J {J {J {J {J {7J {8J {9J {J {J {J {DJ {EJ {J {GJ ; Go & S/by interlocked. =Interlocked =Independant ; h h {K {K {K {K {K {K {7K {8K {9K {K {K {K {DK {EK {K {GK ; all LED enabled. =Enabled =Disabled ; h h {M {M {M {M {M {M {7M {8M {9M {M {M {M {DM {EM {M {GM ; all LED lashes. =lashes = ; h h {N {N {N {N {N {N {7N {8N {9N {N {N {N {DN {EN {N {GN ; K button backlight. =On = ; h h {P {P {P {P {P {P {7P {8P {9P {P {P {P {DP {EP {P {GP ; Relay Mode ; = : Momentary : Momentary ; = : Latch : Latch ; = : Monentary : Latch ; = : Latch : Momentary ; = ue Light Mode ; h h {a {a {a {a {a {a {7a {8a {9a {a {a {a {Da {Ea {a {Ga ; Relay: S/by lash on Master. =lash = ; h h {b {b {b {b {b {b {7b {8b {9b {b {b {b {Db {Eb {b {Gb ; Relay: S/by lash on Outstation. =lash = ; h h {c {c {c {c {c {c {7c {8c {9c {c {c {c {Dc {Ec {c {Gc ; Relay: S/by latches. =Latches =Momentary ; h h {d {d {d {d {d {d {7d {8d {9d {d {d {d {Dd {Ed {d {Gd ; Relay: Go times-out. =Times-out =No time-out ; h h {e {e {e {e {e {e {7e {8e {9e {e {e {e {De {Ee {e {Ge ; Relay: Go flashes. =lashes after secs. = ; h h {f {f {f {f {f {f {7f {8f {9f {f {f {f {Df {Ef {f {Gf ; Relay: Go latches. =Latches =Momentary ; h h {g {g {g {g {g {g {7g {8g {9g {g {g {g {Dg {Eg {g {Gg ; Relay: Go & S/by interlocked. =Interlocked =Independant ; h h {h {h {h {h {h {h {7h {8h {9h {h {h {h {Dh {Eh {h {Gh ; Relay: all LED enabled. =Enabled =Disabled ; h h {j {j {j {j {j {j {7j {8j {9j {j {j {j {Dj {Ej {j {Gj ; Relay: all LED lashes. =lashes = ; h h {k {k {k {k {k {k {7k {8k {9k {k {k {k {Dk {Ek {k {Gk ; Relay: ll lamps enabled. =Enabled =Disabled ; h h {m {m {m {m {m {m {7m {8m {9m {m {m {m {Dm {Em {m {Gm Sample onfiguration ile. Part of ; eeper Enable. =On = ; h h {Q {Q {Q {Q {Q {Q {7Q {8Q {9Q {Q {Q {Q {DQ {EQ {Q {GQ ; eep-on-go. =, =ms, =ms, =ms ; h h {R {R {R {R {R {R {7R {8R {9R {R {R {R {DR {ER {R {GR ; hange colour on K. =No colour change =hange colour ; h h {S {S {S {S {S {S {7S {8S {9S {S {S {S {DS {ES {S {GS ; Dimmer (-). =dimmest =brightest (%) ; h h {T {T {T {T {T {T {7T {8T {9T {T {T {T {DT {ET {T {GT Sample onfiguration ile. Part of.

56 onfiguration ommands Master Station s opy of 8 files to P ; ############################ Sensor Outstations (QTS) ################################## Technical note E opy of 8 files to P opy of 7 files to the ShowTime file. opy ShowTime file to Installer's Default or of User files Go ue Total Duration Link Group Master buttons ; Sensor: Unsafe LED. =lash = ; h h { { { { { { {7 {8 {9 { { { {D {E { {G ; Sensor: Safe when open/closed. =losed =Open ; h h { { { { { { {7 {8 {9 { { { {D {E { {G ; Sensor: End Of Line Resistors. = Resistors =None ; h h { { { { { { {7 {8 {9 { { { {D {E { {G ; Sensor: ll lamps enabled. =Enabled =Disabled ; h h { { { { { { {7 {8 {9 { { { {D {E { {G ; ############################ Master onfig (QLM) ##################################### ; Master: GoueTotalDuration. - seconds. (-G represents -) ; Seconds {ME ; Master: Link the Group Master buttons. =Linked =Not linked ; {M The Pinterface has a byte IO (irst In irst Out) memory for receiving incoming RS/8 commands. The IO allows commands to be received and stored even if the Pinterface is momentarily busy with other tasks. Incoming commands are read from the IO, processed and stored in a memory buffer until the letter X for execute is received. The data in the buffer is then uploaded to the ue Light Master Station. This allows multiple commands to be uploaded to the Master Station at the same instant. Spaces are not permitted except between each byte command and/or the letter X. Summary of Master Station s ; Execute all the above commands when this file is sent to the Pinterface (QL-Pi) X ; End of file {NEO Sample onfiguration ile. Part of.

57 onfiguration ommands Master Station s opy of 7 files to the ShowTime file opy ShowTime file to Installer's Default or of User files Master number (-) Master onfig. (fixed value) opy of 7 files to the ShowTime file { M { M Master number (-) Master onfig. (fixed value) opy ShowTime file to of files E opy of 8 files to P opy of 7 files to the ShowTime file. opy ShowTime file to Installer's Default or of User files Go ue Total Duration Link Group Master buttons 7 opy of 7 files to Showtime Installer's Defaults User file User file User file User file actory default (red S/by) actory default (yellow S/by) opy Showtime to of files Installer's Defaults User file User file User file User file Summary of Master Station s Installer's Defaults User file User file User file User file ShowTime file Defaults (red S/by) Defaults (yellow S/by) Installer's Defaults User file User file User file User file ShowTime file Defaults (red S/by) Defaults (yellow S/by) ny file can be copied to the ShowTime file. ShowTime file can be copied to most other files. The ShowTime file can be copied to any of the four User files or to the Installer s Defaults file. The two actory Default files are read only. 7.

58 onfiguration ommands Master Station s Go ue Total Duration Link Group Master buttons { M E Master number (-) Master onfig. (fixed value) Go ue Total Duration This setting applies to all channels. Individual channels can still be set to flash or burn steady. { M Master number (-) Master onfig. (fixed value) Link Group Master buttons E opy of 8 files to P opy of 7 files to the ShowTime file. opy ShowTime file to Installer's Default or of User files Go ue Total Duration Link Group Master buttons Summary of Master Station s -9 or () or () or () D or () E or () or () G or () Go ue Total Duration to 9 seconds seconds seconds seconds seconds seconds seconds seconds Either a letter or a number can be used for the SII. Use which ever you prefer. Letters are not case sensitive. s of -G can be replaced by a double digit number inside curved brackets Link Group Master buttons Not Linked Linked [ M E Master, Go ue duration = seconds [ M Master, Group Master buttons not linked [ M E Master, Go ue duration = seconds [ M Master, Group Master buttons linked [ M E ( ) Master, Go ue duration = seconds 8.

59 onfiguration ommands Pinterface s R { R Pinterface (fixed value) Pinterface (fixed value) (depends on function) Pinterface s s R H P T Monitoring Reply Mode aud Rate Heart eat Signal (Idle haracter) Reply Pacing. Pause between each byte reply Terminator chx for replies Simple GUI Reply or hannel & Reply to on/off us, us, us, ms, ms, ms, ms None } <space> <L> ~ Pinterface s Pinterface QL-Pi mk Note s these commands execute as soon as they are received, an X for execute is not required. 9.

60 Table of Pinterface onfiguration ommands onfiguration ommands Header yte (Left curly bracket) R Pinterface ( fixed value) R { R { R { { R { R Pinterface ( ) fixed value R Description Monitoring Reply Mode Description Simple GUI Reply hannel & Reply with all SII characters. aud Rate baud 9 baud 9 baud 8 baud 7 baud baud H Heart eat Signal On P Reply Pacing. Pause between each byte reply us us us ms ms ms ms T Terminator chx for replies none } 7Dh 7h space h line feed h ~ 7Eh.

61 onfiguration ommands Pinterface s Monitoring Reply Mode command { R R Pinterface configuration Pinterface configuration Monitoring Reply Mode (-) Monitoring Reply Mode { R R ommand to select Simple GUI Reply mode [ N 9 Typical Simple GUI Reply (Master, h Go flashing in this example) Select the data format for Simple GUI Reply and hannel & Reply status monitoring. { R R ommand to select hannel & Reply mode. R H P T Monitoring Reply Mode aud Rate Heart eat Signal Reply Pacing. Pause between each byte reply Terminator chx for replies Summary of Pinterface s ommand Simple GUI Reply hannel & Reply This command configures the Pinterface and is remembered when the power is off. It does not require the X for execute as it is not uploaded to the Master Station. It will execute as soon as the th byte has been received. [ G Typical hannel & Reply (Master, h Go flashing in this example).

62 onfiguration ommands Pinterface onfiguration aud Rate Manual Reset to 9 baud. { R Pinterface configuration Pinterface configuration aud Rate (-) aud Rate This is a debugging tool to reset the Pinterface to 9 baud rate for those times when one loses control due to an incorrect baud rate setting. The following procedure is not meant to be too simple because we do not want any unqualified fingers resetting the baud rate of the Pinterface once it has been installed. Unplug the Pinterface from the ue Light Master. R H P T Monitoring Reply Mode aud Rate Heart eat Signal Reply Pacing. Pause between each byte reply Terminator chx for replies Summary of Pinterface s aud Rate, 9, 9, 8, 7,, This sets the baud rate for both the RS and RS8 serial comms ports. Press and hold the recessed Reset to 9 baud button. ( straightened out paper clip works well as a tool) Plug the Pinterface into the ue Light Master. The Tx and Rx lamps will both flash slowly for about secs. Release the Reset button as soon as the Tx and Rx lamps start to flash fast. They only flash fast for ms so the window of opportunity is small. If successful, the Rx lamp will burn steady for seconds and the Pinterface will now be running at 9 baud. The new setting is saved when the power is off. This command configures the Pinterface and is remembered when the power is off. It does not require the X for execute as it is not uploaded to the Master Station. It will execute as soon as the th byte has been received. { R { R Set baud Rate to 9, Set baud Rate to,.

63 onfiguration ommands Pinterface onfiguration Heart eat The Heart eat signal is generated by the Pinterface unit. It does not indicate that any ue Light Outstations are connected. The Heart eat signal is reset to ON when ever the Pinterface is powered up. { R R H Heart eat signal This response is sent once every second +/- %. Heart eat on/off command { R H Pinterface configuration Pinterface configuration Heart eat Heart eat on/off (-) Heart eat on/off command R H P T Monitoring Reply Mode aud Rate Heart eat Signal Reply Pacing. Pause between each byte reply Terminator chx for replies The Heart eat signal can be turned off but will automatically be turned back on the next time the Pinterface is powered up. Heart eat Signal On Summary of Pinterface s { R H Heart eat Signal { R H Heart eat Signal On.

64 onfiguration ommands Pinterface onfiguration Reply Pacing. Pause between each byte reply dd a pause between each byte reply if the receiving system is unable to process the incoming data quickly enough. R H P T Monitoring Reply Mode aud Rate Heart eat Signal Reply Pacing. Pause between each byte reply Terminator chx for replies Summary of Pinterface s { R P Pinterface configuration Pinterface configuration Reply Pacing Reply Pacing (-) Reply Pacing Reply Pacing no pause us us ms ms ms ms No response is given when this command is sent. The new setting is saved when the power is off. { R P { R P Set Reply Pacing pause to us byte reply byte reply us min pause Set Reply Pacing pause to ms byte reply byte reply ms min pause us min pause byte reply ms min pause Note: These drawings are not to scale. The duration of the byte replies will vary with baud rate. byte reply Use the shortest pause possible or response times may become unacceptable. With Pacing set to ms, the Request Lamp Status [SQ command takes ms to return bytes of data at, baud. With Pacing set to ms, the same command takes. seconds to return the same data..

65 onfiguration ommands Pinterface onfiguration Termination haracter Each byte monitoring reply can be terminated by a special character. There is a choice of different termination characters chosen by the following command. This command configures the Pinterface and is remembered when the power is off. It does not require the X for execute as it is not uploaded to the Master Station. It will execute as soon as the th byte has been received. R H P T Monitoring Reply Mode aud Rate Heart Hz rate Pacing. Pause between each byte reply Terminator chx for replies Summary of Pinterface s { R T Pinterface configuration Pinterface configuration Termination haracter Termination haracter (-) Termination haracter Termination haracter SII Decimal Hex none } space line feed ~ none d d d d d none 7Dh 7h h h 7Eh The repeating Hearteat reply {RRH is used in the examples below. Termination haracter { R R H { R R H { R R H } { R R H } { R R H { R R H { R R H h { R R H { R R H h { R R H { R R H ~ { R R H ~ h h No terminator } Right curly bracket Pipe Space Line eed ~ Tilde The default terminator as shipped is none. The <Space> and <L> characters may appear in data sent as part of the Simple GUI Reply and hence are not suitable choices for terminator characters intended to be read by a machine (P). They are however ideal to aid in readability when data is displayed on a terminal program. Use } (d), (d) or ~ (d) as terminator characters to be read by a machine (P) as they are not used within any commands..

66 Testing Testing the Pinterface to P serial link Test omms { R Test omms reply Example { R? { R R?? Test comms to and from the Pinterface. The th byte? can be any SII character of your choice. It is echoed back as part of the reply. If no reply is received, check that the Rx lamp winked when the command was sent. The Rx lamp will wink when any data is received, even if the baud rate and data format are wrong. This will help identify where any problem may lie. reply is only sent when the {R? command is received in the correct data format (N8) and at the correct baud rate. { R R? The th byte? is the random character entered as the th byte of the {R? command above. It is echoed back in this reply. Test comms to and from the Pinterface. The last byte? is any SII character of your choice. Reply.? is the SII character of your choice from the line above. Pinterface Loop-back Test The Pinterface has a built-in test mode. ll you need to run it is a loop-back lead. When powered up, the Pinterface sends a heartbeat signal once per second. If this signal is fed back into the Pinterface, it enters the test mode. It works with any baud rate setting. Set the RS/RS8 switch to which ever input you are using. In the test mode, you will see the following - On the Pinterface, both Tx & Rx lamps will blink together about once per second. On the Master Station, a single Group lamp will light on a channel (-) that corresponds with the address that the Master is set to. Every Master Station must be set to a different address. Group lamps slowly chase from channel to. Go and Standby lamps toggle for any channels that have Outstations connected. Loop-back connectors Data Output Data Input Ground RS (D9) 8 Gnd Gnd Gnd Tx+ Tx- Gnd 7 Rx+ 8 Rx- RS8 (RJ) (viewed with the latch facing away) RS (D9) RS8 (RJ) dd the links in red..

67 Testing Testing the Pinterface to P serial link second test Header second test command { T E S T second test command quick test that will give the same results as the loop-back test but without the need for the loop-back connectors. In this test mode, you will see the following - oth Tx & Rx lamps on the Pinterface will blink together at about once per second. On the Master - single Group lamp will light on a channel (-) that corresponds with the address that the Master is set to. Every Master must be set to a different address. Group lamps slowly chase from channel to. Go and Standby lamps toggle for any channels that have Outstations connected. The {TEST command does not require the letter X for execute to follow the command. 7.

68 Testing What if it doesn t work? Here are a few things to check Is the power turned on and all cables plugged in? The Power lamp will wink about once per second. The Tx lamp will also wink once every second as the Heartbeat signal {RRH is sent out the serial port. Is the RS/RS8 switch in the correct position? Output data is sent on both ports all the time. The switch only selects which port receives data. Try a loop-back connector. See page. an the P/Show ontroller see the Heartbeat signal? onnect a terminal program (such as Hyperterm etc) to the serial port of the Pinterface and setup it up for N,8, with hand shaking off. Set the terminal program to 9 baud. If characters other than {RRH are received, try other baud rates or reset the Pinterface to 9 baud (See page ) Once the P/Show ontroller can see the Heartbeat signal, you should be able to send commands. Try the Test omms command on page. This will test the serial link to/from the Pinterface. If no Outstations are connected, the following commands will turn all the Group Lamps, on all Master Stations, on or off. [ P [ P Masters -, h -, Group on, off Masters -, h -, Group & off These commands must be followed by the letter X for execute. Once X has been received by the Pinterface, the commands are uploaded to the Master Station(s). 8.

69 onnections To/from the ue Light Master Each ue Light Master Station has two RJ Expansion Ports wired in parallel. The Pinterface connects to either of these Expansion Ports via a core cable fitted with RJ connectors. dditional Masters, up to a total of six, can be daisy chained to the remaining Expansion Port. The RJ cable also provides power for the Pinterface from the ue Light Master. The data lines in the RJ cable are RS8 running a proprietary protocol. The RJ cable has been tested to m ( feet). m (. feet) long cable is provided with the Pinterface. The cable is of core flat construction. & Gnd Data + Data - & +V To/from the P, Mac or Show ontroller RS and RS8 connections are available. oth of these connectors are optically isolated from ground to reduce the possibility of ground loops between the Pinterface and the equipment to which they are connected. switch next to the D9 connector selects either RS or RS8. aud rates of, 9, 9, 8, 7, are supported. Data format is N8. No parity, 8 data bits and stop bit. No X-on/X-off software or hardware handshake is used. Transmit (return monitoring) data is sent on both ports all the time. The switch only selects which port is connected to the serial data receiver. The Pinterface is wired as a DE Null Modem. Use a standard straight through serial modem cable for connection to the P. The female D9 connector of the Pinterface unit receives data on pin and transmits data on pin. viewed with the latch facing away RJ connector wiring Use with Dual Masters. If the ue Light system is running with two Master Stations connected to the same universe, the Pinterface must be connected to the Main Master Station. 9.

70 onnections omputer configuration Set the following data format and transmission rate for RS or RS8 * start bit * 8 data bits * no parity * stop bit * 9 baud aud rate can be changed once communications have been established at 9 baud. The new setting is saved when the power is off. RS Serial able Use a fully wired straight through D9 modem serial cable. suitable fully wired cable is supplied with the Pinterface. icially, the maximum length for RS cables is metres ( feet), but in practice greater lengths usually work satisfactorily. The following signals are used for data transmission. Receive Data (RXD): Pin Transmit Data (TXD): Pin Signal Ground: Pin 9 cutout 8 7 RS8 Serial onnection The RS8 RJ connector can be wired using T/ cable. This cable must not be connected to any Ethernet (Internet) system. The colours shown are only a suggestion. Pins and (transmit data) must use the same coloured pair. Pins 7 and 8 (receive data) must use the same coloured pair. The remaining pairs are Isolated ground. 8, & Isolated Gnd Tx+ Tx- Isolated Gnd 7 Rx+ 8 Rx- RJ (RS8) connector wiring viewed with the latch facing away Maximum cable length when using T/ cable is at least, metres (, feet). Two wire RS8 connections are not supported. US The Pinterface can be connected to a US port using a US-RS adaptor cable. Some budget US/RS cables are not fully compliant and may not work correctly, if at all. The US m onverter able made by TDI have been tested and do work correctly. See Pin view of female D9 RS8 reakout oard RS8RK If not using a fully wired cable, it should be wired as below Data Input Data Output Ground P, Mac or Show ontroller Screen DTE DE Data Output Data Input Isolated Ground Pinterface (QL-Pi Mk) The left hand connector is a D9 on the P/show controller. You will need to add the wire links highlighted in red The RS8RK reakout oard allows connection of cables other than T/ to the Pinterface. The reakout oard can be DIN rail mounted or the mounting brackets can be removed allowing it to be installed in a project box. There are screw terminal connections. Tx+, Tx-, Rx+, Rx- and Gnd. mm square by 8mm high (excluding the DIN mount brackets). 7.