REDBACK A 6530 – 7 Inch Programmable Wallplates User Guide
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A 6530 – 7 Inch Programmable Wallplates
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Software Programming Guide
Suits the following models
A 6530 – 7″ Programmable Wallplate (Black) A 6531 – 7″ Programmable Wallplate
(White) A 6540 – 4.3″ Programmable Wallplate (Black) A 6541 – 4.3″
Programmable Wallplate (White)
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User manual revision number: 1.0 11/08/2022
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CONTENTS
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1.0 WALL PLATE SOFTWARE
3
1.1 initial power Up
3
1.2 Accessing the Software
3
1.3 Firmware Updates
4
1.4 Running The Software
4
2.0 DEFAULT CONFIGURATION
5
3.0 CREATE A NEW CONFIGURATION
6
4.0 ADDING BUTTON ICONS
6
5.0 CHANGING BUTTON ICONS
7
6.0 SAVING AND UPLOADING THE BUTTON CONFIGURATION
8
6.1 Copying The Configuration For Use Across Multiple Jobs
9
7.0 SWAPPING BUTTONS
9
8.0 DELETING BUTTONS
10
9.0 ADDING SERIAL COMMANDS TO BUTTONS
10
10.0 ADDING RELAY COMMANDS TO BUTTONS
12
11.0 SIMULATING BUTTON PRESSES
14
12.0 SETTING RELAY COMMANDS WHEN USING THE A 6530 or A 6540 series WITH THE A 6510/ A 6515
15
13.0 SETTING COMMANDS FOR EXPANDED RELAY SYSTEMS USING THE A 6505A and A6510 or A 6515
16
13.1 Serial Commands To Control A 6510 Relays
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13.2 Serial Commands To Control A 6515 Relays
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14.0 SERIAL COMMANDS FOR THIRD PARTY CONTROL OF THE A6510 AND A 6515
18
15.0 ADDING IR COMMANDS TO BUTTONS
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15.1 Learning IR Codes
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15.2 Add IR File
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15.3 Add Pronto HEX File
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16.0 DOUBLE ACTION BUTTONS
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17.0 SUB PAGES
25
18.0 SPLASH SCREENS
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19.0 WALLPLATE COLOURS, BACKLIGHT AND SCREENSAVER OPTIONS
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19.1 Wallplate LCD Background and Text Colours
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19.2 Wallplate Dimming Time
32
19.3 Wallplate Backlight
32
19.4 Wallplate Screensaver
33
19.5 Screensaver Actions
34
20.0
PIR
ACTIONS
AND
TIMEOUT 35
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1.0 SETUP
1.1 INITIAL POWER UP
Out of the box the Redback® A 6530 or A 6540 series wall plate comes loaded with a default program for initial testing. Six buttons have been programmed into the plate which can be used to test the the outputs of the Redback® A 6505A Serial Hub. Connection between the two devices is illustrated in figures 2.1 and 3.1 of the accompanying Operating Manual. The six buttons are labelled serial 1, serial 2, IR, Relay 1, Relay 2 and Relay 3. When these buttons are pressed the corresponding ouput LED on the A 6505A will illuminate to show it is active.
1.2 ACCESSING THE SOFTWARE
Programming the wall plate requires the PC software which is stored on the wall plate. To access the software insert the blank supplied micro SD card into the slot at the bottom of the wall plate. The wall plate will recognise the card insertion and display three options as shown in figure 1.0
Select the second option (DOWNLOAD PLATE FILES TO THE SD CARD) and follow the
prompts. The contents of the wall plate will be copied across to the SD card.
Note: The contents of the micro SD card will be erased during this process.
Two animated dots can be seen rotating during the erasure and copying
processes. If the dots stop rotating then the wall plate has locked up. Wait
for 2 minutes and if the problem is not resolved turn the power off and then
remove the micro SD card. Reconnect power and try again.
In order to access the program, the Micro SD card will need to be connected to
a Windows based device such as a PC or laptop with Windows 7 or above
installed. It will need to be equipped with a Micro SD card reader to do this.
If a Micro SD slot is not available then the Redback D 0371A USB Memory Card
Reader or similar would be suitable (not supplied).
Make sure the Windows based device is on and card reader connected and
correctly installed. Then insert the Micro SD card into the reader.
SD CARD INSERTED
UPLOAD SD CARD
FILES TO THE
OK
PLATE
DOWNLOAD PLATE
FILES TO THE
OK
SD CARD
EXIT WITHOUT SD CARD CHANGES OK
Go to “My Computer” or “This PC” and open the Micro SD card which is usually marked “Removable disk”.
Fig 1.0
It is recommended that a copy is made of the contents of the Micro SD Card before any programming is done. This may come in handy if the SD card becomes corrupted and it also provides a default setup to fall back on.
The contents of the Micro SD card should include the programming software
(labelled A65XX_Keypad_Programmer_XXXX) and a library of button Icons. The
Firmware folder holds the current firmware version supplied with the plate.
Firmware updates are available for download from www.redbackaudio.com.au. If
an update is performed (see section 1.3) and fails to update, or the update is
found to have errors then the wall plate can be restored back to its default
firmware version with the file in this folder. (NOTE: The System Volume
Information folder is part of the SD Card format. Do not modify this folder).
1.3 FIRMWARE UPDATE
It is possible to update the firmware for this unit by downloading updated versions from redbackaudio.com.au. To perform an update, follow these steps.
- Download the Zip file from the website. 2) Disconnect power from the wall plate. Remove the Micro SD card and insert it into your PC. (Follow the steps on page 3 to open the micro SD card). 3) Extract the contents of the Zip file to the root folder of the Micro SD Card. 4) Rename the extracted .BIN file to update.BIN. 5) Remove the Micro SD card from the PC following windows safe card removal procedures. 6) With the power disconnected from the wall plate, re-insert the Micro SD card. 7) Reconnect power to the wall plate. The unit will check the Micro SD card and if an update is required the wall plate will perform the update automatically.
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1.4 RUNNING THE SOFTWARE It is recommended to run the programming software
from the SD card. Double click on the file – A65XX_Keypad_Programmer_XXXX. The
programming screen should appear as shown in Figure 1.2.
Fig 1.2 If the program doesn’t run then the .NET Framework might need to be
updated on your PC. This must be updated to the .NET Framework 4 or above,
available on the microsoft website. From this startup screen the available
options are to either access the File, Button, Power Settings, Screen, PIR or
Polling Tabs as shown in figure 1.3.
Fig 1.3
The “File” tab provides the standard Windows operating system functions of
New, Open, Save and Save As. It is recommended that the configuration is saved
to the Micro SD card by using the “Save” option. But the “Save As” option is
available so the setup can be saved elsewhere.
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2.0 DEFAULT CONFIGURATION
Lets take a brief look at the default configuration. Navigate to the “File”
tab and then select “Open”. The window shown below in figure 2.1 should
appear. We need to navigate to the location of the config file which for our
example is on the root folder of the micro SD card which is Removable disk
(O).
Fig 2.1 We select Removable Disk (O) and then OK. The default configuration
should load and display as shown in figure 2.2.
Fig 2.2
Notice that the simulation of the screen (under the text “Your Plate”)
displays exactly what is displayed when the A 6530 or A 6540 series wall plate
is powered up. As this configuration is only used for testing we won’t go into
more detail.
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3.0 CREATE A NEW CONFIGURATION
Navigate to the “File” tab and then select “New”. The window shown below in
figure 3.1 should appear. Once again it is recommended (if not done
previously) that a copy is made of the default contents of the Micro SD Card
before a new configuration is saved.
Fig 3.1
4.0 ADDING BUTTON ICONS
Programming the button icons is quite simple. Navigate to the Button tab and
select “Add New” or press the “Insert” button on your computer’s keyboard. The
default “Smiley face” button Icon will appear in the centre of the wall plate
simulator as shown in figure 4.1. The simulator section displays exactly what
will appear on the wall plate once operational.
Fig 4.1
Any number of buttons can be added at this stage up to a maximum of 12 buttons
as shown in figure 4.2. This screen is called the Home Page. Each of the 12
buttons on this screen have the option to go to a sub page once pressed ,and
each sub page can have up to 11 buttons (Sub pages are explained in section
17).
(NOTE: There is no option to change the size of the icons on the screen i.e.
The buttons are a fixed size regardless of the number of buttons selected).
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Fig 4.2
Obviously a screen full of smiley faces doesn’t provide a very good visual
indicator of the functions of the buttons. The button icons can be changed to
those supplied in the Icon Library, or you can create your own. The Icon image
is 60 pixels x 60 pixels and can be created and saved as a bitmap image using
other readily available image creation software. It is also possible to import
most image files of any size which will be converted by the software to a
bitmap image making it available as an icon.
5.0 CHANGING BUTTON ICONS
Changing the button Icons is simply a matter of selecting the Icon from the
screen simulator and then clicking on the Icon under the button label as
highlighted in figure 5.2. The Select Icon window should appear as shown
below. From here it is possible to scroll through the icons in the icon
library, or by pressing the browse button (highlighted in figure 5.1) navigate
to an icon or image stored elsewhere. Select the icon or image and then press
OK.
BROWSE
Fig 5.1
The updated icon should now replace the selected icon. In our case we have
selected wr-Power.bmp. We then changed the button label to “Power” by typing
in the new name in the Button Label section. The new label now appears below
the icon on the wall plate simulation.
(NOTE: Button labels can be a maximum of 12 characters long).
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Fig 5.2
6.0 SAVING AND UPLOADING THE BUTTON CONFIGURATION
At the top of the programming window the location of the save file is shown
(In our case the program is saved to the SD card which is the path to the
Removable disk (J:). The asterisk at the end of the path signifies that the
program has changed since it was last saved. Save the program by selecting
File/Save (see Fig 6.1) or by pressing Ctrl+S.
Fig 6.1
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The saved program can now be uploaded to the wall plate. Remove the micro SD
card from the PC following safe removal procedures and insert it into the
bottom of the wall plate. The wall plate will recognise the card insertion and
display three options as shown in figure 6.2.
Select the first option “UPLOAD SD CARD FILES TO THE PLATE” and follow the
prompts. Make sure to remove the micro SD card when prompted.
Note: The micro SD card does not need to remain inside the wall plate after
the upload for correct operation.
The contents of the micro SD card will be copied across to the wall plate. Two
animated dots can be seen rotating during the copying process. If the dots
stop rotating then the wall plate has locked up. Wait for 2 minutes and if the
problem is not resolved turn the power off and then remove the micro SD card.
Reconnect power and try again.
SD CARD INSERTED
UPLOAD SD CARD
FILES TO THE
OK
PLATE
DOWNLOAD PLATE
FILES TO THE
OK
SD CARD
EXIT WITHOUT SD CARD CHANGES OK
Fig 6.2
6.1 COPYING THE CONFIGURATION FOR USE ACROSS MULTIPLE JOBS
Sometimes the same setup is required for different jobs, an example might be
setting up a school where multiple classrooms have the same equipment setup.
One micro SD card can be used for multiple jobs simply by uploading the files
from the SD card to multiple plates.
7.0 SWAPPING BUTTONS
The position of the buttons can be moved around the screen by using the “Swap
with” command located in the Button/Swap with tab as shown in figure 7.1.
Simply select the button to swap and the buttons will swap accordingly.
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Fig 7.1
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In our example we have swapped button 1 with button 12, the result is shown in
figure 7.2
Fig 7.2
8.0 DELETING BUTTONS
Buttons can be removed from the screen by navigating to the Button/Delete tab
and pressing delete. (NOTE: Make sure you have selected the button to be
removed beforehand).
9.0 ADDING SERIAL COMMANDS TO BUTTONS
To configure a serial command to a button, select the button from the Wall
Plate Screen Simulator and then press the “Add” button as shown in figure 9.1.
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The “Add New Command” window should appear as shown in figure 9.2 and will
default to the Serial command type.
Fig 9.2
This is where all the serial command parameters are set. The Port refers to
output port of the A 6505A serial hub and is either Port 1 or 2. (NOTE: Older
versions of the software may have the option of Port 0 or 1.) The serial
transmission parameters are set by simple drop down boxes, for the baud rate
(Speed), Stop bits, transmission Bits and Parity. The Delay refers to the
amount of time the system will wait after the command is exectued. This has
the option of 10,100 or 1000 milliseconds via the drop down box or any time
period can be entered manually. The Code is the serial code to be output,
which can be in either HEX or ASCII format as selcted by the drop down box.
The Name provides the user with a way of creating a meaningful description of
the command.
In the example below, we have set the output port to 0 (which will output from
Port 1 of the A 6505), set the transmission speed to 9600 baud, with 1 stop
bit, 8 bits of data and parity None. The transmission code is FFFF in HEX
format, we have set a delay of 1 sec (1000ms) and labelled the command Turn
Device ON. (Note: Spaces cannot be used in the HEX code. They are invalid).
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After pressing “OK”, the resultant command line is shown below in figure 9.4.
All the settings are now visible and can be deleted or edited from this screen
(double click the line to edit).
Fig 9.4
10.0 ADDING RELAY COMMANDS TO BUTTONS
To configure a relay command to a button, select the button from the Wall
Plate Screen Simulator and then press the “Add” button as shown in figure 9.1.
The “Add New Command” window should appear as shown in figure 9.2 and will
default to the Serial command type. Select the “Relay” tick box and the window
should change to that shown below in figure 10.1.
Fig 10.1
From here we can select the relay output 1-3 (of the A 6505A Serial Hub) and
determine the action for that relay. The relay can be set to OFF or ON, the
output can be set to toggle it’s state each time the button is pressed or the
relay can be set to a timed output which will remain on for 10, 100, 1000 or
10,000 milliseconds (set by the “Hold” drop down box) or
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any time period can be entered manually. The Delay refers to the amount of
time the system will wait after the command is exectued before performing any
more tasks. This has the option of 10,100, 1000 or 10000 milliseconds via the
drop down box or any time period can be entered manually.
Fig 10.2
In the example shown in figure 10.2, we have set the output to relay 1, and
set the action to a timed output which will activate the relay for 10
milliseconds. We have also set a delay of 10 milliseconds and labelled the
command “Turn Relay 1 ON”. After pressing “OK”, the resultant command line is
shown below in figure 10.3. Two command lines are visible in the button
actions window. The first line is the command from the example in section 9.0
and the second line is the example in this section.
Fig 10.3
Either line can be deleted or edited from this screen (double click the line
to edit) and the order of events can also be modified by selecting the line
and then using the up and down arrows to change its position in the list. Each
button can have an unlimited number of commands. (NOTE: while the commands for
a button are being executed the wall plate will not respond to other button
presses).
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11.0 SIMULATING BUTTON PRESSES
The actions of the buttons can be simulated in real time without the need to
insert the SD card into the wall plate. Simply press the simulate button under
the screen simulator (or on the top tab bar) and then view the command results
when the buttons are pressed.
Fig 11.1
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12.0 SETTING RELAY COMMANDS WHEN USING THE A 6530 or A 6540 series AND THE A
6510/ A 6515
In order to use the relay outputs of the Redback® A6510 or A 6515 when using
the CAT5 direct connection from the A 6530 or A 6540 series wall plate (see
fig 12.2 and 12.3), specific serial commands have to be sent. These external
relays cannot be activated using the standard relay commands.
Follow the same steps as outlined in section 9.0 to create a new serial
command for a button through the Add New Command window. There are three
options for the state of the external relays, ON, OFF or Toggle. Specific
ASCII codes have to be sent to switch the desired relays. Figure 12.1
illustrates the settings required to toggle relay 1. The port must be set to
1, the speed to 9600 baud, the stop bit to 1, data bits to 8 , parity to none
and the format must be ASCII.
The code to be sent is quite simple. The code starts with the word RELAY
followed by T for toggle, O (capital o) for OFF and I (capital i) for ON,
followed by the relay number. So for instance to turn on relay 5, the code
would be RELAYI5, to toggle relay 12, the code would be RELAYT12 and so on.
It is also possible to turn all relays ON or OFF by using the standard format
of O (capital o) for OFF, I (capital i) for ON and then by using the number 99
as the relay number. so the command RELAYI99 will turn all relays ON and the
command RELAYO99 will turn all relays OFF
Redback® A 6500
Fig 12.1
(Cat5/6 Cable 50m Maximum)
24V DC PLUGPACK (MINIMUM 1A)
TO A 6500 RS232 RS485
TO REDBACK® DEVICES
Redback® A 6510
Relay OUT 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Fig 12.2
RELAY CONTROLLED DEVICES (CONTACTS MAX 1A)
NOTE: The A 6510 relays are numbered 1-12.
NOTE : DIP Switch 3 must be set to ON in this wiring configuration. All other
DIP switches must be OFF.
(Cat5/6 Cable 50m Maximum)
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Relay OUT 2 1
Fig 12.3
TO A 6500 RS232 RS485
TO REDBACK® DEVICES
24V DC PLUGPACK (MINIMUM 1A)
NOTE: The A 6515 relays are numbered 13 &14.
Redback® A 6515
NOTE : DIP Switch 3 must be set to ON in this wiring configuration. All other DIP switches must be OFF.
RELAY CONTROLLED DEVICES (CONTACTS MAX 16A)
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13.0 SETTING COMMANDS FOR EXPANDED RELAY SYSTEMS USING THE A 6505A and A6510
or A 6515
In order to make use of the expanded relay outputs of the Redback® A6510 or A
6515 when using the A 6505A serial hub (see fig 13.2 and 13.3), specific
wiring is required and certain serial commands have to be sent. This is to
avoid clashes with the relay outputs of the A 6505 serial hub which makes use
of the standard relay commands.
13.1 SERIAL COMMANDS TO CONTROL A 6510 RELAYS
Follow the same steps as outlined in section 9.0 to create a new serial
command for a button through the Add New Command window. There are three
options for the state of the external relays, ON, OFF or Toggle. Specific
ASCII codes have to be sent to switch the desired relays.
Figure 13.1 illustrates the settings required to toggle relay 1 on the A 6510.
The speed is set to 9600 baud, the stop bit to 1, data bits to 8 , parity to
none and the format must be ASCII. The port is set to match the output port
used on the A 6505A serial hub. The code to be sent is quite simple. The code
starts with the word RELAY followed by
T for toggle (this alternates the state of the relay with each press). O
(capital o) for OFF (this turns the relay Off). I (capital i) for ON (this
turns the relay On).
followed by the relay number.
So for instance to turn on relay 5, the code would be RELAYI5. To toggle relay
12, the code would be RELAYT12 and so on.
It is also possible to turn all relays ON or OFF by using the standard format
of O (capital o) for OFF, I (capital i) for ON and then by using the number 99
as the relay number. so the command RELAYI99 will turn all relays ON and the
command RELAYO99 will turn all relays OFF
Fig 13.1
Redback® A 6500
(Cat5/6 Cable 50m Maximum)
24V DC PLUGPACK (MINIMUM 1A)
TO A 6500
Redback® A 6505
RS485-1 RS232-1 RS232-2 RS485-2
Relay OUT IR 1 2 3
RS232/ RS232/ RS485 RS485
RELAY CONTROLLED DEVICES
A 1052 IR REPEATER
NOTE: The A 6510 relays are numbered 1-12.
A 6510 DIP Switch Settings NOTE : Only one DIP swiitch can be set to ON. DIP
Switch 1 must be set to ON when using the RS485 input of the A 6510. DIP
Switch 2 must be set to ON when using the RS232 input of the A 6510. All other
DIP switches must be OFF.
TO A 6500 RS232 RS485
TO REDBACK® DEVICES
Redback® A 6510
Relay OUT 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
RELAY CONTROLLED DEVICES (CONTACTS MAX 1A)
Fig 13.2
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13.2 SERIAL COMMANDS TO CONTROL A 6515 RELAYS
Follow the same steps as outlined in section 9.0 to create a new serial
command for a button through the Add New Command window. There are three
options for the state of the external relays, ON, OFF or Toggle. Specific
ASCII codes have to be sent to switch the desired relays.
Figure 13.3 illustrates the settings required to toggle relay 13 on the A
6515.
The speed is set to 9600 baud, the stop bit to 1, data bits to 8 , parity to
none and the format must be ASCII. The port is set to match the output port
used on the A 6505 serial hub.
The code to be sent is quite simple. The code starts with the word RELAY
followed by
T for toggle (this alternates the state of the relay with each press). O
(capital o) for OFF (this turns the relay Off). I (capital i) for ON (this
turns the relay On).
followed by the relay number.
So for instance to turn on relay 13, the code would be RELAYI13. To toggle
relay 14, the code would be RELAYT14 and so on. It is also possible to turn
all relays ON or OFF by using the standard format of O (capital o) for OFF, I
(capital i) for ON and then by using the number 99 as the relay number. so the
command RELAYI99 will turn all relays ON and the command RELAYO99 will turn
all relays OFF
Fig 13.3
Redback® A 6500
(Cat5/6 Cable 50m Maximum)
24V DC PLUGPACK NOTE: The A 6515 relays are num(MINIMUM 1A) bered 13 & 14.
TO A 6500
Redback® A 6505
RS485-1 RS232-1 RS232-2 RS485-2
Relay OUT IR 1 2 3
RS232/ RS232/ RS485 RS485
RELAY CONTROLLED DEVICES
A 1052 IR REPEATER
A 6515 DIP Switch Settings NOTE : Only one DIP swiitch can be set to ON. DIP Switch 1 must be set to ON when using the RS485 input of the A 6515. DIP Switch 2 must be set to ON when using the RS232 input of the A 6515. All other DIP switches must be OFF.
TO A 6500 RS232 RS485
TO REDBACK® DEVICES
Relay OUT 2 1
Fig 13.4
Redback® A 6515
RELAY CONTROLLED DEVICES (CONTACTS MAX 16A)
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14.0 SERIAL COMMANDS FOR THIRD PARTY CONTROL OF THE A6510 AND A 6515
The Redback® A6510 and 6515 relay boxes can both operate without the need for
the Redback® A 6530 or A 6540 series wall plate or the Redback® A 6505A serial
hub.
Third party control is achieved by sending serial commands to the RS232 or
RS485 inputs of the A6510 or A 6515 as shown in figure 14.1.
The serial data sent has to transmitted at 9600 baud, with the stop bit set to
1, data bits to 8 , parity to none and the format must be ASCII.
The code to be sent is quite simple. The code starts with the word RELAY
followed by
T for toggle (this alternates the state of the relay with each press). O
(capital o) for OFF (this turns the relay Off). I (capital i) for ON (this
turns the relay On).
followed by the relay number.
So for instance to turn on relay 13, the code would be RELAYI13. To toggle
relay 14, the code would be RELAYT14 and so on.
Third Party Device
SERIAL OUT SERIAL OUT
RS232/ RS232/ RS485 RS485
24V DC PLUGPACK (MINIMUM 1A)
TO A 6500 RS232 RS485
TO REDBACK® DEVICES
TO A 6500 RS232 RS485
TO REDBACK® DEVICES
Redback® A 6510
Relay OUT 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Relay OUT 2 1
Redback® A 6515
RELAY CONTROLLED DEVICES (CONTACTS MAX 1A)
RELAY CONTROLLED DEVICES (CONTACTS MAX 16A)
Fig 14.1
It is also possible to turn all relays ON or OFF by using the standard format of O (capital o) for OFF, I (capital i) for ON and then by using the number 99 as the relay number. So the command RELAYI99 will turn all relays ON and the command RELAYO99 will turn all relays OFF
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15.0 ADDING IR COMMANDS TO BUTTONS
To configure an IR command to a button, select the button from the Wall Plate
Screen Simulator and then press the “Add” button as shown in figure 9.1. The
“Add New Command” window should appear as shown in figure 9.2 and will default
to the Serial command type. Select the “IR” tick box and the window should
change to that shown below in figure 15.1.
Fig 15.1
From here we have two methods of adding IR commands, which include adding an
already saved IR code or by adding a Pronto HEX code. We also have the delay
option which refers to the amount of time the system will wait after the
command is exectued before performing any more tasks. This can be set to
10,100 or 1000 milliseconds.
15.1 Learning IR Codes
Insert a USB keyboard into the Micro USB socket on the bottom of the A 6530 or
A 6540 series wall plate. NOTE: An OTG (On The Go) cable (such as the supplied
Redback P 1921) will be required between the USB Keyboard and the Micro USB
socket on the wall plate.
The wall plate will automatically recognise the connection of the keyboard and
will request the user to enter the name of the button to be learned. Enter the
name of the button e.g. DVDPLAY and then press enter. (Note: Spaces are not
available). Now press the remote control button to be recorded. The wall plate
will record the IR code to the SD card for the duration of the button press
and will recognise when the button is released. Once the IR code has been
stored, there is the option to test the code if required in FORCED or NORMAL
mode. In order to test the IR output, the Redback® A 6505A Serial Hub will
need to be connected to the A 6530 or A 6540 series wall plate. Connect an IR
repeater to the IR output (Refer to figure 2.2b and 3.1 in the Operating
Manual) and point the IR repeater at the piece of equipment to be controlled.
Follow the on screen prompts to first test the IR code in FORCED mode and then
in NORMAL mode. Testing the codes at this stage provides instant feedback of
the codes working as required. Both codes are stored on the SD card for use,
in the IRFORCED and IRNORMAL folders under the name entered by the user. e.g.
DVDPLAY.
Remove the keyboard when finished recording IR codes and the wall plate will
automatically restart. Insert a Micro SD card into the A 6530 or A 6540 series
Wall Plate. The wall plate will recognise the card insertion and display three
options as shown in figure 1.0 Select the second option (DOWNLOAD PLATE FILES
TO THE SD CARD) and follow the prompts. The contents of the wall plate will be
copied across to the SD card. Note: The contents of the micro SD card will be
erased during this process. Remoce micro SD card from the wall plate and
insert into a PC or laptop. These codes can now be retrieved by using the Add
IR File button in the “Add New Command” window.
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15.2 Add IR File IR codes can be added to a button by pressing the “Add IR
File”button on the Add New Command window as shown in figure 15.2. Once
pressed the file navigator will open, then simply navigate to the location of
IR files. They may be in the supplied IR LIBRARY folder on the SD card, or any
saved IR codes created by using the IR learning facility on the wall plate
(see section 15.1 for details) which will be saved to the SD card in the
IRFORCED or IRNORMAL folders.
Fig 15.2 For our example we want to make button 2 play a DVD. We change the
Icon of button 2 to a Play Icon available from the icon library. We then
create a new IR command using the method in section 15.0. We navigate to the
IRNORMAL folder on the SD card (see figure 15.3) and select the DVDPLAY file
which we created in section 15.1 and press Open.
Fig 15.3 The IR file is now listed in the IR Code drop down box as shown in
figure 15.4. Select DVDPLAY and then press OK.
Fig 15.4
The resultant command line now appears in the button actions window as shown in figure 15.5.
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Fig 15.5
15.3 Add Pronto HEX File
Pronto HEX format IR codes are readily available and remove the need to learn
IR codes. These codes are easily accessible on the internet, but be warned
that not everything available will work.
IR codes can be added to a button by pressing the “Add Pronto HEX” button on
the Add New Command window as shown in figure 15.6.
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Once pressed the “Create Pronto HEX Command” window will appear (refer to
figure 15.7).
Fig 15.7 From here it is simply a matter of copying the HEX codes from a
webpage or other document and pasting them into the window. For our example we
changed the Icon of button 3 to a Stop Icon available from the icon library.
We have then copied the Pronto HEX codes from a webpage. We name the command
Sony DVD Stop. The result is shown in figure 15.8. (Note: When entering IR
PRONTO HEX codes, spaces are valid between each HEX code but invalid at the
start and end of the group. Make sure there isn’t a space at the end of the
group of codes).
Fig 15.8
The Pronto HEX code is now listed in the IR Code drop down box as shown in
figure 15.9. Select Sony DVD Stop and then press OK.
Fig 15.9
The resultant command line now appears in the button actions window as shown in figure 15.10
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16.0 DOUBLE ACTION BUTTONS
Previous sections have covered buttons with a single action but it is also
possible to give a button two actions for situations like turning a device
on/off, pressing play/pause etc. In this section we will cover a dual action
button, to play and stop a DVD player with IR codes, using the codes covered
in section 15.0. Begin by selecting the button to become a dual action button,
which in our case is the Play button and then press the “Double Action” option
as shown in figure 16.1.
Fig 16.1
When the “Double Action” option is selected, a copy of the single action
button is created with the same Icon and commands.
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The second action for our example is to stop the DVD playing. We click on the
lower Play icon and change this to the Stop icon. We then double click on the
command line and change the command to the IR Pronto HEX command used in
section 15.3 to stop playing the DVD. The button label is renamed to DVD and
the result is shown in figure 16.2.
Fig 16.2 Use the simulate button to check the results when the Play/Stop button is pressed, which are shown in figure 16.3.
Fig 16.3 As in single button configurations, both actions can have multiple command lines.
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17.0 SUB PAGES
The A 6530 or A 6540 series Wall plate has provision for sub pages which are
associated with the buttons on the home page. The home page can have a maximum
of twelve buttons, and each of those twelve buttons can have a sub page with
another 11 buttons. In the example of figure 17.1 a new program has been
created with 12 buttons on the home page. The install requires a DVD player to
be controlled from the A 6530 or A 6540 series, but to completely control the
DVD player all of the home page buttons would be required. This isn’t
practical, so instead a sub page will be used which will house all of the DVD
player controls. In our example one of the buttons is labelled DVD and the
Icon updated. To associate a sub page to the button, simply tick the “Opens
Sub Page” tick box. The “Show Sub Page” button underneath the simulator screen
is now active and can be used to display the sub page.
Fig 17.1
The sub page as shown in figure 17.2 has a “Home Page” Button which can be re-
labelled and the button Icon updated just like any other button. It is worth
noting that any button can be used to execute commands, including the Home
Page button and any Sub Page button. So for instance a command could be sent
to the DVD player (by adding a command in figure 17.1) to “Power On” the DVD
Player when the DVD sub page is activated. Similarly a command could be added
to the Home Page button in figure 17.2 which is executed before returning to
the home page.
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To control the DVD player all of the required buttons can now be added to the
sub page as illustrated in figure 17.3. All of the buttons could then be given
IR commands for instance, to control the DVD player (refer to section 15 to
add IR commands to buttons).
Fig 17.3
To return to the home page screen, press the “Show Home” button. This process
can then be repeated to add sub pages to other home page buttons .
18.0 SPLASH SCREENS
Splash screens provide the ability to display a full screen message or image
when a button is pressed. They can be included at any point in the command
lines for the button. Note: Only one splash screen can be used per button. The
screensaver image is 240 pixels x 320 pixels and must be one of the following
valid image formats jpeg, png, gif and bmp. The images can be created and
saved using readily available image creation software. It is also possible to
import image files of any size which will be converted by the A 6530 or A 6540
series PC software to a bitmap image. Figure 18.1 illustrates an example on
the use of splash screens. In this example a button is added and labelled
“DEMO” and will be used to configure a Demo room. When the button is pressed a
projector screen will drop from the wall, and the projector will start up.
Because the projector takes a while to warm up, a splash screen will be
displayed to notify the user that the demo has been activated and to please
wait.
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Press the section of the screen in the Splash Screen Image box shown in figure
18.1 and the Splash Screen loading window will appear as shown in figure 18.2.
Click in the image box and then navigate to the image to be used as the splash
screen.
Fig 18.2 The loaded image will now appear in the Splash Screen window as shown
in figure 18.3.
Fig 18.3 Press OK and the image will now appear in the Splash Screen image box as shown in image 18.4.
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Fig 18.4 Now that the Splash Screen has been installed we need to add a
command to the Demo button to activate it. Press the “Add” button and then
select “Splash Screen” from the command type drop down box as shown in figure
18.5.
Fig 18.5
After selecting “Splash Screen from the drop down box, the splash screen image
will be loaded and the delay can now be set as shown in figgure 18.6.
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Fig 18.5 The only option available for the Splash screen is the delay. This
delay corresponds to the amount of time the Splash screen will be displayed
after being initiated. Note: Setting the delay to 0 ms will put the splash
screen into “Auto mode”, which means the splash screen will be displayed until
all following commands for the button have been executed. Setting the delay to
any other value will display the Splash Screen for that amount of time, and no
other commands can be initiated until the time elapses. In our example shown
below in figure 18.6 the splash screen delay has been set to 0ms, and it is
the first command in the button actions. The next two commands turn the
projector ON and put the projector screen down. The delay after putting the
projector screen down has been deliberatly set at 10,000 ms (10 sec) so that
the splash screen is displayed until the projector has time to turn ON. If the
delay for the splash screen had been set to 10 sec instead of putting the
delay after the projector screen, then the splash screen would have been
displayed for 10 seconds and then the projector would have been turned on. The
message telling the user to wait would have disappeared and the user would
still be waiting for the projector to turn ON.
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19.0 WALLPLATE COLOURS, BACKLIGHT, DIMMING and SCREENSAVER OPTIONS
19.1 Wallplate LCD Background and Text Colours The Redback® A 6530 or A 6540
series wallplate comes standard out of the box with white text on a black
background. Both of these can be adjusted by navigating to the “Screen” tab
and selecting Background or Text colour. To change the background colour,
select the “Screen” tab and then select “Background Colour” as shown in figure
19.1.
Fig 19.1 The colour selection box will appear which has a set of basic
colours. If a custom colour is required press the “Define Custom Colours” box
and the full spectrum of colours will appear as shown in figure 19.2. Select a
background colour and press OK.
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The selected background colour should now be visible on the simulation screen.
In our case we have selected a blue screen as shown in figure 19.3.
Fig 19.3 To change the text colour, repeat the process and select “Text
Colour” from the “Screen” tab. Then change the colour using the same procedure
used to select the background colour and then press OK. In our example we have
selected yellow as the colour of our text which is shown in figure 19.4.
Fig 19.4
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19.2 Wallplate Dimming Time
The Redback® A 6530 or A 6540 series Wall plate has the option to dim the
screen to a set backlight level, and also activate a static screensaver, after
a user set amount of time with no screen contact. This time is set by
navigating to the “Power Settings” tab and selecting the Dim Screen option as
shown in figure 19.5. The time can be set anywhere between 0 and 180 minutes.
Note: If the Dim Screen time is set to 0 minutes the wallplate LCD will never
dim and the screensaver will not activate.
Fig 19.5
19.3 Wallplate Backlight
The LCD backlight (or brightness) can be set from 0% which means the screen is
not visible at all, up to 100% which is full brightness. This backlight
setting is used in conjunction with the Dim Screen setting. An example of this
is a follows – If the Dim Screen is set to 2 minutes and the Backlight is set
to 30%, then after two minutes of no screen contact the screen backlight will
drop to a brightness of 30% and stay that way until the screen is touched. The
Backlight percentage is set by navigating to the “Power Settings” tab and
selecting the Backlight option as shown in figure 19.6. The percentage can be
set anywhere between 0 and 100%.
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19.4 Wallplate Screensaver
Like the backlight option in section 19.3, the Screensaver is used in
conjunction with the Dim Screen time setting. If the screensaver option is
used it will activate at a period of time twice the setting of the dim screen
time. An example of this is as follows – The Dim Screen is set to 2 minutes
and the Backlight is set to 30%. After two minutes of no screen contact the
screen backlight will drop to a brightness of 30%, then after another two
minutes the screensaver image will be displayed still at 30% brighness and
stay that way until the screen is touched. The Screensaver image is set by
navigating to the “Power Settings” tab and selecting the Screen Saver option
as shown in figure 19.7. Note: If the Dim Screen time is set to 0 minutes the
wallplate LCD will never dim and the screensaver will not activate.
Fig 19.7
An image box will appear as shown in figure 19.8. To set the image press the
section of the screen as shown and then navigate to the image to be used.
Valid image formats are jpeg, png, gif and bmp. The screensaver image which is
240 x 400 pixels for the 4.3″ and 400 x 240 pixels for the 7″can be created
and saved using readily available image creation software. It is also possible
to import image files of any size which will be converted by the A 6530 or A
6540 series PC software to a bitmap image.
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The loaded image will now appear in the Screen Saver window as shown in figure
19.9. Press OK to confirm the Screen Saver Image.
Fig 19.9 19.5 Screen Saver Actions A series of commands can be programmed to
execute when the Screen Saver becomes active. This is set by navigating to the
“Power Settings” tab and selecting the “Screen Saver Actions” as shown in
figure 19.10.
Fig 19.10 Simply add the commands in the same manner as adding commands to buttons.
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20.0 PIR ACTIONS and TIMEOUT
The Redback® A 6530 or A 6540 series now has the option of a PIR (or closing
conctact) trigger when combined with the A 6505A. (Refer to the A 6530 or A
6540 series instruction manual for more details about the wiring connections).
This useful trigger could be used to activate a series of commands, for
instance when someone enters a room. The PIR action is set by navigating to
the “PIR” tab and selecting the “Actions” option as shown in figure 20.1.
Fig 20.1
Once selected the PIR commands window will appear as shown in figure 20.2.
From here is is simply a matter of entering the commands in exactly the same
manner as the procedure for the buttons. A splash screen can also be entered
from this window.
Fig 20.2
This illustrated a single action use for the PIR, which would run a series of
commands once the PIR is triggered. It is also possible to run a series of
commands after a set amount of time of the PIR being triggered. This time is
known as the PIR timeout and is set by navigating to the “PIR” tab and
selecting “PIR Timeout” as shown in figure 20.3. Move the slider to the
desired time.
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Fig 20.3 Once the PIR timeout is set, the double action option can be
utilised. With this option a series of commands can be executed when the PIR
is triggered and another set of commands can be executed when the PIR times
out. Note: Every time the PIR is triggered the time will be reset. (But the
triggered commands will not execute again). A double action window is shown in
an example in figure 20.4. Simply add the commands in the same manner as
adding commands to buttons. Splash screens have been loaded for both action
states of our example.
Fig 20.4
Note: Care needs to be taken when using the PIR option, especially the double
action option. The PIR option has a priority over the rest of the system. When
the PIR times out, the second set of commands will be executed no matter what
else the A 6530 or A 6540 series may be doing at the time.
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