Table of Contents
- EMC Information
- Safety
- User Information
- Package Contents
- Contents
- About this Manual
- Conventions
- Terminology
- Product Information
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Hardware Setup
- Chapter 3 Browser Operation
- Chapter 4 ATEN Configurator (VK6000)
- Overview
- Installation
- Getting Started Tasks
- Main Page
- Menu Bar
- Project
- Device
- Design
- Object Properties
- Button / Slider Bar / Dial Kit Actions
- Library
- Upload
- Chapter 5 ATEN Database Generator
- Chapter 6 Remote PC Control
- Chapter 7 ATEN Control System App
- Appendix
ATEN VK248-AT-G User Manual
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EMC Information
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INTERFERENCE
STATEMENT
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital
device, purs uant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Th ese limit s a re designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commerci al environment . This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radi o
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual , may cause harm ful interference t o radio commun i cations. Operat i on of this
equipmen t in a resi dent ial area is likely to cause harmfu l interferen ce in whic h case the
user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
FCC Caution: Any changes or mo difications not expressly approv ed by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
Warning: Operation of this equip ment in a residential environment could cause radio
interference.
KCC Statement
RoHS
This product is RoHS compliant.
Safety
This product has been classified as Information Technology Equipment.
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User Information
Online Registration
Be sure to register your product at our online support center:
Telephone Support
For telephone support, call this n umb er :
User Notice
All information, documentation, and specifications contained in this manual
are subject to change without prior notification by the manufacturer. The
manufacturer makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or
implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any
warranties as to merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any of
the manufacturer's sof twar e des c ri bed in this manual is sold or licensed as is.
Should t he p rog rams pro ve d efect ive fo l low ing t h eir purchase, the buyer (an d
not the manufacturer, its distributor, or its dealer), assumes the entire cost of all
necessary servicing, repair and any incidental or consequential damages
resulting from any defect in the software.
The manufacturer of this system is not responsible for any radio and/or TV
interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this device. It is the
responsibility of th e user to correct su ch interference.
The manufacturer is not resp ons ible for any damage incur red in the operatio n
of this system if the correct operatio nal voltage setting was n ot s e lected prio r
to operation. PLEASE VERIFY THAT THE VOLTAGE SETTING IS
CORRECT BEFORE USE.
International http://eservice.aten.com
International 886-2-8692-6959
China 86-400-810-0-810
Japan 81-3-5615-5811
Korea 82-2-467-6789
North America 1-888-999-A TEN ext 4988
1-949-428-1111
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Package Contents
VK0100
The VK0100 package consists of:
1 VK0100 8-B ut t on Con t rol Pad (U S, 1 Gang )
1 Button Pack
6 Terminal Blocks
1 Faceplate
1 User Instructions*
VK0200
The VK0200 package consists of:
1 VK0200 12-Button Control Pad (EU, 2 Gang)
1 Button Pack
6 Terminal Blocks
1 Faceplate
1 User Instructions*
VK1100
The VK1100 package consists of:
1 VK11 00 Com pa ct Cont ro l Box
4 Terminal Blocks
1Power Cord
1 User Instructions*
VK2100
The VK2100 package consists of:
1 VK2100 Control Box
1 Rack Mount Kit
9 Terminal Blocks
1Power Cord
1 User Instructions*
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Note:
Read this manual thoroughly and follow the installation and operation
procedures carefully to prevent any damage to the ATEN controller and
other connected devices.
The product firmware may have been updated with new features after the
release of this manual. For an up-to-date user manual, visit:
http://www.aten.com/global/en/
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Contents
EMC Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii
Online Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii
Telephone Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
VK0100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
VK0200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
VK1100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
VK2100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vi
About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Terminology
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiii
Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiii
1. Introduction
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Intelligent Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ATEN Control Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ATEN Control Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
ATEN Configurator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
ATEN Control System App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
ATEN Keypads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2. Hardware Setup
ATEN Control Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
VK2100 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
VK2100 Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
VK1100 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
VK1100 Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Rack Mounting the ATEN Control Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
VK2100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
VK1100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Control Box Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
12VDC Power Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3
Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
IR / Serial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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One IR Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Two IR Transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Digital I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
RS-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 2
RS-232 / 422 / 485 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 3
Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
ATEN Control Pad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 5
Installing the Control Pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 7
Installation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
RS-232 Serial Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Relay Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Digital Input Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
ATEN Expansion Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
ATEN Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 8
Layout Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Installing ATEN Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
3. Browser Operation
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Logging In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Licenses for Mobile Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
4. ATEN Configurator (VK6000)
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Getting Started Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Main Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Device Configuration List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Adding Devices to ATEN Configurator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
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Left Sidebar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Controller Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Expansion Box (Expander) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Serial Device Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
I/O Device Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
IR/Relay Device Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Ethernet Device Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Device Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Left Sidebar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Adding a Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Configuring the Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Object Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Page Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Object Properties for Mobile Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Slider Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
PowerPoint Control and Media Control Templates . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Layering Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Dial Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Frame & Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Object Properties for ATEN Keypad / Control Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Button / Slider Bar / Dial Kit Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Understanding Button/Slider Bar/Dial Kit Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Configuring Button/Slider Bar Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Device Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Applications of Device Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Example 1: Configuring actions of dial keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Advanced Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Applications of Advanced Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Set Flag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Change Button State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Change Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Change Group Button State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Change Slider Bar Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Change Button Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
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Graphic Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Background Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Device Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Flag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Understanding Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Monitor Page Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Condition Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Creating an If Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Creating a Switch Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Creating a Bypass Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Creating a While Loop Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Creating a Professional Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
Scheduled Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
Understanding Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
Creating a Variable for Devi ces that Return Feedback Me ssages 177
Creating a Variable for Devices that Do Not Return Feedback Mes-
sages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
Upload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Viewing Controller Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
5. ATEN Database Generator
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
My Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Managing My Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
Edit / Add New Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Text Command Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Testing Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
ATEN Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
6. Remote PC Control
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
Setting Up Remote PC Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
Installing ControlAssist on Target Computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
Adding Target Computers to the Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
Configuring a Control Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212
Supported PC Control Actions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
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7. ATEN Control System App
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Installing the App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Button Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
The ATEN Control System App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
WinViewer1 / iPad / Android1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Demo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Manage Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Manage LAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Set Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Log Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Report History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Download Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Downloading Viewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Appendix
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Rack Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Datapoint Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
VK2100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
VK1100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
VK0100/VK0200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Windows OS Button Limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
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About this Manual
This user manual is provided to help you get the most from your ATEN Control
System. It cover s all aspects of installation, configu ration, and operation of the
ATEN controllers and their accessories, including:
An overview of the information found in the manual is provided below.
Chapter 1, Introduction
Introduces you to the ATEN Control System. Its purpose, features, and benefits
are presented, and panel components of the Control Box and Control Pad are
described.
Chapter 2, Hardware Setup
Provides the necessary steps to setup the ATEN Control System installation,
including how to wire the different types of hardware connections.
Chapter 3, Browser Operation
Provides information about Control Box and Control Pad’s web interface and
how to use it to remotely configure parts of the ATEN Control System
installation.
Chapter 4, ATEN Configurator (VK6000)
Provides a complete description of the ATEN Configurator (VK6000) software
and how to use it to configure and operate the ATEN Control System.
Chapter 5, ATEN Database Generator
Provides a complete description of the Database Generator software and how
to use it to configure new devices to add to the VK6000 device library.
Device Category Device Model Device Name
ATEN Control Box VK1100 AT EN Com pact Control Box
VK2100 AT EN Control Box
ATEN Control Pad VK0100 8-Button Control Pad (US, 1 Gang)
VK0200 12-Button Control Pad (EU, 2 Gang)
ATEN Keypad VK108US 8-Button Keypad (US, 1 Gang)
VK112EU 12-Button Keypad (EU, 2 Gang)
ATEN Extension Box VK224 4-Port Serial Expansion
VK236 6-Port IR/Serial Expansion Box
VK248 8-Channel Relay Expansion Box
VK258 8-Channel Digital I/O Expansion Box
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Chapter 6, Remote PC Control
Explains how to set up your computer for remote control from a licensed
device and provide a complete des cription of the supported control actions.
Chapter 7, ATEN Control System App
Provides a complete de script ion o f the ATEN mobile app and how to use it to
operate devices connected to the ATEN Control System.
An Appendix
Provides sp ecif icatio ns and other te chnical information regarding the ATEN
Control System .
Conventions
This manual uses the following conventions:
Monospaced Indicates text that you should key in.
[ ] Indicates keys you should press. For example, [Enter] means to
press the Enter key. If keys need to be chorded, they appear
together in the same bracket with a plus sign between them:
[Ctrl+Alt].
1. Numbered lists represent procedures with sequential steps.
♦Bullet lists provide information, but do not involve sequential steps.
→Indicates selecting the option (on a menu or dialog box, for
example), that comes next. For example, Start
→
Run means to
open the Start menu, and then select Run.
Indicates critical information.
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Terminology
Product Information
For informat i on abou t all ATEN pro duct s and how they can help you conn ect
without limits, visit ATEN on the Web or contact an ATEN Authorized
Reseller. Visit ATEN on the Web for a list of locations and telephone numbers:
Terminology Description
ATEN Controller,
controller
ATEN Controller or controller refers to all models of A TEN Control
Box (VK1100 and VK2100) and ATEN Control Pad (VK0100 and
VK0200).
ATEN Control Box,
Control Box
AT EN Control Box or Control Box refers to all models of ATEN
Control Box, including the VK2100 Control B ox and the VK1100
Compact Control Box.
Viewer, Profile A Viewer or Profile is a s oftware control interface users
customize to control and operate devices in their control system.
A Viewer or Profile is configurable using ATEN Configurator and
applied to a supported hardware control device, such as a mobile
device, ATEN Keypad, or ATEN Control Pad to be able to
function.
Project A project is a set of configuration for an ATEN Control System,
including configuration of one or more controllers, managed
devices, and profiles.
International http://www.aten.com
North America http://www .aten-usa.com
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Chapter 1
Introduction
Overview
The ATEN Control System, incorp orating the ATEN Control Box/ATEN
Control Pad (control le r), t h e A TEN Configurator s of twar e ( VK6 000 ), and the
ATEN Control System App is a standard Ethernet-b ased manag ement system
that connects all hardware devices in a room or large facilit y to provide
centralized control of devices directly and effortlessly via a mobile device. The
ATEN controller works as the main controller that provides great connectivity
to all sorts of hardware devices commonly seen in a room. After connecting the
hardware, the ATEN Configurator (VK6000) provid es simple setup of the
devices with easy step by step con figuration. The ATE N Control System App
then conn ects you to the controller from an y iOS, Androi d or Windows m obile
device / tablet computer which empowers you with mobility to control all the
hardware devices, in different rooms, whenever and however you like.
ATEN Control Box/Control Pad easily deploys into an existing installation and
integrates seamles sly with ATEN VanCryst pro-AV products and nearly any
other hardware devices found in a room, including AV equipment, lighting,
conference systems, air conditioning, motion sensors, power switches and
many more. The controller serves as the central platform where hardware
devices are conn ected – to be mon itored, manag ed, and contro lled di rectly vi a
a tailor-made GUI from any iOS, Android, or Windows mobile device.
The VK6000 Configurator software facilitates quick setup and control of the
devices in a few easy steps v ia an intuitive GUI. The VK6000 walks you
through configuring the hardware, designing the control interface, and
uploading this configuratio n to the controller. To provide control of the
connected devices, yo u can create and cus tomize a Viewer, a control inter face
for mobile devices and via the ATEN Control System App from any iOS,
Android or Windows mobile device. Through an Ethernet connection, the
ATEN Control System App enables you to edit and download Viewers from
the controller via a point-n-tap user interface. Each Viewer is a customized
control interface that grants you quick access to target and control hardware
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devices. Use of any Viewer is protected with password authentication to ensure
secure access.
The ATEN Control System is perfectly applicable in meeting rooms,
conference centers, board roo ms, c lassroo ms or any ro om that requ ires cen tral
and mobile control of a variety of hardware devices through a streamlined
managemen t system with optimu m efficiency and performance.
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Benefits
Intelligent Control
The ATEN Control System m akes the inter actions between your hardware
devices smarter. Pre-programmed actions and triggers can provide a fully
automated series of advanced o perations th at allow yo ur de vices t o resp ond to
each other intelligently, making your whole solution run smarter and smoother.
Optimized Performance
The ATEN Control System has optimized the communication protocols that
not only maintain a near-zero response time but also feature data encryption for
extra protection.
Simplified Setup
No matter how large the room or how complicated the hardware, the ATEN
Control Sy stem can be deployed in 3 easy steps: connect the hardware,
configure the system and upload Viewers via a smart mobile app . Thro ug h an
intuitive GUI, the process for settin g up the controls for every room is simple
and customizable, vi a straightforward predefined command s and macros, that
do not require you to have complicated programming skills.
Effortless Expandability
With a range of expansion boxes available, the ATEN Control System
installation can grow to acco mmodate additional Serial, Relay an d IR devices.
Further more, the ATEN Library has 10,000+ dev ice drivers and gro ws as you
add new devices to the existing database via the Database Generator, making
it expandable and easily manageable, whatever the size or s cope of the
installation.
User Centered Convenience
An advanced, single-software solution creates an intuitiv e int erface for any
mobile device, while specific needs are customizable by selecting from an
extensive library of actions and design elements to customize the control panel.
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In addition, the ATEN Contro l Sy stem provides various su pport services that
include driver downloads, database generation and upgrade tool s – to help
system integrators build easy-to-control environments effortlessly.
On-the-Go Control
Intuitive system control can start with one room and scale up to multiple rooms
in the same area or across regions. Toggling between Viewers on an iOS,
Android or Windows mobile device facilitates control of different rooms with
simple point-n-tap operation s. In addition, multip le m obile d evices can be
authorized with access to control the sam e roo m or mu ltiple roo ms, pr ovid ing
you with flexible, enhanced mobility, and tight security.
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Features
ATEN Control Box
Supports various connection interfaces:
DC outputs for power supply connections
VK2100: equipped wit h 4 DC outp uts
VK1100: equipped with 1 DC output
1 x USB port for easy Viewer upload
IR Learning function for adding IR device drivers
Supports native KNX IP for buildin g management systems
Telnet, TCP, UDP, ONVIF, PJLink, HTTP, and HTTPS compliant
Support s pro ject file backup
Support s up to 8 ATEN Keypads
Web GUI for easy system configuration
2 free licenses for mobile control*
Supports SSH communication for data monitoring
Rack-mountable
Note: If you need more than two licenses for mobile control, contact your
local sales representative.
Interface VK2100 Cont rol Box VK1100 Comp act Control Box
Serial Port 6 2
IR/Serial Port 4 2
Relay Channel 4 4
I/O Cha nnel 4 -
Ethernet Port 1 1
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ATEN Control Pad
Supports variou s connection interfaces:
2 RS-232 serial ports
2 relay channels
1 digital inp ut po rt
1 Et hern et port
Designed to mount in 2-gang EU type and MK type junction boxes (for
VK0200)
Fully customizable layout
VK0100: 14 layout variatio ns using 4 to 8 buttons
VK0200: 125 layout variat ions using 6 to 12 buttons
Customizable button text engraving service
System LED indicat o rs for qui ck connection status check
Dual-color LEDs for clear indication in dark environments
Redundant power supplies (D C power and PoE)
Supports native KNX IP for building management systems
Telnet, TCP, UDP, ONVIF, PJLink, HTTP, and HTTPS compliant
Supports project file backup
Web GUI for easy system conf igurat i on
Supports SSH communication for data monitoring
Note: To control your setup using a mobile device, contact your local sales
representative to purchase licenses for mobile control.
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ATEN Configurator
Simple Viewer setup with easy configuration steps via intuitive GUI
Customizable GUI to be used on mobile devices and PC
Support s C ont ro lAs s ist that allows PC control (P C s hutdown, media files,
PowerPoint files)*
Built-in Database Generator for device driver setup and overall device
management.
Built-in ATEN Library compr ising 10,000+ device drivers and complete
ATEN VanCryst product driv ers
Event scheduling
Two-way communication enables user-defined event monitoring to
automatically trigger the next acti ons
Test tool to verify commands in action before uploading the Viewer to the
ATEN controller
Simulator to simulate and review the customized GUI before uploading
Note: For details on the supported PC control actions, see Supported PC
Control Actions, page 215.
ATEN Control System App
Allows administrators central control of multiple rooms via Viewers on a
mobile device or tablet computer
Restrict user access to Viewers via password authentication
Synchronization of system controls amongst multiple mobi le devices and
tablet computers
Any iOS, Android, or Windows mobile device can be used to control the
system – no need to purchase costly
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ATEN Keypads
Fully customizable layout
VK108US: 14 layout variations using 4 to 8 buttons
VK112EU: 125 layout variations using 6 to 12 buttons
System LED indicat o rs for qui ck connection status check
Dual-color LEDs for clear indication in dark environments
Easy ID pairing with ATEN controller for Ethernet communication
Scalability – an ATEN controller can connect up t o 8 Keypads
Versatile modes support flexible behavior settings for each bu tton
Intuitive Web GUI for easy configuration
Redundant power supplies (D C power and PoE)
Button engraving service
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Requirements
Prepare the following equipment and make sure your equipment meets the
minimum requirements specified below.
Hardware devices to be controlled by your ATEN controller
Bi-directional RS-232/422/485 serial devices
One-way IR or serial transmitter hardware devices (for Co n trol B ox
only)
Relay hardware devices
Digital input hardware devices (for VK2100 and Control Pad only)
Digital outp ut hardware devices (for VK2100 only)
Ethernet-controlled PJLink, Telnet, ONVIF, TCP, UDP, HTTP, or
HTTPS devices
KNX IP interfaces for connecting KNX-compliant devices
Cables
One Cat 5e/6 Ethernet cable used to connect the ATEN controller to
the local area network
(Optional) For serial devices with DB9 connectors, use standard
straight-through cables.
A computer for configuring yo ur ATEN Control System
Make sure the com put er run s Windows 7, 8, 8.1 , 10 , or any of the later
versions.
Make sure to install .NET Framework version 4.5 or any of the later
versions to the computer before using the ATEN Database Generat or.
(Optional) Up to 10 mobile devices for remote control
Note: A license is required for each mobile device. For detailed
information, see L i c en s e s fo r Mobile Control, page 59.
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Accessories
Optionally purchase ATEN accessories to enhance the functionality of your
Control System. For more infor mation, v isit the ATEN website. Contact your
ATEN dealer to purchase these accessories.
Model Description
2XRT-0004G Full Range IR Emitter (1.8 m)
2X-031G Single Rack Mou nt Kit for VK1100
VK108US 8-button Keypad (US, 1 Gang)
VK112EU 12-button Keypad (EU, 2 Gang)
VK224 4-Port Serial Expansion Box
VK236 6-Port IR/Serial Expansion Box
VK248 8-Channel Relay Expansion Box
VK258
8-Channel Digital I/O Expansion Box
SA0141 DB9-F to RJ45-F Ada pter
SA0145 RJ45-F to DB9 - M Adapter
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Chapter 2
Hardware Setup
ATEN Control Box
Panel Components
VK2100 Front View
No. Component Description
1 Relay LED The LED lights green to indicate an active device connection
(closed loop).
2 IR/Serial LED The LED lights green to indicate an active device connection
and IR/Serial signals are being transmitted.
3 I/O LED The LED li ghts green to indicate an active device connection
and I/O signals are being tr ansmitted.
4 Serial LED The LED (1~6) lights green to indicate serial signals are
being transmitted.
1. Important safety information regarding the placement of this
device is provided on Sa f e ty I nstructions, page 233. Please
review it before proceeding.
2. Make sure that the power to all devices connected to the
installation are turned off. You must unplug the power cords of
any computers that have the Keyboard Power On function.
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5
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5 Ethernet LED The LEDs provide information about the network
connection:
Link: The LED blinks green to indicate Ethernet signals
are being transmitted.
ACT: The LED lights green to indicate 100Mbps transmis-
sions.
6 DC Overload LED The LED lights orange to indicate DC out put exceed s
maximum output.
Note: When the LED lights orange, please unplug any of the
connected devices to keep its total output under 24W.
7 IR Receiver / LED This IR receiver passes the functions of a remote control to
the VK2100 in learning mode. The distance between the IR
remote and the receiver window should be kept under 10cm
with a direct line of sight .
The LED blinks green to indicate the unit is ready to
receive signals from an IR remote control.
8 USB Port / LED This is where a USB device plugs in to upload Viewers to
the VK2100.
The LED blinks green to indicate that Viewers are being
uploaded, and lights green to indicate that the upload was
successful.
The LED lights orange to indicate Viewers were not
successfully uploaded.
9 Reset Switch
To clear all the configurations except the network
settings, press and hold the Reset Switch for 8 seconds.
To reset the network settings, press the Reset Switch
once.
10 Power LED Lights green when the unit is turned on.
No. Component Description
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VK2100 Rear View
No. Component Description
1 Grounding Terminal The grounding wire attaches here.
2 Power Socket This is a standard 3-pin AC power socket. The power
cord from an AC source plugs in here.
3 Power Switch This is a standard rocker switch that powers the unit
on and off.
4 DC Output Ports Four outputs provide a total power output of 24W /2A
max.
5 Relay Channels Four channels; normally open, isolated relays with a
contact rating of 24VDC, 2A max.
6 IR / Serial Ports Four IR ports that can also be configured as RS-232
TX ports. pin1: Signal / pin2: G round.
7 I/O Channels Four channels that can be configured as digital input
or digital output ports.
Digital Input: 0-24VDC programmable input range or
contact closure with +12VDC pull-up
Digital Output: 250mA sink from 12VDC
Pin1~4: Signal / Pin5: Ground
8 RS-232 Serial Ports Two RS-232 ports with TX/RX functions support ed.
9 RS-232/422/485
Seri al Ports
Four ports with supported RS-232/422/485 conversion
by pin assignment and RTS/CTS flow control. The
RS232, RS422, or RS485 connection is defined by
pin. For pin assignments, see page 33.
10 Ethernet Port This RJ-45 port is used for the network connection. If
no IP address is assigned within 30 seconds, the
default IP settings will be used:
IP: 192.168.0.60 / mask: 255.255.255.0
11 Controller ID Switch This 16-segment switch is used to set an ID for the
controller.
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VK1100 Fro nt View
No. Component Description
1 Relay LED The LED lights green to indicate an active device
connection (closed loop).
2 IR/Serial LED The LED lights green to indicate an active device
connection and IR/Serial signals are being transmitted.
3 Serial LED The LED (1~2) lights green to indicate serial signals
are being transmitted.
4 Ethernet Link / ACT
LED
The LEDs provide information about the network
connection:
Link: The LED blinks green to indicate Ethernet sig-
nals are being transmitted.
ACT: The LED lights green to indicate 100Mbps
transmissions.
5 DC Output Overload
LED
The LED lights orange to indicate DC output exceeds
maximum output.
Note: When the LED lights orange, please unplug any
of the connected devices to keep its total output under
12W.
6 IR Receiver / LED This IR receiver passes the functions of a remote
control to the VK1100 in learning mode. The distance
between the IR remote and the receiver window
should be kept under 10cm with a direct line of sight.
The LED blinks green to indicate the unit is ready to
receive signals from an IR remote control.
1
2
356 7 8
4
910
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7 USB Port / LED This is where a USB device plugs in to upload Viewers
to the VK1100.
The LED blinks green to indicate that Viewers are
being uploaded, and lights green to indicate a
successful upload of Viewers.
The LED lights orange to indicate that V iewers were
not successfully uploaded.
8 Controller ID Switch This 16-segment switch is used to set an ID for the
controller.
9 Reset Sw itch
To clear all the configurations except the network
settings, press and hold the Reset Switch for 8
seconds.
To reset the network settings, press the Reset
Switch once.
10 Power LED Lights green when the unit is turned on.
No. Component Description
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VK1100 Rear View
No. Component Description
1 Power Socket This is a standard 3-pin AC power socket. The power
cord from an AC source plugs in here.
2 Power Switch This is a standard rocker switch that powers the unit
on and off.
3 Relay Channels Four channels; normally open, isolated relays with a
contact rating of 24VDC, 2A max.
4 DC Output Ports One output provides a total power output of 12W max.
5 IR / Serial Ports Two IR ports that can also be configur ed as RS-232
TX ports. pin1: Signal / pin2 : Ground.
6 RS-232/422/485
Seri al Ports
Two ports with supported RS-232/422/485 conversion
by pin assignment and RTS/CTS flow control. The
RS232, RS422, or RS485 connection is defined by
pin. For pin assignments, see page 33.
7 Ethernet Port This RJ-45 port is used for the network connection. If
no IP address is assigned within 30 seconds, the
default IP settings will be used:
IP: 192.168.0.60 / mask: 255.255.255.0
8 Grounding Terminal The grounding wire attaches here.
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Rack Mounting the ATEN Control Box
VK2100
The VK2100 can be mounted in a 19” (1U) system rack. To install the device
in a rack, do the following:
1. Use the M3 x 8 Phillip s head hex screws supplied with th e Rack Mount
Kit to screw the rack mounting br ackets onto the front of the unit.
2. Position the unit in the front of the rack and align the holes in the mounting
brackets with the holes in the rack.
3. Screw the mounting brackets to the rack.
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VK1100
Optionally purchase an ATEN Rack Mount Kit to install VK1100 in a 19” (1U)
system rack. To install the device in a rack, do the following:
1. Remove the side and bottom screws from the front of the VK1000.
2. Use the two bottom screws removed i n step 1 to secure the bottom of the
brackets, and two M3X6 hexagon screws (from the rack mount kit) to
secure the side of the bracket to the VK1100.
3. Screw the mounting brackets to the rack.
M3X6
Hexagon
Screw
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Control Box Connections
Installation of the C ontrol Box is a matter of connecting the appropriate wires.
Refer to the installation diagrams on the pages that f ollow to setup each device
and use the instructions below as a guide (each step provides a correspo nding
page with diagram for the VK2100 and VK1100), and do the following:
Connect the hardware devices to the Control B ox using these instructions:
1. Use a groundi ng wire t o gro und the u nit by connectin g one end of the wi re
to the grounding terminal, and the other end of the wire to a suitable
grounded object.
Note: Do not omit this step. Proper grounding helps prevent damage to the
unit from surges or static electricity.
2. Use a Cat 5e/6 cable to connect the Control Box’s Ethernet port to the
network.
3. Use the Controller ID Switch to assign an ID to this unit.
Note: It is possible to install mor e than 16 controllers under the same
subnet. In which case, the 17th controller and the ones added after
that will each be sharing its ID with another controller. If you have
any ATEN Expansion Box and/or Keypad connected to controllers
using shared IDs , reconfigure th e connection mode. For details, s ee
Controller Properties, page 89.
4. Use the DC Output terminals to wire 12VDC power connections using the
instructions on page 25.
5. Use the Relay t erminals to wire relay device connections using the
instructions on page 27.
6. Use the IR/Ser ial ( TX ) term inals to wire IR or serial device connections
using the instructions on page 28.
7. Use the Digital I/O termin als to wire digital Input/Output device
connections using t he instruct i on s on pa ge 30.
8. Use the RS-232 ter minals to wire RS-232 serial device connections using
the instructions on page 32.
9. Use the DB-9 ports to wire RS-232/422/485 serial device connections
using the instructions on page 33.
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10.Connect IP-based devices to the same network as the Control Box. Refer
to Ethernet, page 34 for details.
Note:
For KNX-compliant devices, connect the devices to a KNX IP
interface, and then con nect the KNX IP interface to the network where
the Control B ox is installed.
To check if the KNX functions are supported by the Control Box, see
Specifications, page 236.
11. Plug th e power cord supp lied wi th the package into the Co ntrol Box’s 3-
prong AC socket and then into an AC power source.
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VK2100 Installation Diagram
Ethernet
Connect to
RS232/422/485 devices
12VDC
Power
Output
IR / Serial
Relay Digital I/O
Controller ID
Switch
Ground
Power Input
RS-232 RS-232 / 422 / 485
Connect to network via
Cat 5e cable
Connect to RS-232
serial devices
Connect to provide
12VDC power supply
Connect to IR or
RS-232 devices
Conect to digital input or
digital output devices
Connect to switch or
motor devices
Power
Outlet
6
7
3
4 29
8
5
11
1
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VK1100 In st al l ati o n Dia gram
Ethernet
Ground
Connect to network via
Cat 5e cable
Power Input
Power
Outlet
Relay
Connect to switch or
motor devices
12VDC
Power
Output
Connect to provide
12VDC power supply
IR / Serial
Connect to IR or
RS-232 devices
Connect to
RS232/422/485 devices
RS-232 / 422 / 485
Controller ID
Switch is on
the VK1100’s
front panel.
6
3
4
2
95
11
1
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12VDC Power Output
One or four (VK1100 / VK2100) ports provide 12VDC of power with a total
of 12 or 24 watts. The outp ut can pow er one or four (VK1100 / VK2100)
independent hardware devices, one or four (VK1100 / VK2100) lo ops for
connected relay devices, or one or four (VK1100 / VK2 100) digital output
devices. If the combined current of the ports exceeds 1A (VK1100) or 2A
(VK2100), the DC Power Overload LED lights orange, an alarm beeps three
times and the ports are turned off. To return power to the ports, power off the
Control Box, unplug all hardw are connected to the 12VDC Power Output
ports, power on the Control B ox, and then p lug in the hardware d evices, one at
a time, ensuring the current does not exceed 1A or 2A.
The diagrams on the next three pages show ports on the VK2100. The VK1100
is the same except that it has fewer 12VDC terminal blocks and no I/O ports.
Independent Power Supply
Power Supply: 12VDC, 2A Max
(24W shared by 4 ports)
Provides 12VDC power to
independent hardware devices.
Connects to
4 x 12VDC Output Ports
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Relay Power Supply
Connects to
Provides 12VDC power
for the relay loop.
Power Supply: 12VDC, 2A Max
(24W shared by 4 ports)
4 x 12VDC Output Ports
Switch, Screen, Projector Lift,
Lighting, Motorized Equipment,
Motion Device, etc.
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Digital Output Power Supply (VK2100 only)
Power Supply: 12VDC, 2A Max
(24W shared by 4 ports)
Connects to
Switch, Screen, Projector Lift,
Lighting and Equipment Control.
4 x 12VDC Output Ports
Provides 12VDC power
for the digital output loop.
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Digital Output Dual Power Supply (VK2100 only)
Power Supply: 12VDC, 2A Max
(24W shared by 4 ports)
4 x 12VDC Output Ports
Provides 12VDC power
for the digital output loop.
Provides connection to
digital output #2.
Provides connection to
digital output #1.
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Relay
These four Relay channels provide connections to control hardware devices
such as electric screens, pr ojector lifts and other motorized equi pment. Each
relay is normally open by default.
Normally
Open Closed
Normally Open, Isolated Relays
Contact Rating: 24VDC 2A Max
Switch, Screen, Projector Lift,
Lighting, Motorized Equipment,
Motion Device, etc.
Connects to
4 x Relay Channels
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IR / Serial
These two or four (VK1100 / VK2100) po rt s can be con fi gur ed t o conn ect IR
and RS-232 devices. By default the ports are set to transmit IR signals. Use the
ATEN Configurator software to configure the ports for RS-232 signals. The
diagram below shows ports on the VK2100. The VK1100 is the same except
that it has fewer terminals blocks and the Uni-directional setting is (0 to 5 V).
IR Connection: Connect a transmitter cable to the IR and Ground ports on the
Control Box and install the IR transmitter on or near the device's IR receiving
port, as shown on page 29.
Serial Connection: Connect the device's receiver (RX) and ground ports to the
Serial (TX) and Ground ports on the Control Box. Next configure the same
serial port setting on the Control Box and serial device so that they can
communicate.
Uni-directional (+ -5 V)
Baud Rate: 300 to 115200
(default: 9600)
Data Bit: 8 (default) or 7
Stop Bit: 1 (default) or 2
Parity: None (default), Even or
Odd
IR: Blu-ray / DVD Player, TV,
Audio Receiver, Projector, etc.
RS-232: Camera, Projector,
Switch, Audio Mixer, Multimedia
Device, etc.
Connects to
4 x RS-232 Ports
TTL Level (0 to 5 V)
Carrier Frequency:
10kHz~455kHz
4 x IR Ports
or
VK2100
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One IR Transmitter
Two IR Transmitters
IR Receiver
Unidirectional IR
2 x IR Transmitters
IR Receiver
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Digita l I/O
The four channels on the VK2100 can be used to connect Digital Input or
Digital Output hardware devices such as switches, sensors, LEDs and relays.
Each channel can be configured as either an Input (VDC) , Input (Dry Contact)
or Output channel.
Digital Input (Dry Contact):
Digital inputs are hardware devices (switches, senso r s, mon itors) with two
circuit signals – open and closed. These two sign als provide indicators from
sensors or switches of an ev ent. An event can be the on/off power, dry co ntact,
sensor or switch status from a device. This information is used to trigger events
and functions through the VK2100.
Digital Input (VDC ):
Digital input 12VDC hardware devices (temperature, current and monitor
sensors ) provide vo ltage si gnals bet ween 1 and 24 . A digital input port detects
if a voltage is above/belo w a specific thre sh old ( 1 to 24). If the voltage
coming from a hardware device is higher than the set value, the VK2100 will
detect the digital input as high. If the voltage coming from a hardware device
Connects to
4 x Programmable Digital
Input Channels
Digital Input
VDC Mode:
-Input Voltage Range: 0 to 24 VDC
-Programmable Range: 1 to 24 VDC
Dry Contact Mode:
-Pull-up 2k ohms to + 12 VDC
Digital Input: Switches, Sensors
Monitors and Button Triggers.
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is lower than the set value, the VK2100 will detect the digital input as low.
This information is used to tr igger events and functions through the VK2100.
Digital Output:
Digital output channels provide non-powered dry contact (open and closed)
circuit control of h ardwar e dev ices s uch as electri c screens , pr ojector lif ts an d
other motorized equ ipment. Devices connected to the Digital Output port must
be connected through a Relay Module, as shown below.
Digital Output: Switch, Screen,
Projector Lift, Lighting and
Equipment Control.
Connects to
4 x Programmable Digital
Output Channels
Digital Output:
250 mA sink from 12 VDC
Relay
Module
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RS-232
The two bi-directional RS-232 ports on the VK2100 provide serial control of
hardware devices (projectors, matrix switches, etc.) and receive status
messages from the connected devices. For bi-directional RS-232 control, the
transmit, receive and ground pins must be wired on both the VK2100 and
hardware device. Each hardware device requires different wiring. Please
consult each hardware device's manual for details .
Projector, Matrix Switch,
Camera, etc.
Baud Rate: 300 to 115200
(default: 9600)
Data Bit: 8 (default) or 7
Stop Bit: 1 (default) or 2
Parity: None (default), even or
odd
Connects to
2 x Bi-directional RS-232 Ports
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RS-232 / 422 / 485
These two or four (VK1100 / VK2100) bi-directional ports provide serial
control of hardware devices (projectors, switches, etc.) with programmable pin
assignments and receive status messages from the connected devices. The
diagram below shows ports on the VK2100. The VK1100 is the same except
that it has fewer ports.
Pin Assignments
RS-232 RS-422 RS-485
Pin2: RX Pin1: RX- Pin3: D+
Pin3: TX Pin2: RX+ Pin4: D-
Pin5: GND Pin3: TX+
Pin7: RTS Pin4: TX-
Pin8: CTS Pin5: GND
Projector, Matrix Switch,
Camera, etc.
Connects to
Configurable by pin assignment
Baud Rate: 300 to 115200
(default: 9600)
Data Bit: 8 (default) or 7
Stop Bit: 1 (default) or 2
Parity: None (default), Even or
Odd
Flow Control: None (default) or
RTS/CTS
4 x Programmable
Bi-directional RS-232/422/485
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Ethernet
The RJ-45 port p rovides an Ethern et conn ection for GUI acces s (page 55) and
the ability to add up to 25 LAN devices per Control Box or up to 8 LAN devices
per Control Pad, as shown below.
Ethernet
VK224
VK236
VK248
VK258
Expansion Box
SELECT
PDU
CURRENT
OUTLET
CURRENT
IP
ADDRESS
SENSOR
1
SENSOR
2
OUTLET STATUS
ONVIF
TCP
PJLink
Telnet
Telnet
1 x Ethernet Port
The RJ-45 port is used to connect
the Control Box to the network and
access TCP, UDP, PJLink, ONVIF,
HTTP, HTTPS, and Telnet devices.
If the network switch does not
support DHCP, the installed device
will adopt the default IP
address,192.168.0.60
eco PDU
Modular Matrix Switch
Ethernet Switch
UDP
Lighting HVAC Systems
KNX IP Interface
HTTP
HTTPS
Video Conferencing System
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ATEN Control Pad
Panel Components
VK0100
VK0200
23
4
9 8
7
5
1
6
Front View Rear View
Side View
9
8
1
2
3
5
46 7
Front View
Rear View
Side View
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No. Component Description
1 Buttons and Button
LEDs
Indicate the status of the Control Pad and the
assigned function, e.g. lighting or projector.
When a button LED:
lights orange, the Control Pad is powered on
and the button is off.
lights white, the Control Pad is p owered on and
the button is on.
When all button LEDs:
blink orange and white once, the Contro l Pad is
restoring its default settings.
blink orange and white repeatedly, the Control
Pad is being upgraded for its firmware.
2 System LED s Contains a LAN and a Link LED to indicate network
connection and data transmission status:
LAN LED lights green to indicate that the Control
Pad is connected to network.
Link LED lights green to indicate that the Control
Pad is actively transmitting and receiving data.
3 Reset Switch
To clear all the configurations except the network
settings, press and hold the Reset Switch for 8
seconds.
To reset the network settings, press the Reset
Switch once.
4 RS-232 Serial Ports Connect up to two RS-232 serial devices.
5 Relay Channels Connect up to two relay devices. Relay contacts are
normally open, isolated with a contact rating of 24 VDC,
1A max.
6 Digital Input Port Connect to one digital input device that supports
programmable input (1 to 5 VDC) or dry contact (pull-up
2k ohms to 5VDC).
7 Ethernet Port Connects to an Ethernet cable to provide power and
access to the network.
8 Control Pad ID Switch Sets an ID for the Control Pad.
9 DC Power Port Connects to a 5V DC power adapter.
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Installi ng the Control Pads
Installation Steps
Follow the steps below to safely in stall the Control Pa d.
VK0100
VK0200
Screen
Projector Video Switch
Projector
Projector
Lift
Ethernet
Cable
Camera
Network
Lighting
Control
Conference
System
Door
Sensor
Dry Contact
Device
PoE Switch
Relay
RS-232
DI
2
2
2
3
Relay
DI
Screen
Projector
Lift
Lighting
Control
Door
Sensor
Dry Contact
Device
2
Projector
Ethernet
Cable
Camera
Network
Conference
System
PoE Switch
RS-232
Projector Video Switch
2
2
23
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1. Prepare the installation site.
a) Choose a location w here cables are free of interference.
b) Prepare a recession in the wall to accommodate the Control Pad.
Download a CAD diagram from t he product web page.
2. Connect the Control Pad to serial, rel ay, and/or digit al input devices usin g
the supplied terminal blocks.
For details, see RS-232 Serial Connection, page 42, Relay Connections ,
page 43, Digital Input Device, pag e 44 respe ctively.
Note: To expand connection ports on the Control Pad, install ATEN
Expansion Boxes.
3. To use PoE, connect the Control Pad to a PoE switch via an Ethernet cable.
For details, see Ethernet, pag e 45.
4. If you do not have power sourcing equipment for PoE, contact your local
sales representative to purchase a power adapter and then follow the steps
below to prepare the power cord.
a) Cut the connector end of the power adapter.
b) Strip 5 mm (0.5 cm) off the insulation cover of the p ower ad apter cab le
to expose the +5V wire and the grounding wire.
c) Insert the expose +5V wire and the grounding wire tightly into the
provided 2-p in termin al bl ock connector.
Note: Use a voltmeter to determ ine the polarity of an exposed wire.
d) Plug the power te rminal block to the DC power po rt on the Co ntro l Pad.
+5V
+5V
GND
GND
5mm (+)
(-)
4a
4b
4c
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5. Use the ID Switch to assign an ID to the Control Pad.
Note: It is possible to install mor e than 16 controllers under the same
subnet. In which case, the 17th controller and the ones added after
that will each be sharing its ID with another controller. If you have
any ATEN Expansion Box and/or Keypad connected to controllers
using shared IDs , reconfigure th e connection mode. For details, s ee
Controller Properties, page 89.
6. Power on all the devices. The button LEDs light orange.
7. Assemble the button caps onto th e Co ntro l Pad.
a) Assemble button caps of the same row with each other.
b) From the top row, attach each row of button caps to the Control Pad by
pressing on the hinges.
Caution: When removing button caps, place your fingers on the top of
button caps and then press downwards, as illustrated below. Pressing
upwards f rom the bott om may cause damages to the button caps.
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8. Mount the Co ntrol Pad to the wall.
a) Secure the Control Pad to the wall with self-prepared screws.
b) Install the supplied faceplate to the Control Pad.
VK0100
VK0200 (EU)
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VK0200 (MK)
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RS-232 Serial Co nne ctio n
The two bi -directional RS-232 por ts on the Control Pad pr ovi de seri al co ntrol
of hardware devices (projectors, matrix switches, etc.) and receive status
messages from the connected devices. For bi-directional RS-232 control, the
transmit, receive, and ground pin s must be wired on both the Control Pad and
hardware device. Each hardware device requires different wiring. Please
consult each hardware device's manual for details .
Projector, Matrix Switch,
Camera, etc.
Baud Rate: 300 to 115200
(default: 9600)
Data Bit: 8 (default) or 7
Stop Bit: 1 (default) or 2
Parity: None (default), even or
odd
Connects to
2 x Bi-directional RS-232 Ports
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Relay Connections
These four Relay channels provide connections to control hardware devices
such as electric screens, pr ojector lifts and other motorized equi pment. Each
relay is normally open by default.
Normally
Open Closed
Normally Open, Isolated Relays
Contact Rating: 24VDC 1A Max
Switch, Screen, Projector Lift,
Lighting, Motorized Equipment,
Motion Device, etc.
Connects to
2 x Relay Channels
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Digital Input Device
The digital input port on the Control Pad can be used to install a digital input
device such as a switch or a sensor. The digital input channel can be configured
to the VDC mode or the Dry Contact mode.
Digital Input (Dry Contact):
Digital inputs are hardware devices (switches, senso r s, mon itors) with two
circuit signals – open and closed. These two sign als provide indicators from
sensors or switches of an ev ent. An event can be the on/off power, dry co ntact,
sensor or switch status from a device. This information is used to trigger events
and f unctions throu gh the Control Pa d.
Digital Input (VDC ):
Digital input 5VDC hardwar e devices ( tem peratu re, current and m onito r
sensors) provide voltage signals between 1 and 5. A digital input port detects
if a voltage is above/below a specific thresho ld (1 t o 5). If the vol t age co mi ng
from a hardware device is higher than the set value, the Control Pad will
detect the digital input as high. If the voltage coming from a hardware device
is lower than the set value, the Control Pad will detect the digital input as low.
This informatio n is us ed to tr igge r even ts and functions through the Control
Pad.
Connects to
1 x Programmable Digital
Input Channel
Digital Input
VDC Mode:
-Input Voltage Range: 0 to 5 VDC
-Programmable Range: 1 to 5 VDC
Dry Contact Mode:
-Pull-up 2k ohms to + 5 VDC
Digital Input: Switches,
Sensors, Monitors, or Button
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Ethernet
The RJ-45 port p rovides an Ethern et conn ection for GUI acces s (page 55) and
the ability to add up to 8 LAN devices per Control Pad , as shown below.
Ethernet
VK224
VK236
VK248
VK258
Expansion Box
SELECT
PDU
CURRENT
OUTLET
CURRENT
IP
ADDRESS
SENSOR
1
SENSOR
2
OUTLET STATUS
ONVIF
TCP
PJLink
Telnet
Telnet
1 x Ethernet Port
The RJ-45 port is used to connect
the Control Box to the network and
access TCP, UDP, PJLink, ONVIF,
HTTP, HTTPS, and Telnet devices.
If the network switch does not
support DHCP, the installed device
will adopt the default IP
address,192.168.0.60
eco PDU
Modular Matrix Switch
Ethernet Switch
UDP
Lighting HVAC Systems
KNX IP Interface
HTTP
HTTPS
Video Conferencing System
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Accessories
ATEN Expansion Box
ATEN Expansion Boxes (sold separately) provide additional ports for a
flexible expansion of the ATEN Control System. This allows you to add and
control additional devices in an environment where more devices are required.
With the advantage of an Ethernet-bas ed conn ect ion, the exp a nsi on bo xes are
easily connected to the ATEN controller via a LAN conn ection from a variety
of locations across a network. The diagram below pr ovid es an examp le of the
VK224 4-Port Serial Expansion Box setup.
Note:
To add and configure ATEN Expansion Boxes, see Device Configuration
List, page 85 and Expansion Box, page 88.
The available Expansion Box models include:
Model Description
VK224 4-Port Serial Expansion
VK236 6-Port IR/Serial Expansion Box
VK248 8-Channel Relay Expansion Box
VK258 8-Channel Digital I/O Expansion Box
Control Box
Serial Devices
Network
SELECT
PDU
CURRENT
OUTLET
CURRENT
IP
ADDRESS
SENSOR
1
SENSOR
2
OUTLET STATUS
Ethernet
Serial
VK224 (Rear)
Power Distribution
Unit
Video Matrix Projector Camera
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ATEN Keypad
Overview
The ATEN Keypad mo unts to a wall to p rovide con trol of h ardwar e throu gh a
Control Box. The setup of the Keypad to the Control System can be illustrated
as follows:
Note:
The following Keypad models are available:
You can have your Keypad buttons customized with text engraving. To
make the order, g o the this link:
https://www.aten.com/ext_data/global_en/VK_Keypad_Engraving_Service/
aten_keypad.html
Model Description
VK108US 8-Button Keypad (US, 1 Gang)
VK112EU 12-Button Keypad (EU, 2 Gang)
Screen BD-Player
ProjectorLight Video Switch
Ethernet Switch
Powered by PoE
or DC 5V
VK1100
(Rear)
ATEN Keypad
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Component
The VK108US and VK112EU Keypads share the same hardware layout. Fo r
demonstration purpose, VK112EU is used as an example below.
No. Component Description
1 Buttons VK108US
The Keypad can be customized up to 14 different layouts
using 4 to 8 buttons.
VK112EU
The Keypad can be customized up to 125 different layouts
using 6 to 12 buttons.
2 Button LEDs A button LED:
Lights orange to indicate the power is on.
Lights white to indicate the Keypad is in operation.
Blinks orange and white to indicate that firmware upgrade
is in progress.
3 System LED
Indicators
LAN: lights green to indicate that the Keypad is connected
to LAN.
Link: lights green to indicate that the Keypad is connected
to the assigned Control Box.
4 Reset Pushbutton Press to reset the Keypad to its default network settings.
5 DC Power Plug a power adapter into this DC power input.
6 Keypad ID Switch
(blue)
Sets an ID to the Keypad (1~8).
7 Control Box ID
Switch (black)
Sets the ID of the Control Box (1 ~ 16) to which the Keypad
connects.
2
3
7
5
6
4
1 8
68.51 mm
49.5 mm
28 mm
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Layout Examples
VK108US
VK112EU
8LAN Port
Connects the Keypad to LAN
Supplies power (PoE) if a power sourcing equipment is
installed.
No. Component Description
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Installing ATEN Keypad
You can install the Keypad in a wall, podium, or desk. To install the Keypad,
foll ow the steps below:
1. Choose a location free of interf erence and prepare the ins tallation site. You
can install the Keypad to a wall box or directly into the chosen surface.
Using a wall box
Use a wall box of appropriate size (2-gang for the VK112EU; 1-gang
for the VK108US) and depth (at least 6 cm, 2.36 inches).
VK108US
VK112(EU)
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VK112(MK)
Directly into th e chosen surface
a) Refer to the Panel Mount Cutout diagram (VK112EU page 259;
VK108US, page 263) to find out the lengt h and width of the cutout area
and mark the opening on the chosen surface.
b) Cut out the marked area to a depth of at least 6 cm (2.36 inches).
2. Pair the Keypad with a Control Box by adjusting the Keypad ID Switch
(blue) to the ID numb er that th e Control Box uses.
Note: One ATEN Control Box can work with up to 8 Keypads.
3. Supply the Keypad with po wer and network connectivity using one of the
following methods. Th e LAN LED light green to indicate that the Key pad
is supplied with power and successfully linked to the network.
To power the Keypad by PoE, use an Ethernet cable to connect the
Keypad to a PoE-enabled Ethernet switch.
If you do not have a power sourcing equipment, use an Ethernet cable
to connect the Keypad to LAN and a power adapt er to supply power.
Purchase a power adapter for this in stallation.
Follow the steps below to prepare the power adapter and then plug
it to the Keypad.
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a) Cut the connector end of the power adapter cable.
b) Strip 0.5 cm off the insulation cover of th e power adapter cable to
expose the two wires, the +5V wire, and the grounding wire. To
determine wire polarity, use a voltmeter.
c) Insert the exposed wires into the supplied 2-pin terminal block.
Note:
Make sure to install the Keypad in the sam e su bnet with its assigned
Control Box.
The Keypad adopts the default IP address 192.168.0.60 if the network
switch does not support DHCP. To configure the IP address, log in the
web interface using the default IP address and the default password
(password).
4. Secure the Keypad to th e installatio n site and install the button caps and
faceplate.
a) Secure the Keypad to the wall box or directly to the chosen site using
two screws.
b) Follow the layout created in the Viewer and assemble the button caps
onto the Keypad.
Assemble button caps of the same row with each other.
+5V
+5V
GND
GND
5mm
a
b
c
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(-)
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From the top row, attach each row of button caps to the Keypad
by pressi ng on the hing es.
Caution: When removing button caps, place your fingers on the top
of button caps and then press downwards, as illustrated below.
Pressing upwards from the bottom may cause damages to the but ton
caps.
c) Attach the faceplate to the Keypad.
IMPORTANT: After installing the Keypad, create a control interface
(Viewer) and upload the Viewer to t he Control Box. For details, see Design,
page 100.
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Chapter 3
Browser Oper ation
Overview
The ATEN controller can be configured over a standard TCP/IP connection via
its built-in Graphical User Interface (GUI). Because it can be accessed from
anywhere over a network or the In ternet, o perato rs can eas ily log in v ia a web
browser. The web interface can be u sed to upload licen ses, s et the access k ey,
enable monitors and update the firmware.
Logging In
To access the GUI, type the IP address of the controller in to the addres s bar of
any browser. If a Security Alert dialog box appears, accept the cert ificate – it
can be trusted. The Welcome screen appears:
The defaul t IP address i s http://192.168.0.60
The default access key is: password
Only one user can log in at a time
Supports Int e r net Expl orer brow sers IE9 an d higher
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Dashboard
The Dashboard appears when you successfully log in to the Control Box. The
Dashboard gives a quick view of each setting and provides a link to each page.
Click Manage to configure the settings.
The top bar provides two options:
Click to enter the Settings page.
Click to l og out of the web console.
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Settings
The Settings view contains tabs to provide options to configure the controller.
The page is divided into two parts, the Interactive Display Panel which is
used to configu re the options and the Top Bar whi ch provides icon s to exit the
settings page and log out of the web session.
The Settings page opens on the General tab, as shown below:
The General tab contains network, system time, and firmware upgrade settings.
Controller Info Provides network and identification information pertaining to the
controller.
Device Name: Sets the device name.
Control ler ID: Displays the controller ID # set on the rear of the
unit.
IP Addr ess : Provides the IP address of the controller.
MAC Address: Provides the hardware MAC address of the
controller.
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Date & Time
Automatically
Tim e Zone: Select a time zone for the controller. Choose
the city that most closely corresponds to where it is located.
NTP Server Settings
Assign an NTP server for the controller to synchronizes its
clock. If the controller have access to the Internet, configure the
Preferred NTP Server and Alternate NTP Server settings. If
the controller is installed in a closed networ k, configure the
Preferred Customer Server IP and Alternate Customer
Server IP settings.
Preferred NTP Server: Select an NTP server to provide
synchronization services to the controller . Make sure to use
an NTP server that is located close to where the controller
is installed to minimize propagation delays.
Alternate NTP Server: Select an alternate NTP server to
which the controller connects when it is unable to connect
to the preferred NTP server.
Preferred Customer Server IP: Select this option to use a
private NTP server if the controller is installed in a closed
network.
Alternate Customer Server IP: Select this option to set up
a substitute server if the controller is unable to connect to
the preferred server.
Adjust Time: Sets the interval at which the controller
synchronizes its clock with the assigned NTP server.
Sync: Click this button to save your configuration and start
synchronizing its clock with the assigned NTP server.
Manually: Use the drop-down lists to set the controller’s time
zone, date, and time.
Firmware Displays the Current Firmware version and option to upgrade.
Click Update Firmware to open the Firmware Upgrade window.
Click Browse to select the firmware upgrade file.
When Check FW V ersion is selected, the system will c heck the
current firmware version against the one being used to upgrade the
controller . If the device version is higher than the upgrade version a
dialog box informs you and gives you the option to continue or
cancel.
After the file has been selected, click Update to start th e f irmwa r e
upgrade.
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Licenses for Mobile Control
A license is a software permit that an ATEN controller grants to a mobile
device for remote contro l. If you have three licenses for a controller, you can
remotely operate the controller using three mobile devices at the same time.
Refer to the table below for the number of free licenses and the maximum
number of paid licenses each controller supports. To purchase additional
copies of license, contact your local sales representative.
You can use the Licenses tab to:
Find out the total number o f licenses, the number of licenses that are
available, and those that are in use
Upload licenses to the ATEN controller
View license information
Licenses AT EN Control Box
(VK1100 / VK2100) ATEN Control Pad
(VK0100 / VK0200)
No. of free licenses 2 0
Maximum no. of licenses 10 10
Licenses
In Use: displays the number of licenses being used by mobile
devices.
Not in Use: displays the number of licenses available for use.
Total shows the number of licenses purchased for the controller.
Update License Clicking Add opens the Add License window to upload new licenses to
the controller . Click Browse to locate the license file and Add to upload
the license(s).
Remove W hen a device is accessin g the controller, you can click the Remove
button to disconnect the session.
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Storage
The Storage tab displays information about the space available for storing
Viewers on the controller.
Storage This section shows a graph displaying the percentage of space
available on the controller to upload Viewers, as well as:
Space Used: The amount of space currently being used to store
Viewers uploaded to the controller.
Space Avail able: The amount of space currently available to
store Viewers on the controller.
Total Space: The total amount of space available to store
Viewers on the controller.
Existing Viewer This section lists all the Viewers that are currently stored on the
controller with their name and assigned room. Click Remove to
delete a single V iewer or Remove All to delete all V iewers from the
controller.
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Access
The Access tab allows you to configure the access key (password) of the ATEN
controller’s web interface and to set a validity per i od fo r accessing the ATEN
Control System using an activation key.
Access Key T he acce ss key is the passwo rd that is required to do the following:
Log in the ATEN controller’s web interface.
Upload projects and Viewers fr om Configurator to ATEN
controller (page 182).
Download Viewers from ATEN controller to mobile devices
using A TEN Control System App (page 231).
The following settings are available:
Current Access Key, New Access Key, Confirm Access
Key: Use these three fields to set or change the access key.
The default access key is password.
IMPORTANT: You will be prompted to modify the access key
before you can continue with accessing the web GUI or
uploading project files.
Show on dashboard: Select this option to show the access
key setting on the Dashboard tab.
Enable Viewer Access Key: Select this option to request for
the access key when uploading projects and Viewers to the
AT EN controller or when downloading Viewers to mobile
devices. Once enabled, you can also configure this setting from
the Dashboard tab.
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Activation Key The activation key is a string of letters and numbers used to assign
a validity period of accessing the ATEN Control System.
To set up a validity period fo r acc essing the ATEN Control System :
1. Select Your access to ATEN Control System will expire in
and type the number of days.
2. Type an activation key. Follow the guidelines below when
creating your activation key:
Max number of characters: 32
Allowed characters: uppercase and lowercase letters,
numbers, and underscore
Max. number of days: 999 days
3. Type the activation key again to confirm.
4. Click Save. The limit is immediately applied. For example:
Note: Keep the activation key somewhere secure because it
cannot be recovered. In case you forget the activation key,
press the reset button/switch for 8 seconds to set the ATEN
controller to default. This will reset all configuration of the
controller to default and remove any projects and Viewers
stored on the ATEN controller.
To disable the validity period, click Enter Activation Key to type the
activation key provided by the system integrator.
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Monitor
The Monitor tab allows you to view and enable the monitors that have been
configur ed for Flags and digita l input dev ices i n the VK6000 sof tware . Check
the Show on dashb oa r d box to show the Monitor settings on the Dashboard.
Click the slide bar next to t he monitor you want to enable or use the dr op-down
menu to select All On or All O ff.
For more information about creating monitors, see Library, page 152.
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Network
The Network tab allows you to view and configure the controller’s network
settings. Select Manually to set a static IP Address, Subnet Mask , and Default
Gateway, or Use DHCP to have the server assign an IP address to the
controller.
Note: Make sure to set the ATEN controller’s IP address and Default Gateway
to the same subnet.
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Connections
The Connections tab allows you to view the connection statuses and IP
addresses of licensed devices, ATEN K eypads, and ATEN Expansion Boxes.
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Schedule
The Schedule tab lists scheduled events predefined using the ATEN
Configurator. You can use this tab to do the following:
Enable or dis able scheduled events.
Enable or disable s ched uled days
For details on setting up scheduled events, see Scheduled Events, page 175.
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Security
The Security tab allows you to secure the browsing sessions between your
computer and the ATEN controller’s web interface using SSL encryp tion.
Purchase and obtain an SSL certificate from a trusted certifying authority and
click Upload in this page to apply the certificate.
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Chapter 4
ATEN Configurat or (VK6000)
Overview
The ATEN Configurator (VK6000) is a GUI-based management tool that helps
you set up and configu re the connected hardware and create control interfaces
to be used by mobile devices a nd ATEN Keypad s.
Installation
To install the ATEN Configurator software, do the followin g:
1. Download ATEN Configurator.
a) Visit the ATEN download page.
http://www.aten.com/global/en/support-and-downloads/downloads/
b) Search for “VK6000”. A list of downloads for VK6000 appear.
c) Click ATEN_configurator_software_x.x.xxx.zip to download.
2. Open the downloaded zip file and double-click
ATEN_configurator_software_x.x.xxx.exe to run the setup. This screen
appears.
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3. Click Next. This screen appears.
4. If you agree with the License Agreement, select I accept the terms of the
license agreement, and click Next. Click Print to print the Soft ware End
User License Agreement. This screen appears.
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5. To change the destination location, click Change. Click Next to proceed
using the default location. This screen appears.
6. Click Install. When the process is complete, a confirmation message
appears.
7. Click Finish.
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Getting Started Tasks
After you have i nstall ed and launche d the A TEN Conf igur ator, the Mai n Page
(page 74) appears. You will be guided to create and configure a project using
the 4 tabs in the Configurator’s int e rface, as illustrated below.
Hint: You can click the tabs to switch among different pages for configuration.
The steps below provides an overview of the g e ttin g s tarted tas ks.
1. In the Project tab, do the following.
Provide information about the ATEN controller that you have se t up.
(Optional) Provi de client in f orm ation for the specified ATEN
controller.
Click Add Controller if you have more than one controller in the
environment.
For more details, see Project, page 82.
Click Start Project to proceed.
2. In the Device tab, do the following.
Connect each controller with its managed devices by adding them to
the controller’s Device Configuration list, enter the connection
settings, and specif y the physical locations.
(Optional) Add another controller and/or Expan sion Bo x to t he pro ject
by clicking Add Controller or Expander.
Connect the Extension Box with its managed devices by adding them
to the Extension Box’s Device Configurati on list.
For more details, see Device, page 84.
Click Design or the Viewer tab to proceed.
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3. In the Design tab, do the following.
Create and configure a control interface (Viewer). For more
information, see Design, page 100.
(Optional) Set up scheduled events to automatically car ry out s pecified
actions.
(Optional) Add additional conditions and actions to buttons using
Flags. For details , see Flag, page 153.
(Optional) Create a sequence of actions for a button by creating a
Macro. For details, see Macro, page 173.
(Optional) Create a Variable for a device setting that is controlled by
two or more components in one control interface. For details, see
Variables, page 176.
4. In the Upload tab, upload this Viewer to the controller. For details, see
Upload, page 182.
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Main Page
Double-click the Configurator.exe shortcut to open the ATEN Configurator
software. The Project page appears:
No. Control Description
1 Menu bar The Menu Bar contains categories with options that pertain
to differ ent sections of the software. Menu bar items are
listed on page 76.
2Project Bar The Project Bar contains four tab and the Library icon. Each
tab relates to a step required to set up the project. Each
step and the Library can be selected by clicking on the bar .
Each step is discussed, starting on page 82, and the
Library on page 99.
3 Interactive Display
Panel
This is the main work area. The page that appears here
reflects the project tab that is selected.
4 Library The Library contains the devices, graphic, flag, macro, and
monitor databases. Each section allows you to add custom
items or choose from ready made selections.
5 Toggle Bar These three icons are used as a toggle to show or hide the
right, left and bottom control panel.
2
1
3
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6 Simulator The Simulator button is used to test the Viewer after it is
created in Design. The simulator allows you to try out the
interface as it would work on a mobile device but without
actually controlling devices. Use the mouse to click through
the page links.
No. Control Description
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Menu Bar
Use the Menu Bar to select options in each project tab. The table below
provides a des cription of each menu item.
Menu Sub-Menu Description
File New Project Select to create a new project.
Open Project Select to browse and open a previously
saved project.
Restore Project from Controller Downloads a previously backed up
project from a controller.
Close Closes the current project and returns to
the Project tab.
Save Select to save changes to the current
project.
Save as Use this option to save the pr oject as a
different name.
Export Viewer to USB
(Not supported by ATEN Control
Pad)
Exports Viewers and an access key to a
USB drive. Aft er exporting the data onto
a USB drive, plug the USB drive into the
Control Box’s USB port to upload the
Viewer files and the access key. These
files can only be read by the Control Box
and are not project files that can be
opened by the ATEN Configurator
software.
Project Report Click to save a PDF file that contains
detailed information about each part of
the current project.
Import ETS Projec t Import an ETS project file for your KNX
devices.
Recent Projects Select to view a list of recent projects that
can be clicked on to open.
Exit Select to close the project and exit.
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Edit Undo Select to undo a change when editing a
Viewer in Create & Design Viewer.
Redo Select to redo a change when editing a
Viewer page in Create & Design Viewer.
Cut/Copy/Paste Select to cut, copy or paste text and
objects when editing a Viewer page in
Create & Design Viewer. When used to
copy and paste a button, both the
General and Action propert ies are
copied.
Paste Graphic Only Select to paste a button’s image but not
its Action properties in Create & Design
Viewer.
Delete Select to delete highlighted text and
images when editing a page in Create &
Design Viewer.
Delete Action Only Select to delete the Action properties of a
button in Create & Design Viewer.
Select All / Deselect All Use either option to select or unselect all
objects when editing a viewer page in
Create & Design Viewer.
Preferences Display
Language Use to select the language for the
interface.
SSH
Destination Click to choose the location of the
executable for the SSH Client software.
To execut e the program, go to the menu
bar and select Tools
→
SSH Client.
Interface Check a box to enable the feature
described below:
Show Welcome Page: displays the
Welcome screen when the ATEN Con-
figurator software opens.
Auto Page Creation: automatically
creates a Viewer page in Create
Viewer & Design, for every hardware
device that is configured in Select
Device & Configuration.
Show Password: displays the charac -
ters of the access key in the Edit
Access Key dialog box.
Automatically check for updates :
automatically checks for updates and
notify the user when an update is
available.
Menu Sub-Menu Description
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View These options are available from Create Viewer & Design → Edit Viewer.
Zoom Zooms the Viewer page to 25%, 50%,
75%, 100%, 200% or Fit in Window.
Note: A mous e wheel can be used to
zoom the Viewer page in or out.
Project Information Select to go to Project Information.
Device Configuration Select to go to Select Device &
Configuration.
Viewer Design Select to go to Create Viewer & Design.
Project Upload Select to go to Search & Upload.
Properties Select to show/hide the Properties
window when editing a Viewer page.
Align to Grid Select to automatically align objects with
the grid. This places objects in perfect
alignment with the grid dots when they
are moved. Use Show Grid to display the
grid dots. When Align to Grid is not
selected, objects can be placed
anywhere on the page.
Show Grid Select to display the grid dots on the
page. Use with the Align to Grid option to
set objects in perfect alignment on the
page.
Object These options are available from Create Viewer & Design
→
Edit Viewer.
Button Adds a button to the Viewer page.
Text Adds a text box to the Viewer page.
Image Adds an image to the Viewer page.
Scroll View Adds a scroll box to the Viewer page,
then double-click it to add buttons. Use
the box as a scroll window to easily
access a list of buttons on the page.
Video Adds a video box which allows you to
view video. The video box can be resized
using the Properties sidebar or by
dragging a small box on the boarder to
resize it to the desired shape.
Slider Bar Adds a slider bar to the Viewer page.
Slider bars are used to adjust the value
of a device setting, such as the volume
level of an audio device.
Menu Sub-Menu Description
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Object PowerPoint Control Template Adds a PowerPoint Control template to
the Viewer. This control template is used
to control PowerPoint files saved in a
target computer.
Media Control Template Adds a Media Control template to the
Viewer. Th is control template is used to
control media files saved in a target
computer.
Line Adds a line to visually separate objects
on the Viewer.
Frame Adds a frame to visually frame an object
or to group a set of objects in the Viewer.
Dial Kit Adds a dial kit to the Viewer. The dial kit
can be used for dialing a m eeting.
Group Group Select multiple objects and use Group to
lock them together. Objects in the group
will move together as one.
Radio
Group Select multiple buttons and use Radio
Group to associate them as follows:
selecting a button that belongs to the
radio group deselects the previously
selected radio button within the same
group.
Ungroup Select grouped objects and use
Ungroup to unlock the group.
Order Bring to
Front Moves an object to the top position when
objects are layered.
Send to
Back Move s an object to the bottom position
when objects are layered.
Bring
Forward Moves an object up one position when
objects are layered.
Send
Backward Moves an object down one position when
objects are layered.
Menu Sub-Menu Description
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Object Align Lef t Aligns two or more select ed objects to
the Left side of the object that is selected
last.
Center Aligns two or more selected objects to
the horizontal position of the object that
is selected last.
Right Aligns tw o or more selected objects to
the Right side of the object that is
selected last.
Top Aligns two or more selected objects to
the Top side of the object that is selected
last.
Middle Aligns two or more selected objects to
the vertical position of the object that is
selected last.
Bottom Aligns two or more selected objects to
the Bottom side of the object that is
selected last.
Make Same Size Width Resizes two or more selected objects to
the same width of the object that is
selected last.
Height Resizes two or more selected objects to
the same height of the object that is
selected last.
Both Resizes two or more selected objects to
the same width and height of the object
that is selected last.
Space Even ly Across
Page Width Spaces two or more selected objects
evenly across the width of the page.
Across
Page
Height
Spaces two or more selected objects
evenly across the height of the page.
Between
Objects
Horizontally
Adjusts the horizontal space between
three or more selected objects to the
average distance between each of the
selected objects.
Between
Objects
Vertically
Adjusts the vertical space between three
or more selected objects to the average
distance between each of the selected
objects.
Menu Sub-Menu Description
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Tools Database Generator Opens the ATEN Database Generator
which is used to manually add and
configure hardware devices. This is
where you can create custom devices to
add to My Device Library. Se e ATEN
Database Generator, page 185, for
details.
Simulator The Simulator is used to test a Viewer’s
interface after it has been created in
Design. The simulator allows you to
tryout the interface as it would work on a
mobile device but without actually
controlling devices. Use the mouse to
click through the page links.
SSH Client This runs the SSH Client software
selected under Edit
→
Preferences
→
SSH Destination. The SSH Client is used
to communicate with the controller.
Windows New Page Click to create a new Viewer page or
select a page to open in Create Viewer &
Design.
Help A bout Provides the firmware version and
support information for the Configurator
software.
Check for Updates Checks if ATEN Configurator is up-to-
date.
Menu Sub-Menu Description
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Project
The Project tab allows you to enter details about the installation to start th e
project. Enter the information using the table below as a g uide.
Control Description
Name Enter the project name you are setting up. You can create
multiple projects but for most installations only one project is
required.
Add Controller Click to add controllers to the project. The number added
should match the number of controllers installed. A project can
have up to 16 controllers.
Controller ID Displays the Control Box ID. Make sure to set the Control Box
ID Switch on the rear of the Control Box using the ID displayed
here so that the project file will be uploaded to the controller set
with the same ID.
ATEN Controller Type S elect the controller model you are installing.
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Number of Rooms E nter the number of rooms each controller will control. Each
hardware device you add will be associated with a room. When
buttons are configured in the Design t ab, you can select a
Room under Button Action to filter the Device list so that only
hardware in that room appears. This link be tween the
controller, devices and room is how the Viewer knows which
devices to control.
Name Enter the client name associated with the project.
Address Enter the client address associated with the project.
Phone Enter the client phone number associated with the project.
Remove Controller Click to delete a controller from the project.
Start Project Click to begin configuring hardware devices. The S elect De vice
& Configuration tab will open.
Control Description
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Device
The Device tab is us ed to configure controller ports according to the connected
hardware device.
Control Description
Device
Configuration
List
This section lists the ports for each controller. Select a Controller,
Expansion Box or Room in the left sidebar to display the ports. Each
port needs to be configured according to the hardware device
connected to it. For details, see Device Configuration List, page 85.
Left Sidebar Th is section lists the Controllers, Expansion Boxes and Rooms. Use
the sidebar to add a controller, Expansion Box or Room. When a port
is configured with a device, the device appears listed below the room
on the sidebar. For details, see Left Sidebar, page 88.
Properties This section allows you to add and configure controllers, Expansion
Boxes, managed devices, and rooms. For details, see Design,
page 100.
Device Library Click this icon to open the Library on the Device Library tab which
contains a database of hardware devices that can be added to the
Device Configuration list. For details, see Device Library, page 99.
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Device Configuration List
The Device Configuration page lists the controller ports by type. Click a port
to view its Properties (page 88). Double-click a port to open the ATEN
Device Library and search for the hardware device to configure the port.
Configure each port according to the hardware device connected to it.
Control Description
Type Lists the ports of the controller.
Device Lists the device name entered in Properties.
Mode Lists the port’s communication mode. Click an arrow to select options:
Serial: RS232, RS422, or RS485
I/O: Input (VDC), Input (Dry Contact) or Output
IR: IR or RS23 2
Room Lists the room selected for a device. The rooms available depend on t he
number of rooms added to the controller. No drop-down menu appears
if there is only one room. Each controller must have at least one room.
Select the room where the device is installed.
+ Add More
Devices
RS422, RS485, LAN and IR ports can cascade additional devices that
are connected to the first unit. IR ports can cascade 1 device, RS422
and RS485 ports can cascade up to 2 devices and LAN ports can
cascade up to 25 devices.
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Adding Devices to ATEN Configurator
Add the devices to be managed by your ATEN controller to the Device
Configuration list and configure their settin gs.
To add KNX devices, follow th e steps below:
1. Click File and then Import ETS Project. The configurations for your
KNX devices appear in the Controller tab on the left-side bar.
2. In the Controller tab, click on KNX IP I nterface and type its IP ad dress
and port in the Properties column.
To add devices that are not KNX compliant, use one of the following
methods:
Add devices using ATEN Device Library or My Library
1. In the Device Configuration list, click a port where you have
physically installed a device.
2. Click library. In the pop-up window, click the drop-down list to
select ATEN Devic e Librar y or My Library, and then double-click an
item to add a device. The selected device is added to Device
Configuration.
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Left Sidebar
Controller
The Left Sidebar provides a tree vie w of the
controllers, Expansion Boxes, and rooms. Each
controller in the tree view represents a controller with
one or more rooms it ma nag es . Se lec tin g a c ontroller
allows you to configure its ports. When a port is
configured for a device, it appears listed under the
Room.
Each controller must have at least one room. When
installi ng multipl e controlle rs in one room , add a room
with the same name to each controller.
Each controller name ends with an ID number:
VK2100-ID01. Use this number to set the Controller
ID Switch on the rear of the controller. This links the
controller in the software to the physical d ev ice bei ng
installed.
Right-click a controller to Add Room or Delete
Controller.
Room
Each room is associated with a controller and a
Viewer so that the information is uploaded to the
correct controller to control the hardware devices.
Right click a room to Delete or Rename the room.
Use the buttons at the bottom of the sidebar to Add
Room.
Expansion Box
ATEN Expansion Boxes connect over a network to
add ports to the controller via its Ethernet port.
Clicking Add Controller or Expander opens a
window which allows you to select a device to add:
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Properties
The Properties panel provides information and configuration fields for
controlle rs, Expansion Boxes, remote devices, or rooms. Click a device or room
from the left sidebar or the Device Configuration list to display its properties.
Controller Properties
Click a controller from the left sidebar or the
Device Configuration list to configure the
followi ng prop erti es .
Name: Type to change the device name.
Controller ID: Sets the controller ID.
ATEN Expansion Box and Keypad will
connect to a controller with a matching
controlle r ID as s et on th e Expa nsion Box
or Keypad using the Controller ID Switch.
Identify ATEN Expansion Box and Keypad by IP Address:
Note: Only enable this function if any of the following scenario applies.
Need to install more than 16 controllers under the same subnet.
Your networ k switc h blocks mu lticast s ignals b etween the c ontroll er and
Expansion Box/Keypad.
When enable d, the contro ller con nects to an ATEN Expan sion Box/Key pad
with matching controller ID and Expansion Box/Keypad IP address.
To use this function, make sure to do the following.
On t he Expansion Box/Keypad:
Set the controller ID using the Controller ID Switch. When you
have more than 16 controllers under a subnet, at least two of the
Expansion Boxes and/or Keypads will be assigned with the same
controller ID.
Set the Expansion Box/Keypad to a fixed IP address.
In the project files:
In the Devices tab, make sure the controller IDs match the
configuration on the Expansion Boxes and/or Keypads.
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In the Devices tab, enable the Identify ATEN Expansion Boxes
and Keypads by IP address function the Properties panel. For
examp le, if you have 17 c ont roll ers s et u p under the sam e su bnet,
with controller 1 and 17 us in g ID01, enable the fun cti on fo r bot h of
these controllers.
Specify the IP address of the Expansion Box/Keypad.
sdfFor Keypad, go to Design > Viewer Settings.
s
dfFor Expansion Box, go to Devices and find the Properties panel.
Port: Specify the port to allow TCP communications from third-party client
devices.
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Expansion Box (Expander)
When you select an Expansion Box from the left side bar, the properties
provides a drop-dow n menu to set the Expan der ID (ID01~ ID08) and the option
to configure the IP Address.
To add an Expansion Box, click Add Controller or Expander on the left
sidebar, then use the arrow and select an ATEN Expansion Box to add. The
expansion box and po rts will be listed on the Device Configuration page, as
shown bel ow:
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Serial Device Properties
Click a serial device from the Device
Configuration list to configure its
properties.
Name: Type to set the device name.
Add Device: Adds devi ces. You can use
either of the following methods to add
devices:
Type the device name in the Name field
and click Add Device.
Click th e arrow button (fol lowing the Add
Device button) and select add device
from library to open the device library.
Double-click a device to bring in its
informati on and settin gs .
Category: D i sp lay s the ca tego ry of the
selected device.
Brand: Displays the brand of the
selected device.
Model: Displays the model of the
selected device.
Version: Shows the firmware version
sel ected for the device. Use the dr op-
down menu to select a different firmware
version. Click the menu box next to the
version number to open a PDF with the
version history. The version history and
different versions for a device can be
manuall y added/updated via the Database
Generator (see step 3 of Edit / Add New
Device, page 189).
Connection Settings: Click the drop-
down lis ts t o co nfi gure the baud ra te, data
bit, stop bit, parity settings, and flow
control for the selected serial device.
Advance Settings: Click Advanced to
display the following settings.
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Delay Interval: Sets a time delay for each command before they are
sent to the device.
Feedback Timeout: Sets the maxi mum inte rva l that the co ntro ller
allows in between parts of a feedback message. The controller uses
this value to identify the end of a message.
Keep Connecti on Aliv e: The con troller se nd s a command to the serial
device to maintain the connection and avoid timeout issues.
Command: Type a command to be sent to the selected device.
Interval: Type the interval at which the controller sends the
command.
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I/O Device Properties
Click an I/O device from the Device
Configu ration list and select Input
(VDC), Input (Dry Contact), or Output
to configure its properties.
Name: Type to set the device name.
Add Device: Ad ds dev ic es . You can
use either of the f ollowing methods t o
add devices:
Type the device name in the Name
field and clic k Add Devi ce.
Click the arrow button (fol low i ng the
Add Device button) and select add
device from library to ope n the devi ce
library. Double-c li ck a dev ic e to br in g in
its information and settings.
Category: D i sp lay s the ca tego ry of
the selected device.
Brand: Displays the brand of the
selected device.
Model: Displays the model of the
selected device.
Version: Shows the firmware versi on sel ected for the d evice. U se the d rop-
down menu to select a dif fere nt firm w are ve rsi on. C lic k the me nu box next
to the version number to open a PDF with the version history. The version
history and different versions for a device can be manually added/updated
via the Database Generator (see step 3 of Edit / Add New Device,
page 189).
Lower Thre shold & Upper Thresh old: Set the thre sholds accordin g to the
hardware device you are connecting and then configure a Monitor (see
page 155).
Advance Settings: Click Advanced to display the Delay Interval setting.
Delay Interval: Sets a time delay for each command before they are
sent to the device.
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IR/Relay Device Properties
Click an IR/Relay dev ic e from th e D evi ce
Configuration list to configure its
properties.
Name: Type to set the device name.
Add Device: Adds devices. You can
use either of the following methods to
add devices:
Type the d evic e nam e in the Name f iel d
and click Add Device.
Click the arrow butt on (foll ow in g the
Add Device button) and select add
device from library to open the device
library. Double-click a device to bring in
its information and settings.
Category: Displays the category of the
selected device.
Brand: Displays the brand of the
selected device.
Model: Displays the model of the
selected device.
Version: Shows the firmw are ve rsion sel ected for the d evice . Use th e drop-
down menu to select a different fi rmware version. Click the menu box next
to the version number to open a PDF with the version history. The version
history and different versions for a device can be manually added/updated
via the Database Generator (see step 3 of Edit / Add New Device,
page 189).
Advance Settin gs: Cl ick Advanced to display the Delay Interval setting.
Delay Interval: Sets a time delay for each command before they are
sent to the device.
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Ethernet Device Properties
Click an Ethernet device to configure its
properties . Each Control Box s upports up
to 25 Ethernet devices , a nd each Control
Pad supports up to 8.
Name: Type to set the device name.
Add Device: Ad ds dev ic es . You can
use either of the f ollowing methods t o
add devices:
Type the devic e nam e in th e Name field
and click Add Device.
Click the arrow button (fol low i ng the
Add Device button) and select add
device from library to open the device
library. Double-click a device to bring in
its information and settings.
Category: D i sp lay s the ca tego ry of the
selected device.
Brand: Displays the brand of the
selected device.
Model: Displays the model of the
selected device.
Version: Shows the firmware version
sel ected for the device. Use the dr op-
down menu to select a different firmware
version. Click the menu box next to the
version number to open a PDF with the
version history. The version history and
different versions for a device can be
manually added/updated via the
Database Generator (see step 3 of Edit /
Add New Device, page 189).
Connection Settings
Dependi ng on the sele cted protoc ol, some of the fol lowing s ettings ma y not
be required and are not displayed.
Protocol Type: Click to select the protocol for the Ethernet device. The
ATEN Control System supports control of devices via telnet, ONVIF,
TCP, UDP, HTTP, and HTTPS.
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IP Addre ss: Type to as sign a fixed IP address to the Ethernet device.
Port: Type to assign a communication port.
Use rname & Pass word: Type to set up the lo gin/acce ss cred entials f or
the device.
Auth Type: Sets the authentication type that the device uses.
Advance Settin gs: Cl ick Advanced to display the Delay Interval setting.
Delay Interval: Sets a time delay for each command before they are
sent to the device.
Delay after Login (fo r telnet only): S ets a delay (to allow a con nection
to be established) before the First and Second Commands are sent to
the device.
Send command after connection (for telnet and TCP only): Sends
commands to the device after a successful connection has been
established.
Format: Sets the command format.
First Command: Sets the command.
Second Command: Sets the second command.
Automatically reconnect if no return message is received:
Select this option to continue reconnection attempts when no
return message is received from the device.
Keep Connection Alive (for telnet and TCP only): Th e controller
sends a command to the device to maintain the connection and avoi d
timeout issues.
Command: Type a command to be sent to the selected device.
Interval: Type the interval at which the controller sends the
command.
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Library
The Project Bar pr ovides the Library option. Use the Device Libr ary
tab (shown below) to configure controller ports according to the
connected hardware devices. The Device Library provides an extensive
database of hardware devices that can be doubl e-clicked or drag and dropped
into the Device Configuration page to configure controller ports. The Device
Library is discussed on the next page.
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Device Library
The Device Library tab is a database of hardware devices that instantly
configure controlle r ports. S earch the library fo r the device conn ected
to a controller port then add it to configure the port. For devices not in the
library, use the ATEN Database Generator to create custom hardware (see
page 185). Click Library on the Project bar or double-click a port on the
Device Configuration page to open the ATEN Device Library.
Add a device by clicking Add to Proj ect or by drag & drop.
To search for a device type keywords into the box and click .
Click a tab to filter by All, Serial, DO, IR, Relay or Ethernet.
Click headings to sort by Brand, Device Type, Model or Version.
Use the drop-down menu to select:
ATEN Devic e Lib r ary – ATEN’s database of hardware devices.
My Device Library – Devices added from the Database Generator.
Create Device – Opens the Database Generator to create custom
hardware devices for My Device Library (
page 186
).
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Design
Overview
The De sign tab is for creating a Viewer – the user interface that controls the
hardware from a mobile device o r Keypad. Create a Viewer and add the pages
to control the hardware according to the setup you are installing.
Element Description
Left Sidebar The left sidebar lists each Viewer and its pages.The sidebar allows you
to add Viewers and pages. These options become available after
clicking Done on the Viewer Settings page. For more details, see Left
Sidebar, page 88.
Select Viewer The Select Viewer section allows you to configure the basic settings
and type of Viewer you want to create. See Left Sidebar, page 101, for
details.
Library Click this icon to open the Library which provides access to the
Graphic (page 150), Flag (page 153), Monitor (page 155), Macro
(page 173), Scheduled Event (page 175), and Variable settings
(page 176).
Simulator The Simulator button is used to te st a Viewer’s interface after it has
been created. The simulator allows you to tryout the interface as it
would work on a mobile device but without actually controlling devices.
Use the mouse to click through the page links.
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Left Sidebar
Viewer
The Left Sidebar provides a tree view of the
Viewers and Pages. Clicking a Viewer opens the
Page Overview which is a layout of the Viewer.
Right-click a Viewer to Delete, Rename or Edit the
Viewer.
Use Add Viewer at the bottom of the sidebar to
create a new Viewer.
Pages
Each Viewer lists the Home Page with each
Viewer Page created for the Viewer under it.
Clicking a Home or Viewer Page on the sidebar
opens a new tab where the page can be edited.
Right-click a page to Delete, Rename, or Copy the
page and paste it to another Viewer within the
same or a different project file. The Copy function
replicates the page’s visual design without its
configurations.
The Home Page cannot be deleted.
Use Add Page a t th e bottom of the si de bar t o add
a page to the Viewer.
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Adding a Viewer
A Viewer is a control interface that you use on mobile devices, ATEN
Keypads, or ATEN Control Pads to centrally control devices and equipment.
Use the Select Viewer page to select a Viewer template for your device type.
To add a Viewer and/or its associated control pages, follow the steps below.
1. In the Con figurator, go to the Design tab. This screen appear s. If the Select
View page does not appear, click Add V iewer from the left sidebar.
2. Select your device type.
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3. Configure the displayed settings for your selected device.
Mobile Device
Keypad
Setting Description
Type Use this drop-down menu to select the mobile device that
will be used to control hardware devices in a room. This sets
the resolution for the Viewer to fit on the mobile device’s
screen.
Choose a Custom selection to configure a screen size with
the Resolution drop-down menu below it.
Note: If you sel ect Custom Windows Device – the Windows
OS has a limitation for adding butt ons to Viewers used on
Windows mobile devices. See , page 241, for details.
Resolution Use this drop-down menu to set a custom screen resolution
for the mobile device being used to control hardware
devices. This option becomes available when you select one
of the Custom selections from the Type drop-down menu.
Display Aspect
Ratio
Indicates the aspect ratio used for the selected device.
Home Page S elect a template for the Viewer’s home page.
Blank: Creates a custom home page that you design from
scratch.
ATEN Themes: Select any of the ATEN Themes to create
a home page and other device pages with graphics.
These pages are customizable.
Setting Description
Model Specify the Keypad model.
Number of Keys Specify the total number of keys for your Keypad.
Layout Specify the Keypad layout. This setting should match the
physical Keypad layout (see page 49 for details). Depending
on the total number of keys the Keypad has, you may have 1
or multiple options for this setting.
Controller ID Select the ID number of the Control Box (Controller) that the
Keypad will connect through. This ID must match the
controller ID Switch (black) set on the Keypad (see
page 53).
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Control Pad
Keypad ID
Select the ID number to match the Keypad ID Switch
(blue) set on the Keypad (see page 53). Up to 8
Keypads can connect to one Control Box.
(Optional) T ype the IP address of the Keypad with which
the controller uses to identify and establish connection.
Use this feature when you have more than 16 ATEN
Expansion Box and/or ATEN Keypad in the project or
when the network switch blocks m ulticast signals
between the Keypad and the controller.
Add Keypad Click Add Keypad to add another Keypad that will connect
to the same Control Box and control the same set of
devices.
Setting Description
Model Specify the model for the Control Pad.
Number of Keys Specify the total number of keys for your Control Pad.
Layout Specify the layout for the Control Pad. This setting should
match the physical layout (see page 49 for details).
Depending on the total number of keys the Control Pad has,
you may have 1 or multiple options for this setting.
Controller ID Displays the Control Pad ID.
Setting Description
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4. Click Done to save the configur atio n. An overview appears showing all
the control pages th at the selected Viewer has.
5. (Optiona l) Add, edit, or remove the pages or adjust t he basic se ttings of the
Viewer.
Control Description
Click to duplicate the Viewer along with the pages.
Click to edit the basic Viewer settings that you configured in step
3.
Click to add a page to the highlighted Viewer in the left sidebar .
Click to configure the page. For more information, see
Configuring the Viewer, page 106.
Click to remove the page.
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Configuring the Viewer
After you have added the Viewer and the associated pages, you are ready to
configure the page layout and object actions, for example, button actions in the
Viewer.
To configure a Viewer, follow the steps below.
1. Use one of the fol l owing methods to open t he pag e you wish t o co nfigure.
Click the page from the left sid e bar.
Click its associated Viewer from the left sidebar and then click to
open a page.
The page opens in a tab. For example:
2. To add more control objects on the page, right-click on the preview, and
select an option from the pop-up menu.
Note: The Windows OS has a limitation when adding buttons to Viewer
pages for use on Windows mobile devices. See Object Properties,
page 109, for details.
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3. Click the element in the preview panel to customize the settings. See the
table below for more informat i on.
Element Tasks
Preview panel Shows a preview of th e selected page. You can also do
the following on the preview pan el:
To zoom in and out on the preview, scroll the
mouse wheel.
To relocate an object, drag and drop the object.
To layer an object, right-click the object and set
the Order opti ons.
To group multiple objects, drag the mouse to
select the objects, right-click o n any o f the o bjects
and select Group.
To align object, drag the mouse to select the
objects, right-click on any of the objects and select
Align.
To set objects in perfect alignment, use the View
menu option s to select Show Grid and Align to
Grid.
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Properties panel Use the panel to configure selected object properties.
For detailed informatio n about o bj ect pro perties , see
Object Properties, page 109.
Library Use Library to customize the appearance of the page
and its buttons. For more inform ation, see Library,
page 98.
Button Action or
Slider Bar Action Use this panel to define the functions of each button
and slider bar. For detailed inf orm atio n, see Button /
Slider Bar / Dial Kit Actions, page 127.
Advanced
functions
To add additional conditions and actions to
buttons, use the Flag function. For more
information, see Flag, page 153.
For a button to initiate a sequence of actions,
create a Macro. For more inf ormation, s ee Macro,
page 173.
Element Tasks
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Object Properties
This section provides detailed informatio n about properties of control objects
on the Viewer. Note that the supported objects and their functions may differ
among Viewers for mobile devices, Keypad, and Control Pad.
Page Objects
A number appears at the top right corner of each object. The numbers are
assigned in sequence, in the order that the object is added. These numbers help
identify a label when configuring a Change Label (page 144) or a b utton when
configuring a Chan ge Bu tto n State (page 143).
Each button has a symbol in the top left corner to indicate:
“A” the button’s actions are configured correctly.
“!” the button’s actions need to be modified or they will not work.
Buttons with no symbol indicate that functions have not been added to it.
For detai ls on addi n g funct i o ns, s ee Button / Slider Bar / Dial Kit Actions,
page 127.
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Object Properti es for Mo bile Devices
After you have added a Viewer (page 102) for your mobile device, you can
start configuring the pages that the Viewer contains in the Properties panel.
Buttons
The Button properties provide options to configure the appearance of a button,
and the confirmation message and progress message before carrying out the
associated action.
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Alignment – Aligns a group of objects. Select mul tiple objects for the
buttons to become availabl e:
Mode
Use this drop-down menu to select one of the following button types.
Normal – Th is is a button that stays the same when pressed.
Toggle – for a button that switches betw een two images/colors to
indicate the button status. This also splits the Commands list under
Button Action (page 127) – to provide two commands for the button:
Toggle ON and Toggle OFF.
Press an d Release – for a button that switches between two images/
colors when pressed and released.This splits the Commands list under
Button Action (page 127) to provide two commands for the button:
Press and Release.
Long Pre s s for a button that switches between two images/colors
when pressed and released. This button continuously re-sends a
command to a device as long as it is pressed, at the Interval specified
(see Interval, below) and stops sending the command once the button
is released.
Note: Use the Normal or Long Press o ption to set the image/color of the
button ba sed on i ts status.
Appearance
Click the Appearance tab to configure the look of the button.
Note: The Appearance settin gs are applicable to all butt on modes.
However, the Appearance tab only exists for Normal and Toggle buttons
to categorize diff erent sets of settings.
Name – (optional ) type the text y ou want to use f or th e button (or slow
double-click the button on the Viewer page).
Font – use the drop-d own m enu to select th e fon t type .
Color – use the drop-down menu to change the color of the text.
Size – enter a number (1-200 ) to set the size of the text for the
button.
Format – form at s text to Bold, Italic or Underline for the button.
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Alignment – click a box to align the text Right, Center or Left;
and Top, Middle or Bottom within t he button box.
Style – use the drop-down menu to select the style type.
Normal imports an image to use as the button’s standard
backgroun d and cli ck Pressed to import an image to us e when the
button is press ed.
Color allows you to us e dro p-d own m e nus to select the buttons
color for Normal and Pressed.
Transparency – enter a number (0-100) or use the slider-bar to
set the transparency of the button.
Send Command Every (Long Press mode buttons only) – use the
drop-down menu to select the amount of time between each command
that is sent (repeatedly) to the device while t he button is pr esse d.
Position a nd Size – X and Y position the button at the coordinates
entered. Width and Height set the size of the button box. Click Reset
Image Size to reset the button size.
Reset Image Size – click to reset the button size.
Set Sync Condition – automa tically synchronizes the button
setting to the s elected variab le. To create variables , s ee Variables,
page 176.
Restrict access to this button on ATEN Control System App with a
password: Limit the use of the selected button by requesting a
password when the button is tapped in the Viewer. To enable this
function, click this option and type the password in the box below.
Note: This function is only supported by the Normal and Toggle mode
buttons (page 111).
Dialog
Click the Dialog tab to set up a confirmation message that displays in the
Viewer when the button is pressed.
Note: The Dialog settings are only available for Normal and Toggle
buttons.
Confirm the associated action wit h the following message when the
button is pressed – Click the check box to enable this feature.
Action – Select a button action (Toggle On or Toggle Off) to display
the confirmation message.
Content drop-down list – Select one of the following for
customization.
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Background – Customize the wording for the confirmation
messag e. Type th e message in the Name field and optionally
customize its font and style.
OK – Customize the wording on the button for carrying out the
associated action. Type in the Name fiel d and optionally
customize its font and style.
Cancel – Customize the wording on the button for canceling the
associated action. Type in the Name fiel d and optionally
customize its font and style.
Message
Click the Message tab to set up a progress message that displays while the
associated action is being carried out.
Note: The Message settings are only available for Normal and Toggle
buttons.
Confirm the associated action with t he following message when the
button is pressed – Click the check box to enable this feature.
Action – Select a button action (Toggle On or Toggle Off) f or
displaying the progress message.
Content drop-down list – Select one of the following for
customization.
Background – Configure the wording for the progress message.
Type the message in the Name field and optionally customize its
font and style.
Pr og ress Bar – Con fi gur e t he d i sp lay du rat ion (in seconds), font,
and color of the progress indicator.
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Groups
You can unify the properties of two or more control components (buttons,
slider bars, etc.) at the same time. Depending on the elements that your group
of components have, different properties will be open for configuratio n.Use
your mous e to drag and s elect the compon ents from a page, the prop erties that
are open for configuration appear in the Properties column.
For example, if you want to unify the text th at appear on mult iple buttons, d rag
and select these buttons and then configure their properties, as illustrated
below.
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Labels
The Label properties provide settings for
the displayed text and it s format.
Alignment – A lig ns a group of objects .
Select multiple objects for the buttons to
become available:
Name – enter the text you want to use
for the label or slow double-click the
label on the Edit page.
Font – use the drop-down menu to
select the font type.
Color – use the drop- down menu to
change the color of the text.
Size – enter a number (1-200 ) to set the
size of the text.
Format– format text to Bold, Italic or
Underline.
Alignment – click a box to alig n the
text Rig ht, C enter or Left; and Top,
Middle or Bottom within th e label box.
Border/Line – select this option to
configure the color, format, and width of
the display screen border.
Position a nd Size – X and Y po sition the label at the coordinates ente red.
Width and Height set the size of the label.
Set Sync Condition – Displays the value of the selected variable in
percentage or its raw form. To create variables, see Variables, page 176.
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Slider Bars
Right click on a Viewer page and select Slider Bar to add a bar. A Slider Bar
can control a device, link to another page, or run a macro.
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Use the Mode drop-down m enu to sele ct th e type of slider bar (Basic Slider
Bar or Advanced Slider Bar).
Basic Slider Bar
A slider bar where you enter the minimum and maximum values to
calculate the range and level s on a slider bar, and then add one command
to configure the Basic Slider Bar’s action (See Slider Value, page 133).
Choose options under Value to configure the slider bar’s range.
Direction – sets the bearing of the slider bar.
Style – click the drop-down menus to select the Foreground Color and
Background Color for the slider bar.
Value – Sets the total number of levels for the slider bar.
ASCII / HEX – click a radio bu tton to select the format for the slider
bar values.
Minimum – enter the lowest level on the bar.
Maximum – enter the highest level on the bar.
Level – this re p resents th e number of levels on the slider bar. You can
calculate the value of each level with the formula: Maximu m Value -
Minimum Value / Level = Va lue Per Level. The Level is
automatically calculated according to the Minimum and Maximum
values you enter.
Position a nd Size – depending on w hether the bar is set Vertic al or
Horizontal you can use either the Size: Width or Height box to enter a
number to resize the len gth o f the slid er bar.
Set Sync Condition – Automatically synchronizes the slider ba r to th e
selected variable. To create a variable, see Variables, page 176.
Advanced Slider Bar
A slider bar where you set the number of levels and add a command for
each level in the bar (see Level, in the table, on page 127). Choo se o pti on s
under Value to configure the slider bar ’s range:
Direction – sets the bearing of the slider bar.
Style – click the drop-down menus to select the Foreground Color and
Background Color for the slider bar.
Value – Sets the total number of levels for the slider bar.Level – th is
represents the number of levels on the slider bar. For each level you must
add a separate comm and in the Slider Bar Acti on – Commands list (see
Level, in th e table, on page 127).
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PowerPoint Control and Media Control Templates
Click a PowerPoint control template or a media control template to configure
its posit i on, siz e, and the PC that controls it.
Position a nd Size – X and Y position the label at the coordinates entered.
Width and Height set the size of the label.
Select Device – Select the PC that stores the PowerPoint or media files
using the drop-down list.
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Image
The Properties for an image provide options to change and import images to
the page. Images can be layered with other objects so that they can be placed
as a backgro und or as highlig hts for buttons (see L ayering Image s, page 120).
You can Group, Order, Align, Make Same Size or Space Evenly from the
Object menu.
Note: For imported images, make sure the file names contain English alphabets
and/or numerals only.
Style – shows the image selected. Click inside the box to impor t an image
(*.webp,*.jpg,*.jpeg,*.bmp) to the page.
Transparency – enter a number (0-100) or use the slider-bar to s et the
transparency of the image selected.
Position and Size – X and Y position the image at the coordinates entered.
Width and Height set the size of the image.
Reset Im ag e Size – resets the image size.
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Layering Images
Images can be layered wi th other objects, such as labels and buttons, so that
they can be placed as a background or as highlight for the page and/or other
objects.
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Dial Kit
A dial kit template consists of a display screen and a set of dial keys. To
configure their appearance, click on the display area or a key.
Display Screen
Dial Keys
Properties for Display Screen Properties for Dial Key
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Font – use the dro p-dow n menu to select the fo nt fo r the t yped tex t.
Color – use the drop-down menu to change the color of the text.
Size – enter a number (1-200) to set the size of the text for the button.
Format – formats text to Bold, Italic or Underline for the button.
Alignment – click a box to align the text Righ t, Center or Left; and
Top , Middle or Bottom within the button box.
Style – use the drop-down menu to select the style type.
Note: The image and color settings are only applicable to dial keys.
Image – select this option to impor t different images for the dial key
when it is pressed and not pressed (normal).
Transparency– enter a number (0-100) or u se the slider-b ar to set
the transparency of the button.
Color – select this option to use different color blocks to indicate a
pressed and a normal dial key.
Border/Line – select this option to configure the color, format, and
width o f t he displ ay sc reen border.
Position and Size – X and Y position the button at the coordinates entered.
Width and Height set the size of the button box. Click Re set Image Si ze to
reset the button size.
Note: If you are using the Call and End Call dials, click the dial key
to configure its action. F or a detailed procedure, see Exam p le 1: Config ur ing
actions of dial keys., page 134.
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Frame & Line
Use frames and lines to visually group or separate control objects in your
Viewer. Click a frame or line object to configure its properties.
Style – configure the color, format , and width of the line or border of the
frame.
Rounder corder – use the scroll bar or the number box to configure the
roundness of the frame corner.
Fill – sel ect this optio n to fill the frame with the selected color.
Position a nd Size – X and Y position the frame/line at th e coordina tes
entered. Width and Height set the size of the frame/line.
Frame Properties Line Properties
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Object Properties for ATEN Keypad / Control Pad
After you hav e added a Viewer (page 102) for you r Keypad / Con trol, you can
start configuring the Viewer. In the Viewer page, click on a button to configure
its settings. The follow ing settings appear in the Propertie s pane l.
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Mode
Use this drop-down menu to select one of the following button types.
Normal – Th is is a button that stays the same when pressed.
Toggle – for a button that switches betw een two images/colors to
indicate the button status. This also splits the Commands list under
Button Action (page 127) – to provide two commands for the button:
Toggle ON and Toggle OFF.
Press an d Release – for a button that switches between two images/
colors when pressed and released.This splits the Commands list under
Button Action (page 127) to provide two commands for the button:
Press and Release.
Long Pre s s for a button that switches between two images/colors
when pressed and released. This button continuously re-sends a
command to a device as long as it is pressed, at the Interval specified
(see Interval, below) and stops sending the command once the button
is released.
Note: Use the Normal or Long Press o ption to set the image/color of the
button ba sed on i ts status.
Name – (optio nal) type the text you want to use for the button (or slow
double-click the button on the Viewer page).
Font – use the drop-down menu to select the font type.
Color – use t he dr op-down menu to change the color of the text .
Size – enter a number (1-200) to set the size of the text for the button.
Format – formats text to Bold, Italic or Underline for the button.
Alignment – click a box to align the text Right, Center or Left; and
Top, Middle or Bottom within the button box.
Style – use the drop-down menu to select the style type.
Image – imports an image to us e as the button’s standard background
and click Pressed to import an image to us e wh en the b utton is pre ssed.
Color – allows you t o use dro p-dow n menu s to s elect the butt ons co lor
for Normal and Pressed.
Transparency – enter a num ber (0 -10 0) o r use the slider-bar to set the
transparency of the bu tton.
Send Command Afte r Holding – Sets the required time f or hold ing the
button to apply the action for which th e butto n is conf igur ed.
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Position a nd Size – X and Y position the button at the coordinates
entered. Width and Height set the size of t he button box.
Set Sync Condition – Automatically synchronizes the button to the
selected variable. To create a variable, see Variables, page 176. This
option is only available for to ggle buttons.
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Button / Slider Bar / Dial Kit Actions
Understanding Butt on/Slider Bar/Dial Kit Actions
After you have added a button, slider bar, or a dial kit on your Viewer, define
the actions it initiates using the Button/Slider Bar Actions panel. To access the
panel, click on a button, slider bar, or dial key in the Viewer. The Button/Slider
Bar A cti on panel appears.
The Button/Slider Bar Ac tions panel consists of the following elements:
Setting Description
Device Lists the added devices and the advanced functions.
Room Select the room that contains the devices the Viewer will
control. Use this drop-down menu to select rooms in the KNX
system and display KNX devices. The Viewer will only upload
to a controller configured with the same Room name (see Left
Sidebar, page 88). Select All Rooms to allow the Viewer to
control all rooms. Se lecti ng All Rooms will upload the Viewer
to all controllers.
The Accessible Room defi nes what Devices are available t o
configure new Actions in Button/Slider Bar Prope rties (see
page 127). Only Devices listed under the same Room (see
page 88) as the Viewer’ s Accessible Room will be listed for use
in Button/Slider Bar Properties.
Function Lists the supported functions for your chosen device or
advanced option. Double-click a function to add it to the
Command List, which shows a sequence of tasks to be executed
when specifi ed conditions are met for the bu t to n, slider bar, or
dial key. For details on functions, see Functions, page 130.
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You can configure a button with Device commands (On, Off, Stop, Play, etc.);
as a Macro to send multiple commands to one or more devices; or as a Link
to ot her Vie w er pages. Advanced Options allow you to add conditions to the
commands, as de scr i bed on the next pag e.
Commands Lists the commands that initiate when the button or dial key is
pressed. Device and Advanced Option functions can be a dded
and as sociated in t he Commands li s t together. Commands
initiate in t he ord e r tha t t hey a re a dded to the list . Rig ht-clic k in
the Commands list to use the menu selections: Move Up, Move
Down, Copy, Paste, Delete, Save as Macro, or Test Tool.
Toggle ON /
Toggle OFF
or
Press / Release
When the Butto n Mode (page 111) is set to Toggle or Pr ess and
Release, the Commands list splits to set the two c commands:
Toggle ON / Press – lists the commands that initiate when the
button is first pressed or pressed and held.
Toggle OFF / Release – lists the commands that initiate when
the button is pressed a second time (Toggle), or rel eased (Press
and Rel ease). When the button is pr essed again, Toggle ON
initiates and the cycle repeats.
The Level drop-down me nu appears when an Advanced Slider
Bar is selected on the Viewer page. The number of levels in the
drop-down menu reflect the Level set in the Advanced Slider
Bar’s properties (page 117). Use the drop-down menu to select a
level and then add a command for each of the Advanced Slider
Bar’s levels (see pag e 133 f o r details).
Use Move up to move an action up in the Commands list, or
Move down to move an action down in the Commands list.
Use Delete to remove an acti on from the Commands list.
Use Sa ve as Macro to save the commands in the Commands
list as a macro.
Use Test Tool to connect to a controller and test the action(s) in
the Commands list.
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Configuring Button/Slider Bar Actions
To add one or more actions to a button, slider bar, or dial key, follow the steps
below.
1. In the project file, click to select th e butto n, sli der bar, or dial key in the
Viewer. The Button/Slider Bar Action panel appears.
2. In the Button/Slider Bar Action panel, select a Room.
3. Add command s.
For details on device functions and advanced functions, see Functions,
page 130.
a) Click a device or an advanced opt ion to display its supported functions.
b) Double-click a functi on to add it to the Commands list.
c) Repeat step 3a and 3b if you wish to initiate a seq uence of actions.
4. In the Commands list, double-click the commands to configure them.
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Functions
Button/ s lide r ba r func tions can be un derstood as device fu ncti ons and
advanced functions.
Device functions – These are functions that the selected controller or a
device managed by the cont roller initi ates. The supported device fun ctions
vary depending on the device you select in the Device list, as illustrated
below. For details on controller functions, see Device Functio ns, p age 132.
Controll e r fun ctions
VM3404H functions
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Advanced functions – These are functions that involve more than one
devices in the project. Use the indicated column to select an advanced
function, the available options are listed in the Function list. For de tails
about each advanced function, see Advanced Functions, page 135.
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Device Functions
Each ATEN controller supports the following functions.
Delay – adds a delay in seconds. Enter a number between 0.1-180.
Relay – adds an Open, Close, To ggle or Pulse action on the selected
controller and Relay port.
DO – adds an Open, Close, Toggle or Pulse action on the selected
controller and Digital Output port.
Wake on LAN – powers on the specified computer (MA C address)
over Ethernet.
Serial Raw (ASCII) – adds a serial command in the ASCII mode.
Serial Raw (HEX) – adds a serial command in the HEX mode.
Telnet Raw (ASCII) – adds a telnet command in the ASCII mode.
TCP Raw (ASCII) – adds a TCP command in the ASCII mode.
TCP Raw (HEX) – adds a TCP command in the HEX mode.
UDP Raw (ASCII) – adds a UDP command in the ASCII mode.
UDP Raw (HEX) – adds a UDP command in the HEX mode.
HTTP – adds an HTTP comman d.
HTTPS – adds an HTTPS command.
Value Types
When a device command has multiple values you can double-click it and
use the Show Flag Menu* to select a device setting:
Library Value – use the drop-down menu to select
a device setting for the command. The selection of set ti ngs in t he dro p-
down menu can be modified using the Database Generator to edit the
command string (see Edit / Add New Device, page 189).
Flag Variable – clicking this button allows a Flag
with a set of values to be selected for the action. The button’s action
will select a setting according to the Flag value. Each value in a Flag
can be set to a different device using a Set Flag (as a button to select
the device). When that (Set Flag) button is pressed, the Flag value is
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set for that particular device, and will b e used as the setting for this
action, when it’s button is press e d.
Variables – Select this option to use a Variable in
the command. After selecting th e option, a drop-down menu
containing a list of the Variables that you created appear.
Slider Value – select this option to configure a Basic
Slider Bar’s command. The range and change levels are automatically
configured accord ing to the minimum and m aximum values set for the
Basic Slider Bar. This option only appears when a Basic Slider Bar is
selected on the Viewer page and you are adding Slider Bar Action
commands.
Note: The Show Flag Menu allows you to use a single Flag for all dev ices
rather than adding a Conditional Flag for each device.
Dial Value – select this option to use the string of
values that has been dialed using the dial kit via Viewer from a mobile
device.
Level – When an A dvanced Slider Bar is selected on a
V iewer pa ge, the Level drop-down menu app ears above the Commands
list. A command must be added to each level of an Advanced Slider
Bar. To configure each level, use the drop-down menu to select a level
and then add a command to it.
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Applications of Device Functions
Example 1: Configuring actions of dial keys.
Out of the 15 keys on a dial kit, only the Call and End Call keys require
configuration, the actions for other keys are pre-configured to send out the
number or character as indicated on the keys.
Follow the step s b e low to add an action to the Call key.
1. Click the Call k ey in the Viewer to displ ay the Button Action panel.
2. Select a device (e.g. a v ideo co nferencing system) and do uble- click to ad d
a function for the key. In this case, it should be a dialing function.
3. Double-click the added command and select Dial Value.
Display Screen
Dial Keys
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Advanced Functions
Use advanced options for button/slider actions that involve a series of actions
(Macro), actions that the involve page redirect (Link), or actions that involve
change or update of device settings of multiple objects (Set Variable).
Note: Associate Set Fla g, Condition, Change Button State, or Change
Label commands with device commands in the Com mands list by
dragging and dro ppin g them into a tree view list, which al lows them to
initiate together (see Applications of Advanced Function s, page 137).
Macro – sends multiple commands to one or more devices. Select to add a
macro command from the Function list. To create a macro, add multiple
device actions to the Commands list, then click the Save as Macro
icon or access the function by clicking the Library icon (page 152).
Link – makes the button into a link that directs you to a Viewer page.
Select to add a page link fro m the Function list. Double-click the page link
in the Command s lis t to s elect a different page link.
Set Variabl e – cr eates a var iable to repr esent a device s etting (e.g . speaker
volume) that can b e used by t wo o r mor e control objects (e.g. sli der b ar or
buttons) in the Viewer . Th is function is used when you have more than one
Viewer objects controlling the same device.
Note: To complete this setting, go to Properties of the control objects and
configure the Set Sync Conditions setting.
Set Flag – sets a flag value to represent the new device st atus when a
command changes a device setting. Set Flags are added to the Commands
list after device command s to change the Flag (device status).
Condition – adds one or more conditions that must be met for commands
to initiate. The conditions can be based on a Variab le or a feedback value
(setting value sent from a managed d evice).
Variable conditions– Use Variable conditions for the controller to carry
out actions (commands) when the s pecified Variable meets the specified
conditions. Use Variable If, Variable Else If, and/or Variable Else to
fully cover all scenarios in your application. For example, if you want a
display a warning mes sa ge on the Viewer when the vo lume o f a sp eaker is
at its maximum (10 dB ), you will need to: (a) Set up a Variable for the
speaker volume; (b) S elect a Variable If condition; (c) Double-click the
condition to set the Variable value to 10; (d) Drag a Change Label
command and nest it under the condition you selected in step (a); (e)
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Double-click the Change Label command to type the warning message
you wish to display when the speaker volume reaches 10 db.
Feedback conditions – Use feedback conditions for the controller to
carry out actions (commands) when the specified feedback value meets
the specified conditions. Use Feedback If, Feedback Else If, and/or
Feedback Else to fully cover all scenarios in your application.
Note: The Else If and Else conditions can only be nested under the If
conditions and can not be used on their own.
Change B u tton State – this command changes the image of another
button when this butto n is pressed – allowing the image of any other
button to change when the command from this button is sent. Change
Button State is added to the end of the Commands lists. When adding this
to a Toggle button it all ows the image to switch with the toggle behavior:
Normal or Pressed. In this situation the Change Button State is added to
the end of bot h the Toggle ON and Toggle OFF Co mman ds lists.
Change Label – this option changes a label’s text with text that you enter
manually or with text from a device’s return message. A Manual Change
Label can be added to the beginning or end and with a Condition in the
Commands list. Adding it to a Condition guarantees the label only changes
when the command initiates.
Change G roup Button State – this optio n adds a command that changes
the button selected in a Radio Group (page 79). Create a Radio Group
and then a Function wi ll be listed for it when Change Group Button State
is selected. Add the Cha nge Group Button Stat e to the Commands list of a
button and use the drop-down m enu to se lect th e button in the Radio
Group you want selected.
Change Slider Bar Le vel – this option adds a command that changes the
level of a Slider Bar. Create a Slider Bar and then a Function will be listed
for it when Change Slider Bar Level is selected. Add the Change Sl ider
Bar Level to the Commands list of a button and use the drop-down menus
to select the Slider Bar and Level to change.
Change B u tton Name – this option adds a command that displays
specified text on another button when this button is tapped. A typical
application of this command is when you want to show the assign ed
source on an output device as soon as the source is switched.
Function – lists the commands that can be added to the Commands
list. Select an option under Device, then double-click or drag & drop
commands from the Function list to add them to the Commands list.
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Applications of Advanced Functi ons
Advanced Options allow you to include conditions with commands in the
Commands list. Associate Set Flag, Condition, Change Button State or
Change Label functions with a command in the Commands lis t by dragging
and dropping them into a tree view listed with the comm and, so that they
initiate in the order listed.
Set Flag
Adds a Set Flag to change a Flag’s value when a command changes a device
setting. This sets the F lag valu e to match the new device setting (e.g. ON or
OFF). Always add a Set Flag to a Condition F lag, after the device action(s):
To add a Set Flag:
1. Under Device, select Set Flag.
2. From the Func tion list, select the Flag.
3. From the Function list, drag and drop the Flag to add it to the end of the
Conditi on Fl ag , i n a tree view list:
4. Double-click Set Flag in the Commands list to use the drop-down menus
to set the Flag and Value.
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Condition
Adds a condition that must be met before the commands listed with it can
initiate. When the butto n is pressed, the Conditi on' s set value must equal the
Flag or Feedback value for the command(s) to initi ate. There are two
condition type s: Flag and Feedback.
Flag – Adds a condition bas ed on a Flag’s value. “If Flag equals Value” is
true, the condition is met and the commands listed with the Condition will
initiate. Always add a Condition Flag at the top of the Co mmands list,
drag and drop the device command(s) and then a Set Flag at the end, in a
tree view list:
To add a Condition Flag:
1. Under Device, click Condition.
2. From the Function list, select Flag.
3. Double-click Flag to ad d the Condition Flag to the Commands list.
4. Double-click the Condition Flag in the Commands list to use the drop-
down menus to set the Flag and Value.
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5. From the Function list, drag & drop device commands to add them to
the Condition Flag, in a tree view list:
6. Add a Set Flag after the last device command in the Commands list:
Feedback – adds a condit i on based on the text from a serial/telnet/TCP
device’s return message. Always add a Condition Feedback to a serial/
telnet/TCP co mman d, with command(s) added below the Condition
Feedback, in a tree view list:
Receive Time – when a Feedback condition is added to a device comman d
the wait to R eceiv e Time drop-down menu appears al low ing y ou t o set t he
amount of time to wait before it stops receiving the return message from
the device.
There are three Condition Feedback types:
Equal – when the text sent from a serial/telnet/TCP device’s return
message matches all of the text entered for a Condition Feedback
Equals, t he comman ds listed below it will initiate.
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Include – when the text sent fr om a serial/telnet/TCP device’s return
message matches part of the text entered for a Condition Feedback
Include, the comman d s listed below it will initiate.
Bypass – this option bypasses matching text from the serial/telnet/TCP
return mess age and initiates a Change Lab e l command . T he label’s
text will change to the return message sent from the device (i .e. the
Feedback Result). A C hange Label must be added to the Feedback
Bypass for it to work.
To add a Condition Feedback Equal/Include:
1. Under Device, click Condition.
2. From the Function list, select Feedback.
3. From the Function list, drag and drop Feedback to add it to the Serial/
Telnet/TC P command, in a tree view list:
4. Double-click If Feedback equals to in the Commands list and use the
drop-down menu to select equal to or include and enter the Text.
Text entered here must match all (equal to) or part (include) of the text
from a serial/telnet/TCP device’s return messag e for the command (s) to
initiate. Use the ASCII / HEX drop-down me nu to selec t the forma t.
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5. From the Function list, drag & drop device command(s ) to ad d t h em t o
the Feedback Equa l/Include Condit ion, in a tree view list:
To add a Feed back By pass Condition wi th Change Label:
1. Under Device, click Condition.
2. Select Feedback from the Function list.
3. From the Function list, drag and drop Feedback to add it to the Serial/
Telnet/TCP command, in a tree view list:
4. Double-click If Feedback equals to in the Commands lis t and use the
drop-down menu to select bypass.
5. Under Device, select Chan ge Labe l.
6. From the Functio n list, select the Viewer Page where the label is
located.
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7. From the Function list, drag and drop the Viewer Page to add it to the
Feedback Bypass Condition, in a tree view list:
8. Double-click Chan ge Label in the Commands list and use the drop-
down menu to select a label. Labels are identified by number (see
page 109).
The label’s text will change to the serial/ telnet/TCP dev ice’s return
message.
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Change Button State
This option is used to change another buttons image when this button is pressed
– allowing the button image to switch depending on the status: Normal or
Pressed. Change Button State is added to the end of the Commands lists and
should point to a Toggle button. Adding this to a Toggle button allows the
image to switch with the toggle b ehav io r : Normal or Pressed.
To add a Change Bu tton State:
1. Under Properties, use the Mode drop-down menu to select a button type.
2. Under Style, click the Normal and Pressed button to select an image/
color* for the button’s state.
Note: Use the Style drop-down menu to select Image to import an image
file for the button state, or Color to choose a color format for the
button st ate.
3. Add the Toggle ON and Toggle OFF device commands to the Commands
lists.
4. Under Device, select Change Button State.
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5. In the Function list, select the Viewer page.
6. Select the Toggle ON radio button, then in the Function list, double-click
the Viewer page to add it to the end of the Toggle ON commands in the
Commands list.
7. Select the Toggle OFF radio button, then in the Function list, double-click
the Viewer page to add it to the end of the Toggle OFF commands in the
Commands list.
8. In each Commands list, double-click the Cha n ge Button State command
to set the Button and State (Normal or Pressed).
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Change Label
Changes a label’s text with text that you enter m a nually or with tex t from a
serial/telnet/TCP device’s return message (Feedback Result). A Change Label
that uses a retu rn message, must be added to a Feedback Bypass Condition
(page 141). A M anual Chang e Label can be added anywhere in the
Commands list. Adding it to a Condition gua rantees th e label changes only
when the command initiates.
To add a Manual Change Label:
1. Under Device, click Change Label.
2. In the Function list, select the Viewer page where the label is located.
3. Double-click or drag and drop the Viewer page to add the Change Label
to the Commands list.
4. Add a Change Label to multiple or Toggle ON / Toggle OFF Command
lists to have the same label change text for different actions.
5. In the Commands list, double-click Change Labe l to use the drop-down
menu to select a Label and i npu t the Text. This is the text in the label that
will appear when the button is pushed.
Repeat the steps to add a Ch ange Label for the reverse action (i.g. , On and
Off).
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Change Group Button State
Adds a command that changes the selection in a Ra dio Group (see page 79).
To use this function, first create a Radio Gr oup and then add a button to the
Viewer page. Add a Change Group Button State independently or with a
device command:
To add a Change Group Button State:
1. Under Device, select Change Group Button St ate.
2. From the Function list, select the Viewer Page where the Radio Group is
located.
3. From the Function list, drag and drop the Viewer Page to add it to the
Commands list:
4. Double-click Change Group Button in the Commands list and use the
drop-down menu to select the Button.
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Change Slider Bar Level
Adds a command that changes the level of a Slider Bar. To use this function,
first create a Slider Bar on a Viewer page. Add a Change Slider Bar Level
independently or with a device command.
To add a Change Slider Bar Level:
1. Under Device, select Change Slider Bar Level.
2. From the Function list, select the Viewer Page where the Slider Bar is
located.
3. From the Function list, drag and drop the Viewer Page to add it to the
Commands list:
4. Double-click Change Slider Bar in the Commands list and use the drop-
down menus to select the Slider Bar and Level.
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Change Button Name
The Change Button Name command is used to display s pecified text on a
selected button when the configured button is tapped. An application of this
command is indicating the assig ned source for a display de vice on a Viewer as
soon as th e s our ce is ass igned. This way, you can keep track of the source that
is currently showing on a particular display device.
Example:
Indicate the currently assigned source on a display device (in the Viewer).
Assume an environment consisting of one monitor and five sources
buttons (computer, laptop, camera...etc.), as illustrated below, and that
when a source button is tapped, the source will be immediately assigned to
the display.
Confi gu r at io n goal: To have the assigned source printing on the display
button (on the Viewer page), configure each source button so that when it is
tapped, the following actions (commands) initiate: (1) Display the source to the
display; (2) Print the name of the assigned source onto the display device.
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1. Click a source button to display the Button Action panel.
2. In the Button Action panel, select Change But ton Name.
3. From the Function list, double-click the Viewer page where the source
button is located. In this example, double-click the Video Wall op tion.
The Change Button Name command is added.
4. From the Commands list, double-click the Change Button Name
command and configure the following.
Select the ID of the display button to indicate the location of print the
text. In this example, it is the video wall’s ID.
Type the text you wish to show when the source button is tapped. In
this example, enter “PC”.
5. Follow steps 1 to 4 to configure each of the source buttons.
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Graphic Library
The Library icon on the Project bar provides a Graphics tab and drop-
down menus with ready-to-use graphics for backgrounds, buttons,
icons and device interfaces . Device Interface provides entire page layouts th at
you can use as templates for different types of devices. Double -cli ck or drag
and drop graphics to add them to the page. Images can be imported for icons
and buttons in various formats (*.png,*.jpg,*.jpeg,*.bmp).
Background Color
Button
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Icon
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Library
The Library icon on the Project bar offers the following functions. The table
below provides an overview of each function.
Flag Flags are created to include parameters when settings are changed
to indicate the current status. For details, see Flag, page 153.
Monitor M onitors allow you to set Conditions for Digital Input (dry contact)
and Digital Input (VDC) signals and F lags on a port that will initiate
an Action. In addition, you can create Listen to port and Query
port monitors which check a device’s status to initiate actions. For
details, see Monitor, page 155.
Macro Macros initiate a sequence of actions on one or more hardware
devices. For details, see Macro, page 173.
Schedule Click to create scheduled events. For details, see Scheduled
Events, page 175.
Var iables Creates a Variable for a device setting (e.g. volume) that is
controlled by two or more UI components (e.g. slider bar or buttons)
on the Viewer. When the device setting is changed through one of
the components, its setting is automatically synced and reflected on
all components. For details, see Variables, page 176.
+
Opens a pop-up window to create a Flag, Monitor, Macro,
Schedule, or variable.
x
Closes the Library window.
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Flag
Flags are created for control buttons to include parameters for when
settings are changed or requests are made to change settings on a
device. Flags indicate what the status is and what action to take according to
the value. Flags are added as actions to Button Properties as a Condition or Set
Flag value.
Conditions tell a button to initiate associated actions if the flag value is true: “If
Flag equals Value” initiate the action. Actions are associated with a condition
so that they only initiate if the flag value is correct. That way an ON comm and
is only sent to a device if the current flag value is OF F.
Set Flag cha nges the flag value when a device setting has chang ed. So that if a
device is OFF and the action turns the device ON, adding a “Set Flag 1 to ON”
will change the flag value to ON. Now the flag’s value matches the device
status so that actions associated with flag Conditions will initiate accordingly.
Create flags for a device and add them as a Condition and Set Flag va lue in t he
Action – Button Properties (see Button / Slider Bar / Dia l Kit Actions,
page 127).
To create a Flag:
1. Select Flag and click
+
. The New Flag menu appears.
2. Enter a Name and select a radio bu tton to set the flag value.
Select On/Off and use the drop-dow n menu to select the Default Value.
Enter a range (1-100) for the values in the two boxes and use the drop-
down menu to select th e Default Value. Use the drop -down menu to
select the format ASCII or HEX.
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3. Click
+
to create more flags or doub le-click a flag to edit it. Th e flags will
appear in the list, as shown below.
Name – Lists the Flag names which have been created.
Value – Lists the flag’s values or range of values.
Default – Lists t he flag’s defa ult va lue.
x
– Deletes a flag from the list .
4. Select Condition or Set Flag to add flags as a command in Button Action
by selecting a button on a View er page (see Button / Slider Bar / Dial Kit
Actions, page 127).
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Monitor
Understanding Monitor
A Monitor allows you to set conditions on a port using Digital Input (VDC)
and Digital Input (Dry Contact) signals, return messages, and Flags. When the
condition is met, the con troller will initiate the desired action. Digital I nput
(VDC) hardware devices provide voltage signals between 1 and 24. Digital
Input (D ry Con tact) har dware devi ces p rovide o pen and closed ci rcui t signal s.
Hardware devices with return messages can be monitored using Listen to port
or Query port conditions via text they transmit. These signals provide
indicators from sensors or switches of an event. An event can be the
temperature, power, dry contact, sensor, switch status, or message from a
device. There are two parts to a monitor, the Condition and Action.
Monitor Page Options
Refer to the table below for an overview of the controls and options on the
Monitor page.
Type Use this drop-down list to select a monitor type:
If – select this option for a single condition monitor. “If” the single
condition is met, t he action initiates. For det ails, see Creating an
If Monitor, page 161.
Switch – select this option for multiple conditions that use more
than one “If” c onditions for the monitor. In this type, if one of the
conditions is met, the monitor will initiate the action. For details,
see Creating a Switch Monitor, page 164.
Bypass – select this option to transmit device feedback
message to the selected variable actively listening for a
message or by receiving a return message from the specified
devices. For details, see Creating a Bypass Monitor, page 167.
While Loop – select this option to execute the specified actions
at the defined frequency (Query Frequency). For details, see
Creating a While Loop Monitor, page 168.
Professional – select this option to create variables and load
values into these variables using programming script. For
details, see Creating a Professional Monitor, page 169.
Name Enter a name for the monitor.
Query F requency Use this drop-down menu to select how frequently the monitor
checks a device for a signal.
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Condition Use this section to add one or more conditions that will need to be
met for the Action to initiate. For details, see Condition Types,
page 157.
Action Use this section to create the commands that will initiate when the
monitor’s conditions are met. For details, see Device Functions,
page 132 and Advanced Functions, page 135.
Click to hide or display the Device and Status/Function columns in
the Condition and Action lists so that you can see a complete row of
Conditions/Commands.
Click to move an selected command up or down in the Commands
list.
Click to remove an selected command from the Commands list.
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Condition Types
Listen to port / Query port
(Query port only) Click F(x) to open the drop-down menu to select a
device command to send out; or ent er a command string; and then the
click Edit Return Message icon and do as explained below.
Edit Return Message
(Listen to port / Query port) Next configure the parameters for the
return message from the device. This mes sage must match for the
condition to be met. In the Condition list double-click the comm and
and then click to open the Edit Return Message window:
Use the drop-down menu and enter a string of that will represent the
characters in a return message from the serial device:
Select string with fix ed length
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Use this to set a string of characters that are set within a fixed
parameter . Enter a string of characters and use the S to set the start of
the string and E to set the end and then click Apply. The return
message will need to fit the fixed string of characters set in the text
box next to the Drop-Down Menu (see next page) for the monitor to
be triggered.
Select string with a non -fixe d length
Use this to set a string of characters where the parameters are
variable. Enter a string of characters and use the S to set the start of
the string and E to set the end and then click Apply. The return
message will need to fit the fixed string of characters set in the text
box next to the Drop-Down Menu (see below) for the monitor to be
triggered.
Drop-Down Menu
Above, enter characters that the Select string with fixed length or
Select string with non-fixed length string must match and how they
must be matched: Equal to, Not equal to, Include, or Exclude for
the condition to be trigg ered.
Flag
Creates a flag condition for the monitor . Use the drop-down menus to set a
format (how the flag value must be matched) and the flag value fo r the
condition to be trigger e d.
I/O Inp ut
Create a trigger s ignal from a device accor ding to the voltage. Only device
with a Digital Input (dry contra ct) or Digi tal Inp ut (VDC) port appear in
the Status list. Double-c lick a device in the Status list to add it to the
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Condition list. Do uble- click the command in the Condition lis t to
configure the setting:
The High or Low status tells the Monitor to initiate an Acti on when the
device signal is above or below the threshold setting* for the port:
Digital Input (VDC)
High - states that when the voltage signal is above the Upper
Threshold to initiate the Action.
Low - states that when the vo ltage signal is below the Lower
Threshold to initiate the Action.
Digital Input (Dry Contact)
According to an open or closed circuit status for the port:
Open - states that when t he circuit is Open to initiate the Action.
Closed - states that when the circuit is Closed to initiate the
Action.
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Functions
Delay – adds a delay in seconds. Enter a number between 0.1-180.
Relay – adds an Open, Close, To ggle or Pulse action on the selected
controller and Relay port.
DO – adds an Open, Close, Toggle or Pulse action on the selected
controller and Digital Output port.
Wake on LAN – powers on the specified computer (MA C address)
over Ethernet.
Serial Raw (ASCII) – adds a serial command in the ASCII mode.
Serial Raw (HEX) – adds a serial command in the HEX mode.
Telnet Raw (ASCII) – adds a telnet command in the ASCII mode.
TCP Raw (ASCII) – adds a TCP command in the ASCII mode.
TCP Raw (HEX) – adds a TCP command in the HEX mode.
UDP Raw (ASCII) – adds a UDP command in the ASCII mode.
UDP Raw (HEX) – adds a UDP command in the HEX mode.
HTTP – adds an HTTP comman d.
HTTPS – adds an HTTPS command.
TCP Feedback Raw (ASCII) – adds a feedback in ASCII format to
having received a monitored input from a TCP client device.
TCP Feedback Raw (HEX) – adds a feedback in HEX format to
having received a monitored input from a TCP client device.
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Creating an If Monitor
To create a monitor for a device port with a Condition that initiates an Action,
click
+
from the Library’s Monitor tab, and do the following:
1. Select If from the drop-down menu and enter a name for the monitor.
2. Use the drop-down menu to set the Query Frequency.
3. Select All Conditions or Any Conditions.
These options are only for advanced setups that require multiple events
from hardware devices connected to multip le conditions. Most devices
only require one signal Status added to the Conditi on Li s t to in itiate an
Action. Most installations will not need to use this option, therefore it can
be ignored.
All Conditions: Add multiple conditions – all of which m us t be met
for the Action to initiate.
Any Co n dit io ns : Add multiple conditions – one of which must be met
for the Action to initiate.
4. Under Device, select a Controller from the drop-down menu, and then
choose one of the followin g monitor types. For details, see Condition
Types, page 157.
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Listen to port – to create a monitor that actively listens for a message
from the device. Under Status, double-click a device port to add it to
the Condition list.
Query port – to create a monitor that sends out a command to the
device until a feedback message is received from the device.
Flag – to create a flag condition for the monitor.
I/O Input – to create a trigger signal from a device according to the
voltage.
5. Under Status, double-click to add a device port or flag to the Condition
list. Then double-click the device port or flag in the Condition list to
configure the condition se ttings.
Note: To set the contro ller as a TCP s erv er, use the TCP Server option in
the Status column, and make sure to type a TCP server port in the
controller’s properties settin gs (page 89).
6. (Optional) Us e the Operator option to add additio nal High or Low
conditions (see step 4, page 161).
7. Go to the Action s ection at the bottom of the page to select the hardware
Device and add the Function to the Commands list, as explain in the
steps that follow.
Note: For more information about Function s, see Button / Slider Bar /
Dial Kit Actions, page 127.
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a) First select the hardware under Devices.
b) Under Function, double-click a command to add it to the Commands
list. This Command initiates when the Condition is met. For details on
Functions and C ommands, see Device Functions, page 132 and
Advanced Functions, page 135.
Note: If you have configured the controller as a TCP server, add TCP
Feedback Raw (ASCII) or TCP Feedback Raw (HEX) command
to provide feedback to the TCP client.
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Creating a Switch Monitor
1. Select Switch from the drop-down menu and enter a name for the monitor .
2. Use the drop-down menu to set the Query Frequency.
3. Use the options to create multip le condition comparisons, as explained
below.
Type Use the drop-down menu to select:
If – select this option fo r a single condition comparison monitor.
Switch – select this option for multi-condition comparisons that use
multiple “If” comparisons for the command.
Name Enter a unique name for the monitor.
Query Frequency Use this drop-down menu to select how frequently the monitor
checks a device for a signal. Options are: 100 ms - 1 second.
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4. Go to the Action section at the bottom of the page to select the har dware
Device and add the Function to the Commands list, as explain in the
steps that follo w.
Note: For more information about Functions, see Button / Slider Bar /
Dial Kit Actions, page 127.
Drop-Down Menus Under the Type drop-down menu are four addition drop-down
menus used to configure the Switch Condition:
Controller – use the first drop-down to menu select the control-
ler for a Switch condition.
Listen to port / Query port – use the second drop-down menu
to select the condition type for a Switch condition (see step 4,
page 162 for details).
Serial Device Port
Use the third drop-down menu to select a serial device port
and configure Edit Return Messag e (to conf igure, see Edit
Return Message, page 157) .
To set the controller as a TCP s erver, use the TCP Server
option in the Status column, and make sure to type a TCP
server port in the controller’s properties settings (page 89).
Case – use the fourth drop-down menu to add cases by selecting
Add More Cases for comparison that need to be met before
monitor’s condition will initiate. In t he left text box enter a name
for the Case, in the right text box enter the character string that
the return message should match.
Action Use this section to create commands for the monitor. See Bu tton /
Slider Bar / Dial Kit Actions, page 127, for details on configuring
commands.
Click this icon to switch to the Action list view so that you can see a
complete row of the command’s functions. This is a toggle button.
x Closes the Monitor window.
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5. First select the hardware under Devices.
6. Under Function, double-click a command to add it to the Commands list.
This is the Command that initiates when the Condition is met. For details
on what each functio n does, see Device Functions, p age 132 and Advanced
Functions, page 135.
Note: If you have configured the controller as a TCP server, add TCP
Feedback Raw (ASCII) or TCP Feedback Raw (HEX) command
to provide feedback to the TCP client.
7. You can also add a Macro, Link, Set Flag or Monitor’s Condition.
8. After adding all the functions to the Command s list, the Switch monitor is
complete.
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Creating a Bypass Monitor
Follow the steps below to create a bypass monitor.
1. Select Bypass fro m the drop-down menu and enter a name for th e monitor.
2. Config ure th e follo win g s ettings.
Query frequency: sets how frequently the monitor checks the device
for a sign al. Valid values range from 100 ms to 1 second.
In the second drop-down list, select one of the following:
Listen to port: actively listens for a message from the specified
device.
Query port: when a setting is changed on the specified device,
the device sends a feedback message to the controller, inf orm ing
the latest setting.
In the last drop-down list, select the port or the device to be monitored.
3. Configure the actions.
a) Select Set Vari a ble.
b) Double-click the variable you wish to update when controller detects a
change for the specified device setting.
c) For a variable, double-click the command and select Bypass.
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Creating a While Loop Monitor
Follow the steps below to create a while loop monit or.
1. Select While Loop from the drop-down menu and enter a name for the
monitor.
2. Use the Query Frequency drop-down menu to define the frequency at
which the device checks for signals.
3. From the Device list, select a device.
4. (Optional) Select an advanced option. For details, see Advanced
Functions, page 135.
5. Double-click a function to added it to the Commands list. For details, see
Device Functions, page 132 and Advanced Functions, page 135.
6. Configure the added commands if required.
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Creating a Professional Monitor
Example: Keep track of the assigned sources by indicating the input port
number of the assigned source on each of the four screens on a Viewer page,
as illustrated below.
For the controller to print the port number of the assigned source on each screen
and keep this information up-to-date, the controller needs to:
constantly keep track of the assigned source
constantly print the port number on each screen icon
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Follow the step s b e low to create a professional monitor.
1. In Configu rat or, click Library and click Monitor .
2. Click to create a new monitor.
3. Config ure the following settings.
From the Type drop-down menu, select Professional.
Name the monitor.
Define the query frequency.
4. Configure the condition settings.
In this example, the contr oller VK21 00 is set to query the input and output
ports of the Matrix Switch, VM6404H, that connects to the controller
every 0.1 second.
Add the condition(s) that must be met for initiating actions. For details
on conditio ns, see Condition Types, page 157.
Select a Trigger Mode for the added conditions.
And: Only initiate the added actions (comm a nds) if the values of
all specified inputs change.
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Or: Initiate the added actions (commands) if the value of any
specified input changes.
Independent: Use this option when you have multiple sets of
actions. The added actions (commands) initiate if the
corresponding set of inputs change in value.
Always: Initiate the added actio ns (commands) at the specified
frequency.
5. Config ure th e Action settin gs.
a) Click Edit to script the codes.
Note:
This editor follows Lua’s programming rules. ATEN suggests using
Notepad++ to script the codes before adding them to the Editor.
For details on built-in commands, see Built-in Commands, page 172.
When scripting codes for I/O inputs, us e lower case “l” to represent the
close status (e.g.
input_io == ‘l’
), and “h ” to r epresent open status
(e.g.
input_io == ‘h’
).
In this example, use Script Editor to:
Co nver t data format.
Create four variables representing the assigned input fo r each screen.
In this example, InputNToOutput1, InputNToOutput2,
InputNToOutput3, and InputNToOutput4 are created.
Load the input number of the assigned source to the created variables.
Below is samp le of th e scripts used for this scenario:
function vk_parser(input)
dglocal vminput = vk_hex_toascii(input)
dg-- local vminput = input
dgif vminput == nil or vminput == ’’’’ th en
dgsdfsdfdf s return
fgend
d local map = {}
fgfor vmout, vmin in string.gmatch(vminput, “o([0-9]*)i([0-9]*) video [^ ]* audio [^ ] * [^\n]*”) do
fgsfdsfdfsfdsmap[vmout] = vmin
fgend
dglocal vk_var_1_InputNToOutput1 = map[”01”]
f glocal vk_var_2_InputNToOutput2 = map[”02”]
dglocal vk_var_3_InputNToOutput3 = map[”03”]
dglocal vk_var_4_InputNToOutput4 = map[”04”]
dgvk_d ocom man ds_1 _V MRead (v k_ var_1_InputNToOutput1, vk_var_2_InputNToOutput2, vk_var_ 3_Inp utN ToOutput3, vk_var _4_In putN ToOutput4)
end
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b) Add actions.
In this example, add four Change Button Name commands:
For details, see Device Functions, page 132 and Advanced Functions,
page 135.
Built-in Commands
Command Description
jsonobj Converts JSON strings to tables.
vk_ascii_to_hex Converts strings from ASCI I to Hex.
vk_docommands _ID_na me Defines the commands to be executed, e.g.,
vk_docommands_1_output. A
the user should define his/her own commands and their
corresponding IDs. As long as the ID does not change,
the command name can change.
The same ID cannot be used for two different
commands. The same applies to command names.
vk_hex_to_asc ii Converts strings from Hex to ASCII.
vk_parser(input1, input2)
Use this command to indicate a start to a set of
scripts.
The brackets should contain equal number of inputs
that you added in the Professional Monitor setup.
If the Trigger Mode is set to independent, the sc ript
should contain only one input, but the number of
parsers should match the number of inputs added
to the Monitor, e.g. vk_parser_1(input),
vk_parser_2(input).
vk_var_ID_name Create a variable.
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Macro
Macros allow you to create a button that will initiate a sequence of
actions across the s ame or different hardware devices. This saves time
by allowing multiple devices to initiate actions all at once from one button. For
example, you can create a macro to start a video presentation by adding
functions to: dim lights, power on source, power on display, lower screen and
play source. You can als o add time delays between actions in a macro. Each
project can store up to 128 macros.
When you click
+
from the Library’s Macro tab, the window opens:
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To create a macro:
1. Select Macro and click
+
.
2. Enter a Name and select a Viewer from the drop-down menu, then click
OK.
3. Go to the Actions section at the bottom of the page to select hardware
under Device and add the Function to the Commands list:
Note: For more information about adding Functions, see Button / Slider
Bar / Dial Kit Actions, page 127.
4. After adding all the functions to the Commands list, the macro is complete.
5. In Create Viewer & Design, create a button and add a macro to the Button
Action properties (see page 127) by selecting Macro under Devices (see
Device Functions, page 132 for details).
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Scheduled Events
You can automate ATEN Control System to perform one or a series of tasks on
recurring schedule. Each project can store up to 60 scheduled events.
To create a new event, fo llow the steps below.
1. Click and then click .
2. Name the event.
3. Click to specify a recurring schedule for the event.
4. Configure event actions.
a) In the Device column, select a device.
b) In the Function column, double-click the desired function s. The
correspon ding com mand s appear in the Commands colu mn. For d etails
on what each function does, see Device Functions, page 132.
c) In the Commands co lumn, double-click each com mand to configure the
settings.
5. Optionall y add system funct ion s. Fo r detail ed information, see
Applications of Advanced Functi ons, page 137.
6. These commands will initiate in the listed order . To change the order of the
commands, click .
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Variables
Understanding Variables
A Variable is a value holder that stores a single device setting (e.g. speaker
volume) and can be assigned to multiple UI components (e.g. a slider button, a
maximum vol ume button, and a minimum volume butto n). Th i s wa y, wh en a
device setting is adjusted via a Viewer object, the new setting will be loaded
into this Variable and then reflected to all Viewer objects that use this Variable.
Each project can store up to 128 Variables.
This feature is useful for automatic synchronization of device settings,
especially when y ou have two or more objects in a Viewer controlling a sing le
device setting. Take the example of controlling a speaker volume on a Viewer.
On your Viewer, you may have a slider bar which you use to adjust the volume,
a button that sets the speaker to its maximum volume, and another b utt on for
minimum volume. When you tap the maximum volume button, you would like
the following status changes reflected on the Viewer:
The maximum volume button sh ows a toggle-on status
The minimum volume button sy nchr onized with thi s setting and sho ws a
toggle-off status
The slider bar synch ronizes with this setting and moves to its highest
volume
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Creating a Variable for Devices that Return Feedback Messages
Follow the steps below to configure a Variable if the Variable (device setting)
is for a device that returns feedback messages to the controller.
1. Create a Variable for the device setting (e.g. speaker volume).
a) In the Design tab, click Library.
b) Click the Variable icon and then click .
c) Configure the following settings.
Name: Type a name for the Variable.
String format: Select the string format fo r the target device.
Setting range: Type two numbers to define the range for the variable.
Valid numbers include n egative numb ers and num bers that co ntain one
decimal place.
Note: If one of the numbers contains a decimal place (e.g. -5.0), make
sure to specify the other number in the same format (e.g. 10.0).
Default value: Type a default for the setting.
Yo ur settings may look like this:
2. Configure control components for the Viewer. For details, see Design,
page 100.
a) In the Design tab, add control components to your Viewer.
Note: The Variable function is only applicable to toggle butto ns, basic-
mode sl ider bars, and rad io groups of n ormal buttons. Con figure the
Mode setting before you proceed.
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b) For a slider bar component, click it in the Viewer page and configure
the Value settings in Pr operties.
c) In Properties, click Set Sync Condition and select the variable you
created usin g the drop-down li st.
3. Create a Monitor to set up the conditions for which the device sends its
latest setting to the variable. For detail ed steps, see Cr eati ng a Bypas s
Monitor, page 167.
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Creating a Variable for Devices that Do Not Return Feedback
Messages
Follow the steps below to configure a Variable if the Variable (device setting)
is for a device that does not return feedback messages to the controller.
1. Create a Variable for the device setting (e.g. speaker volume).
a) In the Design tab, click Library.
b) Click the Variable icon and then click .
c) Configure the following settings.
Name: Type a name for the Variable.
String format: Select the string format fo r the target device.
Setting range: Type two numbers to define the range for the variable.
Valid numbers include n egative numb ers and num bers that co ntain one
decimal place.
Note: If one of the numbers contains a decimal place (e.g. -5.0), make
sure to specify the other number in the same format (e.g. 10.0).
Default value: Type a default for the setting.
Select a command execution type.
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Execute com mands with no conditions: Execute the command
(action) when the s pecified Variable changes.
Execute commands with the specified conditions: Execute the
correspo nding command (action) when the Variable matches.
2. Configure control components for the Viewer.
a) Add a control component to the Viewer. For details, see Design,
page 100.
Note: Make sure to configure the component mode before proceeding
to the next step.
b) For a slider bar component, click it and configure value settings in
Properties.
c) Click Set Variable, and then double-click the Variable you created in
step 1.
d) In Properties, click Set Sync Condition and select the Variable you
created usin g the drop-down li st.
3. Repeat steps (a) to (d) with each of the components.If you select Execute
commands with the specified conditions, follow the steps below to add
commands.
a) Refer to step 4 to first configure the UI components.
b) Click Library, click the Variable icon, and then click th e Variable
you created in step 1.
c) Click the drop-down list below the Execute commands with the
specified conditions option and select a condition.
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d) Add an action (command) when this condition is met. Select a device,
double-click a desired function, and then double-click the command to
configure the setting.
In the case of speaker volume, when the volume changes to 0 (i.e. the
condition is Variable = 0), the action will be “to change the speaker
volume to 0”, as illustrated below.
e) Repeat steps 2(c) an d 2(d ) to ad d on e or m ore action s to each cond ition.
4. If you select Execute commands with no conditions, follow the steps
below to add commands.
a) In the Device list, click to select the device. In this example, the mixer,
840T-1(Serial), is selected.
b) Do uble- click the action (command) and change the value type to
Variable Value.
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Upload
The Upl oad page allows you to upload Viewers and/or back up projects to
controllers.
To back up a project and its Viewers to a controller:
1. Browse for the ATEN controller where you wish to save the configured
Viewers.
Auto Search: Browses for controllers on the same LAN with the
Configurator.
Search by IP address: Use this function to browse for controllers that
are on different LANs to the Configurator.
2. Select one or more Viewers you wish to upload.
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3. Optionally cl ick on the followi ng to configure password authentication
settings.
Note: Due to security concerns, the access key of any ATEN controller
will need to be modified at least once before the controller can be
accessed for any of its functions. If you have not modified the access
key, the upload will not be performed. To resolve this issue, log in
to the controller’ s web interface and follow the on -screen prompt to
modify the access key.
Edit Access Key: Click to edit the access key you entered for
uploading Viewers to the controller and download Viewers from a
mobile device.
: An access key is required to upload Viewers to the controller
and download Viewers from a mobile device.
: An access key is not required to upload Viewers to the
controller and download Viewers from a mobile device.
: The access key has been changed on the controller’s web
interface (Dashboard). To change the lock status, click on the icon and
type the new access key to proceed.
4. Click Upload to Controller.
Note: By default, the project file is uploaded along with your selected
Viewers. To only upload the selected Viewers, click Also up l oad
project file to disable the function.
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Viewing Controller Inform ation
Click to view the controller’s information.
IP Address: Displays the IP address.
MAC Address: Displays the MAC address.
License: Displays the number of licenses available and in use.
Select License: Allows you to load a new license file.
Reset License: Resets all license(s) in use by mobile devices. This will
disconnect all mobile device connections to the controller.
Firmware Version: Displays the firmware version.
Select Firmware: Allows you to load a fir mware upgrade file to update
the firmwa re.
Capacity: Displays the amount of space available for uploading Viewers.
Viewers: Lists the Viewers currently stored on the controller.
Remove V iewer: Click the tr ash can icon to r emov e the Viewer stored
on the controller.
Project: Lists the project file currently stored in the controller.
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Chapter 5
ATEN Database Generator
Overview
The ATEN Database Generator lets you add, edit, and manage hardware
devices for My Device Library. To open the Database Generator from the
ATEN Configur ator, use the menu bar to s elect Tools
→
Database Generator.
The first time the application is opened, a window appears with four options:
Add New Device Configure a custom hardware device to add to My Library.
Add Device from
ATEN Device Library
Add devices from the ATEN Device Library to My Library.
Add Device from
Driver File
Add devices from a database file (*.vkd) to My Library.
Check Box Click Do not show this dialog again to prevent the dialog from
appearing when the Database Generator is opened. Use the
Preferences menu option to bring the dialog window back.
Close Click the Close button to exit the dialog window.
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My Library
My Library allows you to create custom hardware devices which can be
selected to configure p orts on the controller. My Library lists all the har dware
devices that you have created, added, and edited using the Database Generator.
You can create new hardware devices or add existing devices from the ATEN
Device Library (page 204). These devices can then be selected from My
Device Library for use.
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Menu Description
File The File menu provides options to:
Add New Device: Configure a custom hardware device to add to
Device Library.
Add Device from ATEN Device Library: Add devices from the ATEN
Device Library to My Library.
Add Device from Driver File: Add devices from a database file
(*.vkd) to My Library.
Export My Library: Saves My Library as a database file (*.vkd) that
can be imported later.
Export Selected Device: Saves the selected device(s) as a database
file (*.vkd) that can be imported later.
Controller Connection: Searches for a controller to test the connec-
tion or run the learning mode for the IR port.
Quit: Exits the program.
Edit The Edit menu provides options to:
Delete: Deletes the selected devices from the database.
Duplicate: Makes a copy of the selected device(s) and adds them to
the library with the extension “-Copy”
Preferences: Provides options to:
Set the Language
Show Add Device dialog on startup
Show IR Learning tips
Set the IR Learning Timeout - how long to at tempt a connection to
an IR device before IR learning stops.
Library Provides a list of the Libraries that you can open to select devices from
and edit or add to My Library. The libraries that are listed here appear
when you select a database using Add Device from Driver File.
Help Provides support and software version information.
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Managing My Library
Overview
When devices are added to My Library, they appear listed in the main window.
New devices can be added by creating a new device, copying an existing device
or by s electing a device from the ATEN Library. Use the check boxes to select
individual devices or All to select the entire list.
Click to add a new custom device to the database.
Select a device and click this icon to create a duplicate.
Click to add and edit a device from the ATEN Device Library.
Click to add a device from the driver file.
Select a device and click Edit to change the settings.
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Key in word strings then click Search to find a device.
Click All, Serial, IR, DO, Relay or Ethernet to filter the list by type.
Click Brand, Category, Model, Type or Version to sort the devices.
Click Export Selected Device to save the selected devices.
Click Delete Selected Devices to remove the selected devices.
Edit / Add New Device
To edit or add a device to My Library, do the following:
1. From the m enu select File
→
Add New Device, or select a device from My
Library and click Edit.
2. Under General, use the drop-down menus or type in the Brand Name,
Category, Model and Version.
Note: The Category determines what buttons are auto generated when a
Viewer page is created for the device.
3. Use the History button to open the Version History editor and make notes
about the updates b eing made to the device configuration. You can create
and use different versions of the same device and track the changes. The
version history can be viewed and different versions selected from the
ATEN Configurator, under device Properties.
4. Check the hardware type and configure the device:
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Serial
Click to add an Action.
Click to create a duplicate of the Action.
Click to delete the selected action.
Click to enter a string within () which allows the text to be edited
from the VK6000 in the Button Action - Commands list (see page 129).
Click to add a drop menu into a C o mmand string, then enter the
number sequence in the brackets []. The Function name must include
an Astrix (*) for each drop menu in the Command string.The drop-
down menu will appear where the (*) is entered in the Fun c tio n na m e.
Click to add an Enter into the Command string.
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Right-click one or more serial commands to copy and paste them as
Ethernet commands of all protocols (except HTTP/HTTPS):
Sett ing s – Use the drop-down menus to set t h e: Baud Rat e , Data B it, Stop
Bit, Parity, Flow Control and Mode settings.
Advanced
Delay Interval – Sets a time delay for each co mmand bef ore they
are sent to the device.
Feedback Timeout – Sets the maximum interval that the
controller allows in between parts of a feedback message. If the
controller has not received any feedback for longer than the
specified Feedback Timeout, the controller identifies the last bit
of the received informati on as the end of a feedback message.
Receive Duration – Sets the allowed duration of time for the
serial device to receive a complete message from the controller.
Keep Connection Alive – Specify an interval that the controller
waits before sending the specified command to test if the
connection to the serial device is up or down.
Function List – Use this section to configure the device funct ions by
adding actions to the list.
String Format – Use the buttons to select HEX or ASCII. To use HEX
strings w ith ASCII one, select ASCII and type \x before typing the
HEX st r i n gs.
Note: HEX strings are also supported under the ASCII format.
Function – Lists the actions created for a device. A Function name
must include an Astrix (*) if you are adding a drop menu to the
Co mman d str ing. Doub l e-click to edi t the function name.
Command – Shows the command string created for the action.
Double-click to edit the string.
Feedback – Stores return messages generated by testing the command
strings. Double-click to manually add or remove stored messages.
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Click Send to connect to a controller and test the typed command.
Click to select a controller from the list. Use the Refresh b utton to
refresh the list. To browse for controllers in th e LAN, cli ck the
Intelligent Search button or type the IP address of the controller.
Click OK to proceed to test the command. For details, see Testing
Commands, page 202.
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Text Command Tools
The following formats allow you to enter command strings with text that
provide special features. These formats work in Serial and Ethernet commands.
() entering text in () allows the comman d to be edited in the VK6 000 .
Example: (A1 A9) (A8 B6) – this command string will pro vide two
editable text boxes from the VK6000 in the Button Action - Commands list
which allow you to change the command string:
=
using th e equals sign before a text command allows you to type in
words whic h will show up i n a drop-down menu to describe the command,
rather than show the text command itself.
Example: [Power On=0A,Power Off=0B,Standby Mode=0C] – this
command stri ng will pr ovide a drop-d own m enu with three choices usin g
the text before the equal signs to describe each command – from the
VK6000 in the Button Action - Commands list:
““
quotation marks allo w th ree symbols (, = @) to be added to a
command that uses the equal sign as described in the example above.
Three symbols not allowed with in the quotation marks include (“” () []).
Quotation marks can be used to the left of
=
in a HEX command ; on either
side of
=
in an ASCII command; and any where in an Ethernet command.
HEX Example: [“Power=On”=0A,”POWER=Off”=0B]
ASCII Example: [“Power=On”=pwn,”POWER=Off”=pwf]
In the HEX example, “Power=On” allows the equal sign to be inserted
before =0A. If the quotes are removed, the command Power=On=0A
would fail as an Invalid String.
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IR
Click to add an Action.
Click to create a duplicate of the Action
Click to delete the selected action.
Settings – Use the drop-down menu t o set t he Repeat setting (number of
times a signal is sent): 1 Time, 2 Times or 3 Times (Default).
Advanced
Delay Interval – Sets a time d elay for each command b efore they
are sent to the IR device.
Receive Duration – Sets the allowed duration of time f or th e IR
device to receive a complete message from the controller.
Function List – Use this section to configure the IR functions by addi ng
actions to the list.
Quick Mode – Click to run Learning Mode for all IR actions in the
Function List. When the Quick Mode window opens, click Start, a
pop-up window appears to select a controller. Check a box to select a
controller and click Select. Click Start a second tim e to run Quick
Mode using the Learn instructio ns below.
Function – Lists the actions created for a device. Double-click to edit
the Function the name.
Status – Reports th e status ( Tested, Failed, Learned) o f the Learn and
Test buttons.
Learn – Use to transfer commands from an IR remote to the Control
Box. Cli ck Learn. The Select Controller window appears.
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Click to select a controller from the list. Use the Refresh but ton to
refresh the list. To browse for controllers in the LAN, click the
Intelligent Search button or type the IP address of the controller.
Click Learn a second time to start learning mode. When the IR
Learn LED flashes green, point the IR remote at the Control
Box’s front panel IR Receiver and push a button on the remote.
Press the button on the remote just as you would when using it
with the hardware device. If the device respo nds to a long hold or
quick tap of the remote’s button then you must press the button in
the same manor (long hold or quick tap) when it using for
Learning mode. Th e Co ntrol Box will beep and the Learn LED
will light solid (then turn off) when IR learning is successful. The
LED also turns off if Learning mode times out.
Test – Use to test if commands are sent successfully to the Control Box
and hardware device.
Click Test, a pop-up window app ears to select a controller and the
IR port. Check a box to choose a contro ller and use the d rop-down
menu to select the IR port and then click Select.
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Click Test a second time to test if the IR data transmits
successfully to th e Control Box. Check the hardware device to
confirm that it responded appropriately.
The Status column reports the Learn and Test results.
Digital Output
Click to add an Action.
Click to create a duplicate of the Action
Click to delete the selected Action.
Advanced – Click to use the Delay Inter val dr op-down menu to set a
timed delay for each command before it is sent to t he device.
Function List – Use this section to configure the Digital Output device
functions by adding actions to the lis t.
Function – Lists the actions created for a device. Double-click to edit
the Function name.
Command – Shows the command selected for the action. Click the
drop-down menu to select an action (Open, Close, Toggle, Pulse).
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Relay
Click to add an Action.
Click to create a duplicate of the Action
Click to delete the selected Action.
Advanced – Click to use the Delay Interval drop-down menu to set a
timed delay for each command before it is sent to t he device.
Function List – Use this section to configure the Relay device functions
by adding actions to the list.
Function – Lists the actions created for a device. Double-click to edit
the Function name.
Command – Shows the command selected for the action. Click the
drop-down menu to select an action (Open, Close, Toggle, Pulse).
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Ethernet
Click to add an Action.
Click to create a duplicate of the Action.
Click to delete the selected action.
Click to enter a string within () which allows the text to be edited
from the VK6000 in the Button Action - Commands list (see page 129).
Click to add a drop menu into a C o mmand string, then enter the
number sequence in the brackets []. The Function name must include
an Astrix (*) for each drop menu in the Command string.
Click to add an Enter into the Command string.
Right-cli ck on e or more Ethernet commands (except HTTP/HTTPS ) to
copy and paste them as s erial commands:
For special command string tools, see Text Command Tools, page 193.
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Settings
Protocol – Click the drop-down list to select a protocol for the device
Port – Type the port number for the device.
Advanced – Click to access the following settings. The supported
settings may vary dependi ng on t he d evi ce p rot oco l and aut hen t icatio n
type.
Delay Interval Sets a time delay for each command before they are
sent to the device.
Delay T ime after
Login Sets a time interv al that the co ntroller waits to r eques t
for login credentials of a device after establishing
connection with the device.
Receive Duration Sets the allowed duration of time for the Ethernet
device to receive a complete message from the
controller.
Send command
after successful
connection
Enter a First and Second Command to send to the
device after a successful connection has been
established.
Auth Type Sets the authentication type for the device.
T imeout Specifies the max imum time that the device allows for
receiving each feedback message from the device
before timing out.
Login Sets the command for logging in to the device.
Parameter Sets the parameters (keys) of the devi ce that are
required for the controller to connect to the device.
For example, the device username and password are
required when connecting to the device, and the valid
values are admin and 123456 respectively.
Keep Connection
Alive Specify an interval during which the controller sends
the specified command to make sure the it is
connected to the Ethernet device.
Automatically
reconnect if no
return message is
received
Check this box if you want to continue reconnection
attempts when no r eturn m essage is received fro m the
device.
Use Default Click this button to restore to default settings.
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Function List – Use this sect ion to configure the device functions by
adding actions to the list .
String Format – Use the buttons to select HEX or ASCII. (TCP only)
Function – Lists the actions created for a device. A Function name
must include an Astrix (*) for each drop menu you add to the
Co mman d str ing. Doub l e-click to edit the function name. The drop-
down menu will appear where the (*) is entered in the Functi on name
Command – Shows the command string created for the action.
To edit a command for a Telnet, PJLINK, ONVIF, or TCP
compliant device, doubl e-click the Command field (green area in
the interface).
To edit a command for an HTTP or HTTPS compliant device,
click the Edit button. The Edi t HTTP Command wind ow appear s.
Feedback – Stores r e turn messages g enerated by testing the comman d
strings . Double-click to manu ally add or remove stor ed messages. This
function is not applicab le for ONVI F devices.
Send – Click this button to test the command for th e function. The
return messages can be saved to Feedback.
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This screen appears when Send is clicked. Select a controller for the
device to connect and configure the fields such as device IP address.
Note: The username and password are not required for UDP and TCP
devices, and the username is not required for PJLINK devices.
Intelligent Search Click to locate controller without specifying an IP
address.This option only searches for controllers on the
same local area network. For controllers across a
network device, such as a router or switch, you must
specify the IP address.
Search by IP address Enter the IP address and click Search to locate a
controller.
Controller ID Use the check box to select the Contr oller, fill in the IP
Address, Username and/or Password and then click
OK. Next use the instructions below this table.
Refresh Click this button to refresh the Controller ID list.
IP Address T ype the IP address of the device.
Username Type the device’s username.
Password Type the device’s password to grant access right to the
controller.
Receive message for Specifies the maximum allowed time that the device
receives messages from the selected controller.
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Testing Commands
After selecting a controller for the device and configure the required settings
(if any) in the select controller window, click OK to proceed to test the typed
command. The Test Command window appears.
Select which device to send command to by choosing Send to all or Send to
specific and then click Send Test Command. This window appears.
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The test results will appear in the yellow area of the window and the feedback
messages listed in the Feedback column.
Add – Click to save a feedback message in the Saved Feedback message
window.
Pause / Continue – Click to pause sen ding/r eceiving th e comm and/retu rn
message.
Save & Exit – Save the feedback messages to the list and close the
window.
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ATEN Library
The ATEN Library is accessed on the Library menu bar selection and provides
the complete list of hardware devices available in the database. The You can
add any device in the ATEN Library to My Library. Once a d evice is added to
My Library, the device settings can be edited as needed.
Use the check boxes to select devices to add to My Library. Check All to
select all devices in the list.
Key in word strings then click Search to find a device.
Click All, Serial, DO, IR, Relay or Ethernet to f ilter the devi ce list b y
type.
Click Brand, Category, Model, Type or Version to sort the devices.
Click Add to My Library to add the selected devices to My Library.
Click Cancel to return to My Library.
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Chapter 6
Remote PC Control
Overview
While bei ng capable of cont rolling serial, IR, I/O, and rela y equipment, ATEN
controllers also support remote control of computers This control is achieved
with a program, ControlAssist, that grants control right to a specified ATEN
controller via the network. When a computer is installed with ControlAssist,
you can remotely perform the fol lowing:
Control PowerPoi nt slides
Control media files t hrough Windows Medi a Pla yer
Initiate actions on thir d-p art y prog rams using hotkeys that have been
defined for the programs
Perform system control such as shutting down the computer, execute
command prompt, set system volume, and run a program
Note: For a full list of supported actions, see Supported PC Control Actions,
page 215.
Specifications
Supported computers
Only Windows-based computers are supported for remote control.
Each computer is deemed as an Ethernet device to the ATEN
controller, and therefore follows the specification that each controller
can support up to 25 Ethernet devices.
To use ATEN Viewers on a Windows platform, make sure to install
Internet Explorer version 11 or later.
PowerPoint File Control
Control Assi st onl y su pport s Po werP oint f iles that c ontai n 200 slid es o r
less, and are created using Microsoft Office 2007/2010/2013, or WPS
Office.
ControlA ss i s t only su ppo rt s th e follo win g Powe rP oint file formats:
pps, ppt, and pptx.
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Media File Control
ControlA s sis t onl y su pports media files creat ed us ing W i n dows Medi a
Player.
When a media file is remotely enabled and controlled using an ATEN
Viewer, the file opens in Windows Media Player and this setting can
not be changed.
If you encoun ter any issues playing a media file, try install a third-
party video codec.
ControlAssist only supports control of the following media file
formats:
Category File Form a ts
Windows Media format asf, wma, wmv, wm
Windows Media Metafiles asx, was, wvx, wmx, wpl
Microsoft Digital Video Recording dvr-ms
Windows Media Download Package wmd
Audio Visual Interleave avi
Moving Pictures Ex perts Group mpg, mpeg, m1v, mp2, mpa, mpe, m3u
Musical Instrument Digital Interface mid, midi, rmi
Audio Interchange File Format aif, aifc, aiff
Sun Microsystems and NeXT au, snd
Audio for Windows wav
CD Audio T rack cda
Indeo Video Technology ivf
Windows Media Player Skins wmz, wms
QuickTime movie file mov
MP4 audio file m4a
MP4 video file mp4, m4v, mp4v, 3g2, 3pg2, 3gp, 3gpp
Windows audio file aac, adt, adts
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Setting Up Remote PC Control
Follow the steps b e lo w to install the required programs o n the tar get
computers, configure the associated controller, and customize the Viewer for
remote PC control.
1. Make sure you have installed Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable fo r
Visual Studio 2015 to the target computer . To download the package, go to
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145
2. Install ControlAssist on the com puter you wish to control. For detailed
steps, see Installin g Contr o lA s sis t on Ta rget Computers, page 207.
3. Add the computer into the control system. For detailed steps, see Adding
Target Computers to the Control System, page 210.
4. Create a control interface to be used on a licensed mobile device.
For detailed steps, see Configuring a Control Interface, page 212.
For details on licenses, see Licenses for Mobile Control, page 59.
Installing ControlAssist on Target Computers
Follow the steps below to install ControlAssist on the com puters you wish to
control.
1. Download ControlAssist.
a) Visit the ATEN download page:
https://www.aten.com/global/en/products/professional-audiovideo/
control-system/controlassist/
b) Search for “VK6000”. A list of downloads for VK6000 appears.
c) Click ControlAssist_Vx.x.xxx.zip to download.
2. From the downloaded file, double-click ControlAssist_Setup to install
the program. An installation wizard appears.
3. Follow the on- screen instructio n to complete the installation.
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4. When the ins tallation is complete, ControlAssist runs in the system
tray.
Note: Keep the ControlAssist program enabled in the system tray to allow
the controller to establish connection with the computer.
5. To configure ControlAs sis t, righ t-c lick in the system tray and select
Settings. This window appears.
Click the Basic Settings, Certificatio n & Private Key, or About A TEN
ControlAssist to access the following settings/information.
Control Default Description
Basic Settings
The settings with which an AT EN controller needs to establish connection with the
computer and to gain control right.
Username admin The credentials required for an ATEN
controller to establish connection with the
computer.
Note: To change the username and
password, make sure to log in the computer
using an Administrator account.
Password password
Port 6277 The port through which ATEN Configurator
establishes connection with the
ControlAssist-inst alled computer.
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Note: If the text in the ControlAssist window appears ov ersized, change
the desktop font size to its default, and then log in the computer
again to resolve the issue.
Session timeout 3600 The maximal time allowed for the controller to
establish connection with ControlAssist.
Root Folder N/A This field specifies the computer path under
which files are display in the PowerPoint
Control and Media templates’ file list. To
display files at the computer’s partition level,
type %MY_COMPUTER% in thi s fi e l d .
Upload SSL Certificate and Private Key
Upload an SSL certif icat e and its private key to secure sessions between the
computer and the connected controller.
Certificate Default
certificate
Click Choose a file from... to browse for an
SSL certificate.
Private key Default
private key
Click Choose a file from... to browse for a
private key SSL certificate.
About ATEN ControlA ssist
Version N/A I ndicat es the release versio n.
Visit Official Website N/A Click to open the official website for more
information.
Control Default Description
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Adding Target Computers to the Control System
After you have installed ControlAssist on the computers you wish to control,
follow the steps below to establish connection between the controller and the
target computers.
1. From ATEN Configurator, locate and open your project file.
2. Click the Device tab, and from the Ethernet device type category, click on
a blank device or cli ck Add More Devices to add one.
3. Click Library. This window appears.
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4. Use the search box to search for “control a ssist” to load the ControlAssist
database. This screen appears.
5. Click Add to Project. This computer, identified as an Ethernet device
installed with Co ntrolAssist, appears in the Device Configuration List.
6. Select the newly added dev i ce and con figur e the Pro perties s ettings on the
right of the interface.
Hint: If you have more than one computers installed with ControlAssist,
change the device name to distinguish these PCs.
For details on Properties settings, see Ethernet Device Proper ties, page 96.
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Configuring a Control Interface
Example 1:
Follow the steps below to create a control interface t hat allows you to browse
and play any file from the specified root folder (see page 207) in the target
computer. You can follow the same logic for creating a media control page.
1. In the Design tab, make sure your home page contains a presentation
button and the Viewer contains a PowerPoint page.
2. Configure the butto n to have it link to the PowerPoint page if pressed in
the Viewer.
a) Click the presentatio n button.
b) Select Link and then double-click the PowerPoint page.
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3. Configure the PowerPoint page if you did not use a built-in Viewer
template.
a) In the left sidebar, click PowerPoint.
b) In the PowerPoint page, right-click any blank spot and select
PowerPoint Control Templat e . A pre-made screen is added.
c) In the Properties column, use the Select Device drop-down menu to
select the PC that stores the PowerPoint fi les you want to play.
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Example 2:
Follow the steps b elow to create a quick access button for opening and playing
a specific PowerPoint file. You can follow the same logic to cr eate a button for
opening and playing a specific media file.
1. Create an outlook for the interface.
a) In ATEN Confi gurat or, click t he Design tab.
b) Click Add Page and rename the page to “presentation”.
c) Customize the interface and add cont rol buttons using the Properties
settings in the right-hand column. For details, see Design, page 100.
2. Define the action of each button. For example, for the PowerPoint bu tton to
open and start a slide show when pressed, do the following:
a) In the preview pane, click the PowerPoint button.
b) Select Contr olAssis t (LAN).
c) Double-click [PowerPoi nt] Open file and then [PowerPoint] Start
presentation.
d) Configure the commands and arrange them in the order of execution.
Tip: The asterisk (*) at the end of a Function indi cates that it requires
configuration in the Commands column.
For details on supported control actions, see Supported PC Control Actions,
page 215.
3. From the Upload tab, deploy and back up the project to the controller. For
details, see Upload, page 182.
2b
2a
2c 2d
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Supported PC Control Actions
Command Function
Note: Commands indicated with an asterisk require configuration after being added to
the Commands column in the Configurator.
[Media Control]
Note: The commands in this group apply to Windows Media Player only.
Close Closes the player.
Next Plays next in the playlist.
Open file* Opens and plays the specified file in Windows Media
Player.
Open playlist* Opens and plays the specified playlist in Windows Media
Player.
Pause Pauses the playback.
Play Plays the opened file in Windows Media Player.
Previous Plays previous in the playlist.
Set volume to* Sets the player to a specified volume.
Stop Stops the playback.
Switch to full screen mode* Enables or disables the player to full-screen display.
Switch to mute mode* Enables or disables mute mode.
Switch to repeat mode* Enables or disables repeated play.
Volume* Adjusts the player’s volume up or down.
[PowerPoint Control]
Open file* Opens the specified PowerPoint file.
Start presentation Starts the slide show of the specified PowerPoint file.
End presentation Ends the slide show of the specified P owerP oint file.
Close Closes the opened PowerPoint file.
Go to next slide* Goes t o the next slide.
Go to previous slide Goes to the previous slide.
Go to slide Goes to a specified s lide number.
[System Control]
Open file* Opens a specified f ile saved in the target computer.
Open URL* Opens a specified URL.
Run program* Runs an application.
Shut down PC Shuts down the computer.
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Note: Adhere to the followin g gui delines when specifying file paths:
Include the file name and file extension of the target file.
Use double backward slashes between folder levels.
If the file path contains space, put the file path in double quotations.
The following are examples of valid file paths:
“C:\\ControlAssist\\Presentation.pptx”
“C:\\Contro lAssist\\Presentation Demo.pptx”
Set volume* Adjusts the computer’s volume.
Execute Command
Prompt*
Executes the specified command via Command Prompt.
Bring application to top* Keeps the window of the specified program on top of
other windows that are open on the desktop.
[Hotkey Control]
Create action Executes the associated hotkey(s) on the program that
opens topmost on the computer desktop.
For example, if you have “Ctrl + f” defined as the hotkey for
extending a program to full screen in the program itself, to
remotely simulate this action, you should have one Create
action command associated with two Select key
commands, one defined as “Ctrl”, and the other as “f”:
Select key* Use this command to specify the hotkey as defined in the
target program. If the hotkey involves pressing two or
more keys at the same time, you will have two or more
Select key comm ands assoc iated to one Create action
command. See the example in the Create action
command above.
Command Function
Note: Commands indicated with an asterisk require configuration after being added to
the Commands column in the Configurator.
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Chapter 7
ATEN Control System App
Overview
The ATEN Control System App is a free app that allows you to download
Viewers to be used on mobile devices. These Viewers p rovide the interface for
remote control of hardware devices.
Requirements
Make sure your mobile device uses a supported version of the mobile operating
system listed below before installing the app.
Installing the App
To install the ATEN Control System App on a mobile device, do the following:
1. From the mobile device, tap the App Store or Google Play
icon.
2. In the search box, type “aten control”.
3. Tap ATEN Control System, and then download and install the app.
4. The ATEN Control System icon appears on the mobile device.
5. Tap the icon to open the app.
Button Sounds
After you install the app, go to the mobile device Settings and find the ATEN
Control so that you can enable/disable th e Button Sound setting.
Mobile Operating System Supported Version
iOS 10.0 or later
Android 8.0 or later
Windows 7 or later
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The ATEN Control System App
When you open the ATEN Control System app for the first time, the default
Welcome screen appears:
Tap Demo to try the ATE N Control Sys tem app. Tap Start to find a controller
and download Viewers (see Welcome, page 222).
Note: The default Welcome screen appears until a Viewer is downloaded to the
mobile device. After a Viewer is downloaded, the default Welcome screen will
reappear only if the app is reinstalled, which will also delete all Viewers.
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Demo
The Demo pag e provides a prev iew of the ATEN C ontrol System app with two
sample rooms. Tap either room to view the controls of different hardware
device s. Tap Quit Demo at the top right corner to exit.
Select a Viewer or press any of the buttons on the Welcome page to demo the
app. The first Viewer’s name will depend on the OS of the device.
WinViewer1 / iPad / Android1
This demo shows a Conference call interface with controls for a Projector,
Screen and Lighting. Tap any of the device icons to open the control page.
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Control Pages
The images abov e show the Main page and pages for the Projector, Screen
and Lights.
Demo
This demo shows different buttons that can be pressed to control the Projector,
Light s, Video Wall and Camera. Tap the icons to v iew control pag es for each
device. Tap the Qui t Demo icon to retu rn t o the p revio us pa ge, or press on th e
background until the logout dialog appears.
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Control Pages
The images abov e show control pages for the Projector, Lights, Video Wall
and Camera in Demo. Tap the Home icon in the lower left corner to return to
the previous page, or press on the background until th e logout dialog appears.
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Welcome
The Welcome screen is the home screen of the ATEN Control System app. It
lists the Viewers and provides administrative options. Tap a Viewer to open the
controls for a room (see Design, page 100), or use the administr ative opti ons
listed below.
Icon Description
Manage Viewer – This page provides options to add, updat e and
remove downloaded Viewers. See page 223 for details.
Manage IP – This page provides options to configure network
settings for controllers and LAN devices. See page 22 4 for details.
Set Password – This page provides options to set a password for
access to the Welcome page when a Viewer is in use. S ee
page 227 for details.
Log Repor t – This page provides an error log to troubleshoot
connectivity issues. See page 228 for details.
Information – This page provides information about the ATEN
Control System’s software version. See page 2 30 for details.
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Manage Vi ewer
The Manage Vi ewer page allows you to add, update, and remove
downloaded Viewers. To download Viewers, tap Add Viewer (see Set
Password, page 227).
Icon Description
Add Viewer Tap Add Viewer to download Viewers. See page 231 for details.
Tap the Information icon to view the MAC Address, IP Address
and Controller ID of the controller associated with the Viewer.
Update Tap Update to connect to the controller and download an updated
version of the Viewer. After the update, the “Downloaded
Successfully” prompt will appear
Remove Tap Remove to delete the Viewer. A dialog box will appear to
confirm deletion of the Viewer.
Tap Delete to remove the Viewer, or Cancel to cancel the delet ion.
Note: Viewers are only deleted on the mobile device, and will still
be available on the controller.
Done Tap Done to return to the Welcome page.
Add Viewer Tap Add Viewer to download Viewers. See page 231 for details.
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Manage LAN Device
The Manage LAN Device page allows you to edit network s ettings fo r
the controllers and LAN devices added in the Configurator software
(see Device Library, page 99).
Tap to expand controllers to view connected LAN devices.
Tap to open the web GUI (see Browser Operation, page 55).
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Depending on the LAN device you select, different options are available.Tap
on a device to open the settings page. Use Edit to change settings, Apply to
save or OK to exit.
Controller
PJLink Projector
Telnet
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ONVIF
TCP
UDP
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Set Password
The Set Password page sets a password to access the Welcome page
from a Viewer. This prevents unauthorized users from changing the
app settings. Users will be prompted for a passwor d before they exi t Viewers
to access the Welcome page.
Slide the Enable Password Protect button, enter a pass word in the box and
tap Set. The Show Password option appears after you check enable Password
Protect, allowing you to display the characters typed in for the password. Enter
a number in Seconds to press before exit dialog appears to set the amount of
time to pass when pressing on a viewer page before a window appears asking
if you want to exit. Tap Back to exit.
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Log Report
The Log Repor t p ag e lists information and errors which can be used
to troubleshoot issues. Tap and drag the list to scroll through t he
logs. Tap Back to exit.
Tap Save to save the log file.
Tap Report History to view saved logs (se e pag e 229 ).
Tap Delete to delete the log information.
Tap Back to exit.
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Report History
When you t ap Report History, you can vi ew and expor t logs . Saved
log files are listed by date in the left column. Tap a log file to view it
in the window to the right. Tap and drag the list to scroll through the
logs. Tap Back to exit.
Tap Export to send the log as an e-mail attachment.
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Information
The Information page displays the ATEN Control System’s version.
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Download Viewer
The Download Viewer page allows you to search for controllers and
download Viewers. This page is accessed from Welcome
→
Manage
Viewer
→
Add V iewer.
Search by IP
Address Tap to enter a controller ’s IP address, then tap t he Search icon to
find it. When controllers are found on the network, they are listed in
the Add Viewer box.
A Search History drop-down menu will appear for previously
searched IP addresses.
Auto Search Auto Search allows you to search for controllers without specifying
an IP address. T he controller must be powered on and connected
to the same local network.
Add Viewer This panel lists the controllers that have been found on the network.
Each controller lists Viewers that can be downloaded to t he mobile
device. To upload Viewers to a controller, see Upload, page 182.
Back Icon Back returns you to the Welcome page.
Download After you select the Viewers you want to download, click Download
to start the process.
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Downloading V iewers
When controllers are f oun d, they appear in the Add Viewer
panel. Ch eck the boxes of the View ers you would li ke to
download, then tap Download.
Add Viewer The main window lists the controllers that have been found on the
network. Under each controller is a list of Viewers with a check box.
Use the check boxes to select the Viewers you want to download,
then click Download. If the Lock icon appears, you will be
prompted to enter the access key.
After Viewers download, the “Downloaded Successfully” prompt
appears. Tap Done to return to the Welcome page where the
Viewers will be listed.
Note: After you download a Viewers to the mobile device, the
default Welcome screen no longer appears.
Access Key When the a Viewers requires an access key a window appears
prompting you to enter the key. Enter the correct access key and
then click OK to download the Viewers from the controller. To set
the access key, see Upload, page 182.
Tap the Information icon to view the IP Address, MAC Address
and License information of the controller. The license information
provides the total number of licenses available and the number in
use.
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Appendix
Safety Instructions
General
Read all of these instructions. Save them for future reference.
Follow all warnings and instructi ons mar ked on the device.
This product is for indoor use only.
Do not place the device on any unstable su rface ( cart, stan d, table, etc.) . If
the device falls, seriou s d a mage will r e sult.
Caution: Risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type.
Always dispose of used batteries according to the proper instructions.
Do not use the device near water.
Do not place the device near, or over, radiators or heat registers.
The device cabinet is provided with slots and openings to allow for
adequate ventilation. To ensu re reliable operation, and to protect against
overheating, these openings must never be blocked or covered.
The device should never be placed on a soft surface (bed, sofa, rug, etc.) as
this will bloc k its v en til a tion openings. Likewise, the de vic e should not be
placed in a built in enclosure unless adequate ventilation has been provided.
Never sp ill liquid of any kin d on the device.
Unplug the device from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid
or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.
The device should be operated from the type of po wer s ou rce ind i cated o n
the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power available,
consult your dealer or local power company.
The device is designed for IT power distribution systems with 230V
phase-to-phase voltage.
To pr event damag e to you r ins tallatio n it is im portant that all devices ar e
properly grounded.
The device i s equipped with a 3- wire grounding ty pe plug. This is a safety
feature. If you are unable to insert the plug into th e ou tlet, contact your
electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not attempt to defeat the
purpose of the grounding-type plug. Always follow your local/national
wiring codes.
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Do not allo w an ything to rest on the power cord or cables. Route the
power cord and cables so th a t the y can not be s te pped on or tripped over.
If an extension cord is used with this device make sure that the total of the
ampere ratings of all products used on this cord does not exceed the
extension co r d ampere rating. Ma k e su re th at th e total of all pr o du cts
plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed 15 amperes.
To help protect your system from sudden, transient increas es and
decreases in electrical power, use a surge suppressor, line conditioner, or
un-interr up tib le power su p ply ( U PS) .
Position system cables and power cables carefully; Be sure that nothing
rests on any cables.
Never push objects of any kind into or through cabinet slots. They may
touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts resulting in a risk of fire
or electrical shock.
Do not attem p t to service the device you r self. Ref e r all ser vicing to
qualified service personnel.
If the following conditions occur, unplug the device from the wall outlet
and bring it to qualified ser vi ce per so nn e l f or r epair.
The power cord or plug has become damaged or frayed.
Liquid has been s pil led into the device.
The device has been exposed to rain or water.
The device has been dropped, or the cabinet has been damaged.
The device exhibits a distinct change in per formance, indicatin g a need
fo r servic e.
The device does not operate normally when the operating instructions
are followed.
Only adjust those controls that are covered in the operating instructions.
Improper adjustment of other controls may re sult in dama g e that will
require extens ive work by a qualif ied tech nician to repair.
Avoid circuit overloads. Before connecting equipment to a circuit, know
the power supply’s limit and never exceed it. Always review the electrical
specifications of a circuit to ensu re that you are not creating a dangerous
condition or that one doesn’t already exist. Circuit overloads can cause a
fire and destroy equipment.
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Rack Mounting
Before working on the rack, make sure that the stabilizers are secured t o
the rack, extended to the floor, and that the full weight of the rack r ests on
the floor. Install front and side stabilizers on a single rack or front
stabilizers for jo ined multipl e racks b e fore working on the rack.
Always load the rack fro m the botto m up, and load the heaviest item in the
rack first.
Make sure that the rack is level and stable before extending a device from
the rack.
Use caution when pressing t he device rail release latches and sliding a
device into or out of a rack; the slide rail s can pinch your fingers.
After a device is inser ted in to the rack, carefully extend the rail into a
locking p os ition, and then slide the device into th e rack.
Do not overload t he AC supply branch circuit that provides power to the
rack. The total rack load should not exceed 80 percent of the br anch circuit
rating.
Make sure that all equipment used on the rack – incl uding power st rips and
other electrical connectors – is properly grounded.
Ensure that proper ai rflow is provided to devices in the rack.
Ensure that the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment
does not exceed the maximum ambient temperature specified for the
equipment by the manufacturer.
Do not step on or stand on any device when servicing other devices in a
rack.
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Specifications
VK2100
Function VK2100
Interface Serial 4 x Programmable Bi-directional RS-232/422/
485 Ports (4 x DB9 Male Connectors,
Configurable via Pin Assignments)
Baud Rate: 300 to 115200 (default: 9600)
Data Bit: 8 (default) or 7
Stop Bit: 1 (default) or 2
Parity: None (default), Even or Odd
Flow Control: None (default) RTS/CTS
2 x Bi-directional RS-232 Ports (2 x 3-Pole
Termina l Block Conne ctor s)
Baud Rate: 300 to 115200 (default: 9600)
Data Bit: 8 (default) or 7
Stop Bit: 1 (default) or 2
Parity: None (default), Even or Odd
IR/Serial 4 x Programmable IR / Uni-directional RS-232
Ports (2 x 4-Pole Terminal Block Connectors)
IR: TTL level (0 to 5 V)
Carrier Frequency: 10KHz~455KHz
Serial: Uni-directional RS-232 ( + - 5 V)
Baud Rate: 300 to 115200 (default: 9600)
Data Bit: 8 (default) or 7
Stop Bit: 1 (default) or 2
Parity: None (default), Even or Odd
I/O 4 x Programmable Digital Input / Output
Channels (1 x 5-Pole Terminal Block Connector)
Digital Output: 250 mA sink from 12 VDC
Digital Inpu t:
VDC Mode
Input Voltage Range: 0 to 24 VDC
Programmable Range: 1 to 24 VDC
Dry Contact Mode:
Pull-up 2k ohms to + 12 VDC
Relay 4 x Relay Channels (2 x 4-Pole Terminal Block
Connector)
Normally Open, Isolated Relays
Contact Rating: Max 24 VDC, 2A
VDC 4 x 12 VDC Output Ports (2 x 4-Pole Terminal
Block Connectors)
Power Supply: 12 VDC, 2A Max (Shared By 4
Ports)
Connectors Ethernet 1 x RJ-45 Female, 10/100Base-T
USB 1 x USB Type A Female (White)
Power 1 x 3-prong AC power socket
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Switches Controller ID 1 x 16-Segment Switch
Power 1 x Rocker Switch
Reset 1 x Semi-recessed pushbutton
LEDs Relay 4 (Green)
IR / Serial 4 (Green)
I/O 4 (Green)
Serial RX 6 (Green)
TX 6 (Green)
Ethernet
Link
1 (Green)
Act
1 (Green)
DC Output Overload 1 (Orange)
IR Learn 1 (Green)
USB 1 (Green / Orange)
Power 1 (Green)
IR Receiver 1 x IR Receiver Port
I/P Rating 100-240 VA C, 50- 60 Hz , 1A
Power Consumption 40 Watt
Envi ro nm en t Opera t i ng Temp. 0–50º C
Storage Temp. -20–60ºC
Humidity 0–80% RH, Non-condensing
Physical
Properties Housing Metal
Weight 2.64 kg
Dimensions (L x W x H) 43.72 x 16.32 x 4.40 cm
Licenses for
mobile control No. of Free Licenses 2
Max. No. of Allowed Licenses 10
Function VK2100
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VK1100
Function VK1100
Interface Serial 2 x Programmable Bi-directional RS-232/422/
485 Ports (2 x D B9 Male Connectors,
Config ura ble via Pin A ssignment s)
Baud Rate: 300 to 115200 (default: 9600)
Data Bit: 8 (default) or 7
Stop Bit: 1 (default) or 2
Parity : None (de fau l t), Ev en or Odd
Flow Control: None (default) RTS/CTS
IR/Serial 2 x Programmable IR / Uni-directional RS-232
Ports (1 x 3-Pole Terminal Block Connectors)
IR: TTL level (0 to 5 V)
Carrier Frequency: 10KHz~455KHz
Serial: Uni-directional RS-232 (0-5 V)
Baud Rate: 300 to 115200 (default: 9600)
Data Bit: 8 (default) or 7
Stop Bit: 1 (default) or 2
Parity : None (de fau l t), Ev en or Odd
Relay 4 x Relay Channels (2 x 4-Pole Terminal Block
Connector)
Normally Open, Isolated Relays
Contact Rating: Max 24 VDC, 2A
VDC 1 x 12 VDC Output Ports (1 x 2-Pole Terminal
Block Connectors)
Power Supply: 12 VDC, 1A Max
Connectors Ethernet 1 x RJ-45 Female, 10/100Base-T
USB 1 x USB Type A Female (White)
Power 1 x 3-prong AC power socket
Switches Controller ID 1 x 16-Segment Switch
Power 1 x Rocker Switch
Reset 1 x Semi-recessed pushbutton
LEDs Relay 4 (Green)
IR / Serial 2 (Green)
Serial RX 2 (Green)
TX 2 (Green)
Ethernet
Link
1 (Green)
Act
1 (Green)
DC Output Over loa d 1 (Orange)
IR Learn 1 (Green)
USB 1 (Green / Orange)
Power 1 (Green)
IR Receiver 1 x IR Receiver Port
I/P Rating 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz, 1A
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Power Consumption 20 Watts
Environment Operating Temp. 0–50ºC
Storage Temp. -20–60ºC
Humidity 0–80% RH, Non-condensing
Physical
Properties Housing Metal
Weight 1.19 kg
Dimensions (L x W x H) 21.50 x 16.23 x 4.18 cm
Licenses for
mobile control No. of Free Licenses 2
Max. No. of Allowed Licenses 10
Function VK1100
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VK0100/VK0200
Function VK0100 VK0200
Interface Keypad Layout Up to 14 layout variations using
4 ~ 8 buttons
Up to 125 layout variations
using 6 ~ 12 buttons
Serial • 2 x Bi-directional RS-232 Port (2 x 3-Pole Terminal Block
Connector)
• Baud Rate: 300 to 115200 (default: 9600)
• Data Bit: 8 (default) or 7
• Stop Bit: 1 (default) or 2
• Parity: None (default), even or odd
Relay • 2 x Relay Chan nel (2 x 2-Pol e Terminal Blo ck Conne ctor )
• Normally open, isolated Relays
• Contact Rating: Max 24 VDC, 1A
Digital Input • 1 x Digital Input Channel (1 x 2-Pole Terminal Block
Connector);
• VDC Mode
- Input Voltage Range: 0 to 5 VDC
- Programmable Range: 1 to 5 VDC
• Dry Contact Mode
- Pull-up 2k ohms to + 5 VDC
Ethernet • 1 x RJ-45 Female, 10/100Base-T
• Supported Prot ocol: ARP, ICMP, TCP/IP, DHCP, HTTPS, SSH
• DHCP-enabled. The following default IP settings will be used
if no IP is assigned within 30 seconds:
IP: 192.168.0.60
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Switches Controller ID 1 x 16-segment Switch
Reset Button 1 x Semi-recessed Pushbutton
Power Consumption DC5V: 1.16W; DC48V: 1.375W DC5V: 1.15W; DC48V:
1.44W
Environmental Operating
Temperature
0 – 50°C
Storage
Temperature
–20 – 60°C
Humidity 0 - 80% RH, Non-Condensing
Physical
Properties
Housing Plastic
Weight 0.35 kg (0.77 lb) 0.38 kg (0.84 lb)
Dimension 11.63 x 7.06 x 4.84 cm
(4.58 x 2.78 x 1.91 in)
8.32 x 14.76 x 4.84 cm
(3.28 x 5.81 x 1.91 in)
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Licenses for
mobile control
No. of Free
Licenses 0
Max. No. of
Allowed
Licenses
10
Function VK0100 VK0200
VK112EU
CAD Drawings
VK112EU
VK112EU
Height of faceplate = 8.6 cm [3.39"]
5.4 cm [2.13"]
10.1 cm [3.98"]
Width of faceplate = 15.1 cm [5.95"]
Panel Mount Cutout
Note: ATEN recommends a 2-gang wall box with a depth of at least
6 cm (2.36 inches) to accommodate the connectors and cables.
Cutout Area
VK112EU
VK108US
CAD Drawings
VK108US
VK108US
VK108US
1.8 cm [0.71"]
5.4 cm [2.13"]
Width of faceplate = 7.4 cm [2.92"]
Height of faceplate = 11.9 cm [4.69"]
8.4 cm [3.31"]
7.2 cm [2.83"]
Panel Mount Cutout
Note: ATEN recommends a 1-gang wall box with a depth of at least
6 cm (2.36 inches) to accommodate the connectors and cables.
Cutout
Area
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Datapoint Types
ATEN Control System supports the following KNX Datapoint Types (DPT):
DPT ID DPT Format DPT Name
1.001 B
1
DPT_Switch
1.002 B
1
DPT_Bool
1.003 B
1
DPT_Enable
1.004 B
1
DPT_Ramp
1.005 B
1
DPT_Alarm
1.006 B
1
DPT_BinaryValue
1.007 B
1
DPT_Step
1.008 B
1
DPT_UpDown
1.009 B
1
DPT_OpenClose
1.010 B
1
DPT_Start
1.011 B
1
DPT_State
1.012 B
1
DPT_Invert
1.013 B
1
DPT_DimSendStyle
1.014 B
1
DPT_InputSource
1.015 B
1
DPT_Reset
1.016 B
1
DPT_Ack
1.017 B
1
DPT_Trigger
1.018 B
1
DPT_Occupancy
1.019 B
1
DPT_Window_Door
1.021 B
1
DPT_LogicalFunction
1.022 B
1
DPT_Scene_AB
1.023 B
1
DPT_ShutterBlinds_Mode
1.100 B
1
DPT_Heat/Cool
2.001 B
2
DPT_Switch_Control
2.002 B
2
DPT_Bool_Control
2.003 B
2
DPT_Enable_Control
2.004 B
2
DPT_Ramp_Control
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2.005 B
2
DPT_Alarm_Control
2.006 B
2
DPT_BinaryValue_Control
2.007 B
2
DPT_Step_Control
2.008 B
2
DPT_Direction1_Control
2.009 B
2
DPT_Direction2_Control
2.010 B
2
DPT_Start_Control
2.011 B
2
DPT_State_Control
2.012 B
2
DPT_Invert_Control
3.007 B
1
U
3
DPT_Control_Dimming
3.008 B
1
U
3
DPT_Control_Blinds
4.001 A
8
DPT_ASCII
4.002 A
8
DPT_Char_8859_1
5.001 U
8
DPT_Scaling
5.003 U
8
DPT_Angle
5.004 U
8
DPT_Percent_U8
5.005 U
8
DPT_DecimalFactor
5.006 U
8
DPT_Tariff
5.010 U
8
DPT_Value_1_Ucount
6.001 V
8
DPT_Percent_V8
6.010 V
8
DPT_Value_1_Count
6.020 B
5
N
3
DPT_Status_Mode3
7.013 U
16
DPT_Brightness
8.011 V
16
DPT_Rotation_Angle
9.001 F
16
DPT_Value_Temp
18.001 B
1
R
1
U
6
DPT_SceneControl
20.100 N
8
DPT_FuelType
20.101 N
8
DPT_BurnerType
20.102 N
8
DPT_HVACMode
20.103 N
8
DPT_DHWMode
20.104 N
8
DPT_LoadPriority
DPT ID DPT Format DPT Name
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20.105 N
8
DPT_HVACContrMode
20.106 N
8
DPT_HVACEmergMode
20.107 N
8
DPT_ChangeoverMode
20.108 N
8
DPT_ValveMode
20.109 N
8
DPT_DamperMode
20.110 N
8
DPT_HeaterMode
20.111 N
8
DPT_FanMode
20.112 N
8
DPT_MasterSlaveMode
20.113 N
8
DPT_StatusRoomSetp
23.001 N
2
DPT_OnOff_Action
23.002 N
2
DPT_Alarm_Reaction
23.003 N
2
DPT_UpDown_Action
23.102 N
2
DPT_HVAC_PB_Action
DPT ID DPT Format DPT Name
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Windows OS Button Limitation
When adding buttons to a Viewer page for use on a Windows mobile device
there is a Window s O S limitation f or ov er lapping buttons. When tw o buttons
are layered (A) on top of (B ), the top most button (A) can not be pressed –
instead (B) is activated each time. To resolve this issue, duplicate the top most
butto n (A) and add it (C) direct ly under (A) and below (B) on t he Viewer page.
When the top bu tton (A) is pressed, the lowest button (C) will execute th e
action.
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Technical Support
International
For online technical support – including troubleshooting, documentation,
and software updates:
http://eservice.aten.com
For telephone support, see Telephone Support, page iii:
North America
When you cont act us, please have the follo wing information r eady beforehand:
Product model number, serial number, and date of purchase.
Your computer configuration, including operating system, revision level,
expansion cards, and software.
Any error messages displayed at the time the error occurred.
The sequence of operations that led up to the error.
Any other information you feel may be of help.
Email Support support@aten-usa.com
Online
Technical
Support
Troubleshooting
Documentation
Software Updates
https://eservice.aten.com
Telephone Support 1-888-999-ATEN ext 4988
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Limited Warranty
ATEN warrants its hardware in the country of purchase against flaws in
materials and workmanship for a Warranty Period of two [2] years (warranty
period may vary in certain regions/countries) commencing on the date of
original purchase. This warranty period includes the LCD panel of ATEN LCD
KVM switches. Select products are warranted for an additional year (see A+
Warranty for further details). Cables and accessories are not covered by the
Standard Warranty.
What is covered by the Limited Hardware Warranty
ATEN will provide a repair service, without charge, during the Warranty
Period. If a product is detective, ATEN will, at its discretion, have the option
to (1) repair said product with new or repaired components, or (2) replace the
entire product with an identical product or with a similar product which fulfills
the same function as the defective product. Replaced products assume the
warranty of the original product for the remaining period or a period of 90 days,
whichever is longer. When the products or components are replaced, the
replacing articles shall become customer property and the replaced articles
shall become the property of ATEN.
To learn more about our warranty policies, please visit our website:
http://www.aten.com/global/en/legal/policies/warranty-policy/