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Rev A
2
1.11
CONTENT
S
1 Intr
oduc
ti
on
2
O
peration Notes
3
Features
4 Panel La
y
ou
t
5
Panel Descriptions
6
C
onnectin
g
the Mini PA
CS
6
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
7
C
on
g
urin
g
the IP Address
12 W
eb
Int
e
r
face
12 The Built-in Web
S
erver
1
3
R
S
-2
3
2 Men
u
14 R
S
-232
S
ettin
g
s
15 T
C
P
/
UDP Brid
g
e
S
ettin
g
s
17 IR Emitt
e
r
s
M
e
n
u
22 Addin
g
a new IR devic
e
26 Addin
g
a new IR device
f
rom a Templat
e
3
0 Rela
y
s Men
u
3
2 Testin
g
Rela
y
s
3
3
C
on
g
uration Men
u
3
3 IP
C
on
g
uratio
n
3
5 Telnet Lo
g
in
S
ettin
g
s
3
6 Firmware Updat
e
3
7
Sy
stem Rese
t
3
9
Sy
stem
S
ettin
g
s
41 IP
(
Telnet
)
C
ontrol
S
etu
p
4
3
R
S
-2
3
2
/
Telnet
C
ommands
43 IP
C
on
g
uratio
n
5
6 Brid
g
in
g
S
ettin
g
s
6
3 IR Device
S
etu
p
74
G
eneral
Q
uer
y
77 Appendi
x
77
C
ontrollin
g
the Mini PA
CS
via R
S
-23
2
78 Learnin
g
IR
C
ommands via Telne
t
8
0
S
peci
cations
8
1 Warrant
y
1
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the Mini Pro
f
essional Automation
C
ontrol
Sy
stem. Your complete satis
f
action is ver
y
important to us.
G
efen
G
e
f
en delivers innovative, pro
g
ressive computer and electronics add-on solutions
that harness inte
g
ration, extension, distribution and conversion technolo
g
ies.
G
e
f
en’s reliable, plu
g
-and-pla
y
products supplement cross-plat
f
orm computer
sy
stems, pro
f
essional audio
/
video environments and HDTV s
y
stems o
f
all sizes
with hard-workin
g
solutions that are eas
y
to implement and simple to operate.
T
he GefenToolBox Mini Professional Automation Control S
y
ste
m
The Mini Pro
f
essional Automation
C
ontrol
Sy
stem
(
Mini PA
CS)
is used to
c
ontrol audio and video devices
(
such as TVs, Blu-ra
y
pla
y
ers, and set-to
p
boxes
)
over a network. It allows control o
f
one R
S
-232 serial-controlled device,
three IR-controlled devices, and two rela
y
contacts via IP over a network.
The Mini PA
CS
is a scaled-down version o
f
the PA
CS
, providin
g
th
e
s
ame level o
f
control, but has
f
ewer Input and
O
utput ports. This makes it mor
e
c
ost-e
ff
ective
f
or distributed control installations, or where
f
ewer I
/O
ports are
r
equired.
The Web user inter
f
ace allows IR and two-wa
y
R
S
-232 commands to be sen
t
b
y
the Mini PA
CS
to the connected devices to execute the desired
f
unctions.
The IR and R
S
-232 ports can be con
g
ured, allowin
g
the Mini PA
CS
to b
e
c
ompatible with most audio and video devices. It can learn, store, and mana
ge
IR commands
f
rom other manu
f
acturers’ remotes. Two normall
y
-open rela
y
s
allow control o
f
screens, blinds, or draperies.
The Mini PA
CS
is ideall
y
suited
f
or use with the
G
AVA,
G
e
f
en’s
(
Audio
/
Video
Automation
)
Sy
stem Processor. However, it can be used with other control
sy
stems capable o
f
IP communications. And, like all
G
e
f
enToolBox products,
the Mini PA
CS
can be mounted on a wall or an
y
at sur
f
ace, close to th
e
devices bein
g
controlled.
How It Works
C
onnect the lockin
g
power suppl
y
to the Mini PA
CS
.
C
onnect an Ethernet cable
between the Mini PA
CS
and the local network. Access the Web inter
f
ace b
y
t
y
pin
g
in the correct IP address on the Web browser.
C
on
g
ure the control
inter
f
aces
(
IR, R
S
-232, and rela
y
s
)
via
y
our Web browser.
C
on
g
ure
y
our
automation s
y
stem to send commands to the Mini PA
CS
via IP.
C
onnect a
s
erial-controlled device to the R
S
-232 port on the Mini PA
CS
. Plu
g
the IR
e
mitters into the Mini PA
CS
and place the in
f
rared LEDs close to the IR sensors
o
f
the A
/
V devices to be controlled via IR.
C
onnect to the rela
y
outputs as
r
equired
(
12V D
C
is also provided
f
or convenience
)
. Two-wa
y
R
S
-232 control
allows device
f
eedback to be returned to the control s
y
stem over the network
f
or
accu
r
a
t
e
co
ntr
o
l.
INTRODUCTIO
N
2
READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR OPERATIN
G
THE PROFESSIONAL AUTOMATION CONTROL SYSTE
M
The Mini PA
CS
is shipped with a static IP address o
f
192
.1
68
.1.7
2
.
Thi
s
address ma
y
need to be chan
g
ed be
f
ore the Mini PA
CS
will work on
y
our
Local Area Network.
S
ee pa
g
e 7
f
or instructions on settin
g
the Mini PA
CS
to
a
n
e
w IP
add
r
ess
.
• I
f
y
our network will contain multiple Mini PA
CS
and
/
or PA
CS
units, each one
m
ust have a unique IP address be
f
ore it is connected to the network. Install
one Mini PA
CS
at a time, and chan
g
e its IP address be
f
ore connectin
g
another Mini PA
CS
or PA
CS
to the network.
As the Mini PA
CS
is pro
g
rammed,
y
ou can download the con
g
uration and
IR
les to
y
our computer or an external stora
g
e device. We recommend that
y
ou back up
les
f
requentl
y
durin
g
pro
g
rammin
g
, and save IR
les
f
or each
device as it is learned. These
les can be trans
f
erred to another Mini PA
CS
or PA
CS
f
or
f
uture pro
j
ects.
RS
-232 commands are not stored in the Mini PA
CS
.
O
nl
y
the con
g
uration
data is stored. The Mini PA
CS
acts as a brid
g
e between
y
our controller that
is sendin
g
the R
S
-232 commands over
y
our network, and the actual R
S
-232
p
ort on the device that is bein
g
controlled.
M
ini PA
CS
allows control to be distributed throu
g
hout
y
our s
y
stem. Multiple
M
ini PA
CS
devices ma
y
be installed close to the devices bein
g
controlled,
r
ather than near the s
y
stem controller, to minimize cablin
g
and improve
r
eliabilit
y
.
RS-232 Port Wirin
g
Dia
g
ra
m
OPERATION NOTE
S
54321
9876
12345
6789
Only Pins 2 (RX), 3 (TX), and 5 (Ground) are used on the RS-232 serial interface
3
Features
C
ontrol A
/
V devices usin
g
IR, R
S
-232 control, and rela
y
s over a Web-based
IP control s
y
stem
C
on
g
urable Ethernet input supports Telnet, Web browsers, and T
C
P
/
IP
• Web
C
ontrol: User inter
f
ace desi
g
ned to be viewed and controlled b
y
home
automation devices, computers, and mobile devices
(
e.
g
. cell phones with
Internet browsers
)
• Two
(
2
)
N
O
(
Normall
y
O
pen
)
rela
y
outputs plus +12V D
C
@
1A and
G
round
fo
r
co
nv
e
ni
e
n
ce
Learns IR commands
f
rom manu
f
acturer remotes, throu
g
h
f
ront-panel IR
rece
iv
e
r
• Three
(
3
)
discrete IR emitter outputs
f
or multiple device control
S
tore and mana
g
e IR commands
f
rom manu
f
acturer remotes and access
them via the Web control inter
f
ace. IR commands ma
y
be uploaded
f
rom or
downloaded to online libraries or P
C
les.
M
ini PA
CS
IR
les are compatible with the
G
e
f
en PA
CS
M
ana
g
e R
S
-232 communications via Web control inter
f
ace
f
or one R
S
-232
de
vi
ce
S
upports data trans
f
er rates up to 115200 bau
d
• Firmware up
g
radeable via Web inter
f
ac
e
C
on
g
urable static IP address
f
or stable operatio
n
• W
a
ll-m
ou
nt
ab
l
e
P
acka
g
e Includes
(
1
)
Mini Pro
f
essional Automation
C
ontrol
Sy
stem
(
1
)
S
in
g
le IR emitter
(
1
)
6
f
t. DB-9 cable
(
M - F
)
(
1
)
12V
/
3A D
C
Lockin
g
Power
S
uppl
y
(
1
)
Q
uick
S
tart
G
uid
e
FEATURE
S
4
P
ANEL LAYOU
T
T
o
p
Fron
t
Back
7
8
4
3
1
2
6
5
5
1
P
owe
r
This LED will indicate the current power state. The LED is
g
reen when the unit
is powered
O
N.
2
I
R Senso
r
The IR receiver is provided
f
or the Mini PA
CS
to learn new IR commands. Use
the Web Inter
f
ace or Telnet
f
or this procedure.
S
ee pa
g
es 17 - 29
f
or more
in
fo
rm
a
ti
o
n.
3
I
P Rese
t
This button is placed beneath the enclosure sur
f
ace to prevent an accidental
r
eset. Use the end o
f
a paperclip to press and hold this button
f
or about 10
seco
n
ds
t
o
r
ese
t th
e
u
nit
’s
IP
add
r
ess
t
o
192.168.1.72
.
This should onl
y
be
done i
f
the Mini PA
CS
is moved to a new network or cannot be located on the
ne
tw
o
rk.
4
I
R Emitter
s
C
onnect up to three
(
3
)
sin
g
le or dual 12V IR emitters
(G
e
f
en part nos.
EXT-IREMIT
/
EXT-2IREMIT or other Xantech-compatible emitters
)
to these
p
orts to control A
/
V o
f
other devices usin
g
one-wa
y
IR control. These outputs
are capable o
f
transmitter IR si
g
nals with 30 - 60 kHz carrier
f
requencies.
5
1
2V D
C
C
onnect the included 12V D
C
lockin
g
power suppl
y
to this receptacle.
6
I
P Control
C
onnect the Mini PA
CS
to a network in order to use IP control.
7
R
S-232
This ports is used to control other devices via bi-directional R
S
-232 serial
c
ontrol, usin
g
T
C
P or UDP brid
g
in
g
. This port ma
y
also be used with a Terminal
Emulation pro
g
ram
f
or pro
g
rammin
g
and controllin
g
the Mini PA
CS
(S
ee
Appendix
f
or details
)
.
8
R
elay Contact
s
Two
(
2
)
N
O
rela
y
contacts with +12V D
C
and
G
round. The maximum current
draw
f
rom the 12V is 1
00
mA.
P
ANEL DESCRIPTION
S
NOTE
:
O
nl
y
pins 2
(
Receive
)
, 3
(
Transmit
)
, and 5
(G
round
)
are used
f
or communication. A null-modem adapter should n
ot
be used with
t
this product when connectin
g
to controlled devices
(
see pa
g
e 77
f
or
c
onnectin
g
to a computer via R
S
-232
)
.
6
How to Connect the Mini PAC
S
1.
C
onnect the included R
S
-2
3
2 cable between the Mini PA
CS
and the R
S
-2
3
2
de
vi
ce
.
2.
C
onnect up to three
(
3
)
sin
g
le or dual IR Emitters to the Mini PA
CS
. Make
s
ure that each LED emitter is close to the IR sensor o
f
the A
/
V devices to be
co
ntr
o
ll
ed
.
3
.
C
onnect the rela
y
leads
f
rom the control motors o
f
pro
j
ection screens, blinds,
or draperies to the rela
y
outputs on the back panel o
f
the Mini PA
CS
.
4.
C
onnect an Ethernet cable between the Mini PA
CS
and the network.
S
ee the
n
ext pa
g
e
f
or details on con
g
urin
g
the network.
5
.
C
onnect the included 12V D
C
power suppl
y
to the power receptacle on the
M
ini PA
CS
.
C
onnect the A
C
power cord to an available electrical outlet.
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram for the Mini PAC
S
Network
Mini-PACS
12V/GND Triggers
GTB-MINI-PACS
Powered Screen /
Curtains
Projector
Set Top Box
Mini-PACS
12V/GND
Blu-ray Player
GTB-HDFST-444
GAVA Control System
IR
RS-232
ETHERNET
12V/GND TRIGGERS
CONNECTING THE MINI PAC
S
7
CONFIGURING THE IP ADDRES
S
Settin
g
the IP Address
The Mini PA
CS
is desi
g
ned to control devices over a network usin
g
a built-in
Web server or via Telnet. Be
f
ore usin
g
Telnet control or the built-in Web
S
erver,
the network settin
g
s
f
or the Mini PA
CS
must be con
g
ured via IP.
Be
f
ore connectin
g
the Mini PA
CS
to a network, locate the label on the bottom
o
f
the Mini PA
CS
. The MA
C
address and the de
f
ault IP address will be listed on
the label. The de
f
ault IP address will be used to connect the Mini PA
CS
to the
ne
tw
o
rk.
M
AC Address
Primar
y
MA
C
address o
f
the Mini PA
CS
.
Thi
s
add
r
ess
i
s
d
i
ffe
r
e
nt
fo
r
eac
h
u
nit
a
n
d
c
annot be chan
g
ed.
IMPORTANT: Because all Mini PA
CS
and PA
CS
units have the
s
ame de
f
ault IP address, onl
y
one Mini PA
CS
or PA
CS
ma
y
be
c
onnected to a network at a time, until its IP address is chan
g
ed. I
f
m
o
r
e
th
a
n
o
n
e
de
vi
ce
with th
e
sa
m
e
IP
add
r
ess
i
s
co
nn
ec
t
ed
t
o
a
n
etwork, computers will be unable to locate an
y
o
f
the devices.
8
I
f
y
ou computer has an IP address o
f
192
.1
68
.1.
(
x
)
, and
192
.1
68
.1.7
2
i
s
an available address,
y
ou can access the Mini PA
CS
b
y
enterin
g
192
.1
68
.1.7
2
in
y
our Web browser.
O
therwise use the
f
ollowin
g
procedure to chan
g
e the Mini PA
CS
IP address to
m
atch
y
our network
:
1. Access the Network
S
ettin
g
control panel in Windows and locate
y
our LAN
c
onnection. Under Windows 7
®
, this can be done b
y
clickin
g
S
tart >
C
ontrol
P
anel > Network
S
haring
C
enter >
C
hange Adapter
S
etting
s
.
2.
C
lick on the Local Area
C
onnection icon to displa
y
the Local Area
C
onnection
S
tatus dialo
g:
CONFIGURING THE IP ADDRES
S
9
3
.
C
lick on the Properties button to displa
y
the Local Area
C
onnection
Properties dialo
g
.
4.
C
lick on Internet Protocol Version 4
(
T
C
P
/
IPv4
)
.
5
.
C
lick the Properties button to displa
y
the Internet Protocol Version 4
(
T
C
P
/
IPv4
)
Properties dialo
g
.
CONFIGURING THE IP ADDRES
S
Internet Protocol Version 4
(
TCP/IPv4
)
C
lick to hi
g
hli
g
ht this Network protocol.
10
CONFIGURING THE IP ADDRES
S
6
.
C
han
g
e the IP settin
g
s to the
f
ollowin
g:
*
I
f
th
e
IP
add
r
ess
192
.1
68
.1.
80
is alread
y
in use on
y
our network, choose
a
n
o
th
e
r
u
n
used
add
r
ess
th
a
t i
s
no
t
192
.1
68
.1.7
2
or
y
our router
s IP
add
r
ess
U
se the followin
g
IP address
C
lick this radio button.
IP address
1
9
2.1
68
.1.
80*
Subnet mask
2
55
.2
55
.2
55
.
0
U
se the followin
g
DNS server addresses
C
lick this radio button.
C
lear these boxes.
STOP
:
Write down the current IP settin
g
s be
f
ore makin
g
chan
g
es,
s
ince
y
ou will need to restore the old settin
g
s later. I
f
the Properties
are set to
“O
btain an IP address automaticall
y
” and
“O
btain DN
S
s
erver address automaticall
y”
,
y
ou do not need the actual address
s
ettin
g
s.
1
1
CONFIGURING THE IP ADDRES
S
7.
C
lick the
O
K button, then close all
C
ontrol Panel windows.
8
.
R
e
f
resh
y
our Web browser and
g
o to
h
tt
p
:
//
192.168.1.7
2
to open the
M
ini PA
CS
Web
S
erver.
9
.
G
o to the
C
on
g
uration Menu
(
see pa
g
e 33
)
and chan
g
e the Mini PA
CS
IP
address to an appropriate address
f
or
y
our network.
1
0
.
C
lick ”
S
ave
C
han
g
es”,
Reboot”, and
“O
K” to save the new IP address.
11.
R
eopen
y
our computer
s network settin
g
s and restore the ori
g
inal settin
g
s
(
or
g
o back to
“O
btain an IP address automaticall
y
” and
“O
btain DN
S
server
address automaticall
y
”, i
f
those were the ori
g
inal settin
g
s
)
.
12. Then re
f
resh
y
our Web browser and
g
o to the new Mini PA
CS
IP address to
r
eopen the Mini PA
CS
Web
S
erver.
R
epeat this procedure to add additional Mini PA
CS
units to
y
our network,
assi
g
nin
g
each unit a di
ff
erent IP address.
12
WEB INTERFA
CE
T
he Built-in Web Server
The Mini PA
CS
includes a built-in Web server which provides an intuitive Web
inter
f
ace. I
f
T
C
P
/
IP is not con
g
ured on the Mini PA
CS
, then see pa
g
e 7
f
or
details on con
g
urin
g
the Mini PA
CS
. I
f
the Mini PA
CS
is alread
y
con
g
ured
f
or
u
se on a network, then open a Web browser and t
y
pe in the IP address o
f
the
M
ini PA
CS
.
The built-in Web server provides control over R
S
-232, IR emitters, rela
y
s, and
g
eneral con
g
uration. Each o
f
these pa
g
es will be covered in the
f
ollowin
g
sec
ti
o
n
s
.
Initiall
y
, when the Web pa
g
e is launched, the R
S
-232 Menu is displa
y
ed. The
top portion o
f
the screen has tabs to select R
S
-232 settin
g
s, IR settin
g
s, rela
y
s
ettin
g
s,
g
eneral con
g
uration.
C
lick on the desired tab to brin
g
up the settin
g
s
p
a
g
e
f
or those
f
unctions.
Reboo
t
The Mini PA
CS
must be rebooted a
f
ter
m
akin
g
all chan
g
es.
M
ain Menu
C
lick on an
y
o
f
the
f
our men
u
s
elections to access the desired pa
g
e.
1
3
WEB INTERFA
CE
RS-232 Menu
The R
S
-232 Menu allows
y
ou to chan
g
e the R
S
-232 port settin
g
s on the Mini
PA
CS
.
D
escri
p
tion
Pr
o
vi
de
a
n
a
m
e
t
o
th
e
de
vi
ce
c
onnected to this por
t
(
e.
g
.
“S
on
y
TV”,
“S
amsun
g
”, etc.
)
1
4
WEB INTERFA
CE
RS
-232
S
etting
s
S
ome R
S
-232 settin
g
s use a drop-down menu
f
or selectin
g
di
ff
erent options.
For example, to select the Baud Rate, click the arrow icon then click on the
r
equired port speed
:
Arrow Icon
Indicates a drop-
down list.
C
lick to
l
i
s
t th
e
a
v
a
il
ab
l
e
baud
r
a
t
es
.
Baud Rat
e
S
ets the baud rate
f
or the port.
R
an
g
e: [100 bps - 115200 bps]
P
arit
y
S
ets the parit
y
bit.
O
ptions: Even,
O
dd,
None, Mark,
S
pac
e
Sto
p
Bits
S
ets the stop bit.
R
an
g
e: [1 - 2]
D
ata Bits
S
ets the number o
f
data bits.
R
an
g
e: [5 - 8]
U
ART Mod
e
O
ptions: T
C
P Brid
g
e,
U
DP Brid
ge
L
ine Dela
y
(
ms
)
R
an
g
e: [0 - 10000]
Character Dela
y
(
ms
)
N
o
t
used
.
15
WEB INTERFA
CE
TC
P
/
UDP Bridging
S
etting
s
U
DP Protocol is used b
y
some control s
y
stems, includin
g
G
e
f
en’s
G
AVA s
y
stem,
f
or
f
aster response. When usin
g
UDP
y
ou can broadcast the messa
g
e b
y
usin
g
the IP address: 255.255.255.255. Use T
C
P unless otherwise instructed b
y
y
our
C
ontrol
Sy
stem User Manual, or b
y
G
e
f
en Technical
S
upport.
S
ee pa
g
e 56
f
or a
f
ull explanation o
f
these settin
g
s.
Force Send
(
ms
)
I
f
n
o
da
t
a
i
s
r
ece
iv
ed
f
r
o
m th
e
co
ntr
o
ll
ed
device
f
or the speci
ed time, send the
c
ollected data to the control s
y
stem.
Force Send
(
b
y
tes
)
I
f
the speci
ed number o
f
b
y
tes is received
f
rom the controlled device, send
the collected data to the control s
y
stem.
E
nd Delimiter
V
alue in HE
X
R
an
g
e:
S
ame
as
S
tart Delimiter
A
dd Delimiters to data sen
t
Include the delimiter characters in the data sent to the control s
y
stem.
U
se Start Delimiter
O
ptions: Use
(
Enable
/
Disable
)
U
se End Delimiter
O
ptions: Use
(
Enable
/
Disable
)
1
6
WEB INTERFA
CE
TC
P
/
UDP Bridging
S
etting
s
U
DP Local Por
t
R
an
g
e: 1024 - 6553
5
U
DP Remote I
P
U
DP Remote Por
t
R
an
g
e: 1024 - 6553
5
Factor
y
Defaul
t
S
ets the selecte
d
RS
-232 port to
f
actor
y
(
de
f
ault
)
settin
g
s.
Save Chan
g
es
S
aves all chan
g
es to the
s
elected R
S
-232 port. This
button must be pressed a
f
ter
c
han
g
in
g
e
ach output settin
g
. in
order to save an
y
chan
g
es.
T
CP Por
t
R
an
g
e: 0 - 6553
5
Start Delimiter Valu
e
R
an
g
e: 00 - FF
(“
wildcard” characters are acceptable, e.
g
.
**)
The
S
tart Delimiter can be up to three A
SC
II characters
(
3 b
y
tes
)
, in hex
f
ormat. For example, 0D0A is
C
R + LF
(C
arria
g
e Return + Line Feed
)
.
The delimiters are used b
y
some control s
y
stems to
lter incomin
g
data.
C
ontact
G
e
f
en Technical
S
upport
f
or details i
f
y
ou need to use them.
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