User Guide
Table Of Contents
- i!-PCLink/PowerPoint
- Introduction
- Running i!-PCLink/PowerPoint
- Appendix
- Adding Host Entries to the NetLinx URL List
- 1. Open a terminal session (via TELNET or SERIAL) to the NetLinx Master.
- 2. Type "echo on", and press the Enter button.
- 3. Type "url list", and press the Enter button. If no URL’s are in your NetLinx Master, it returns the following response: No URLs in the URL connection list
- 4. To add a URL, type "set url", and press the Enter button. The NetLinx Master should return: Type A and Enter to Add a URL or Enter to exit. ->
- 5. Type "A", and press the Enter button. The NetLinx Master should return: Enter URL ->
- 6. This is where you enter the IP Address of the i!-PCLink/Media Player Host Computer. Type "192.168.1.1", and press the Enter b...
- 7. Press the Enter button to accept the default port (1319). The NetLinx Master should return: Enter Type (Enter for permanent or T for temporary) ->
- 8. Press the Enter button to make the entry permanent. The NetLinx Master should return: URL Added successfully. Type A and Enter to Add a URL or Enter to exit. ->
- 9. Finally, Press the Enter button to exit.
- 10. To make sure the entry was made, or to check the status of the link, type "url list". Press the Enter button. The NetLinx Ma...
- Adding Host Entries to the NetLinx URL List
Running i!-PCLink/PowerPoint
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!-PCLinkPowerPoint
Device section
The Device section shows information for the device, port and system; the i!-PCLink/PowerPoint
device will assume this information when connected to a NetLinx master. This device must be
unique on the system.
The default range is 8001 - 8999 and the default value is 8001; the value used here must match the
device number used in your NetLinx program. The port and system boxes are read only. The port
value will always be 1 and the system box will assume the system value of the NetLinx master that
i!-PCLink/PowerPoint connects to.
Programming i!-PCLink/PowerPoint
i!-PCLink/PowerPoint appears on the NetLinx bus as a NetLinx device. This device has 1 port with
channels, levels commands and strings like most other device.
Channels
i!-PCLink/PowerPoint supports the following channels.
Levels
i!-PCLink/PowerPoint supports the following levels.
i!-PCLink/PowerPoint Channels
Channel Description Channel Description
1 Starts Presentation. 45 Disables Local Control.
2 Stops Presentation. 46 Resets Slide Timer.
3 Pauses Presentation. 47 Enables Show/Slide Timer. (Default is On.)
4 Advances Presentation. 81 Closes PowerPoint.
5 Backs Presentation. 82 Closes PowerPoint Presentation.
6 Last Slide 83 Closes PowerPoint Slide Show (Same as Stop
Presentation).
7 First Slide 241 Starts Presentation Feedback.
8 Loading Presentation / Busy 242 Stops Presentation Feedback.
43 Changes Presentation to a White
Screen
243 Pauses Presentation Feedback.
44 Changes Presentation to a Black
Screen
i!-PCLink/PowerPoint Levels
Levels Description
1 Current Slide Number
2 Total Number of Slides in Presentation