Operator`s manual

Configuring the Matrix

Example procedure:

Adding a switch to the Configuration usually starts by finding the ID of the

physical switch to add. Select Main Menu>System Settings>Find Switch ID

and follow the instructions in Section 5.2.3 Find Switch ID. TAKE NOTE OF

THE INFORMATION REGARDING SWITCH FIRMWARE REVISION IN STEP

If the switch’s ID is the one desired to add (0 or N), the switch may be left

connected and the BACK key may be pressed to return to the Main Menu. To

ADD the switch, select Main Menu>System Settings>Add Switch. The LCD

will indicate if the switch to add is a 0 switch and then prompt the user with the

next available-to-configure ID, or the user may enter a different, un-configured

ID.

If the switch’s ID is not zero, LCD will prompt to add the next available-to-

configure, and the user must enter the connected switch’s ID.

Suppose a switch’s ID has been found to be N=x, but a 0 switch is required to

add the switch as N=y: Therefore the switch’s ID must first be changed to zero.

With the N=x switch connected AND with NO OTHER N=x SWITCHES

CONNECTED, select Main Menu>System Settings>Delete Switch. Enter

the ID (N=x) of the connected switch, and its ID will be set to 0.

Now the process to add the switch as N=y may be executed via Main

Menu>System Settings>Add Switch.

Deleting a switch from the matrix configuration data does not require the switch

being connected, but when it is its ID will be returned to 0. If it is not

connected, it is still removed from the Matrix Configuration Data.

4.4 Configuring the Ethernet Connection

All devices connected to an Ethernet and communicating via TCP/IP must have

a unique IP address and TCP Port number.

The DowKey matrices are programmed at the time of its manufacture to have a

Dynamic IP address (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is ON). See sections

5.2.4 and 6.7 for more details on how to obtain an IP address dynamically or set

it manually as static.

When the IP address is obtained dynamically (DHCP is ON) the IP address is

displayed for a few seconds at power up. See section 5.2.4 to display the IP

address after boot up is completed.

The matrix is programmed at the time of its manufacture to have the following

default settings:

• IP Address: obtained dynamically

• TCP Port Number: 10

See Sections 5.2.4 for instructions on how to set the IP Address and TCP Port

Numbers to other values.