Specifications

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The set-up and administration of feature licenses is beyond the scope of this manual. Refer to EDACS Product Licenses
for Windows NT manual AE/LZT 123 1906 and/or the console’s Software Release Notes for additional for details.
6.2.7.1 Auxiliary Input/Output (I/O) Configurations
A C3 Maestro console may be utilized to monitor and control CEC/IMC 2-state auxiliary I/O events. CEC/IMC firmware
version 4.x and earlier provides 30 total auxiliary I/O events and version 5.x and later provides 255 total auxiliary I/O events.
On a per event basis, CEC/IMC auxiliary I/O event configurations accomplished at the CEC/IMC Manager include:
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defining the event as one of either a standard input, an acknowledge input, a momentary output or a toggle output
(event type);
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defining the event’s CEC/IMC Controller Board utilized (device type and device assignment number) and the I/O bit
number used on this Controller Board;
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including or not including each console in the event’s “console mask”;
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defining the event’s active state as either high or low; and,
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other event definitions which are not required for/applicable to the C3 Maestro console for Windows NT but are
required for other consoles connected to the CEC/IMC.
Refer to the appropriate CEC/IMC Manager manual and/or the CEC/IMC Manager’s on-line help for specific CEC/IMC
auxiliary I/O configuration information. Also see LBI-38938.
If a C3 Maestro console is granted monitoring/control capability of CEC/IMC auxiliary I/O events via “console mask”
definitions, it can monitor input event transitions and it can control output event transitions. For an auxiliary input event, a
state change indication displays at the console in the respective auxiliary input module and in the console’s message panel. An
auxiliary output event is controlled via one of <Alt><F1> thru <Alt><F8> keystrokes from the console’s dispatch keyboard
or by mouse/track-ball/touch-screen actions upon the respective auxiliary output module. Like an auxiliary input event state
change, an output event’s state change indication displays in the respective auxiliary output module and in the console’s
message panel. These indications provide feedback to the console operator when auxiliary output event state changes occur,
even if they are initiated by a different console(s) within the CEC/IMC system.
In addition to the required CEC/IMC auxiliary I/O configurations accomplished via the CEC/IMC Manager, a
C3 Maestro console for Windows NT also requires configurations at the console. At the console, auxiliary I/O-related
configurations are accomplished by “adding” auxiliary I/O modules to the console’s (active) screen initialization file using the
UDS Configurator off-line program. Within the UDS Configurator, required configurations include:
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selecting which module page the auxiliary I/O module will be located on;
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positioning the module on the selected module page;
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assigning an auxiliary I/O event (number) to the module;
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specifying the module’s/event’s type (must match CEC/IMC type event designation);
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defining the module’s button label text string;
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defining the module’s active label text string which is displayed when the assigned auxiliary I/O event is in the active
state; and,
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defining the module’s inactive label text string which is displayed when the assigned auxiliary I/O event is in the
inactive state.
In addition, many auxiliary I/O module-related color configurations are possible via the UDS Configurator. These
configuration changes are performed on a per element basis. For example, a change to the foreground color for momentary
output events affects the foreground color of all auxiliary output modules programmed for momentary operation. See the
UDS Configurator’s User’s Manual for additional information on auxiliary I/O module configuration.