Introduction; Before You Begin; What This Guide Covers; Conventions Used In This Guide - Extron electronics IP Link Pro xi IPL EXP PDU4H User Manual

Introduction

This section covers the following basic information you should know about this guide and
the product before installation:
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Before You Begin

What This Guide Covers

This user guide provides instructions for an experienced installer to install an Extron
IPL EXP PDU4H Control System Power Expansion Interface (with an IPCP Pro xi Series
control processor). This guide provides detailed information and recommends best practices
for cabling the expansion interface. It provides a brief overview of the configuration process,
and reference information.
Use Extron Toolbelt software to discover and manage the IPCP Pro xi control processor, the
IPL EXP PDU4H, and other Extron control products. Configure the expansion interface and
control system using Extron Global Configurator software running in Global Configurator
Professional (GC Professional) or Global Configurator Plus (GC Plus) mode, or program it
using Global Scripter.
You can control the AC power output ports using the manual control contact input ports at
any time. If you do not use software to configure or program the system, you can use Extron
Simple Instruction Set (SIS) commands to perform basic configuration and control for the
IPL EXP PDU4H.
This guide does not contain instructions on detailed software‑related setup steps or details
of configuration within the software: those are covered in the Toolbelt Help File, the Global
Configurator Help File, the Global Scripter Help File, and help files for related programs. The
software help files describe how to use each program to download drivers, add AV devices
to a configuration, configure basic functions, and set up schedules, macros, e‑mail alerts,
touchpanel button configurations, and the like. This guide does include a section about
Extron
IPL EXP PDU4H instead of using software.

Conventions Used in This Guide

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Before You Begin
About the IPL EXP PDU4H
Application Diagram
Operation Modes
Simple Instruction Set (SIS) commands
Throughout this guide the IPL EXP PDU4H is also referred to as the "IPL EXP," "EXP," or
"power expansion interface."
IPCP Pro Q xi and xi Series control processors are also referred to as the "IPCP,"
"IPCP Pro Q xi," "IPCP Pro xi," or "control processor." The xi models feature LAN ports,
Q xi models feature both LAN and AV LAN ports.
Global Configurator software is referred to as "GC," which can be run in Global
Configurator Professional mode ("GC Professional") or Global Configurator Plus mode
("GC Plus").
Global Scripter is sometimes referred to as "GS."
• About Global Configurator
• About Global Scripter
• PC System Requirements
you can use to set up and control the
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