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- Page 1 CDI-46 SERIAL INTERFACE CARD Installation and Setup Guide CDI-46 Installation and Setup Guide V1.3...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
User Security ................................19 Documents ................................. 22 Music Mute ................................. 22 46-120 Serial Control ........................23 Abridged command set ............................24 Examples ..................................24 Using the CDI-46 as an Ethernet-to-serial bridge .................... 26 Cable lengths ................................26 CDI-46 Installation and Setup Guide V1.3... -
Page 3: Introduction
46-120 to achieve correct operation. The manual also gives a general overview of the Cloud Serial Protocol as used by the CDI-46, and some examples of the most useful commands. This information should be adequate for many installations, but please note that a full description of the protocol is beyond the scope of this manual. -
Page 4: Installation
BEFORE fitting the CDI-46. Note that J10 to J13 MUST be removed for the CDI-46’s Digital Paging Interface to operate correctly. If the CDI-46 is being installed purely for remote control purposes (and not paging), they can stay in place. - Page 5 RS-232 or Ethernet, it is necessary to set the rear panel MUSIC CONTROL buttons to REMOTE (buttons ‘in’). If the CDI-46 is to have full control over music source and level in all four Zones, then all eight buttons should be set to REMOTE.
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Page 6: Cdi-46 Jumper Settings
46-120 Installation and User Guide for information regarding the use of the analogue interface. Connect the OUT socket of the PM Series microphone to the CDPM/PM INPUT socket of the CDI-46 with Cat 5 cable. If more than one paging microphone is in use – typically at different locations in the building – the microphones should be “daisy- chained”, with the OUT socket of one being wired to the IN socket of the next. -
Page 7: Remote Control Of The 46-120 Via Ethernet
Remote Control of the 46-120 via Ethernet The CDI-46 has a server function, which makes control pages available in a browser running on any device on the same network as the card. This permits simple and elegant real-time control of the 46-120 from any convenient device on the network. -
Page 8: Configuring The Network
DHCP, or further network infrastructure. Using this temporary connection, the CDI-46 can be set up and configured to use either DHCP (the default) or a specific, static IP address suitable for the target network. - Page 9 * It is recommended that the factory default PIN is changed to something less obvious when installation is complete. We recommend that the CDI-46 should either be set with a static IP address (i.e., with DHCP disabled), or uses a fixed DHCP allocated-address on your routing hardware.
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Page 10: 46-120 Browser Control
RS-232 or Ethernet, it is necessary to set the rear panel MUSIC CONTROL buttons to REMOTE (buttons ‘in’). If the CDI-46 is to have full control over music source and level in all four Zones, then all eight buttons should be set to REMOTE. -
Page 11: Paging Control
Digital Paging interface. This applies to either paging, or spot announcements from a PM-SA microphone. • PMSA Messages – clicking on the arrows (>) of these eight buttons sends a command to a Cloud PM-SA Series paging microphone connected to the Digital Paging Interface to trigger one of its spot announcement groups. Each group defines a set of zones, a specific chime and a pre-recorded message to be played in those zones. -
Page 12: Configuration Options
Zone/Source Matrix Normally (i.e., without a CDI-46 card fitted), all six music sources (line inputs) in the 46-120 and both mic inputs are fully available to all four Zones, and are selected either by the front panel controls or by RSL Series remote control plates installed in the Zones themselves. -
Page 13: Zone Control
Zone/function combinations that require remote control from the card. Note that this applies to all CDI-46 control options: serial control using RS-232 or Ethernet as well as control via a web browser. -
Page 14: Labelling
Labelling The CDI-46 browser pages allow the Installer to name the line inputs, mic inputs, Zones and spot announcement messages (when PM-SA Series paging microphones form part of the system). Names entered on the Labelling page will replace the default names (Line 1, Mic 1, Group A, etc.) on all browser pages where they appear. This provides a much more intuitive interface for the User. - Page 15 (there are two, at the top and bottom of the page) will upload all the labels simultaneously; the names are loaded into non-volatile memory on the CDI-46 card itself. The Refresh button reloads the Labelling page from the CDI-46 card, and thus may be used to discard any changes that have been made to the labels on-screen since the last click of the Upload button.
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Page 16: System Defaults
46-120 to the settings they were in when the unit was last powered off. Use the Save Defaults button to store the CDI-46’s current state in the Default memory. This will ensure that when the 46-120 is powered off and on again, it will resume the same state. This is particularly important when a mixture of hardware control (front panel or remote plates) and browser control is being used in the various zones. -
Page 17: Device Info
HTTP port was set to 9000. CDI Port – This is the TCP/IP port used by the CDI-46’s Ethernet to Serial Bridge functionality. See “Using the CDI-46 as an Ethernet-to-serial bridge” on page 26 for more details. -
Page 18: Firmware Update
Download the CDI-46 firmware update from www.cloud.co.uk. Read the update notes to check that the update is applicable to your unit. Establish the Ethernet connection between the CDI-46 and your network switch. Launch your usual web browser and connect to the CDI-46 in the usual way. -
Page 19: User Security
Click the User Security tab to reveal the list of Users: The CDI-46 security system gives up to ten Users unique PIN access to the control pages. Additionally, a Guest User may access the control pages without a PIN. Clicking on any of the ten User tabs opens the User privileges page for that User. - Page 20 Zones 3 and 4 and can adjust level but not select music sources. Messaging is disabled (which should always be the case if the system does not include a PM-SA paging mic), but the User can enable Mic Input 1 if required. CDI-46 Installation and Setup Guide V1.3...
- Page 21 However, as with any other User, only those functions that have been assigned by an Installer will be available. The Guest User has been included to allow casual access to unit functionality without a PIN logon. For many installations, this may raise security issues, hence it is disabled by default. CDI-46 Installation and Setup Guide V1.3...
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Page 22: Documents
Selecting Documents, then Control Protocol opens a new browser tab, displaying a PDF version of the CDI-46’s Serial Control Protocol. This is a comprehensive document containing full details of all aspects of the CDI-46’s serial control protocol. See also “Abridged command set” on page 24. -
Page 23: 46-120 Serial Control
None Stop Bits The CDI-46 is additionally able to receive the same serial commands in the form of TCP/IP data via the ETHERNET INTERFACE connector. The full RS-232 protocol is beyond the scope of this manual, but is available to view in your browser (see “Documents” on page 22), or can be downloaded from www.cloud.co.uk. -
Page 24: Abridged Command Set
The commands listed in the table below are some of those most commonly required when controlling a 46-120 from an AV control system. For all other commands, data requests and responses, please refer to the CDI-46’s full RS-232 protocol document. - Page 25 Note that it is not strictly necessary to transmit the “O” character (4Fh) for channel numbers above the highest being paged. Thus <PM,PAOOX/> (ASCII) would suffice in the first example above. However, the full four characters are shown in the table for completeness, with the extra characters in brackets in the hex version. CDI-46 Installation and Setup Guide V1.3...
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Page 26: Using The Cdi-46 As An Ethernet-To-Serial Bridge
– only accept serial control via an RS-232 port. The CDI-46 is able to receive serial data at the Ethernet port and re-transmit it from the RS-232 port, and thus act as an Ethernet-to-serial converter or bridge. - Page 27 CDI-46 Installation and Setup Guide V1.3...
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