Device Control; About Global Configurator (With Gc Professional And Gc Plus Modes); About Global Scripter - Extron electronics IPL Pro Series User Manual

Device Control

The IPL must be configured in one of the following ways before it can send commands to a
projector, display, or other device:
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See the Global Configurator Help File (which comes with the software) for details on setting
up the IPL and for downloading, programming, or learning device control commands.
About Global Configurator (with GC Professional and GC Plus Modes)
Global Configurator:
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To obtain Extron control product software, you must have an Extron Insider account and
contact an Extron support representative. Extron provides training to our customers on how
to use the software. Access to the full set of features in Global Configurator Professional is
available to users who successfully complete Extron Control Professional Certification.

About Global Scripter

For those who prefer to program control systems rather than configure them, Extron offers
Global Scripter as an alternative to Global Configurator. Global Scripter is an integrated
programming development environment for Extron IP Link Pro, TouchLink Pro, and eBUS
products. It uses the object-oriented Python programming language and a custom Python
library called ControlScript. Global Scripter includes the ControlScript API as well as all of
the tools for developing control system programs, such as file management, code editing,
debugging and diagnostic tools. More information is available at
technology/landing/programming/.
An IR, RS-232 or Ethernet driver file can be downloaded from the Extron website
(http://www.extron.com/download/index.aspx). The driver is saved to a folder and
commands from the driver are incorporated into the GC configuration file for the control
processor and any touchpanels that will work with it. The configuration file is built and
uploaded to the IPL via GC.
If a driver is not already available, RS-232 or Ethernet command strings can be
entered directly from a host computer using Global Configurator. These can then be
incorporated into controls within the GC project.
For an IPL Pro IRS8, IR commands can be entered directly from an IR remote control
through IR learning. This can be done using IR Learner Pro to create a driver that
the control processor can use. IR learning is seldom needed, but it is convenient for
installing new or updated commands in the field in the rare cases when a driver is not
already available from Extron.
Loads device drivers for monitoring the status of and controlling devices within the AV
system.
Uploads GUI Designer interface layouts to touchpanels and third-party touch interfaces.
Creates the configuration containing all the settings for the control processor and the
products with which it interacts in the AV system.
Uploads the configuration to the control processor.
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