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TableofContents
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PM1122‐INT....................................................................................................................................1
TableofContents............................................................................................................................2
Overview.........................................................................................................................................3
PM1122‐INTfrontpaneldescription.....................................................................................3
PM1122‐INTbackpaneldescription......................................................................................4
RS232CableSpecifications.............................................................................................................4
InstructionsetPM1122‐INT............................................................................................................5
Commands.............................................................................................................................5
Attributes...............................................................................................................................5
Controls..............................................................................................................................5
Settings...............................................................................................................................6
Overviewtable...................................................................................................................8
Bi‐directionalcommunication...............................................................................................8
Easywave.........................................................................................................................................9
Presets...........................................................................................................................................11
PM1122ControlPanelSoftware..................................................................................................13
ControllingthePM1122‐INTwithHercules..................................................................................19
Help,whereismyCOMport?.......................................................................................................24
Howtodealwithbi‐directionalcommunication..........................................................................24
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Overview
ThePM1122Pre‐ampcanberemotecontrolledbythePM1122‐INT.ThePM1122‐INTcanbe
controlledin3differentways:
•UsingRS‐232
•Usingthecontactstorecallpresets
•UsingtheoptionalRFmodule
ForcontrolusingtheRS‐232port,thePM1122‐INTacceptsstringsofASCIIcharacterstocontroland
readsettingsofmusiclevel,microphonemixlevelandtheinputselectorofbothzones.Further,the
RS‐232portwillhavetobeusedtostorepresets,adjustminimumandmaximumlevelsettings.
Stringscanbesentviathird‐partysoftwarelikeHilgraeve’sHyperterminalorthefreewareutility
“HerculesSETUPutility”fromHW‐group.
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Forpresetcontrolusingcontacts,it’sneededtostorethepresetsusingRS‐232.Itcanbedoneusing
terminalsoftware(Hyperterminal,Hercules,...)orwiththeAPartPM1122ControlPanelsoftware.
PleasenotetheAPartsoftwarerunsonlyonWindows®platforms,it’sfreelydownloadablebutno
supportorguarantiesaregiven.
Oncethepresetsarestored,noRS‐232communicationisneededanymore.Refertothechapter
Presetsformoreinformation.
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ForcontrolusingtheoptionalRFmodule,noconfigurationwithRS‐232isneeded.Oncethemodule
ismounted(seechapter“Easywave”onpage9),thepushbuttonsatthefrontsideareenoughto
assignaswitchtoazone.PleasenotetherearesomefeatureswhichcanbeconfiguredusingRS‐232
butfornormaloperation,it’snotneeded!
PM1122INTfrontpaneldescription
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1. Clearwirelessremotesknob
2. Wirelessremotelearnbuttonforzone1
3. Learnledforzone1
4. Wirelessremotelearnbuttonforzone2
5. Learnledforzone2
Atpowerup,LEDbar11will
showthecurrentbaudrate.See
aboveforthepossiblevalues.
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19200
9600
4800
2400
6. Musicselectorindicatorforzone1
7. Musiclevelindicatorforzone1.
Note:buttons1,2and4havebeen
mountedslightlyrecessedtoavoid
unintendedoperation.Ifnecessary,
useapenorpenciltopushthese
buttons.
8. Microphonemixlevelindicatorforzone1
9. Musicselectorindicatorforzone2
10. Musiclevelindicatorforzone2
11. Microphonemixlevelindicatorforzone2
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PM1122INTbackpaneldescription
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1. RFantenna(optional)
2. EuroblockConnectorforPresetrecallbycontact
3. DB‐9RS‐232connector
4. RJ45Zone1CAT5cableconnector
5. RJ45Zone2CAT5cableconnector
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Note:TheRJ45connectorsarenotLANconnectors,sopleaseneverattempttoconnectittoa
computerornetworkoranythingotherthanaPM1122‐INT!
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ThePM1122‐INTwillonlyoperateifatleastonezoneisconnectedtoaPM1122pre‐amplifier
usingastandardCAT5cable.NotethattheselectorbuttononthePM1122mustbesetat
“REMOTE”.Powersupplyfortheinterfaceisprovidedbythepre‐amplifier.Donotattemptto
connectthePM1122‐INTCAT5connectorstoanythingotherthanthePM1122.
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RS232CableSpecifications
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RS232connectiononthePM1122interface:
AstraightthroughPCSerialCableisusedtocommunicatefromtheRS232porttoathird‐party
controllersuchasaPC.IfyourPCdoesn’thaveaserialport,aUSBtoRS‐232adaptorhastobeused.
Suchcablesand/oradaptorscanbesourcedlocally.Everycomputershopshouldbeabletosupplyit.
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Pin2:TXdata:datatransmissionoutput
Pin3:RXdata:datareceptioninput
Pin5:GND:ground
Otherpinsarenotused.
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InstructionsetPM1122INT
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ThePM1122‐INTcanbecontrolledusingRS‐232.Duringpowerup,thecurrentbaudrateisshownon
aLEDbar.Pleasereferto“PM1122‐INTfrontpaneldescription”atpage3forthecorresponding
values.
Initialportsettingsare19200bitspersecond,8databits,noparity,1stopbitandnoflowcontrol.
Onlythebaudratecanbeconfiguredatdifferentvalues.
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StandardASCIIstringsareusedtocontrolthePM1122‐INTsoit’spossibletouseTerminalsoftware
(e.g.HyperTerminal,Hercules,...)totest,configureand/orcontrolit.Instructionsarenotcase
sensitive.EachstringmustbeendedwithaCarriageReturn(<CR>,ASCIIcode13or”\n”)
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Thestringisstructuredinthefollowingorder:
CommandAttributeParameter1Value<CR>
Stringsrequireaspacebetweeneachparameter;thelastcharacterinthestringneedstobea
carriagereturn<CR>.Linefeed<LF>charactersareignoredsotheymaybeused.
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Aninstructionconsistsofacommand,anattributeandpossibleoneoremoreparameters.E.g.the
instructiontoswitchthemusicvolumefromzone1atmaximumwilllooklikethis:
SETMSCLVLZONE1100<CR>
whereSETistheinstruction,MSCLVLtheattribute,ZONE1thefirstparameterand100thesecond
parameterwhichisthevalue.
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Commands
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Thisisalistofcommandswithabriefdescription
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SETSetthevalueofavariable
GETGetthevalueofavariable
RCLRecallaPreset
LRNLearnacodeofEasywaveRFswitch
CLRClearpresetorEasywaveRFidentificationcodes
HELPListsCommandsandAttributes
LSTListsCommandsandAttributes(sameasHELP)
STRStoreaPreset
INCIncreasethevalueofavariable
DECDecreasethevalueofavariable
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Attributes
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Theattributescanbegroupedincontrolsandsettings.Controlswillreally“control”thePM1122
whilesettingsonlydeterminethebehaviourofthePM1122‐INT.
Controls
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MSCLVL:  MusicLevel
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MICLVL:  MicrophoneMasterLevel
SELECT:  InputSourceSelection
MINMSC:  MinimumMusicLevel
MAXMSC:  MaximumMusicLevel
MINMIC:  MinimumMicrophoneLevel
MAXMIC:  MaximumMicrophoneLevel
Tobecomplete,thereisalsoa
RSRFFU:  whichhasnofunctionbutisforeseenforfutureuse
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Exceptfor“SELECT”,allcontrolscanbeusedwithfollowingcommands:SET,GET,INC,DEC.“SELECT”
canonlybeusedwithSETandGET.Aftertheattribute,thezoneneedstobespecified,thiscanbe
ZONE1orZONE2.SETcommandsmustcontainavaluewhichisanumberbetween0and100.For
SELECTthisisA,B,CorD.TheINCandDECcommandwillincreaseordecreasebyoneifnovalueis
specified.
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Settings
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Unlessotherwisestated,settingscanonlybeusedwiththeSETcommandandwillonlyhaveONor
OFFaspossiblevalue.
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Thefirst3settingsareavailabletoeasetheuseofTerminalsoftwareforconfiguration.
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ECHO:Echoofreceivedcharacterscanbeswitchedonoroff.
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CR:Repliedstringsareterminatedby“\n”whensettingisoffor“\n\r”(CR+LF)
whensettingison.
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BS:Whenon,backspaceechowillclearthe“wrong”characterintheTerminal
window(<BS><SPACE><BS>).
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RESPONSE:AnyresponseofthePM1122‐INTcanbedisabledbyswitchingRESPONSEoff.
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BAUDRATE:Baudratecanbechanged.OnlySETcommandcanbeused.Possiblevalues
are2400,4800,9600or19200.19200isthedefaultbaudrate.
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DBLCLICK:SettingoftheoptionalEasywaveradioreceiver,ifON,doubleclickingthe
volumedownknobontheRFKEYtransmitterwillmutethevolume.
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RFKEY: SettingoftheEasywaveradioreceiveronly.
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PRESET:Presetscanbestored,recalledandcleared.CommandsareSTR,RCLand
CLR.Withstoreandrecall,firstoptionalparameterisZONE1orZONE2and
thenthepresetnumberbetween1and64.WiththeCLRcommand,theonly
parameteristhepresetnumberthatneedstobeclearedor“ALL”.
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VALFB:Ifthissettingison,thePM1122‐INTwillsendastringwheneveracontrolis
changedcontainingthecontrolnameanditsvalue.
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INFO:CanonlybeusedwithGETandisonlyfunctionalwhenVALFBison.Itwill
respondwithalistofallcontrolsandcorrespondingvalues.
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Nextattributesareconstants,whichcanonlybeusedwithGET
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SERIAL:  ReturnstheSerialNumber
HWVRSN: ReturnstheHardwareVersionNumber
SWVRSN: ReturnstheSoftwareVersionNumber
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Onthenextpage,youwillfindatablewithallattributesandthepossiblecommands.Pleasenote
thatnovaluehastobegivenwiththeGETcommand.Thiscommandwillreturnthecurrentvalue!
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Overviewtable
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Description Attribute Commands Parameter Value range
MusicLevelMSCLVLSET,GET,INC,DECZone0‐100
MicrophoneMasterLevelMICLVLSET,GET,INC,DECZone0‐100
InputSourceSelectionSELECTSET,GETZoneA,B,C,D
MinimumMusicLevel MINMSCSET,GET,INC,DECZone0‐100
MaximumMusicLevelMAXMSCSET,GET,INC,DECZone0‐100
MinimumMicrophoneLevelMINMICSET,GET,INC,DECZone0‐100
MaximumMicrophoneLevelMAXMICSET,GET,INC,DECZone0‐100
EchoreceivedcharactersECHOSET‐ON,OFF
InsertLFwithCRCRSET‐ON,OFF
ClearcharacterwithbackspaceBSSET‐ON,OFF
RS‐232ResponseofPM1122‐INTRESPONSESET‐ON,OFF
ConnectionspeedBAUDRATESET‐
2400,4800,
9600,19200
EasywaveMutesettingDBLCLICKSET‐ON,OFF
EasywaveRFModuleLearnRFKEYLRNZone‐
EasywaveRFModuleClearRFKEYCLR‐ALL
EasywaveRFModuleModeRFKEYSET,GETZoneSELECT/PRESET
PresetPRESETRCL,STR,CLR(Zone)0/1/1–64/ALL
AutonomousValueFeedbackVALFBSET‐ON,OFF
Returnscurrent"Controls"INFOGET‐‐
SerialNumberSERIALGET‐‐
HardwareVersionNumberHWVRSNGET‐‐
SoftwareVersionNumberSWVRSNGET‐‐
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Bidirectionalcommunication
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IfyoursystemhastoknowtheexactstatusofthePM1122(e.g.forshowingonatouch
screenpanel),there’sforeseenafeaturecalled“AutonomousValueFeedback”(VALFB).Ifthis
featureisenabled,thePM1122‐INTwillsendastringcontainingthevaluethatischanged.
AlsoifthevalueischangedbypressingakeyonaRFremotecontrolorbecauseofa
recalledpreset.Otherautonomousresponseisbeingsentwhenever“REMOTE”atthe
PM1122isputonoroff.Theresponsewillbe“REMOTEZONEx0”whentheselectbuttonon
thePM1122isnotat“Remote”and“REMOTEZONEx1”whenitis.IfthePM1122isturned
off,thestring“POWERDOWN!”issend.
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Formoreinformationandpracticalhints,pleaserefertochapter“Howtodealwithbi‐
directionalcommunication”atpage24.
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Easywave
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AnoptionalEasywavereceivermodulecanbemountedinsidethePM1122‐INT.Toinstall
thisreceiver,pleasecarefullyremovethetopcoverandslidethemoduleinplacelikeshown
onthepicturebelow.
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Oncethismoduleisinstalled,aneightbuttonRFswitchcanbeassignedtoazoneofthePM1122.
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4buttonsnamedAtoDareusedforselectingthesourceortorecallapreset.Bydefault,these
buttonsareconfiguredtoselectsourceAtoD.Nexttothatareanupanddownbuttoncontrolling
themusiclevelandfinallythesame2buttonscontrollingthemicrophonelevel.
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AssigninganRFswitchisassimpleaspushingthe“Learn”buttonfromthecorrespondingzone(x)
andthenpushanybuttonsoftheRFswitchwithin5seconds.IncasethePM1122‐INTisinaless
accessibleplace,thiscanalsobedonebyanRS232instruction.“LRNRFKEYZONEx<CR>”hasthe
sameeffectaspushingthe“Learn”buttonfromzonex.Clearingofthememoryorun‐assigningthe
RFswitchesalsocanbedonein2ways:pushingthe“Clear”buttononthePM1122‐INTforatleast2
secondsorbytheinstruction“CLRRFKEYALL<CR>”.
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TwoextrafeaturescanbeconfiguredbyRS‐232:
•“Mute”‐buttons:themusiclevelormicmixlevelwillbeputatminimumiftheleveldown
buttonisdoubleclicked.Toenablethisfeature,thefollowingRS‐232commandshouldbe
executed:“SETDBLCLICKON<CR>”.Corresponding,thefeaturecanbedisabledbythe
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command:“SETDBLCLICKOFF<CR>”.Pleasenotethattheclickrateisquietslow.Thisisdue
totherateatwhichtheRFtelegramsarebeingsent.
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•Insteadofselectingthemusicinputsource,theA,B,CandDbuttonscanbeusedtorecall
presets.Assigningthesebuttonstoapresetcanbedonebythefollowinginstruction:“SET
RFKEYZONExPRESET<CR>”.Pleasenotethiswilltakeeffectonallswitchesassignedtothe
samezone.Formoreinformationaboutpresets,pleaserefertochapter“Presets”atpage
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Toputthedefaultconfigurationback:toselectsources,nextinstructionneedstobe
executed:“SETRFKEYZONExSELECT<CR>”.
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