GAPOSA linkIT-Control4 User manual

Link your motors by integrating Gaposa radio motors into
Control4’s industry-leading smart home control solutions.
linkIT-Control4
RS232 communication protocol
Individual or group control
16 or 24 individual channels
Tilting mode
Intermediate position
LED for feedback
Reset and programming button.
TECHNICAL
CHARACTERISTICS
LinkIT allows for group and individual motor
control. Simply connect by using our approved
connection cable to your controller and install
the easy to use integration driver. Each LinkIT
can support up to 24 channels dependingon
model number.

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Reference Channels Country
linkIT-434-16 16 USA
linkIT-434-24 24 USA
linkIT-868-16 16 Europe
linkIT-868-24 24 Europe
Green On first power up
Red When radio transmission is in progress
Blue When the optional wireless/cloud service is connected
Hardware
LED status
Restart
Antenna
Prog-Tx
5V DC/1A
micro-USB
LED
RS232
Serial
interface
Comes with 2A, 5V micro-USB power supply
It is possible to install more than one LinkIT provided your Controller has the requisite number
of RS232 ports or a Remote RS232 - TCP/IP Convertor is used. No daisy chain possible.
USAGE RJ9 PIN DB9 PIN
5 Volt Power 1 NA
TXD 2 2
RXD 3 3
GND 4 5
RJ9 – DB9 connection
RJ9
male
connector
DB9
female
connector
rear view
4
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
321
Note: RS232 is transmitted via RJ9 Socket.
Warning: check for crossover of pins 2 & 3 depending on the equipment used.
5V Pin is optional and is provided to allow LinkIT to be powered via the RJ9 socket.
This is for advanced installation only and should not be used alongside the 5V micro USB input.

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CONTROL4 DRIVER:
Control4 version required: 2.9.0 minimum
Initial release date: 01-01-2020
Last modified: 01-01-2020
Driver functions
This driver enables you to use the Gaposa LinkIT in a Control 4 installation. The driver consists
of a main gateway driver which communicates with LinkIT by RS232. Slave drivers then provide
control over 1 motor (blind) address. The driver can control up to 16 or 24 motors.
Important - Trying to control more motors than your LinkIT model can control will result in a
failure to operate.
Maximum number of linkITs
It is possible to install more than one LinkIT provided your Controller has the requisite number
of RS232 ports or a Remote RS232 - TCP/IP Convertor is used.
Driver installation
Download the driver from http://www.gaposa.it/eng/linkit/
Extract the drivers from the zip file to MyDocuments/Control4/Drivers folder on
your PC.
First Installation
If this is your first installation using the driver, please make sure you read the whole of this ma-
nual before touching any equipment.
We highly recommend setting up the driver in your office or shop first before installing it on site.
The RJ9 cable should be connected between the LinkIT and the Control4 controller before powe-
ring up. With the RS232 cable in place ensure LinkIT is powered from a 2 Amp 5Volt USB power
source.
Reference Description
Serial connector with RJ9
Cabling distance
15 meters or more if special cables are used.
Cable options:

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CONFIGURING THE DRIVER
Important - You must install the Gaposa Blind RS232 interface driver first before adding any
slave drivers.
Add master driver
Bind the Driver to the correct RS232 port on the controller
Add the slave blind driver to the room the blind is located in

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Configure the blind driver; see below for details:
PAIRING MOTOR
Before a motor can be controlled LinkIT must be paired to the motor. There are two options:
New Motor (No handheld remote)
1. Ensure you have added the LinkIt drivers to control 4 first.
2. Select Channel ID (Starting at 1) -
3. Double Click the Driver to open the control view and press the up or down button.
4. Press Prog-TX button or switch to the action tab and use the soft button.
5. Wait for the motor to go up or down
6. Switch to control view:
7. Press up if the motor travelled up and down if the motor travelled down.
8. Programming should now be complete.
9. Repeat using a different channel ID depending on the number of motors you wish to control.
To control a group of motors, add the same channel ID to all motors in the group.
ExistingMotor (With handheld remote)
Ensure you have added the LinkIt drivers to control 4 first.
1. Select Channel ID (Starting at 1) -
2. Press Prog-TX on the remote control this will place the motor in linking mode
3. Switch to control view:
4. Press up if the motor travelled up and down if the motor travelled down.
5. Programming should now be complete.

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CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
Driver Version:
Version of Currently installed driver
Blind Channel ID
Each Motor that requires control will need a separate ID (see warning above for the maximum
allowed channel allocation)
Set Level
Control4 can simulate opening the blind to a pre-set position (determined by percentage open).
This is done by timing the travel from fully closed to fully open. To use this feature the travel time
must be entered.
If you wish to disable this, please set this to “not available” and the open/close travel time to “0”.
Stop
Stop function Enabled / Disabled
Open/Closed Time
Set the value to be used with Set Level
Debug Options:
These are functions reserved for technical support do not alter these unless directed to do so.
Allocating a channel ID:
1. When you have correctly allocated a Blind Channel ID in the properties tab, switch to the
Actions tab. (See screenshot below)
2. Press Add Motor and the blind will move up or down.
3. Follow the motor Handset pairing guide to complete the addition of the LinkIT as a transmitter.
4. To delete follow the guide and instead use the Delete Motor option.
To add to an existing motor, open the channel with the handset first.

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ADVANCED ACTIONS
Tilt:
Allows for testing of the tilt operation in motors with this feature
Interim Position:
Allows for testing of the interim position in motors with this feature.
To operate either option you will require advanced programming see below.
Advanced Programming:
The driver supports integration with third party keypads / lighting control systems.
In addition to the standard features of Open/Close/Stop the driver also supports Tilt and Interim
position.
The advanced options will need to be connected to a user interface though
custom programming.

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