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CONTENT
S
1 Intr
oduc
ti
on
2
O
peration Notes
3
Features
4 Front Panel La
y
ou
t
5
Front Panel Descriptions
6
Back Panel La
y
ou
t
7 Back Panel Descriptions
8
C
onnectin
g
the PA
CS
8
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
9
C
on
fi
g
urin
g
the PA
CS
14 W
eb
Int
e
r
face
14 The Built-in Web
S
erver
1
5
R
S
-2
3
2 Men
u
16 R
S
-232
S
ettin
g
s
17 T
C
P
/
UDP Brid
g
e
S
ettin
g
s
1
9
IR Emitters Men
u
24 Addin
g
a new IR devic
e
28 Addin
g
a new IR device
f
rom a Templat
e
3
2 Tri
gg
ers Men
u
3
4 Testin
g
Tri
gg
ers
3
5
C
on
fi
g
uration Men
u
3
5 IP
C
on
fi
g
uratio
n
3
7 Telnet Lo
g
in
S
ettin
g
s
3
8 Firmware Updat
e
3
9
Sy
stem Rese
t
41
Sy
stem
S
ettin
g
s
43 IP
(
Telnet
)
C
ontrol
S
etu
p
4
5
R
S
-2
3
2
/
Telnet
C
ommands
45 IP
C
on
fi
g
uratio
n
5
8 Brid
g
in
g
S
ettin
g
s
6
5 IR Device
S
etu
p
77
G
eneral
Q
uer
y
8
0 Appendi
x
8
0
C
ontrollin
g
the PA
CS
via R
S
-23
2
8
1 Learnin
g
IR
C
ommands via Telne
t
8
3
S
peci
fi
cations
8
4 Warrant
y

1
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the Pro
f
essional Automation
C
ontrol
Sy
stem. Your complete satis
f
action is ver
y
important to us.
G
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G
e
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ressive computer and electronics add-on solutions
that harness inte
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ration, extension, distribution and conversion technolo
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ies.
G
e
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g
-and-pla
y
products supplement cross-plat
f
orm computer
sy
stems, pro
f
essional audio
/
video environments and HDTV s
y
stems o
f
all sizes
with hard-workin
g
solutions that are eas
y
to implement and simple to operate.
T
he Gefen Professional Automation Control S
y
ste
m
The Pro
f
essional Automation
C
ontrol
Sy
stem
(
PA
CS)
allows IP control o
f
G
e
f
en devices usin
g
R
S
-232 or IR, and other A
/
V devices
(
displa
y
s, Blu-ra
y
p
la
y
ers, cable
/
satellite boxes, li
g
htin
g
s
y
stems, motorized screens, etc.
)
f
rom
an
y
Web-enabled smartphone, WiFi tablet, laptop, or automation s
y
stem.
The Web user inter
f
ace allows IR, R
S
-232, and 12V tri
gg
er commands to b
e
s
ent b
y
the PA
CS
to the connected devices to execute the desired
f
unctions.
The con
fi
g
urable IR, R
S
-232, and 12V D
C
tri
gg
er si
g
nals allow the PA
CS
t
o
be compatible with most A
/
V devices. The PA
CS
can learn, store, and mana
g
e
IR
co
mm
a
n
ds
of
d
i
ffe
r
e
nt m
a
n
ufac
t
u
r
e
r
s
’ r
e
m
o
t
es
.
The 12V D
C
tri
gg
ers are hi
g
hl
y
con
fi
g
urable to work with the di
ff
eren
t
r
equirements o
f
various devices.
U
se with the new
G
e
f
en A
/
V Automation
Sy
stem Processor to create a complete
c
ontrol s
y
stem.
How It Works
C
onnect the serial-controlled devices to the PA
CS
R
S
-232 ports. Plu
g
the IR
e
mitters into the PA
CS
and place the LEDs close to the IR sensors o
f
the A
/
V
devices to be controlled.
C
onnect tri
gg
er leads o
f
various devices to the tri
gg
er
outputs on the back panel.
C
onnect the lockin
g
power suppl
y
to the PA
CS
.
C
onnect an Ethernet cable between the PA
CS
and the local network.
Access the Web inter
f
ace b
y
t
y
pin
g
in the correct IP address on
y
our Web
browser
(
de
f
ault: 192.168.1.72
)
, or b
y
usin
g
Telnet.
C
on
fi
g
ure the control
inter
f
aces
(
IR, R
S
-232, 12V D
C
tri
gg
ers
)
via the Telnet
/
Web browser.
C
on
fi
g
ure the Automation
Sy
stem to send commands to the PA
CS
via IP.
INTRODUCTIO
N

2
READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR OPERATIN
G
THE PROFESSIONAL AUTOMATION CONTROL SYSTE
M
• The PA
CS
is shipped with a static IP address o
f
192
.1
68
.1.7
2
.
Thi
s
address ma
y
need to be chan
g
ed be
f
ore the PA
CS
will work on
y
our Local
Area Network.
S
ee pa
g
e 10
f
or instructions on settin
g
the PA
CS
to a new IP
add
r
ess
.
• I
f
y
our network will contain multiple PA
CS
units, each one must have a
u
nique IP address be
f
ore it is connected to the network. Install one PA
CS
at a time, and chan
g
e its IP address be
f
ore connectin
g
another PA
CS
to the
ne
tw
o
rk.
• As the PA
CS
is pro
g
rammed,
y
ou can download the con
fi
g
uration and IR
fi
les to
y
our computer or an external stora
g
e device. We recommend that
y
ou back up
fi
les
f
requentl
y
durin
g
pro
g
rammin
g
, and save IR
fi
les
f
or each
device as it is learned. These
fi
les can be trans
f
erred to another PA
CS
f
or
f
uture pro
j
ects.
•
RS
-232 commands are not stored in the PA
CS
.
O
nl
y
the con
fi
g
uration data
is stored. The PA
CS
acts as a brid
g
e between
y
our controller that is sendin
g
the R
S
-232 commands over
y
our network, and the actual R
S
-232 port on
the device that is bein
g
controlled.
• PA
CS
allows control to be distributed throu
g
hout
y
our s
y
stem. Multiple
PA
CS
devices ma
y
be installed close to the devices bein
g
controlled, rather
than near the s
y
stem controller, to minimize cablin
g
and improve reliabilit
y
.
RS-232 Port Wirin
g
Dia
g
ra
m
OPERATION NOTE
S
54321
9876
12345
6789
Only Pins 2 (RX), 3 (TX), and 5 (Ground) are used on the RS-232 serial interface

3
Features
•
C
ontrol AV devices usin
g
IR, R
S
-232 control, and 12V tri
gg
ers over a Web
based IP control s
y
stem.
•
C
on
fi
g
urable Ethernet input supports Telnet, Web browsers, and T
C
P
/
IP.
• Web
C
ontrol: User inter
f
ace desi
g
ned to be viewed and controlled b
y
home
automation devices, computers, and mobile devices
(
i.e. cell phones with
Internet browsers
)
.
• 10 Tri
gg
er outputs
(
+12V,
fl
oatin
g
, open drain, or
g
round-re
f
erenced
)
.
• Learns IR commands
f
rom manu
f
acturer remotes, throu
g
h
f
ront-panel IR
r
eceiver. Learned IR
fi
les ma
y
be saved on or retrieved
f
rom the user’s P
C
in XML
fo
rm
a
t.
•
S
tore and mana
g
e IR commands
f
rom manu
f
acturer remotes and access
them via the Web control inter
f
ace or T
C
P
/
IP Telnet.
• Ei
g
ht discrete IR Emitter outputs
f
or multiple device control.
•
M
ana
g
e R
S
-232 communications via Web control inter
f
ace
f
or up to three
RS
-232 devices.
S
upports baud rates up to 115200.
• Firmware can be up
g
raded via Web inter
f
ace.
•
R
ack-mountable usin
g
the 1U Rack Tra
y
(G
e
f
en part no. EXT-RA
C
K-1U
)
.
P
acka
g
e Includes
(
1
)
Pro
f
essional Automation
C
ontrol
Sy
stem
(
4
)
S
in
g
le IR emitters
(
1
)
6
f
t. DB-9 cable
(
M - F
)
(
1
)
12V
/
3A D
C
Lockin
g
Power
S
uppl
y
(
1
)
Q
uick-
S
tart
G
uid
e
FEATURE
S

4
FRONT PANEL LAYOU
T
Front Panel
1
2
3
4

5
1
IR
The IR receiver is provided
f
or the PA
CS
to learn new IR commands. Use
the Web Inter
f
ace or Telnet
f
or this procedure.
S
ee pa
g
es 17 - 23
f
or more
in
fo
rm
a
ti
o
n.
2
S
tatu
s
This LED indicator is normall
y
O
FF. It
g
lows bri
g
ht blue when the PA
CS
is
r
ead
y
to receive a new IR command via the IR receiver.
3
R
eset I
P
This button is used to reset the IP address o
f
the PA
CS
. Hold this button down
f
or about 10 seconds, until power li
g
ht turns red, to reset the unit’s IP address to
192.168.1.72
.
This should onl
y
be done i
f
the PA
CS
is moved to a new network
o
r
ca
nn
o
t
be
l
oca
t
ed
o
n th
e
n
e
tw
o
rk.
4
P
owe
r
This LED will indicate the current power state. The LED is
g
reen when the unit
is powered
O
N. The LED also
fl
ashes red durin
g
the Reset IP procedure.
FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION
S

6
BACK PANEL LAYOU
T
2
3
1
5
6
4
Back Pane
l