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Table
of
Contents
Introduction ...............................................................................................................................4
FLEX
Hardware..........................................................................................................................4
FLEX
Front
Panel.................................................................................................................................5
FLEX
Back
Panels................................................................................................................................6
Installing
the
FLEX....................................................................................................................7
Mounting................................................................................................................................................7
Wiring
the
FLEX...................................................................................................................................8
Power ..................................................................................................................................................................8
Serial connections..........................................................................................................................................9
IR Connections .............................................................................................................................................10
General Purpose I/O ..................................................................................................................................10
Analog Input..................................................................................................................................................11
Designing
a
System ............................................................................................................... 12
Hardware
considerations............................................................................................................. 12
Display .............................................................................................................................................................12
Switchers ........................................................................................................................................................13
Audio control ................................................................................................................................................13
Screen Control..............................................................................................................................................13
Distance Limitations ..................................................................................................................................13
IR Considerations........................................................................................................................................13
Serial Considerations.................................................................................................................................13
Ethernet Considerations ..........................................................................................................................14
Designing
a
System
Using
FLEX ........................................................................................ 14
Designing
the
system...................................................................................................................... 15
STEP ONE: Devices to Control ...............................................................................................................15
STEP TWO: Functions to Control..........................................................................................................16
STEP THREE: Screens................................................................................................................................17
STEP FOUR: Templates.............................................................................................................................18
Sample Templates.......................................................................................................................................19
