Control Router

The Control Router allows you to select any of the available control Inputs for a single Output. You can select only one Input for a given Output, but you can have the same Input going to all of the Outputs. The Outputs can be individually muted. You can choose one of three Selection Controls: Crosspoint buttons, Knobs, or Combo boxes.

Inputs and Outputs

Control components do not have traditional input and output pins. If a Control Pin is available for the component, an input or output will appear.

Control Pins represent the controls available in the component's Control Panel. Control Pins are used to link controls between Schematic Elements, and link to / from Control Scripts. Control Pin signal pins are represented by a square, and the wiring is represented by a thick blue / white line.

In this example, a Control Router is being used to deliver multiple different editable text fields into the Dial String of a Softphone, so that you could quickly toggle between commonly-used telephone numbers.

Tip: For additional properties not listed, refer to the Properties Panel help topic for more information.

Control Router Properties

Input Count

Sets the number of Inputs on the component.

Output Count

Sets the number of Outputs on the component.

Selection Controls

In the Router Control Panel you can have one of three different type of controls. Knobs, Combo boxes, and Cross-point.

Knobs provide a knob and a text edit box for each Output. When you adjust the value of the knob, you are selecting the Input you want for that Output. You can select the same Input for multiple Outputs.

Combo boxes provides a drop-down list for each Output. You can select the same Input for multiple Outputs.

Crosspoint buttons provide a button matrix and a text edit box. You can click the button for the Input you want for that Output, or click the text edit box and enter the number of the Input. You can select the same Input for multiple Outputs.

Input

Selects the Input and associated Control Channel going to the associated Output.

  • Crosspoint - provides a column of radio buttons to select one Input for the associated Output.
  • Knob - provides a knob with range equal to the number of Inputs, and a text edit box to enter the number of the Input.
  • Combo-box - provides a drop-down list from which to select the input.

The available Control Pins depend on settings in Properties.

Pin Name

Value

String

Position

Pins Available

Output n Input n Select 1

0

1

false

true

0

1

Input / Output

Output n Select 2

1 to 1024

0.000 to 2.00

0.000 to 1.00

Input / Output

1. Available with Crosspoint buttons only. Provides individual Control Pins for each Input for each output. Both the input and output side Control Pins are "true" when that Input is selected, all other input and output Control Pins for that Output are "false"
2. Available with all Selection Controls. Provides one Control Pin to select any Input for the Output.