Control Link Component

The Control Link component allows you to link controls from different designs running on Cores on the same Q-LAN network. Control linking works on a server / client basis. You can have one server, and many clients. The server and client(s) are identified by the Direction, and linked based on the Link Name given them in the components properties. You place a server Control Link in one design, and the client Control Link in the other, both configured with the same controls. The easiest way to do this is to configure one component then copy and paste into the other, making sure you change the Direction property to the correct direction. Once the two are linked, their controls are linked and follow which ever one changes. If a control has a different value in the client than the value in the server, the control in the server takes precedence.

When you initially place a Control Link in the schematic, and open the Control Panel, there are no controls. You must add the controls from the list provided in the component's properties.

Control Link Component Characteristics:

The Control Link component has only Control input and output, no audio inputs or outputs.

You can create a Control Link component with the type and number of controls you want.

Controls of the same type are in Groups. You cannot have duplicate Groups in the same Component.

You can have up to 10 different types, or Groups, of controls.

Each Group can have up to 32 controls (of the same type).

Each Group can have a different number of controls.

You can give a label to the Control Link component by selecting the component in the Schematic and simply start typing and press enter or click off of the component when you're finished. You cannot "edit" the label once it has been entered, but you can replace the label in the same way it was entered initially.

Control Characteristics:

Trigger controls are only sent from a client to the server.

Meter controls and LEDs are only sent from the server to the client.

Text displays are sent only from the server to the client.

Text controls are not available.

All other controls are peers, meaning you can adjust the control in either design and it will change in the other.

If a control value differs when the client connects to the server, the server’s value will propagate to the client.

Properties

Group 1 - 10

Property	Function	Value
Link Name	The name given to the server and client Control Link components. This name is used by the server to advertise, and the client to discover over the Q-LAN network.	User Defined
Direction	Identifies the Control Link component as a server or client.	Server Client
Redundant Network	Set this control to Yes if your Cores are on a redundant network, to No if they are not.	Yes No
Type	Selects the type of control for the Group. Initially, there is only one Group visible. When you select a Type for the first Group, a second Group is displayed, and so on until you have 10 Groups. When you select a Type, Control Pins for each control of that Type, display below the Component in the Schematic, and below the Properties in the Control Pins Section.	See Controls and Ranges table below
Count	Selects the number of controls for the Group. Each Group can have a different Count.	1 to 32
Default range message	Some of the Control Types have variable ranges. This message gives the default range for the specific Control. If there is no range, as with a Toggle Button, there is no message.	See Controls and Ranges table below
Customize range	Specifies if you want to customize the Control's range or not.	No / Yes
Minimum	If you set the Customize Range to Yes, enter the minimum of the desired range.	See Controls and Ranges table below
Maximum	If you set the Customize Range to Yes, enter the maximum of the desired range.	See Controls and Ranges table below

Property

Function

Value

Link Name

The name given to the server and client Control Link components. This name is used by the server to advertise, and the client to discover over the Q-LAN network.

User Defined

Direction

Identifies the Control Link component as a server or client.

Server

Client

Redundant Network

Set this control to Yes if your Cores are on a redundant network, to No if they are not.

Yes

Type

Selects the type of control for the Group.

Initially, there is only one Group visible. When you select a Type for the first Group, a second Group is displayed, and so on until you have 10 Groups.

When you select a Type, Control Pins for each control of that Type, display below the Component in the Schematic, and below the Properties in the Control Pins Section.

See Controls and Ranges table below

Count

Selects the number of controls for the Group. Each Group can have a different Count.

1 to 32

Default range message

Some of the Control Types have variable ranges. This message gives the default range for the specific Control. If there is no range, as with a Toggle Button, there is no message.

See Controls and Ranges table below

Customize range

Specifies if you want to customize the Control's range or not.

No / Yes

Minimum

If you set the Customize Range to Yes, enter the minimum of the desired range.

See Controls and Ranges table below

Maximum

If you set the Customize Range to Yes, enter the maximum of the desired range.

See Controls and Ranges table below

Available Controls, and Ranges

Type	Default/Range	Custom
Distance knob (meters)	0 to 100	0	999
Frequency knob (Hz)	20 to 20000	0.1	20000
Generic float knob	0 to 1	-1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Generic integer knob	0 to 1	-2,147,483,648	2,147,483,647
LED	Off/On	—	—
Level fader w/taper (dBFS)	-100 to 20	—	—
Level knob (dBFS)	-100 to 20	-100	100
Meter (dB)	-100 to 20	—	—
Momentary button (Click, hold, release)	Off/On	—	—
Mute button (Toggle)	Off/On	—	—
Pan knob	-1 to 1	—	—
Percent knob (%)	0 to 100	0	100
Position knob	0 to 1	—	—
Status Display	—	—	—
Text display	—	—	—
Time knob (seconds)	0 to 1	0	999
Toggle button	Off/On	—	—
Trigger button (single pulse)	Off/On	—	—
<Remove> (Can only be used on the last in list)	—	—	—

Type

Default/Range

Custom

Minimum

Maximum

Distance knob

(meters)

0 to 100

999

Frequency knob

(Hz)

20 to 20000

0.1

20000

Generic float knob

0 to 1

-1,000,000,000

1,000,000,000

Generic integer knob

0 to 1

-2,147,483,648

2,147,483,647

LED

Off/On

—

Level fader w/taper

(dBFS)

-100 to 20

—

Level knob

(dBFS)

-100 to 20

-100

100

Meter

(dB)

-100 to 20

—

Momentary button

(Click, hold, release)

Off/On

—

Mute button

(Toggle)

Off/On

—

Pan knob

-1 to 1

—

Percent knob

(%)

0 to 100

100

Position knob

0 to 1

—

Status Display

—

Text display

—

Time knob

(seconds)

0 to 1

999

Toggle button

Off/On

—

Trigger button

(single pulse)

Off/On

—

(Can only be used on the last in list)

—

Control Pins

The available Control Pins depend on settings in Properties.

NOTE: The values in the following table are taken at the default setting of the Control.

Pin Name	Value	String	Position	Pins Available
Frequency knob (Hz)	0 to 25 and Infinity	10 Hz to 20.0 kHz	0.00 to 1.00	Input / Output
Generic float knob	0 to 1	0 to 1.00	0.00 to 1.00	Input / Output
Generic integer knob	0 1	0 or 1	0 1	Input / Output
LED	0 1	false true	0 1	Input / Output
Level fader (dBFS)	-100 to 20	-100dB to 20.0dB	0.00 to 1.00	Input / Output
Level knob (dBFS)	-100 to 20	-100dB to 20.0dB	0.00 to 1.00	Input / Output
Meter (dB)	-100 to 20	-100dB to 20.0dB	0.000 (-60 dB) 1.000	Input / Output
Momentary button	0 1	false true	0 1	Input / Output
Mute button	0 1	unmute mute	0 1	Input / Output
Pan knob	-1 to 1	-1.00 to 1.00	0.00 to 1.00	Input / Output
Percent knob	0 to 1		0 to 1	Input / Output
Position knob	0 to 1	—	0 to 1	Input / Output
Text display	¹	text	¹	Input / Output
Time knob (seconds)	0.000 to 1.00	0 ms to 1 s	0.000 to 1.00	Input / Output
Toggle button	0 1	false true	0 1	Input / Output
Trigger button				Input / Output
1. If there is a value/position type input to a Text Display there will be a value, string, and position output as well. If there is a text input, there is no value or position output, only text.

Pin Name

Value

String

Position

Pins Available

Frequency knob

(Hz)

0 to 25 and Infinity

10 Hz to 20.0 kHz

0.00 to 1.00

Input / Output

Generic float knob

0 to 1

0 to 1.00

0.00 to 1.00

Input / Output

Generic integer knob

0 or 1

Input / Output

LED

false

true

Input / Output

Level fader

(dBFS)

-100 to 20

-100dB to 20.0dB

0.00 to 1.00

Input / Output

Level knob

(dBFS)

-100 to 20

-100dB to 20.0dB

0.00 to 1.00

Input / Output

Meter

(dB)

-100 to 20

-100dB to 20.0dB

0.000 (-60 dB)

1.000

Input / Output

Momentary button

false

true

Input / Output

Mute button

unmute

mute

Input / Output

Pan knob

-1 to 1

-1.00 to 1.00

0.00 to 1.00

Input / Output

Percent knob

0 to 1

Input / Output

Position knob

0 to 1

—

0 to 1

Input / Output

Text display

text

Input / Output

Time knob

(seconds)

0.000 to 1.00

0 ms to 1 s

0.000 to 1.00

Input / Output

Toggle button

false

true

Input / Output

Trigger button

Input / Output

1. If there is a value/position type input to a Text Display there will be a value, string, and position output as well. If there is a text input, there is no value or position output, only text.

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