Core-to-Core Paging

Core-to-Core paging allows you to send pages to paging zones that exist on another Core. A Core can be the source of the pages, and/or the destination of the pages.

In order to use Core-to-Core Paging, the Cores must be able to discover each other and if you are using the Type Q-LAN, both Cores' clock Domain must be the same.

Core-to-Core Paging uses a TCP/IP control connection on port 1710. In a restricted network environment this port must be allowed through.

Configuring the Remote Destination and Remote Source

Once the Remote Source and Remote Destination are added, and have the same name, communication between the two is possible.

Remote Tags

Once you have the Remote Destination and Remote Source set up, you need to add "remote" zones in the Source Core that will map to the Local Zones in the Destination Core.

In the Q-SYS Administrator on the Source Core, each Remote Destination added has a Remote Tags group. The Name of the Remote Tags group is the same as the Remote Destination. By default, the Tag groups have no zones. You can add as many zones (click the "+" sign) as the Remote Destination Core has. If you add more than the Remote Destination Core, the excess will be ignored. As you add zones, the default name is "Remote Zone n". You must rename the zones to match either the zone names in the Destination Core or a Tag defined in the Destination Core.

Tags

You can use Tags in the same way they are used for standard paging. If you name the Remote Zones with Tag names, you do not have to create Tags in the Source Core, only the Destination Core.

Commands

Create the Commands you will use to initiate the pages. You can specify the zones for a command, or use Tags.

Remote Destination Controls

Note: In most cases, you do not need to change the values of any controls in the Remote Destination Tabs. Use the controls in the Destination Core's PA Router control panel.

Output

Control

Function

Default / Range

Remote Destination tab

For each Remote Destination added in the PA Router Properties, one Remote Destination tab is added to the PA Router Control Panel. You can have up to 16 Remote Destinations.

Default = 1

Range = 1 to 16

Zone

Within each Remote Destination tab on the Source Core, one Zone is used for each Channel (Channel Count in Properties). When pages are made to the Remote Destination, Channels are used round-robin. You can only have as many Simultaneous pages going to the Remote Destination as there are Channels.

The Remote Destination zones are numbered starting with the first number after the local paging zone count.

  

Mute

Mutes all signals to the Zone. One Mute button for each Zone.

unmuted/muted

Gain

(dB)

Sets the gain for all signals to the Zone.

You can enter the value using your keyboard, or change it by selecting the field and dragging the mouse.

Default = 0

Range = -100 - 20

Squelch Priority

Allows you to silence pages and messages at and below the Priority level selected.

You can create a Control Command and Schedule it to change the Squelch Priority to prevent pages and messages from being played in certain zones at certain times.

One of the Priorities set in the PA Global Settings in the Administrator.

Buffer

Displays the amount of PA Router audio RAM in use.

N / A

Communication Status

Displays the connection status between the Remote Source and Remote Destination.

  

The following controls are available when the Type Property is set to Q-LAN.

Channel Count

The number of audio channels available for a Core-to-Core Paging instance. Each channel uses one Q-LAN Stream. The Channel Count must be the same on both Destination and Source Cores.

N / A

Peak Output Level (dBFS)

Measures the output Digital Signal level.

Green = good

Yellow = close to clipping

Red = clipping

Invert

Inverts the audio signal.

Off / On

Mute

Mutes the digital audio signal.

Off / On

Gain

Controls the gain of the digital audio signal prior to the D/A converter.

Default = 21

Range = -10 to +21

Q-LAN Transmitter Status

Component status is conveyed with the Status LED and Status box, which uses both color and text to indicate the current condition:

  • OK: The device is functioning normally.
  • Initializing: The device is in the process of a firmware or configuration update, or the design is starting.
  • Compromised: The device is functioning, but a non-fatal problem exists.
  • Missing: The device cannot be discovered.
  • Fault: The device is malfunctioning or is not properly configured.
  • Unknown: This status appears during a Core reboot (for example, during a firmware update), or when a design is being pushed to the Core and before it has started running.
  • Not Present: If applicable to the device, this status appears when the device is not connected to the network and its Is Required component property is set to 'No'. This status also appears if the device component's Dynamically Paired property is set to 'Yes', pairing has not been assigned in Core Manager, and the device component's Is Required property is set to 'Yes'. See Dynamic Pairing.

N / A

Tx OK

LED indicating the status of the Transmitter network link for both LAN A and LAN B (If network redundant).

N / A

Details

Available only when Verbose is set to Yes in the Remote Destination Properties.

Text indicating the Details of the status of the Transmitter. The information in this field is updated regularly and is cumulative. The following information is displayed as running totals.

N / A

Reset Details

Available only when Verbose is set to Yes in the Remote Destination Properties.

This button resets the networking details to zero, at which point the details start accumulating information again.

N / A

Status

Control

Function

Default / Range

Squelch

LED indicating that the associated PA Zone is being squelched.

Off / On

Active

LED indicating that the PA Zone associated with the LED is Active (illuminated) or not.

Off / On

Source

A number indicating the PA Router Input Pin to which the source of the page is connected.

Default = 0

Range = 0 - n

Priority

Text field giving the Priority of the current event.

One of the Priorities set in the PA Global Settings in the Administrator.

Cancel All

Cancels all executing and queued commands.

N / A

Cancel Queued

Cancels all queued commands.

N / A

Page

Control

Function

Default / Range

Mute

Mutes the Page output for the associated PA Zone.

unmuted / muted

Gain

(dB)

Sets the gain for the Page signals to the Zone.

You can enter the value using your keyboard, or change it by selecting the field and dragging the mouse.

Default = -12

Range = -100 - 20

Message

Control

Function

Default / Range

Mute

Mutes the Message input. One Mute button for each PA Zone.

unmuted / muted

Gain

Controls the Gain of the Message. One Gain control for each PA Zone. This Gain is in addition to the Gain set in the Output section of the associated Zone.

You can enter the value using your keyboard, or change it by selecting the field and dragging the mouse.

Default = 0

Range = -100 - 20

Message

Text field displaying the name of the Message file currently playing.

N / A

Background Music

Control

Function

Default / Range

Mute (Zone)

Mutes only the BGM signal to the PA Zone. One Mute button for each Zone.

unmuted / muted

Gain

(dB)

Adjusts only the BGM Gain for a single PA Zone. One Gain control for each PA Zone. This Gain is in addition to the Gain set in the Output section of the associated Zone.

You can enter the value using your keyboard, or change it by selecting the field and dragging the mouse.

Default = 0

Range = -100 to 20

Select

Displays the number of the BGM Input button you have selected for the associated Zone. In addition, you can select the Select field, and type the number corresponding to the BGM Input you wish to select.

blank (0) to 32

BGM input buttons 0 - n

Radio button for each BGM Input defined in the BGM Input Count in the Properties. The buttons are numbered 1 - n, and the number of the one you select displays in the Select field. A set of buttons (1 - n) is available for each Zone.

When you select a button, the audio source connected to that BGM Input is routed to the associated Zone.

Default = 0

Range = 0 to 32

BGM Input Gain  

(dB)

Adjusts the BGM Input Gain for all PA Zones associated with that BGM Input. One Gain control for each BGM Input.

Default = 0

Range = -100 to 20

BGM Ducker Attack

(Seconds)

The Attack is the time it takes the BGM to fall to 63% of the Depth level when the a Page or Message is played.

Use this control to provide a smooth transition from the BGM audio to the Page or Message audio.

Default = 1.00

Range = 0 to 5

BGM Ducker Depth

(dB)

The Depth sets the amount of gain applied to the BGM Input channels when the BGM Ducker is activated. The Page or Message is mixed with the BGM, so the Depth setting controls how much of the BGM is heard in the output. Setting the Depth to 60 dB of attenuation essentially mutes all BGM channels used by the Page or Message.

Default = 40

Range = 0 to 60

BGM Ducker Release

(Seconds)

The Release Time is the time it takes the BGM channel outputs to return to 63% of their normal level when the BGM Ducker is deactivated - the Page or Message ends.

Use this control to provide a smooth transition from the Page or Message audio back to the BGM channel audio.

Default = 5

Range = 0 to 10

Remote Source Controls

Control

Function

Default / Range

Remote Source Tab

For every Remote Destination set up in the source Core, there must be one Remote Source set up in the Destination Core.

N / A

Communication Status

Displays the connection status between the Remote Source and Remote Destination.

 N / A

The following controls are available when the Type Property is set to Q-LAN.

Peak Input Level (dBFS)

Measures the Input Digital Signal level.

Green = good

Yellow = close to clipping

Red = clipping

Invert

Inverts the audio signal.

Off / On

Mute

Mutes the audio signal.

Off / On

Gain

Controls the gain of the digital audio signal prior to the D/A converter.

Default = 21

Range = -10 to +21

Q-LAN Transmitter Status

Component status is conveyed with the Status LED and Status box, which uses both color and text to indicate the current condition:

  • OK: The device is functioning normally.
  • Initializing: The device is in the process of a firmware or configuration update, or the design is starting.
  • Compromised: The device is functioning, but a non-fatal problem exists.
  • Missing: The device cannot be discovered.
  • Fault: The device is malfunctioning or is not properly configured.
  • Unknown: This status appears during a Core reboot (for example, during a firmware update), or when a design is being pushed to the Core and before it has started running.
  • Not Present: If applicable to the device, this status appears when the device is not connected to the network and its Is Required component property is set to 'No'. This status also appears if the device component's Dynamically Paired property is set to 'Yes', pairing has not been assigned in Core Manager, and the device component's Is Required property is set to 'Yes'. See Dynamic Pairing.

N / A

Rx OK

LED indicating the status of the Transmitter network link for both LAN A and LAN B (If network redundant).

N / A

Details

Available only when Verbose is set to Yes in the Remote Destination Properties.

Text indicating the Details of the status of the Transmitter. The information in this field is updated regularly and is cumulative. The following information is displayed as running totals.

N / A

Reset Details

Available only when Verbose is set to Yes in the Remote Destination Properties.

This button resets the networking details to zero, at which point the details start accumulating information again.

N / A

Properties

Remote Destination and Remote Source

These Properties have to be the same for both Cores with the exception of the Q-LAN Verbose Property.

Property

Function

Choices

Name

The Name on the source must be identical to the name on the destination, and if you have more than one source/destination pair, each pair must have unique names.

By default, the source = Remote Destination 1, the destination = Remote Source 1. You must change one or both names to match.

For each Remote Destination you set up, a tab is placed across the top of the PA Router Control Panel.

User Input

Type

Select Q-LAN to communicate from one Core to another over the Q-LAN network using the number of Q-LAN streams equal to the Channel Count. Both Cores must be set to Q-LAN.

Select Direct to supply the audio to the remote Core via AES, WAN transmitter/receiver, or analog. Selecting Direct adds an output audio pin to the PA Router, giving you the responsibility of getting the audio to the other Core. Both Cores must be set to Direct.

Q-LAN

Direct

Channel Count

The number of Q-LAN channels. Allows for multiple pages at one time, providing they do not require the same zones on the same Core.

1–16

Q-LAN Redundant

Adds LAN-B for redundancy.

Available only when Type is set to Q-LAN.

Yes / No

Q-LAN Verbose

Adds the Details field for the Q-LAN stream.

Available only when Type is set to Q-LAN.

 

 

Remote Destination Control Pins

The available Control Pins depend on settings in Properties.

Channel

Pin Name

Value

String

Position

Pins Available

Gain

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Input / Output

Invert

0

1

normal

invert

0

1

Input / Output

Level

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Output

Mute

0

1

unmute

mute

0

1

Output

Zone

Pin Name

Value

String

Position

Pins Available

Active

0

1

false

true

0

1

Output

BGM n Select

0

1

false

true

0

1

Input / Output

BGM Gain

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Input / Output

BGM Mute

0

1

unmuted

muted

0

1

Input / Output

BGM Select

1 through n

1 through n

0 to 1

Input / Output

Gain

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Input / Output

Message

 Text name of the message file currently playing

Output

Message Gain

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Input / Output

Message Mute

0

1

unmuted

muted

0

1

Input / Output

Mute

0

1

unmuted

muted

0

1

Input / Output

Page Gain

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Input / Output

Page Mute

0

1

unmuted

muted

0

1

Input / Output

Priority

0

n

Text names of the Priorities defined.

0.000 to 1.00

Output

Source

0

n

0

n

0.000 to 1.00

Output

Squelch

(Squelch Priority)

0 1

n

Text names of the Priorities defined.

0.000 to 1.00

Input / Output

Squelch Active

(LED)

0

1

false

true

0

1

Output
1. No Squelch is 0 (zero) and 1 - n are the priority levels with 1 (one) being the highest priority.

BGM Ducker

When there is at least one BGM Channel defined, the following controls are provided.

Pin Name

Value

String

Position

Pins Available

Attack Time

0.0 to 5

0 ms to 5 s

0.000 to 1.00

Input / Output

Depth

0 to 60

0 dB to 60 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Input / Output

Release Time

0.0 to 10

0.0 ms to 10 s

0.000 to 1.00

Input / Output

BGM Input

For each BGM Input the following controls are provided.

Pin Name

Value

String

Position

Pins Available

Gain

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Input / Output

Mute

0

1

unmuted

muted

0

1

Input / Output

General

Pin Name

Value

String

Position

Pins Available

Buffer Used

Text Field

Output

Cancel all Commands

Trigger

Input/Output

Cancel Queued Commands

Trigger

Input/Output

Communications Status

Text Field

 Output

LAN A / B Details

(LAN B only when Q-LAN us redundant)

 Text Field Output

LAN A / B OK

(Tx OK LED) (only when Q-LAN is redundant)

0

1

false

true

0

1

Output
Status