instruction manual AMX Lighting PROlink/AXlink Programming Lighting Control AMX Limited Warranty and Disclaimer AMX Corporation warrants its products to be free of defects in material and workmanship under normal use for three (3) years from the date of purchase from AMX Corporation, with the following exceptions: · · · · · Electroluminescent and LCD Control Panels are warranted for three (3) years, except for the display and touch overlay components that are warranted for a period of one (1) year. Disk drive mechanisms, pan/tilt heads, power supplies, MX Series products, and KC Series products are warranted for a period of one (1) year. Unless otherwise specified, OEM and custom products are warranted for a period of one (1) year. Software is warranted for a period of ninety (90) days. Batteries and incandescent lamps are not covered under the warranty. This warranty extends only to products purchased directly from AMX Corporation or an Authorized AMX Dealer. 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Lighting Sales Information AMX Lighting products are guaranteed to switch on and off any load that is properly connected to our lighting products, as long as the AMX Lighting products are under warranty. AMX Corporation does guarantee the control of dimmable loads that are properly connected to our lighting products. That includes loads correctly chosen, sized and attached to our dimmers or switches under normal power conditions. Any load that cannot be verified by its manufacturer as rated for dimming is not guaranteed by AMX Corporation to dim properly. This includes various lamps, ballasts and transformers, as well as items no longer covered by warranty. The dimming of low-voltage lighting requires the use of a dimmable transformer. Transformer manufacturers must verify that the transformer is dimmable according to written or known specifications. Although AMX Corporation will try to discern the dimming capability of a transformer by any manufacturer, it is still the responsibility of the dealer to obtain this information. Therefore, an AMX Corporation dimmer designed for forward-phase dimming should not be connected to a transformer that requires a reverse-phase dimmer. The dimming of fluorescent lighting requires the use of a dimmable ballast and a dimmable lamp. Ballast manufactures must verify that the ballast is dimmable according to written or known specifications. Although AMX Corporation will try to discern the dimming capability of a ballast from the manufacturer, it is still the responsibility of the dealer to obtain this information. Each dimmable ballast must be connected to the proper AMX Corporation Lighting dimmer and a lamp specified for dimmable operation. We guarantee fluorescent dimming capability when the proper AMX Fluorescent dimmer module is connected to the proper dimming ballast and a verified dimmable lamp. Lamps must be verified as dimmable to ensure proper dimming. Lamps with integrated ballasts and transformers, as well as other passive or electronic devices attached to the lamps must have written verification from the manufacturer of dimming capability. Fluorescent lamps used for dimming should be operated in a full on condition for approximately four days before the dimming performance stabilizes. The dimming performance or quality cannot be guaranteed due to the random combinations of a dimmer, a lamp and a ballast or transformer. How well a device dims depends on many factors that cannot be controlled by AMX Lighting. AMX dimmers regulate the voltage to a lamp, ballast or transformer. AMX Corporation does not regulate lumen output performance for a device manufactured by another company. Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction ...............................................................................................................1 PROlink ............................................................................................................................. 1 PROlink wall panels ................................................................................................................. 2 Lighting Systems ............................................................................................................... 2 Axcess Statements............................................................................................................ 3 Programming Commands ................................................................................................. 4 Setup commands ..................................................................................................................... 4 Recording commands .............................................................................................................. 4 Status commands .................................................................................................................... 4 Operation commands............................................................................................................... 4 Control Curves .................................................................................................................. 4 Pre-Installation Settings ..........................................................................................7 Dry Closures...................................................................................................................... 7 Configuring and connecting AXlink .......................................................................................... 7 Configuring and connecting PROlink ....................................................................................... 8 Connecting dry closures........................................................................................................... 9 Dry closure method to reset Default Settings.................................................................... 9 Default Settings and Parameters .................................................................................... 10 Wiring Considerations ..................................................................................................... 12 Preparing/connecting captive wires ....................................................................................... 12 Axcess Control - PC to Axcess Controller.............................................................................. 12 AXlink wiring between multiple devices ................................................................................. 13 PROlink wiring between multiple devices .............................................................................. 13 Power considerations ...................................................................................................... 13 Power connections................................................................................................................. 13 AXlink connections................................................................................................................. 13 Programming Strings .............................................................................................15 Strings ............................................................................................................................. 15 PROlink Programming Strings ........................................................................................ 15 AXlink Programming Strings ........................................................................................... 17 Levels..................................................................................................................................... 17 Buffers.................................................................................................................................... 18 Responses ............................................................................................................................. 18 Dry Closures .......................................................................................................................... 18 PROlink Command Structure ................................................................................19 Setup Commands............................................................................................................ 19 AMX Lighting PROlink/AXlink Programming i Table of Contents Setting a Default Level Time .................................................................................................. 19 Setting a Default Ramp Time ................................................................................................. 19 Setting a Default Preset Time ................................................................................................ 20 Enabling a PROlink response ................................................................................................ 20 Disabling a PROlink response ............................................................................................... 20 Phase/zero-crossing detection and correction ....................................................................... 20 PROlink remote reboot........................................................................................................... 21 Setting a Curve ...................................................................................................................... 21 Setting a Low End voltage ..................................................................................................... 21 Recording Commands .................................................................................................... 21 Recording Presets.................................................................................................................. 22 Recording Dry Closure Presets.............................................................................................. 22 Status Commands........................................................................................................... 22 Obtaining a Dimmer status..................................................................................................... 22 Obtaining a Pack Curve status............................................................................................... 23 Obtaining All the Pack Curve status....................................................................................... 23 Obtaining a Pack Level status................................................................................................ 23 Obtaining All Pack Level status.............................................................................................. 23 Obtaining a Pack Low End Setting status .............................................................................. 24 Obtaining firmware version in PROlink .................................................................................. 24 Operation Commands ..................................................................................................... 24 Recalling Presets ................................................................................................................... 24 Ramping Dimmers Up.............. ...