AMP programming

[dburton]

In Composer/programming, you can select the AMP and then test for "Input - Starts Sensing Audio", but the script says "When audio starts being sensed on an output".

Why does it say output when your testing input?

Why can't you test each one of the inputs?

Why does it have "Starts Sensing Video" - what video?

I need to sense when one of the inputs starts and then switch all of the outputs to that input.

Can that be done?

Thanks,

Dave

[junebug]

i can see it being done if the source is controlled by C4, or in better terms C4 has a way to determine that the source is being turned on.

If so, use that event to change all outputs to that input.

Say its a DVD player. connected to amp input 1

Programming

select dvd play

script

when room>dvd plays

>connect Audio Output 1 to Audio Input 1

>connect Audio Output 2 to Audio Input 1

>connect Audio Output 3 to Audio Input 1

etc

also may want to set a volume level so all play same

if its not controlled by C4, make it controlled by a keypad (you'd have to manually switch), a contact sensor (like motion or magnetic)

just thoughts..

[Samer Shami]

>connect Audio Output 1 to Audio Input 1

>connect Audio Output 2 to Audio Input 1

>connect Audio Output 3 to Audio Input 1

This doesn't work in the current version of Composer. I just can't seem to get the amp to change inputs based on programming instructions.

Why does it say output when your testing input?

Bizarre. Yes. Does it work? I haven't tested it. Did it work for you regardless of what it said?

Why does it have "Starts Sensing Video" - what video?

Is it a sign of things to come ?!?

Why can't you test each one of the inputs?

Would probably very time consuming to program in. In addition you would have to resort to polling - checking the input every few seconds. This is not efficient. Better to use the available event driven programming methods.

[danlevine]

The C4 amp is kind of annoying that you cant change inputs via programming. Apparently there is a bug in the present firmware that may be resolved in 1.25 or 1.3 . Hopfully sooner than later.

Dan