ii Christie ACT User Manual
020-100129-05 Rev. 1 (02-2010)
Table of Contents
2.6 Communications Setup ................................................................................................................2-11
2.6.1 Ethernet Communications....................................................................................................2-11
2.6.2 RS232 Serial Communications ............................................................................................2-12
2.6.3 RS422 Serial Communications ............................................................................................2-12
3 Operation
3.1 Logging into Christie ACT ..........................................................................................................3-2
3.2 Navigating the Web User Interface..............................................................................................3-2
3.2.1 Using the Toolbar.................................................................................................................3-2
Viewing a Specific Christie ACT .........................................................................................3-3
Viewing the Current Status ...................................................................................................3-3
3.3 Setting Christie ACT’s Configuration .........................................................................................3-3
3.4 Basic Operation............................................................................................................................3-3
3.4.1 Main Tab ..............................................................................................................................3-3
3.4.2 Operator Tab ........................................................................................................................3-4
3.4.3 Status Tab.............................................................................................................................3-4
Status: Summary Tab ............................................................................................................3-4
Status: State Summary Tab ...................................................................................................3-5
Status: Execution Summary Tab ...........................................................................................3-5
Status: Interrogator Tab ........................................................................................................3-6
3.4.4 About Tab ............................................................................................................................3-6
3.5 User Access and Rights ...............................................................................................................3-7
3.6 Advanced Operation and Configuration ......................................................................................3-8
3.6.1 The Christie ACT Design Concept ......................................................................................3-8
Actions ..................................................................................................................................3-9
Cues ......................................................................................................................................3-9
3.6.2 The Editor Tab .....................................................................................................................3-10
Editor: My Devices Tab ........................................................................................................3-10
Editor: Script Tab ..................................................................................................................3-11
Editor: Library Tab ...............................................................................................................3-12
Editor: Operator Buttons Tab ...............................................................................................3-13
3.6.3 Relay Test Tab .....................................................................................................................3-13
3.7 Configuring Christie ACT ...........................................................................................................3-14
Config: General Tab .............................................................................................................3-14
Config: Network Tab ............................................................................................................3-15
Config: Users Tab .................................................................................................................3-16
Config: Communication Tab ................................................................................................3-17
Config: File Management Tab ..............................................................................................3-18
3.8 Upgrading Christie ACT Software................................................................................................................. 3-19
3.9 Using Christie ACT .....................................................................................................................3-20
3.9.1 Creating a Library ................................................................................................................3-20
3.9.2 Adding a Subroutine to a Script or Library..........................................................................3-20
3.9.3 Adding an Action to a Script or Library ..............................................................................3-21
3.9.4 Adding a Device to MyDevices ...........................................................................................3-28
3.9.5 Adding a Cue to a Script or Library.....................................................................................3-28
3.9.6 Adding an Operator Button..................................................................................................3-30