Cisco TelePresence SX20 Quick Set - Extend the Number of Input Sources

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Cisco TelePresence SX20 Quick Set Administrator Guide
Extend the number of input sources
Architecture
You need a Cisco video system with a touch interface, a third-
party control system, for example Crestron or AMX, and a third-
party video switch. It is the control system, not the video system,
that controls the video switch.
When you program the control system you must use the video
system’s API (events and commands)
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in order to connect with the
video switch and the controls on the touch interface. This way you
can synchronize what is shown and done on the user interface
with the actual state of the input sources.
Video system
Third-party
video switch
PC
Apple TV
Chromecast
Other...
Control
system
API
Touch
interface
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You need a user that holds the ROOMCONTROL,
INTEGRATOR, or ADMIN user roles in order to
access the API commands that you need when
programming the control system.
You can customize our touch user interfaces to include input
sources that are connected to a third-party external video switch.
The sources will appear and behave as any other video source
that is connected directly to the video system.
User interface with multiple external input sources (example)
Consult the CE Customization guide for full details about how to
extend the user interface, and how to use the video system’s API
to set it up. Go to:
► https://www.cisco.com/go/in-room-control-docs
Introduction
Configuration
Peripherals
Maintenance
System settings
Appendices
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Peripherals