142 IconMaster Installation and Configuration Manual
Chapter 7: Automation Setup
Configuring IconMaster to Ignore Automation
Commands on Specific Key Layers
This feature is supported in IconMaster (MKE) software release
2.2 and greater.
The IconMaster is designed to operate from a single point of control. Normally,
this will be either the RCP remote control panel, or by automation. The
IconMaster does not support control by the RCP and automation independently
at the same time. These devices can both control the IconMaster at the same
time, however, and the IconMaster will operate as if the two control paths were
one, using a single shared device.
To support the split use of IconMaster keyers between manual RCP operations
and automation operations, the IconMaster can be setup to ignore automation
commands for specific key layers. If this mode is configured, any automation
commands which affect the ignored keyers will be ignored.
Setting Up Automation Key Masks
A key “mask” is a specific bit field in which each keyer is given a bit position,
and the bit field is encoded to select which keyer layers will be respected by
automation and which will be ignored.
• Bit 0 of the key mask is for Keyer 1 (first external keyer)
A value of 0 allows automation to control the keyer.
A value of 1 forces automation to ignore the keyer.
• Bit 1 of the key mask is for Keyer 2 (second external keyer)
• Bit 2 of the key mask is for Keyer 3 (first internal logo keyer)
• Bit 3 of the key mask is for Keyer 4 (second internal logo keyer)
• Bit 4 of the key mask is for Keyer 5 (third internal logo keyer)
• Bit 5 of the key mask is for Keyer 6 (fourth internal logo keyer)
The key mask is encoded as a byte, in the format 0xHH, where HH is the hex
encoded key mask.
For example:
• A key mask of 0x00 (all zeros) is the default key mask, and will allow
automation control of all keyers.
• A key mask of 0x0F will allow automation control of keyers 5 and 6, and
will disallow automation control of keyers 1 through 4.
• A key mask of 0x30 will allow automation control of keyers 1 through 4,
and will disallow automation control of keyers 5 and 6.
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