Overview
Plug-Play-Present™ allows control of a bring-your-own-device location without the need for a full control system. Automatically switch, control power on & off, and set video wall status. Simply connect an HDMI source to the Plug-Play-Present™ Transmitter to activate.
Plug-Play-Present™ is ideal for board room and presentation environments where end-user interaction with a control system is undesirable or just doesn't make sense. With Plug-Play-Present™, the presenter simply connects their presentation device into the Just Add Power Transmitter, and then the Transmitter does all of the heavy lifting. Plug-Play-Present™ is not intended to replace a full-blown control system but will provide some base level functionality with the least end-user interaction possible.
Plug-Play-Present™ was added in firmware A6.5.5 as a standard function.
Requirements
Plug-Play-Present™ requires network settings and Transmitter/Receiver settings that must be applied by the Installer.
- Familiarity with Just Add Power setup and installation
- JADConfig-compatible system
- Switching and video wall control require a supported Luxul or Cisco switch at default username/password
- Power control requires only that Just Add Power Transmitters and Receivers are able to pass video between them
- Static route from the data VLAN to the Just Add Power subnet
- Telnet access to Just Add Power devices (setup must be performed via telnet)
Steps to Enable
See the Commands section below for the exact commands to enable each feature
Plug-Play-Present™ Transmitter:
- Enable Plug-Play-Present™ globally
- Set a Timeout delay to wait before triggering the "HDMI unplugged" function of the Plug-Play-Present™ Transmitter.
- If a presenter unplugs their device, how many seconds should the Transmitter wait before it sends the power off command to the TVs, restores the video wall to its previous state, and switches the TVs back to their previous source.
- The default timeout is '0' (immediately after losing HDMI connection)
- Enable the desired features
- Power Control
- Source Switching
- Video Wall Control
- Set the Switching Targets
- What Receivers should automatically switch to watch this Transmitter?
- Set the Video Wall Targets
- What is each Receiver's Row/Column Position, and Total Rows/Columns in the Video Wall?
- Set the Power Control Targets
- What Receivers should be set to power on and off?
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Receiver Setup:
- Set the Power Control Method for each individual Receiver where automatic Power Control is desired
- CEC
- RS232
- IR (with Flux Capacitor)
- Set the Power On Command for each Receiver to send to its connected TV
- Set the Power Off Command for each Receiver
- NOTE: If you do not want a given TV to turn off, do not set the Power Off Command on that Receiver
Activation Commands
Transmitter Commands
ppp enable
Enable Plug-Play-Present™ globally. Allow this Transmitter to monitor the status of the HDMI port for active video, and then take action when a video signal is detected.
ppp enable power
Tells the Transmitter to send power on commands to the TVs watching it when an HDMI signal is present, and power off commands to those TVs when the HDMI signal is lost.
ppp enable switch
Tells the Transmitter to switch the Receivers specified using the 'ppp set switch target' command to watch this Transmitter when an HDMI signal is present, and then switch those Receivers back to watch the previous Transmitter when the HDMI signal is lost.
ppp enable vw
Tells the Transmitter to change the video wall layout of Receivers specified using the 'ppp set vw target' command into the defined video wall mode when an HDMI signal is present, and then return those Receivers to their previous video wall layout when the HDMI signal is lost.
ppp disable
Disable Plug-Play-Present™ globally. Stop this Transmitter from monitoring the status of the HDMI port.
ppp disable power
Stops the Transmitter from sending power on/off commands when the HDMI signal status changes
ppp disable switch
Stops the Transmitter from switching sources when the HDMI signal status changes
ppp disable vw
Stops the Transmitter from changing Receiver video wall layouts when the HDMI signal status changes
ppp set timeout #
Where '#' is the number of seconds the Plug-Play-Present™ Transmitter should wait after the HDMI signal is lost before sending the power off commands, restoring the previous video wall state, and switching the defined Receivers back to their previous source.
The default timeout is '0' (immediately after losing HDMI connection)
Example:
ppp set timeout 60
Tells the Transmitter to wait 60 seconds after the HDMI signal is lost before taking any action. If an HDMI signal is detected during that time, no action is taken.
ppp set switch target #,#,#-#
Where '#' is each Receiver's JADConfig Output number
Defines the Receivers to be switched to watch the Plug-Play-Present™ Transmitter
Example:
ppp set switch target 1,2,5,6
Tells the Transmitter to switch Receivers 1,2,5 and 6 to watch itself when an HDMI signal is detected on the Transmitter, and then switch those Receivers back to their previous source when the HDMI signal is lost on the Transmitter
ppp set vw target #,rXcY,RxC #,rXcY,RxC ...
Where '#' is the target Receiver's JADConfig Output number
Where in 'rXcY':
'X' is the Row Position (from the top) of the preceding Receiver in the desired video wall
'Y' is the Column Position (from the left) of the preceding Receiver in the desired video wall
Where in 'RxC':
'R' is the Total number of Rows in the desired video wall
'C' is the Total number of Columns in the desired video wall
Defines the video wall parameters to be sent to each target Receiver IP address when a source is connected to the Plug-Play-Present™ Transmitter.
NOTE: Only Receivers watching the Plug-Play-Present™ Transmitter can be affected. Works best when used in conjunction with 'ppp set switch target'
Example:
ppp set vw target 1,r1c1,2x2 2,r1c2,2x2 3,r2c1,2x2 4,r2c2,2x2
Tells the Transmitter to set the Receivers into video wall mode as follows:
Receiver 1 will become Row-1/Column-1 of a 2-Row by 2-Column Video Wall
Receiver 2 will become Row-1/Column-2 of a 2-Row by 2-Column Video Wall
Receiver 3 will become Row-2/Column-1 of a 2-Row by 2-Column Video Wall
Receiver 4 will become Row-2/Column-2 of a 2-Row by 2-Column Video Wall
ppp set power target #,#,#-#
Where '#' is each Receiver's JADConfig Output number
Defines the Receivers to be powered on and off by the Plug-Play-Present™ Transmitter
Example:
ppp set switch power 1,2,5,6
Tells the Transmitter to send the power on trigger to Receivers 1,2,5 and 6 when an HDMI signal is detected on the Transmitter, and then send the power off trigger to those Receivers when the HDMI signal is lost on the Transmitter
Receiver Commands
ppp set power method cec
Tells the Receiver to control the TV using the built-in CEC commands when a power on/off trigger is sent from the Plug-Play-Present™ Transmitter
NOTE: Works on all 3G models. For 2G, only works on "plus" (+) models
NOTE: The TV must support CEC control and "Automatic" power control must be enabled in the TV settings. Not all TVs support both power on and power off control via CEC. Test your individual TV for CEC functionality before setting up Plug-Play-Present™.
ppp set power method rs232
Tells the Receiver to control the TV via RS232 using the command strings defined using 'ppp set power on' and 'ppp set power off'
NOTE: Baud Rate and RS232 Mode should be set on the Receiver via the standard setup method according to the required speed of the connected display. Serial Mode - Direct(3G) and Type 2 - Guest Mode(2G) is the recommended mode for the best results.
ppp set power method ir
Tells the Receiver to control the TV through a Just Add Power Flux Capacitor IR Dongle attached to the RS232 port of the Receiver using the command strings defined using 'ppp set power on' and 'ppp set power off'
NOTE: Flux Capacitor mode must be setup separately on each Receiver. Please refer to the Flux Capacitor Instructions for more details.
ppp set power on
Define the command to be sent to the TV when a power on trigger is sent from the Plug-Play-Present™ Transmitter.
Examples:
RS232 ASCII:
ppp set power on "ka 01 01"
RS232 HEX:
ppp set power on "\x08\x22\x00\x00\x00\x02\xD4"
IR Pronto:
ppp set power on "0000 006D 0022 0002 0157 00AC 0015 0016 0015 0016 0015 0041 0015 0016 0015 0016 0015 0016 0015 0016 0015 0016 0015 0041 0015 0041 0015 0016 0015 0041 0015 0041 0015 0041 0015 0041 0015 0041 0015 0016 0015 0041 0015 0016 0015 0041 0015 0016 0015 0041 0015 0016 0015 0016 0015 0041 0015 0016 0015 0041 0015 0016 0015 0041 0015 0016 0015 0041 0015 0041 0015 0689 0157 0056 0015 0E94"
IR Global Cache:
ppp set power on "sendir,1:1,1,38000,1,1,343,172,21,22,21,22,21,65,21,22,21,22,21,22,21,22,21,22,21,65,21,65,21,22,21,65,21,65,21,65,21,65,21,65,21,22,21,65,21,22,21,65,21,22,21,65,21,22,21,22,21,65,21,22,21,65,21,22,21,65,21,22,21,65,21,65,21,1673,343,86,21,3732"
ppp set power off
Define the command to be sent to the TV when a power off trigger is sent from the Plug-Play-Present™ Transmitter.
Examples:
RS232 ASCII:
ppp set power off "ka 01 00"
RS232 HEX:
ppp set power off "\x08\x22\x00\x00\x00\x01\xD5"
IR Pronto:
ppp set power off "0000 006D 0022 0002 0157 00AC 0015 0016 0015 0016 0015 0041 0015 0016 0015 0016 0015 0016 0015 0016 0015 0016 0015 0041 0015 0041 0015 0016 0015 0041 0015 0041 0015 0041 0015 0041 0015 0041 0015 0041 0015 0016 0015 0041 0015 0016 0015 0016 0015 0041 0015 0016 0015 0016 0015 0016 0015 0041 0015 0016 0015 0041 0015 0041 0015 0016 0015 0041 0015 0041 0015 0689 0157 0056 0015 0E94"
IR Global Cache:
ppp set power off "sendir,1:1,2,38000,1,1,343,172,21,22,21,22,21,65,21,22,21,22,21,22,21,22,21,22,21,65,21,65,21,22,21,65,21,65,21,65,21,65,21,65,21,65,21,22,21,65,21,22,21,22,21,65,21,22,21,22,21,22,21,65,21,22,21,65,21,65,21,22,21,65,21,65,21,1673,343,86,21,3732"
ppp power on
Tells the Receiver to send its Power On command defined by 'ppp set power on' to the connected TV using the Power Control Method defined using 'ppp set power method'
ppp power off
Tells the Receiver to send its Power Off command defined by 'ppp set power off' to the connected TV using the Power Control Method defined using 'ppp set power method'
Reset Commands
These commands work on both Transmitters and Receivers to reset Plug-Play-Present settings to default:
ppp clear timeout
Removes the timeout setting from the Plug-Play-Present™ Transmitter
ppp clear switch
Removes any existing Switch Targets from the Plug-Play-Present™ Transmitter
ppp clear vw
Removes any existing Video Wall Targets from the Plug-Play-Present™ Transmitter
ppp clear power target
Removes any existing Power Control Targets from the Plug-Play-Present™ Transmitter
ppp clear power method
Removes the Power Control Method from the Receiver
ppp clear power on
Removes the Power On Command from the Receiver
ppp clear power off
Removes the Power Off Command from the Receiver
ppp clear all
Removes ALL Plug-Play-Present™ Options and Settings.
WARNING: This cannot be undone!
Download Firmware A6.5.0 Patch
For users on firmware A6.5.0 who want to add Plug Play Present without updating firmware on the entire system, use the link below to patch the firmware of the Transmitter that will be running Plug Play Present
