Brands:

• AMX
• BSS Audio

Models:

• AVX Architect

Overview:

This article will cover the ILLISTRATIVE DEVICES in the SYSTEM view. 

To see a video of this article, click HERE.

Description:

Illustrative Devices are objects in the SYSTEM view that represent other external devices or signals. Illustrative Devices are helpful for documenting connections, naming sources, and showing network topology.

The first Illustrative Device is the Generic Device. The default Generic Device has no inputs or outputs when it is added to the workspace, but can be configured with either or both.

The number of inputs, outputs, and bidirectional ports can be changed in the OPTIONS section of the PROPERTIES pane.

Give this object two outputs.

The PROPERTIES pane has the usual naming and workspace location. Rename the object “CD Player". Notice how both outputs have now inherited the name of the object.

This Generic Device Input can now be routed into an analog input, digital input, or control input.

​The connection wires will also inherit the wiring color for the appropriate connection type.

Once the connection is made, our named sources will now be visible on the device in the SYSTEM view, and in the COMPONENT LIST of the VIRTUAL view.

Additionally, we can right-click on the object in the SYSTEM view and select Edit Signal Names to individually name each output signal.

Name these # Left and # Right.

The name will show as the object name followed by Left and Right respectivly. The names will follow to the next device and VIRTUAL view.

Multiple devices can be added to the SYSTEM view by holding ALT while dragging the object into the workspace.

This window will pop up, asking for the Name, Starting Number, and Count, or how many of the objects to add.

For this example there is a group of microphones coming in. The name of the device is Microphone, and the number sign for automatic numbers.

This is the first batch of microphones, so leave the starting number at 1.

There are 8 microphones total, so change the count to 8.

Once finished, click ADD, and the microphones will be placed into the SYSTEM view, already named and numbered.

The Generic Device can be configured with inputs to show a connection to an output such as a recorder

Remember that these connections do not actually affect audio flow and are purely representational.

The Network Switch object can be used to document network connectivity. The number of copper and fiber ports can set in the OPTIONS section of the PROPERTIES pane.