Aton

Aton AH66T is a multi-zone audio system. The integration with HSYCO can be accomplished via direct control through the RS232 port on the module.

The Aton I/O Server in HSYCO supports the integration of more than one unit within the same HSYCO interface.

Communication

Employ a DE-9 (often called DB-9) female-male RS-232 straight cable to connect the AH66T COM1 port to the serial port on HSYCO SERVER (female DB9 to RJ45 adaptor is included in AH66T packaging).

RS-232 parameters:

Baud rate	same as set on the module (115200/57600/38400/19200/9600)
Data bits	8
Stop bit	1
Parity	none
Flow control	none

ATON Configuration

The ATON module must be configured to enable the communication with HSYCO.

Use the ATON SystemWorx tool to modify the configuration:

 Make sure to specify “ExtControl” as Driver Type of COM Port 1, set the serial communication parameters, and transfer the configuration to the module.

HSYCO Configuration

Add an ATON I/O Server in the I/O Servers section of the Settings and set its parameters:

Communication

• Comm ID: select the comm port connected to the panel.

High Availability

• Shutdown when inactive: defaults to true.

Options

ID	Default	Values	Description
gui	true	true	enable support for the UI object, UISET actions and USER commands
		false	disable UI support
startupevents	false	true	generate IO events also during the driver’s start-up phase
		false	start generating events only after HSYCO is aligned with the current status of the system
pollinterval	1	n > 0	the data acquisition interval, in seconds
modules	1	1 or 2	number of modules included in the connected system

Datapoints

ID	Value	R/W	Description
connection	online	R	connection established
	offline	R	HSYCO can't connect to the panel
power	1	R	the system is on
	0	R	the system is off
		W	turn the system off
z<n>.power	1	R	zone <n> is on
		W	turn zone <n> on
	0	R	zone <n> is off
		W	turn zone <n> off
	flip	W	toggle the power status of zone N
z<n>.source	0	R	zone <n> is off
	1...6	R	the audio source of zone <n> is set to the reported source number
		W	set the audio source of zone <n> to the specified source number
	r1	R	the audio source of zone <n> is set to the radio of module 1
		W	set the audio source of zone <n> to the radio of module 1
	r2	R	the audio source of zone <n> is set to the radio of module 2
		W	set the audio source of zone <n> to the radio of module 2
z<n>.volume	off	R	zone <n> is muted
		W	mute zone <n>
	on	W	un-mute zone <n>
	0...100%	R	the volume level of zone <n> is set to the specified value
		W	set the volume level of zone <n> to the specified value
	up	W	increase the volume level of zone <n>
	down	W	decrease the volume level of zone <n>
z<n>.mute	1	R	zone <n> is muted
		W	mute zone <n>
	0	R	zone <n> is un-muted
		W	un-mute zone <n>
	flip	W	toggle the mute status of zone <n>
z<n>.bass	<val>	R	the bass level of zone <n> is set to the specified value (between “-12” and “+12”)
		W	set the bass level of zone <n> to the specified value (between “-12” and “+12”)
	up	W	increases the bass level of zone <n>
	down	W	decreases the bass level of zone <n>
z<n>.treble	<val>	R	the treble level of zone <n> is set to the specified value (between “-12” and “+12”)
		W	set the treble level of zone <n> to the specified value (between “-12” and “+12”)
	up	W	increases the treble level of zone <n>
	down	W	decreases the treble level of zone <n>
z<n>.dnd	1	R	“do not disturb” mode is enabled on zone <n>
		W	enable “do not disturb” mode on zone <n>
	0	R	“do not disturb” mode is disabled on zone <n>
		W	disable “do not disturb” mode on zone <n>
	flip	W	toggles the “do not disturb” mode on zone <n>
z<n>.loud	1	R	the loudness EQ setting is enabled on zone <n>
		W	enable the loudness EQ setting on zone <n>
	0	R	the loudness EQ setting is disabled on zone <n>
		W	disable the loudness EQ setting on zone <n>
	flip	W	toggle the loudness EQ setting on zone <n>
z<n>.preamp	fix	R	the pre-amp output of zone <n> is set to fixed
		W	set the pre-amp output of zone <n> to fixed
	var	R	the pre-amp output of zone <n> is set to variable
		W	set the pre-amp output of zone <n> to variable
	flip	W	toggle the status of the pre-amp output of zone <n>
z<n>.mono	1	R	the audio mode of zone <n> is set to mono
		W	set the audio mode of zone <n> to mono
	0	R	the audio mode of zone <n> is set to stereo
		W	set the audio mode of zone <n> to stereo
	flip	W	toggle the audio mode of zone <n>
z<n>.whm	1	R	“whole house music” mode is active on zone <n>
		W	activate “whole house music” mode on zone <n>
	0	R	“whole house music” mode is not active on zone <n>
		W	deactivate “whole house music” mode on zone <n>
	flip	W	toggle the “whole house music” mode on zone <n>
m<n>.sti<m>	1	R	sense trigger input <m> on module <n> is present
	0	R	sense trigger input <m> on module <n> is absent
m<n>.asi<m>	1	R	audio source input <m> on module <n> is present
	0	R	audio source input <m> on module <n> is absent
m<n>.tuner.band	am	R	the tuner of module <n> is set on the AM radio band
		W	set the tuner of module <n> on the AM radio band
	fm	R	the tuner of module <n> is set on the FM radio band
		W	set the tuner of module <n> on the FM radio band
m<n>.tuner.tune	<xxxx>	R	the tuner of module <n> is tuned on the reported frequency
		W	tune the frequency of the tuner of module <n> on the specified value
	up	W	increase the frequency of the tuner of module <n>
	down	W	decrease the frequency of the tuner of module <n>
m<n>.tuner.seek	up	W	tune module <n> on the next valid station with higher frequency
	down	W	tune module <n> on the next valid station with lower frequency
m<n>.tuner.group	<group>	R	the selected group of preset radio stations for the tuner of module <n> is set to the reported value (A,B,C, or D)
		W	set the selected group of preset radio stations for the tuner of module <n> to the specified value (A,B,C, or D)
m<n>.tuner.mode	preset	R	the tuning mode for the tuner of module <n> is set to preset
		W	set the tuning mode for the tuner of module <n> to preset
	direct	R	the tuning mode for the tuner of module <n> is set to direct
		W	set the tuning mode for the tuner of module <n> to direct
m<n>.tuner.preset	<xx>	R	the current preset for the tuner of module <n> is the reported value
		W	tunes module <n> to the specified preset value
	up	W	set the tuner of module <n> to the next higher preset
	down	W	set the tuner of module <n> to the next lower preset
	save	W	saves the currently selected station on module <n> as a preset
	del	W	delete the current preset on module <n>
m<n>.tuner.scan	up	W	scan through presets upwards. The station is automatically changed every 10 seconds until another command is sent
	down	W	scan through presets downwards. The station is automatically changed every 10 seconds until another command is sent
m<n>.tuner.signal	<val>	R	the signal strength of the currently tuned station corresponds to the reported value
m<n>.tuner.mono	1	R	the audio mode of the tuner of module <n> is set to mono
		W	set the audio mode of the tuner of module <n> to mono
	0	R	the audio mode of the tuner of module <n> is set to stereo
		W	set the audio mode of the tuner of module <n> to stereo
	flip	W	toggle the audio mode of the tuner of module <n>
m<n>.tuner.mdf.name	<text>	R	the name metadata of the current station of the tuner of module <n> is set to the reported text
m<n>.tuner.mdf.text	<text>	R	the text metadata of the current station of the tuner of module <n> is set to the reported text
m<n>.tuner.mdf.gen	<text>	R	the genre metadata of the current station of the tuner of module <n> is set to the reported text
m<n>.tuner.mdf.cl	<text>	R	the name call letters of the current station of the tuner of module <n> is set to the reported text
m<n>.tuner.digit	<0...9>	W	send the specified digit for direct tuning to module <n>
	canc	W	clears any digit previously entered on module <n>
	ok	W	sends the enter command to module <n>

User Interface

Aton Object

The user interface for the Aton multi-room system:

The Aton object is listed in the Project Editor’s new object list only when at least one Aton I/O Server is defined.

Parameters

• server id: the server ID. Supports Redirect variables
• module: module. Supports Redirect variables
• zone: zone number of the Aton multi-room system (max 12 zones). Supports Redirect variables
• position: the object's position. Use the pixels or rows and columns coordinates format

Syntax

(aton <server id>; <module>; <zone>; <position>)

E.g.

(aton serverid; module; zone; x10y20)

UISET Actions

ID	Attribute	Set to
z<n>.source	value	the source number set for zone <n>
z<n>.volume	value	the volume level set for zone <n>
z<n>.bass	value	the bass level set for zone <n>
z<n>.treble	value	the treble level set for zone <n>
m<n>.tuner.band	value	the band set for the tuner of module <n> (i.e. “AM” or “FM”)
m<n>.tuner.group	value	the selected group of preset radio stations for the tuner of module <n> (i.e. A,B,C, or D)
m<n>.tuner.mdf.cl	value	the call letters metadata of the current station of the tuner of module <n>
m<n>.tuner.mdf.gen	value	the genre metadata of the current station of the tuner of module <n>
m<n>.tuner.mdf.text	value	the radio text metadata of the current station of the tuner of module <n>
m<n>.tuner.mdf.name	value	the name metadata of the current station of the tuner of module <n>
m<n>.tuner.mode	value	the tuning mode set for the tuner of module <n> (i.e. “DIRECT” or “PRESET”)
m<n>.tuner.preset	value	the current preset for the tuner of module <n>
m<n>.tuner.band	value	the signal strength level of the current station for the tuner of module <n>
connection.label	visible	true when the system is not connected to HSYCO, false otherwise
power.label.1	visible	true when the system is on, false otherwise
power.label.0	visible	true when the system is off, false otherwise
z<n>.power.label.1	visible	true when zone <n> is on, false otherwise
z<n>.power.label.0	visible	true when zone <n> is off, false otherwise
z<n>.dnd.label.1	visible	true when “do not disturb” mode is active on zone <n>, false otherwise
z<n>.dnd.label.0	visible	true when “do not disturb” mode is not active on zone <n>, false otherwise
z<n>.loud.label.1	visible	true when the loudness EQ setting is enabled on zone <n>, false otherwise
z<n>.loud.label.0	visible	true when the loudness EQ setting is disabled on zone <n>, false otherwise
z<n>.mute.label.1	visible	true when zone <n> is muted, false otherwise
z<n>.mute.label.0	visible	true when zone <n> is not muted, false otherwise
z<n>.mono.label.1	visible	true when the audio mode of zone <n> is set to mono, false otherwise
z<n>.mono.label.0	visible	true when the audio mode of zone <n> is set to stereo, false otherwise
z<n>.whm.label.1	visible	true when “whole house music” mode is active on zone <n>, false otherwise
z<n>.whm.label.0	visible	true when “whole house music” mode is not active on zone <n>, false otherwise
m<n>.tuner.mono.label.1	visible	true when the audio mode of the tuner of module <n> is set to mono, false otherwise
m<n>.tuner.mono.label.0	visible	true when the audio mode of the tuner of module <n> is set to stereo, false otherwise

USER Commands

To send a user command to the I/O Server just set the name to the ID of a writable (W) datapoint and the parameter to one of the possible values.

For instance, setting the name of a user button to “aton.z1.power” and its param field to “flip”, will result in having a switch for zone 1. Naming it “aton.z1.source” with a valid source as param (e.g. “1”, “2”, or “R1”) will result in a button for setting the audio source of the zone.

The volume control is both a display field for the current volume status, and a control to set the volume level of a zone. You should use the slider or sliderbutton object for this control and set both its ID and Address fields to “serverID.zN.volume”.

Release Notes

3.1.0

• initial version release

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