HiQnet Motion Control

 

HiQnet Motion Control™ is an Apple iOS app which enables customized control  interfaces to be exported to iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch devices for mobile system control.  Dedicated design templates are available for the configuration of customized interfaces, which can be used to control devices from BSS Audio, Crown, dbx and JBL.

Any number of control panels designed within the Custom Panel Designer can be loaded onto an iOS device directly from the Audio Architect interface, without the need to connect to Apple iTunes.  Navigation between the panels couldn’t be easier - either by the use of swiping gestures or from an automatically-generated bar at the bottom of the iOS display.

HiQnet Motion Control is available from the Apple App Store.

 

If you have not already setup your network, or connected your iOS device to your network see HiQnet Motion Control - Before You Begin.

TO ADD HIQNET MOTION CONTROL

Click the arrow at the bottom of the New button in the Panels control group within Offline Design Ribbon, and select one of the iOS devices in the drop-down menu. This will bring up the following options:

 

Select which option (iPad Landscape, iPad Portrait, iPhone Landscape, or iPhone Portrait) suits your need.

Panel design specifications differ. For background image specifications, CLICK HERE.

 

Name the Panel.

 

 

From here you have two options to insert a control onto the custom panel.

 

1. Insert Controls

Right click in the dotted area to insert a selected control onto the custom panel surface. You have the option of selecting a default Control then either:

Basic: Button - Text Label, Text Box, Fader - Vertical, Button - On/Off etc. Or, Image:  Here you may insert an image or draw a graphical control to which you may assign a parameter.  See information regarding inserting an image here.

 

NOTE:  The on the control indicates that the parameter has yet to be assigned.

 

Once you have created the panel, go to the Venue Explorer on the left, open the available device parameters and drag an appropriate parameter onto the control. For example; select a mute function and assign it to an on/off button, or select level controls to a fader. Once the control is assigned, the goes away and demarcation lines are added.

 

2. Drag the actual parameter from the device onto the custom panel.

For example, using a Crown DCi 2 Channel Series:  In the Venue Explorer window, expand the DCi 2 Channel Series tree which will display the available parameters. Open the Ch1 Analog Input parameters using the drop-down menu arrow, then left click/hold the Fader parameter, and drag it onto the custom panel surface to add that control. Select Fader - Vertical.

Notice in the Parameters Tab of the Properties window, you'll see that the DCi 2 Channel Series: Ch1 Analog Input: Fader is assigned to the panel control.

 

The process is repeated to add additional parameter controls.

Add additional iOS panels

 Select the arrow below the New button in the Panels section of the Offline Design Ribbon (as indicated above) for each additional panel you wish to create.

Assigning devices to control panels

If you are online to the network with your iOS device, it will show up in the Venue View.

Offline selection

If you are not online with your iOS device, you may create an Offline Device.  Select the Devices window, then drag and drop your iOS device onto the Venue.

 

 

For an example, click and drag the Motion Control  iPad onto your Venue. You'll see:

 

Double click this icon to bring up a dialog box with the following functions:

Assign each Motion Control Page to a selected Panel by clicking in the "Select to add..." drop-down menu and choosing which Panel you want assigned to the Page.

 

Once all the panels have been assigned, if you are connected to your iOSdevice (ie: the iPad or iPhone) and Audio Architect is in Run Venue mode, clicking the "OK"  button sends your custom panels via your wireless connection to that device.

The Show iPhone Panels box is unchecked by default. Check this box to show any iPhone panels you may have created. If you have added iPhone or iPod devices, this box will not appear.

The Lock App Settings button, when checked, removes the settings button from within the Motion Control App.

 

Activate: Activates the selected Panel.  

 

NOTE: Press and hold the Alt key and press F4 to close the panel.

Closing Motion Control

Due to the nature of iOS, if you close Motion Control or your iOS device, the iOS device will show as “Offline” in the Audio Architect Venue and no longer appear in the “Devices” window (although this may take a moment).