Nuvo
NuVo Grand Concerto and Essentia E6G are multi-source, multi-zone audio distribution systems that may be integrated to work with external control systems and servers. The central unit is called Main Processor Unit (MPU).
It provides power supply, source audio routing to the zones, amplified stereo audio output for each zone and centralized control and interface for all zones.
Communication
Employ a DE-9 (often called DB-9) male-female RS-232 straight cable to connect the RS-232 MPU port to the serial port on HSYCO SERVER.
You can also define and connect to more than one NUVO MPU to control multiple systems.
RS-232 parameters:
| Baud rate | 57600 |
| Data bits | 8 |
| Stop bit | 1 |
| Parity | none |
| Flow control | none |
Nuvo Configuration
On the NUVO device, a number of contiguous sources starting from the source 1 must be configured.
One of the areas 17 to 20 must be reserved for communication with HSYCO.
HSYCO Configuration
Add a Nuvo 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 | ||
| menuzone | 20 | 17 ... 20 | defines which virtual zone will be used to access the menu system |
| menulines | 10 | the number of menu item lines |
Datapoints
| ID | Default | Values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| connection | online | R | connection established to the MPU |
| offline | R | HSYCO can't connect to the MPU | |
| system.version | <firmware id> | R | version information of the firmware installed on the MPU |
| system.power | 1 | R | at least one zone is on |
| 0 | R | the ALLOFF command has been sent and all zones are off | |
| W | turn the system off. An “off” value is equivalent to 0 | ||
| system.mute | 1 | R | the ALLOFF command has been sent and all zones are off |
| W | mute all zones. An on value is equivalent to 1 | ||
| 0 | R | system un-muted | |
| W | return all zones to the volume level as set before the system mute command was sent. An off value is equivalent to 0 | ||
| system.page | 1 | R | page mode is on |
| W | enter page mode. An on value is equivalent to 1 | ||
| 0 | R | page mode is off | |
| W | turn page mode off. An off value is equivalent to 0 | ||
| system.message | <text> | W | send a text message to all Control Pads, up to 50 characters |
| z<n>.power | 1 | R | zone <n> is on |
| W | turn zone <n> on. An on value is equivalent to 1 | ||
| 0 | R | zone <n> is off | |
| W | turn zone <n> off. An off value is equivalent to 0 | ||
| z<n>.source | <s> | R | zone <n> audio source is <s> (from 1 to 6) |
| W | set zone <n> to source <s> | ||
| next | W | set zone <n> to the next source | |
| z<n>.volume | off | R | zone <n> volume is muted |
| W | mute zone <n>. A 0 value is also interpreted as mute | ||
| on | W | un-mute zone <n> | |
| <x%> | R | zone <n> volume level is 1% to 100% | |
| W | set zone <n> volume level to X% | ||
| <x> | W | set the zone <n> volume level. <x> is a number between 0 and 100. Decimal numbers are accepted and truncated | |
| <x>/<y> | W | set the zone <n> volume level. <x>/<y> is a fractional number between 0 and 100. Decimal numbers are accepted and truncated | |
| up | W | increase volume (by one step) for zone <n> | |
| down | W | decrease volume (by one step) for zone <n> | |
| z<n>.mute | 1 | R | zone <n> volume is muted |
| 0 | W | mute zone <n>. An on value is equivalent to 1 | |
| z<n>.dnd | 1 | R | Do not disturb (DND) mode is on for zone <n> |
| W | enable do not disturb mode for zone <n>. An on value is equivalent to 1 | ||
| 0 | R | Do not disturb (DND) mode is off for zone <n> | |
| W | disable do not disturb mode for zone <n>. An off value is equivalent to 0 | ||
| z<n>.lock | 1 | R | zone <n> is locked |
| W | enable lock mode for zone <n>. An on value is equivalent to 1 | ||
| 0 | R | zone <n> is not locked | |
| W | disable lock mode for zone <n>. An off value is equivalent to 0 | ||
| on | W | lock zone <n> | |
| <xxxx> | W | unlock zone <n>. <xxxx> is the four digit unlock code | |
| z<n>.button | prev | R | the PREV [ << ] button has been pressed on the Control Pad for zone <n> |
| W | simulate zone PREV [ << ] button on Control Pad | ||
| next | R | the NEXT [ >> ] button has been pressed on the Control Pad for zone <n> | |
| W | simulate zone NEXT [ >>] button on Control Pad | ||
| playpause | R | the PLAY/PAUSE [ << ] button has been pressed on the Control Pad for zone <n> | |
| W | simulate zone PLAY/PAUSE [ <<] button on Control Pad | ||
| z<n>.macro | <m> | R | the IR macro number <m> is exectued |
| z<n>.party | 1 | W | make zone <n> the party host |
| 0 | W | release party host mode for zone <n> | |
| z<n>.playlist | <x> | W | select a favorite playlist for zone <n>. The <x> value should be 1 to 12 |
| z<n>.bright | <x> | W | set the Control Pad display’s brightness for zone <n>. The <x> value should be 1 (min) to 7 (max) |
| s<n>.name | <name> | R | source <n> name |
| s<n>.displine.1 | <text> | R | the display line 1 text for source <n> |
| s<n>.displine.2 | <text> | R | the display line 2 text for source <n> |
| s<n>.displine.3 | <text> | R | the display line 3 text for source <n> |
| s<n>.displine.4 | <text> | R | the display line 4 text for source <n> |
| s<n>.lenght | <time> | R | length of the song in 10th seconds. Only updated when the song starts playing |
| s<n>.time | <time> | R | current run time of the song in 10th seconds. Only updated when the song starts playing |
| s<n>.status | normal | R | normal mode for not NuVo Net sources |
| idle | R | idle mode for not NuVo Net sources | |
| play | R | playing | |
| pause | R | paused | |
| ffd | R | fast forward | |
| rew | R | rewind | |
| playshuffle | R | playing, shuffle mode | |
| playrepeat | R | playing, repeat mode | |
| playshufflerepeat | R | playing, shuffle/repeat mode |
User Interface
UISET Actions
| ID | Attribute | |
|---|---|---|
| z<n>.zonedisplay | visible | true when the menu display for the zone is not active, false otherwise |
| z<n>.name | value | the zone name, retrieved from the MPU configuration |
| z<n>.source | value | the source number followed by the source name, as set in the MPU |
| z<n>.volume.status | value | invisible: zone off:::note muted; <x%>: volume level, 1% to 100% ::: |
| z<n>.displine.1 | value | the line 1 of the source display, for the source currently in use by this zone |
| z<n>.displine.2 | value | the line 2 of the source display, for the source currently in use by this zone |
| z<n>.displine.3 | value | the line 3 of the source display, for the source currently in use by this zone |
| z<n>.displine.4 | value | the line 4 of the source display, for the source currently in use by this zone |
| z<n>.status | value | ON: generic on for not NuVo Net sources OFF: off; PAUSE: paused; PLAY: playing; PLAY [SH]: playing, shuffle mode; PLAY [REP]: playing, repeat mode; PLAY [SH][REP]: playing, shuffle repeat mode; FAST FORWARD: fast forward mode; REWIND: rewind mode |
| z<n>.menudisplay | visible | true when the menu display for the zone is active |
| menu.wait | visible | true when the NuVo MPU takes some time to retrieve a menu (this can happen when retrieving long lists of songs from the iPod, for example) |
| menu.name | value | menu title |
| menu.line.<n> | value | the menu items’ text lines. <n> starts from 1, up to the number of menu display lines as set in the options (default is 10) |
| menu.line.header | value | this object shows a few dots (....) when you can scroll up the menu. Place this object above the first menu line |
| menu.line.footer | value | this object shows a few dots (....) when you can scroll down the menu. Place this object below the last menu line |
| z<n>.volume | value | 0: mute or zone off, <X> volume level, 1% to 100% |
USER Commands
| Name | Param | Action |
|---|---|---|
| z<n> | power | zone power on/off button |
| z<n> | menu | simulate MENU button on Control Pad |
| z<n> | up | simulate UP button on Control Pad (increment volume level in approx. 5% steps, or move up one line in the menu) |
| z<n> | down | simulate DOWN button on Control Pad (decrement volume level in approx. 5% steps, or move down one line in the menu) |
| z<n> | playpause | simulate zone PLAY/PAUSE button on Control Pad |
| z<n> | ok | simulate zone OK button on Control Pad |
| z<n> | prev | simulate zone PREV [ << ] button on Control Pad |
| z<n> | next | simulate zone NEXT [ >> ] button on Control Pad |
| z<n> | source | cycle zone sources |
| z<n> | source.<s> | select source <s> (1 to 6) for this zone |
NUVO UI Object
The user interface for the Nuvo multi-room system:
The NuvoMini object is listed in the Project Editor’s new object list only when at least one Nuvo I/O Server is defined.
Parameters
- server id: the server ID.
- zone number: zone number of the Nuvo multi-room system.
- position: the object's position. Use the pixels or rows and columns coordinates format
Release Notes
3.2.1
- log more verbose in case of failure of initial reading
3.0.1
- various bug fixes
- adds support for
z<n>.volume.statustext field - adds support for
z<n>.volume.upand<ioserver_id>.z<n>.volume.down(user) buttons
3.0.0
- full integration in HSYCO 3.0.0
NuVo is a registered trademark of NuVo Technologies Inc.