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Design Changes and New Features

In an effort to simplify integration between Crestron and AudioReQuest, ReQuest has made a number of

changes to the demo program, the ARQConnect module, and the demo touch screens. This section

describes the changes that have been made.

Multiple Product Model Support

ReQuest now has 3 main types of AudioReQuest unit: Single Zone (N.Series), 2 Output Multizone

(F2.Series), and 4 Output Multizone (F4.Series and S.Series). Using the ARQConnect Demo Program, you

can interface to any number of units of any type simply by changing the zone number on the module/

Single START-COMMUNICATIONS Signal

Previous versions of the demo program and touch screen interfaces contained 2 separate Start-

Communications signals: One for Ethernet (join 771) and one for Serial (join 772). These 2 signals have

been combined into 1 signal named ARQ-CONNECT (join 771). This allows you to switch between

Ethernet and Serial communications by simply moving the ARQ-CONNECT signal from the [START-

SERIAL-COMMUNICATIONS] input to the [START-ETHERNET-COMMUNICATIONS] input on the module.

For more information on using Ethernet, see the Ethernet Control section on the next page.

Multi-Module Design

The demo program version 5.0.0 introduced the simplified Basic module and added the Advanced module.

This concept has been expanded in version 6.0.0. The Basic module has been simplified even more and

we have added 2 new modules: Keyboard Handler and Touchpanel Controller.

The Keyboard Handler Module

This is a stand-alone module that handles all the necessary work for displaying an onscreen keyboard and

building a string based on input from the touch panel. This is used mainly for creating playlists.

The Touchpanel Controller Module

This module handles all the logic for displaying subpages on the touch panel. Previously, this logic lived in

the demo program. This made it more difficult to integrate a ReQuest into an existing project.

The Advanced Module

This module “piggy-backs” on the basic module and utilizes it to communicate with the AudioReQuest.

The advanced module cannot be used stand-alone without the Basic Module. The picture below shows

how the modules connect together.

Input/Output on Basic Module Input/Output on Advanced Module

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