Omnia 6 Use and Installation Guide – Version 1.00a
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Trigger Interface and Script Editor
Overview of the Trigger Script Editor
The Omnia 6 Remote Control software contains a special script editor that allows the programming of
complicated system parameter changes which can be "triggered" by logic state changes on the rear-panel
"Interface" connector.
"Edit Trigger Scripts" dialog box as opened under "Options", "Edit Trigger Scripts"
Using Trigger Scripts, you can make the Omnia 6 do things with contact closures that would normally need
to be done either by manual intervention at the front panel, or via Omnia 6 remote control. There are
EIGHT Trigger Inputs available, and they respond to voltage levels
on the rear-panel "Interface" connector.
Trigger Control by Dry Contact Closures
The simplest way to manipulate a Trigger Input is through simple contact closures to ground. Connecting a
Trigger Input to ground initiates the programmed function associated with the "Trigger LOW" command,
and moving the connector pin from a grounded to a floating condition issues the "Trigger HIGH"
command.
Trigger Control by Applied Voltages
The Trigger Inputs are also capable of operating with a DC voltage applied, as long as such voltage does
not exceed 25 volts DC. Applied voltages that are more than +1.25 volts DC on the trigger input result in a
Trigger HIGH state, while voltages less than +1.25 volts result in a Trigger LOW state. Therefore, if +12
volts DC is applied, a logic "1", or Trigger HIGH is sensed. If –12 volts DC is applied, a logic "0", or
