Q-SYS Maxx Control plugin

Install the Q-SYS Maxx Control plugin in Q-SYS Designer 9.8+ to control mute, volume, status, and more on one Innosonix amplifier.
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Q-SYS integrators can control one Innosonix amplifier via Maxx Control using the Innosonix Maxx Control plug-in for Q-SYS Designer. Add the plug-in to your design, enter the amp IP, and expose mute, volume, meters, and status to Q-SYS UCIs and logic.

What is the Q-SYS Maxx Control plugin?

Innosonix provides a plug-in that integrates Maxx Series amplifiers (Maxx Control) with the QSC Q-SYS ecosystem. Devices can then be controlled from Q-SYS Designer, Q-SYS compatible user-control interfaces, and GPIO logic on Q-SYS cores and peripherals.

You must be using Q-SYS Designer 9.8 or above.

Control features

  • Ampenable
  • Ch Fault
  • Ch Name
  • Ch Status
  • Connection Status
  • Device Fault
  • Device Status
  • Disable
  • Input Meter Level
  • IP Address
  • Load Monitor Impedance
  • Mute
  • Output Meter Level
  • Output Meter Reduction
  • Volume

Innosonix devices must have firmware version V3.19.4 or above installed to be compatible with the Maxx Control Plug-in. If you are unsure what firmware you device is currently using, please download IDFM to help confirm and if need be install up to date firmware.

For further control and processing capabilties of your Maxx Device please download Maxx Remote

How do I install it in Q-SYS Designer?

  1. Download the Innosonix Maxx Control Plug-in from the Third Party Downloads section of the Downloads section of our website.

  2. Copy the downloaded plug-in file into the My Documents/QSC/Q-Sys Designer/Plugins folder (exact filename is in the download package from the Innosonix website).

  3. Open Q-SYS Designer; the plug-in appears under Schematic Elements → Plugins:

    Image of Plug-in file path

  4. Drag and drop the Plug-in into your design and select it by clicking once on the Plug-in icon.

  5. Control pins can be enabled by ticking the check-boxes in the “Control Pins” section as required:

    Image of the location of the Plug-in Control Pins

  6. Go “Online” with your Q-Sys project. If devices are not connected you can use the “Emulate” function under the “File” tab in the menu above.

  7. Double-click the plug-in icon, open the Global tab, and enter the amplifier IP address. The IP is shown on the device front panel, or use IDFM to discover it:

    Image of Plug-ins global tab page

  8. The “Global Tab” notifies the user of important information on the Innosonix device including:

    • IP Address
    • Model
    • Software Version
    • Serial Number
    • Device Name
    • Device Location
    • Pole Counter
    • Device Status

  9. Select the “Channels Tab”:

    Image of Plug-ins channel tab page

  10. Within the “Channels Tab” the user has the facility to adjust a number of the devices features including:

  • Mute
  • Enable or Disable Channel
  • Volume

Further Assistance:

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