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Multiple control sequences can be selected for export to a single file by 
holding down the ’Shift’ key while selecting the control sequences to 
be exported.
Clone
Select the control sequence to be cloned and click on the ‘Clone’ 
button to open the control sequence clone dialog.
Figure 1-10: Project Clone Dialogue
Enter a new name for the cloned control sequence,  and optionally 
enter or change the project name, author name and description.  Click 
on ‘OK’ to create the new control sequence.
Multiple control sequences can be selected for cloning by holding 
down the ’Shift’ key while selecting the control sequences to be 
cloned.

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LOGIC PROGRAMMING
Logic Maestro allows control sequences to be created and edited by 
dragging and dropping logic elements and library modules onto a 
layout and connecting them.  Configuration elements are then added 
to the module library elements by dragging and dropping them onto the 
appropriate areas of the module library elements to define the items 
that are to be used in the control sequence.
The toolbar allows the user to Undo and Redo changes, zoom in or out 
of the view, simulate inputs to the logic design, vary the speed of 
simulation and refresh the view.
To start a new project click on the ‘New’ tab and enter the project 
information into the dialogue screen and click on ‘OK’.  The control 
logic layout screen is then opened.
Figure 1-11: Logic Maestro Interface
Configuration elements are devices present in the target configuration 
(the configuration that the control sequence will be part of).  These are 
divided into Control Inputs, Control Outputs, Directs/Interfaces, Fixed 
Groups and Panels.  To select a configuration element click on the 
group the required configuration element belongs to and a list of all the 
elements in that category will be displayed in the configuration element 
pane.
Comments can be added to the control sequence design in two ways:
• Placing the mouse pointer over the design pane but not over a design 
element and right clicking will create a free-floating comment box that 
can be edited with the text of the comment.  Double click on the 
comment box to highlight and edit the comment text. Free floating 
comments can be moved around the design panel using the mouse.
• Placing the mouse pointer over the title of a library module or over a 
logic element and right clicking will open a drop down menu of 
Note: If the 
configuration changes 
label names the 
Configuration elements 
already used in the 
logic diagram will show 
red for error.  To 
prevent this set up fixed 
groups in ECS with the 
configuration element 
you need to remain 
static and use these for 
the logic diagram.  The 
fixed group member(s) 
can then change names 
without breaking the 
logic.

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options.  Selecting ‘Add Comment’ will create a comment attached to 
the module or logic element.  Double click on the comment box to 
highlight and edit the comment text. Attached comments can be 
moved around the design panel using the mouse but will always 
remain connected to the target item.
Figure 1-12: List of Configuration Elements
In the case of devices with talk and listen labels both labels are 
displayed in the list in the format ‘talk label’,’listen label’.  Devices that 
do not have talk and listen labels are identified by name.
Logic elements can be dragged into the design pane and placed for 
connection to other elements.
To connect a control input to a logic element simply place the mouse 
pointer over the connection point on the control input, left click and 
hold, and drag the connection to the required connection point on the 
logic element and release the mouse button.  The same process is 
used to connect the output from a logic element to a control output.

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Figure 1-13: Example Control Sequence
Click on the ‘Simulate’ button on the toolbar to test the logic for errors.  
When simulation mode is active double clicking with the left mouse 
button on a logic input will invert the current state of the input unless it 
is an enable or disable logic element.  When an element in the design 
is off it is colored dark grey, when on it is white.  Setting an input to true 
allows the result of the logic design to be checked.
The speed of the simulation can be set to normal, divided by ten or 
divided by forty by clicking on the ‘Speed’ button on the toolbar and 
selecting the required speed from the menu.  The slower speeds allow 
the design to be checked for race conditions that might occur if there 
are multiple paths between elements with different time delays in them.
Right clicking on a control sequence element will open a drop down 
menu allowing the element to be deleted, cut or copied.  A comment 
can also be added.  In the case of logic elements the type of logic 
element can also be changed.

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MODULE LIBRARY
The module library provides control items which can be programmed 
with physical devices such as panel keys, direct interfaces and control 
labels.  The physical items are then acted upon by the control items to 
create logic inputs and outputs, create audio paths or change the state 
of panel hardware.
Control Input
Control inputs are used to provide inputs to the control sequence when 
a control is active.  The control inputs are triggered by controls set up 
in ECS by the Control Manager and are usually General Purpose 
Inputs (GPIs).  These may be attached to devices such as 
footswitches.  Controls set up in ECS using the Control Manager may 
also be assigned to keys under Panel Programming.  In this case 
activating the panel key will act as a control input.
To set up a control input drag and drop a ‘Control I/P’ module from the 
‘Module Library’ onto the design pane.
Figure 1-14: Control Input Module
To add a control click on the ‘Controls’ menu to open it  and display the 
‘Add control’ item.
Figure 1-15: Control Input Menu
Drag and drop an item from the list of control labels onto the ‘Add 
control’ item to add it to the list of controls that will trigger the Control 
Input function.
Figure 1-16: Adding a Control to the Control Input List

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