Q-SYS Ecosystem Integration

Network overview:

NOTE: Q-SYS Designer version 9.10.1 pictures used in this manual are for illustration purposes only.

To make your mic station operable within the Q-SYS ecosystem, follow the steps which are described in more detail in the chapters below:

1. Download Q-SYS plugin for micnode mini,
2. Configure the plugin in Q-SYS Designer,
3. Set up the stream,
4. Configuration zone/action buttons.

Q-SYS Plugin - Download & Configuration

To configure the micnode mini6 microphone station, you will need to install the respective plugin for Q-SYS Designer so that you can then set up the device’s properties.

IMPORTANT: Configuration from the Q-SYS Designer is auto populated to the nnounce configuration UI and thus your micnode mini6 device.

1. The nnounce micnode mini plugin for Q-SYS Designer can be obtained from:

1. Q-SYS designer Asset Manager, or
2. nnounce webpage in the Download center.

2. Place the downloaded plugin file on your computer in the folder: C:\Users\username\Documents\QSC\Q-Sys Designer\Plugins. 

3 Open Q-SYS Designer.

4. In the right-hand panel, locate the micnode mini plugin and drag and drop it into your design. 

Plugin:

5. Setup the plugin Properties of your micnode mini6 microphone station.

NOTE: Properties open in the right-hand panel by simple click on the micnode mini6 plugin.

• Model – select the micnode mini model - mini6  - six button compact microphone station.
• Configuration Mode– select stream configuration mode:
  • Basic – default micnode mini6 design is applied and stream configuration is predefined for you. NOTE: An existing default configuration is not overwritten.
  • Advanced – manual design and stream configuration. Streams Net Tx channel numbering needs to be correct according to conventions applied. Default design is applied when no other design is created.
  • Manual - configuration is performed in nnounce configuration UI and is automatically populated to the plugin. 
• Unit ID – number your device, it is important to assign a unique number, we recommend ascending numbering of your microphone stations. 
  • IMPORTANT: The number is further used for stream configuration.
    
• Zone / action buttons  - set the button purpose, as further described in tutorial Microphone Station Buttons Configuration.
  
• Show Debug – set debugmode level. 

NOTE: Connection Mode will be selected based on Q-SYS version. In older versions TCP socket needs to be manually selected. Web-Socket with encryption is supported since Q-SYS version 9.8.

IMPORTANT:

• If no device is connected, use TCP socket mode to prevent Q-SYS Core freeze (versions 9.10.2 and 9.13)
• Recommended Q-SYS version for redundant deployment is 9.10.2.
• In version 9.13, port 1710 is not functional.  

6. Create your design in Q-SYS or add the micnode mini6 to an existing audio configuration. Make sure that the design is disconnected for this step. 

7. Select Save to core & Run. Then open the micnode2 plugin detail and set Host/IP of the micnode mini6 device.

NOTE: For a secured Web-Socket connection it is required to use domain name of the device.

IMPORTANT: Use the host as defined in the Connect the Device chapter above – micnode-mini6 followed by the last six digits of the station’s MAC address. Example: micnode-mini6-000000

8. Upon successful connection status field shows OK.