The CasaTunes CT-5X4MA and CT-12X8MA amplifiers have a built-in web application which may be used for configuration, control and monitoring of amplifier functions.
To open the amplifier web application, enter the IP address of the amplifier in a browser, for example: http://192.168.1.8. You can find the IP Address of your matrix amplifier in the CasaTunesX Help > About page.
The home page provides access to the Amplifier Zones. Selecting a Zone opens its control page.
The Zone Control Page provides status & control of:
A blue button indicates the item is selected or is ON.
Because of Web browser limitations, Slider setting changes are made using a positional touch on the slider
The Zones button returns to the previous page.The Settings button opens the Zone Settings page.
The Zone Settings Page provides status & control of:
The back arrow button returns to the Zone Control page.
To access the configuration pages in the browser enter the IP address with a config extension. i.e. http://192.168.100.24/config There are 5 configurations pages and a log page that may be selected
The Device Configuration page provides Device information:
Wired Ethernet: The Network configuration is set to use DHCP by default. If a Static IP address is selected, then the IP settings will appear in a drop-down
Date & Time: Configure the NTP server and if/when Daylight Saving time is observed
If any of the settings have been changed they do not take effect until the Save Changes button has been selected
All CasaTunes amplifiers on the network are listed. The MAC address is displayed to show which unit is being configured. CasaTunes amplifiers have a MAC address label fixed either to rear panel or cover.
Zone Settings: The Zone name may be changed – click the name to edit. Zone names have a maximum of 15 Characters (less when using exotic characters). These names will appear on connected Keypads and Tablets running the CasaTunes App
The amplifier physical Zones 1- 8 may be configured with a different logical zone or system zones: ranging from 0 – 95
Each Keypad port can have a zone assigned. This enables source specific IR routing and for keypads that support this feature, the keypad’s zone will be automatically assigned depending on its keypad port connection
Zone Linking: Zones can be linked together so that the source selection and optionally power and/or volume apply to all zones in the group.There is no limit to the number of zones in a group, but a zone may only be a member of a single group
If any of the settings have been changed they do not take effect until the Save Changes button has been selected
This allows you to rename the audio Sources on the amplifier – the names will appear on connected keypads and Tablets or Mobiles running the CasaTunes App. Source names have a maximum of 15 characters (less when using exotic characters)
The gain of each analog source may also be adjusted using the Left/right buttons. These changes happen live.
If any of the settings have been changed they do not take effect until the Save Changes button has been selected
Servers is the list of network shares where music files are located.
UNC path is in the form \\server\share\ and may also include folder names. Enter the path of the connected Network share by clicking the Add button and editing the UNC path name
Username is generally required and is usually set to ‘guest’ for shares that are configured without a user. If a domain is required then the username is entered in the form ‘Domain\User’
Password is used when the user has an account with a password.
If any of the settings have been changed they do not take effect until the Save Changes button has been selected
IR signals received on any one of the IR inputs do not need to be transmitted on every IR output. Use of the IR Routing feature enables control over which IR outputs transmit an IR signal depending on its origin and optionally the currently selected source. Source specific IR routing is useful for controlling source equipment and is available for all keypad ports that have a zone selection on the zones page.
IR input selects the keypad port to configure for IR routing.
Selected IR Outputs is a table of check boxes that when checked transmits source related IR to specific IR outputs.
If any of the settings have been changed they do not take effect until the Save Changes button has been selected
IR signals received on any one of the IR inputs do not need to be transmitted on every IR output. Use of the IR Routing feature enables control over which IR outputs transmit an IR signal depending on its origin and optionally the currently selected source. Source specific IR routing is useful for controlling source equipment and is available for all keypad ports that have a zone selection on the zones page.
Diagnostic Log is a useful tool for diagnosing connection issues and possible faults. This log is not stored in memory, so information is only collected during the current active power cycle.
Events: Non-volatile log of certain parameters like power interruptions, high temperature events, etc.
The amplifier firmware is based in part on FreeRTOS.org™ V5.0.2 and the uIP TCP/IP stack.
For more information on FreeRTOS.org™ please visit http://www.freertos.org
Source code for FreeRTOS.org™ can be downloaded from their official website.
The following copyright and statements for uIP TCP/IP stack are required by license:
Copyright (c) 2001-2003, Adam Dunkels. All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source & binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
