NEXUS STAR Concept

Control Computer

Industry-standard PCs running Microsoft™ Windows™ are used as control computers for the audio system. The control computers are connected to either the NEXUS STAR controller board or to a NEXUS Base Device controller board over a serial interface port (RS 232 or USB). Notebook computers can also be used as portable control computers.
The entire audio network can be accessed from each connected PC. The system is controlled either from a single control computer, or concurrently from multiple computers. All control computers are synchronised to each other by the system. At any time, even during operation, a PC can be connected to, or disconnected from, a NEXUS STAR or NEXUS Base Device without affecting the audio-network status. Changes are only applied by deliberate action. The current settings are stored on the NEXUS network separately from the control computers.