Control4 Driver - Source Pooling
SOURCE POOLING
Easily allocate the 'next available source' from a pool of Watch or Listen sources
A powerful allocation scheme allows for exceptions and customization
Several pools are possible in a Project
This driver offers a way to share a limited pool of sources among a larger number of rooms. You no longer need to design complex allocation schemes and the user no longer needs to wonder if a given source (a cable or satellite box, for example, or even an Apple TV or a Roku stick) is available.
Green: an available source has been assigned and activated
Red: no sources are currently available (as per the default sequence or this room’s Sequence Exception)
Orange: a source has been assigned, but it is not accessible in the given room (check your Sequence Exception for that room or specify one)
White: no source changes are being made (the room is already on a non-shared pool source – see the Property ‘Effect of Multiple Selects’)
Please note that there is no feedback on List Navigator interfaces (such as SR remotes). Also, with some of the Control4 User Interfaces (Touch Screen, Remotes), it may be necessary to Cancel or go back to the previous screen to access specific device controls.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This driver is not compatible with Video or Audio Media (Channels/Stations). If you wish to still use such Channels/Stations, they would typically connect a specific source to the room’s video or audio device. This driver would see this and avoid using the source as it would now be unavailable. A user whose source was just ‘stolen’ by another room can simply press the Pool Request experience button to get the next available source (as the current source is now shared).
