HX3.5 Editor User Manual
Preface
HX3.5 Editor is a tool for adjusting HX3.5 parameters and setups. Compared to HX3.4 Remote, number of tweakable parameters have been vastly increased (more than 800), so a new design was necessary. HX3.5 Editor connects to HX3.5 mainboard by a USB-to-serial adaptor cable FT232R-5V (available in our shop) or a USB-to-serial adaptor circuit with FTDI interface chip.
Sorry, only Windows version available (Windows XP and up). A version to connect by MIDI over USB is planned.
Installation
No installation is necessary. Just make sure all files contained in HX3.5 Editor ZIP file are copied to a folder on your local harddisk. Main parameter table and dropdown lists are defined in .INI text files which must be present in same folder as HX3.5 application.
Connection
Attach USB-to-serial adaptor cable FT232R-5V to any PC USB port and HX3.5 6-pin header PL19, black wire (BK) facing to black header PL17. On first install, Windows will install FTDI drivers automatically (Win XP needs manual FTDI driver installation). Power up HX3.5, Open HX3.5 Editor application and click on "Connect". A dialog window will appear which asks for the FTDI device to use. Select FT232R entry and click OK. HX3.5 Editor will wait for communication established and reads all parameters from HX3.5 mainboard. Log window will show all activities as well as (plain text) answers from HX3.5 mainboard.
Editing Parameters
The main table lists all 800+ editable HX3.5 parameters. An active "range" is marked by green parameters. To find a particular parameter range, click on corresponding button in "Jump to Param Group in List" bevel. These buttons just search for the respective item line, nothing else. Click on parameter line you want to edit.
A help text for selected parameter appears on right bottom of main window. Depending on type of parameter, either an editable scroll bar, an ON/OFF button or a dropdown list appears on parameter line. Some parameters do not have a special visual control, just the number itself.
Click on teal colored "Get Range" button to refresh values from HX3.5 board (e.g. to display current drawbar setting). "Set Range" will send whole range to HX3.5 (usually not necessary since parameter uplink is always "live").
Saving Parameters
Changes to parameters are executed instantly, but they are temporary until you save their parameter range. Save destination is dependant on type of parameter (see color coding at right bottom of main window).
To save Voice settings (drawbar positions) to a particular Voice Preset, select Voice number (dropdown list) for that manual and click "Store Upper/Lower/Pedal Voice #".
Note: Teal colored parameters can also be saved as an initialisation default ("empty" voice preset content when finalizing a board). Click "Save as Init Default" to do so.
Testing Controls
Parameter display will not update until you click "Get Range" or "Get all Params". Click green "Start Events" button to enable live update of displayed parameters (when it's range is visible in main table, data will change instantly). HX3.5 mainboard sends an "event" to the editor when it detects a change of any analog or digital control. The Log Window will show each event. If an analog input is floating (not connected), it is likely you will get random data on a particular parameter number. Click "Stop Events" to cancel live parameter updates. Note: Some functions (saving value ranges, presets, finalizing) also stop event messaging; re-enable with "Start Events" if needed.
Example: To check operating range and mapping order of volume potentiometers, click "Volume Pots" button to display corresponding parameter range. Click "Start Events" and work the potentiometer knobs; values received should range from 0 to 127. If a pot refuses to work, it is likely that it's analog input has not mapped or re-mapped to the desired analog function (see Analog Remap section).
