Accessing Plugins

Plugins are located within the Schematic Elements > Plugins section of the Q-SYS Designer interface. Installed plugins are stored in two category folders:

• Asset Manager: This list includes any plugins that have been installed from Asset Manager.
• User: This list includes any plugins that have been installed manually by the user (with .qplug files), and legacy plugins bundled with previous versions of Q-SYS Designer.

Note: For backward compatibility with designs using plugins bundled with previous Q-SYS Designer versions, legacy versions of these plugins are included in the User folder. However, QSC recommends that you use the Q-SYS Asset Manager to install the managed versions of these plugins and replace the legacy versions in your design.

Plugin Properties

Tip: For additional properties that are not listed, refer to the Properties Panel help topic for more information.

Note: Each plug in has its own respective Properties. Refer to the Plugin Help for additional information.

Is Managed

For QSC-authored plugins only, select 'Yes' to add the plugin to your Inventory list, which makes the plugin's Status available for monitoring in Core Manager and Q-SYS Reflect. When enabled, you can then specify a Name and Location for the plugin, as with any other Inventory item. Enabling the Is Managed property also reveals the Is Required property, if applicable to the plugin.

Is Required

When enabled, and the device is not found on the network, the device is reported as 'Missing', which is an error condition. This is the default behavior. When disabled, and the device is not found on the network, the device is reported as 'Not Present', which is not an error condition.

Show Debug

Select 'Yes' to show the Debug Output window. See Debug Output.

If a plugin includes a bundled help file, you can view the plugin help as with other Q-SYS Designer components: Drag the plugin into your schematic, select the plugin, and press F1.

Note: A plugin must be installed with Asset Installer to be able to view any bundled help. If you press F1 and see this page, either the plugin has not been installed with Q-SYS Asset Manager, or a bundled help file is not available.