How To | Latching the Virtual Page Station Talk button from the control pin via GPIO

Learn how to control a Virtual Page Station Talk button from a control pin using GPIO.

Updated at January 9th, 2024

Procedure


Some system design specifications may require GPIO to trigger a Virtual Page Station Talk button with the desired function to latch after a button press. Because the VPS component Talk button control pin is unable to latch like the button within the component, some additional configuration is required in Q-SYS Designer.  

Use the steps below to latch the Virtual Page Station talk button from a control pin:

  1. Add a Flip-Flop component and expose the Toggle and State control pins .
  2. Add Virtual Page Station component and expose the Talk control pin.
  3. Connect the desired GPIO input to the Flip-Flop Toggle input pin.
  4. Connect the Flip-Flop Toggle output pin to the Talk pin of the VPS.
  5. Connect the VPS control to the PA Router as normal.  

Note

This setup is only required if the GPIO input device is a momentary trigger. A latching/toggle switch will not require the Flip-Flop.