1.1. What is an RTI?

RTI Corp is an American manufacturer of automation solutions. RTI manufactures remote controls, controllers, touch panels and also audio products.

RTI products are used for media controls and also for more complex controls. RTI can be used, for example, to control a surround system together with a TV/beamer and possibly even lifts and operate them with a single remote control.

You can find more information about RTI on the Homepage of RTI.

With the trivum Control4 Interface there is an alternative interface for automation solutions based on Control4.

With the trivum URC Interface there is an alternative interface for automation solutions based on URC.

1.2. What problem does the RTI Interface solve?

The RTI interface expands the possibilities of the trivum system to control and integrate many consumer electronics devices. trivum itself is not specialized in the device control of e.g. TVs, because each device is controlled differently in detail: via infrared, network, serial interfaces or other protocols.

RTI specializes in supporting the protocols of the various devices and controlling them through a common user interface. That’s why trivum also provides an RTI driver so that RTI can use the functions of a trivum Multiroom System and integrate them into a comprehensive automation solution. At the same time, the RTI driver also makes it possible to start RTI commands from the trivum app.

1.3. How does trivum implement the RTI Interface?

The trivum RTI Interface is an RTI driver that can be downloaded free of charge from the trivum website. The ZIP file contains all the necessary files so that an RTI integrator can address your trivum multiroom system.

1.4. Advantages of the RTI Interface

  • For free

  • Many functions of the trivum system can be used within RTI

  • You can also trigger functions of your RTI system with trivum Actions

  • Integration of trivum audio functions into an RTI project

1.5. How can you customize the RTI Interface?

The trivum RTI driver makes its many functions available within the RTI Designer.

The driver itself is configured with a few variables:

  • Number of zones

  • Debug

Within the trivum setup, only a few options are necessary to connect an RTI controller to your trivum multiroom system

  • send On/Off/Mute/Unmute Events to RTI Controller

With this option, the trivum Multiroom System can trigger events in the RTI system when the status of zones changes. These events can then be linked within RTI with actions that switch a device on/off.

  • Control RTI tracing level

Thanks to this option, you have the opportunity to examine the internal processes of your trivum Multiroom System more closely

  • Browse RTI Trace

Here you can get extended information about the runtime

  • Edit list of RTI Commands which maps to trivum Actions

Within the RTI Designer it is possible to start trivum actions of your trivum multiroom system. This is done through names. In RTI e.g. 'Paging1' is used as a parameter for a trivum command. The trivum Multiroom uses this name to find the correct command in the list of RTI commands and triggers the associated trivum action.

  • List of ZoneIDs

Since the zones between trivum and RTI are connected via IDs, the IDs of the trivum zones are listed here.

1.6. What are the limitations of the RTI Interface?

  • The trivum RTI driver is 'as is'. This means that since it is free, our support is also limited. Therefore we do not guarantee the correct function of the driver. It is used successfully in many projects and we try to fix errors that may occur.

  • We recommend not making the integration too complex. The possibilities of the trivum driver are very extensive. RTI developers should have dealt with the product in detail before putting it into operation at the customer’s site.