Integrating the Shure® MXA920™ Microphone with Xilica Solaro Solutions

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Xilica Designer software includes ready-made, drag-and-drop modules for instant integration and control of the Shure MXA920 microphone's parameters including source detection, LED control, gain control, and metering.

Deployment Steps

  1. Install and launch the latest version of Xilica Designer software

  2. Navigate to Lua Editor menu → Lua Device Drivers

  3. Click Install next to the latest version of the Shure MXA920 driver

    • Recommendation: Install all available drivers in this list for easy future access

    • Click Done when complete

  4. Open your Project file (.pjxml)

  5. From the Component Library under Shure → Mic, drag the latest Shure MXA920 (Lua) driver onto the Project View workspace

  6. Right-click the module and choose:

    • Map Physical Device

    • Dante Device Mapping

    • Select the MAC address of the microphone's Dante port

    • (Ensure the microphone is powered on and discoverable in Designer's Network View)

  7. Right-click the module again and choose:

    • Map Physical Device

    • Universal Control IP Setting

    • Setup IP Address...

    • Enter the IP address of the microphone's LAN port (find this using Shure software or a network scanner)

    • Click Ok

  8. Complete the wiring between devices in Project View, including the Dante channels of the microphone

  9. Click "Load Design to Devices" to go live with the hardware and begin passing audio