Media POD
Keywest Technology Information Systems
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KWT TM 2-1-MEDIAPOD
24 July 2006
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This will open the EVENT CREATOR window.
Here you can create custom RS-232 output. Enter your
command string in the COMMAND text box and click
ADD COMMAND (for ASCII Commands). Use the HEX
VALUE controls to control devices that utilize true
hexadecimal commands.
Add delays between commands by typing seconds in
DELAY TIME and clicking ADD DELAY TIME.
Set your comm port number and parameters directly in the
software.
Choose an icon for your event so you can drop it right into
a playlist—or use it in a schedule independently
A completed Event might look like the image on the
right.
Here a string has been created that sends out a
command “play”, then waits 12 seconds and sends
“play” out again. It sends this out Comm Port 1, at
9600 baud, with 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, negative
polarity, and no hardware flow control.
The even has a flag image icon in case we want to
drop it into a timeline.
Custom serial events like this are typically used to turn displays on and off, or control lighting
effects, or even set input devices on external switchers. The possibilities are virtually limitless.
