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4.5
Control
Spyder is a very versatile video processing system and lends itself to a wide variety of
applications. Many applications require different types of control systems and
features. Vista Systems has addressed many of these requirements by offering a range
of controls and solutions.
Spyder ships with the current Windows based software package (Vista Spyder Basic).
Vista also offers desktop controllers from small units to do elegant but simple control
to large controllers designed for the most demanding live environment. Vista also
makes control protocol available for 3
rd
party control systems.
Please contact Vista Systems for further information on the current line of Spyder
4.5.1
External control protocol for Spyder
The Spyder frame uses an ASCII based command system for external control.
Connectivity is available via an RJ-45 connection to the frame. Commands and
arguments are delineated by a single space character.
Ethernet Connectivity
You can control the Spyder frame remotely by sending the
ASCII commands listed below within a UDP packet sent to
port 11116 on the frame. Each message sent to Spyder over
UDP must be precluded by a 10 byte message header. This
header is shown below:
UDP Message Header
Index
Character
0 s
1 p
2 y
3 d
4 e
5 r
6 0x00
(hex)
7 0x00
(hex)
8 0x00
(hex)
9 0x00
(hex)
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