NCast Telepresenter Reference Manual
3.9.5. Creating Scheduled Events
To create an event click on a time-slot and fill in the following fields:
The "
What
" field must contain (anywhere in the field) the letters “M3” to identify this as a Telepresenter event.
Additional words can further describe the nature of this entry (e.g., “Chem 101”, “Weekly Staff”, etc.).
The "
When
" field is used to delimit the start/stop times for the event. The drop-down menu only shows
hour/half-hour entries, but by clicking again on the time field arbitrary times may be entered. The repeat
options allow multiple occurrences of this event. If a stop time of 11:00 am is listed, the program uses
10:59:59 as the actual stop time. Thus, events may be scheduled back-to-back.
The "
Where
" field is the DNS name or IP address of the Telepresenter to be controlled. Only one
Telepresenter may be listed. This allows one calendar to control many different units.
The “
Calendar
” field must be the primary or default calendar for this account.
The “
Description
” field is a series of serial IP commands to be issued to the Telepresenter at the time of the
Start event (see below). In the example above, “C1” starts the Telepresenter session on Channel 1.
3.9.6. Scheduled Event Commands
The “
Description
” or content field is a series of serial IP commands to be issued to the Telepresenter at the
time the Start event is processed. Each command is terminated with a ";" character. For example:
C10;
This is the only command needed to start a Telepresenter ("Start on Channel 10 with all other settings
unchanged"). A more complicated example:
G3; V1; p1; C88; R1; RP,The CEO; RT,Weekly Performance Review;
where:
G3 Set the Main input to the VGA input connector
V1 Set the PIP input to the Composite video input connector
p1 Turn PIP on
C88 Start session on Channel 88
R1 Turn recording on
RP Set presenter information to "The CEO"
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