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Using the HMP to control external appliances
The SpinetiX HMP can control external appliances using its serial port (RS232) interface. This type of interface is also preferred by
most professional screens to allow switch on/off operations or image configurations. The HMP also supports USB-IOs presented as
HID controls such as models from
U-HID .
The following are the minimum requirements for controlling an appliance through the serial port or USB interface:
• A protocol file for your appliance. (testing and debugging your protocol file can be done on a PC using the Serial Port Protocol
Studio application, installed with HMD)
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The protocol file must be uploaded to the HMP and enabled.
• A pre-built or serial port cable you have constructed, to connect your appliance to the HMP.
• Special SpinetiX elements
< auxCmd >
in your content to control the appliance.
Enabling control of external devices
Enabling the RS232/USB IO support is done via HMP Control Center, in the RS232/USB IO menu:
By default the serial port control is disabled. It is enabled by selecting a protocol file in the Protocols drop-box. Choose either pre-
loaded files designed by SpinetiX (identified by the prefix [sys] before the name of the protocol), or files that you have uploaded on this
page.
Configuring the protocols
Support Wiki keyword:
RS232 port