Whenever I have to use a BT switcher that isn't directly supported by
Rivendell, I write shell scripts to address the switcher and have
Rivendell macros invoke the scripts via RN [name of script]! I find it
easier than trying to address the switcher from inside Rivendell.
Rob
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On Wed, 20 Apr 2022, [email protected] wrote:
Just an update for anyone interested...still banging my head against the
wall. A couple of things though.
In the Rivendell Admin I found an "Add Switchers" dialog - there are a
number of devices available using a dropdown menu. I was not able to find
the Broadcast Tools SRC-4 listed there but I did notice a selection for a
Broadcast Tools SS8.2. Since I have a few lying around I decided I would
play with that...and I found some joy!
After consulting some of the documentation, I created a macro cart with
the command ST 0 1 1! and it worked. The switch routed input 1 to output
1.
ST = Switch Take
0 = The serial port
1 = Input 1
1 = Output 1
! = Indicates end of command
When I looked at what Rivendell was sending with another computer running
PuTTY I saw:
*0011*002M1*003M1*004M1*005M1*006M1*007M1*008M1
I'm not sure what all that means, however the manual for the SS8.2 says
that the command to make the switch to input 1 is *0011, I think the rest
of the above tells it to mute (the M in the command) the rest of the
inputs. As you can probably tell serial commands are definitely not my
specialty.
Sadly, I still have not found a way to get Revendell to send the *0OR1L
command as described below. I think I'm close...but frustratingly, not
quite there. Hopefully someone can answer a couple of questions for me:
Which device from the Add Switchers dropdown menu I would use to send a
simple string like *0OR1L?
Which device should I select since the SRC-4 is not listed as an option?
I'll try again tomorrow, thanks for listening!
Wayne
Good afternoon distinguished Rivendell users!
I have an occasion to implement 4 GPI/O using a Broadcast Tools SRC-4 with
Rivendell 2.19.3 running on CentOS 7. The connection is via an on-board
serial DB9 port.
Rivendell needs to send serial to the SRC-4, for example:
*0OR1L (to latch relay 1 closed)
*0OR1F (to open relay 1)
Rivendell would be "listening for serial date like:
*011 (input 1 closed)
*010 (input 1 open)
You get the idea...anyway I'm looking for tips, tricks, documentation,
pitfalls to watch out on this project.
So far, I've managed to get the computer working with the SRC-4, and can
get data from it and I've been able to close/open relays on it using
PuTTY, but I haven't been able to get Rivendell to talk to it yet.
Any help you care to offer is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your
time and expertise.
Best,
Wayne
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