Re: [RDD] Rivendell and Broadcast Tools switcher.

2017-03-08 Thread Lorne Tyndale
sing the same > > configuration as Rivendell for the serial port. > > > > James > > > > > > - Original Message - > > From: "Rob Landry" <41001...@interpring.com> > > To: "James Greenlee" <ja...@madsonics.com> >

Re: [RDD] Rivendell and Broadcast Tools switcher.

2017-03-08 Thread Rob Landry
l.com>, "User discussion about the Rivendell Radio Automation System" <rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org> Sent: Monday, March 6, 2017 3:42:46 PM Subject: Re: [RDD] Rivendell and Broadcast Tools switcher. On Mon, 6 Mar 2017, James Greenlee wrote: Using screen, and executing a ST macro

Re: [RDD] Rivendell and Broadcast Tools switcher.

2017-03-07 Thread Cowboy
On Tue, 7 Mar 2017 13:18:11 -0500 Sherrod Munday wrote: > (That being said, I have successfully used shell scripts in the past > to send commands directly to the serial port while minicom had it > open (this was useful to use a cron job to send a timestamp/keepalive > and

Re: [RDD] Rivendell and Broadcast Tools switcher.

2017-03-07 Thread Sherrod Munday
On Mar 7, 2017, at 10:29, James Greenlee wrote: > This isn't a SS8.2, it's a straight 8x2 from 1995. According to the manual > provided by Broadcast Tools, the default speed is 2400 8n1 which works fine > with minicom. Unfortunately, Rivendell doesn't for some reason. > >

Re: [RDD] Rivendell and Broadcast Tools switcher.

2017-03-07 Thread James Greenlee
ussion about the Rivendell Radio Automation System Subject: Re: [RDD] Rivendell and Broadcast Tools switcher. As far as producing the "correct" result...That would be a negative. No matter what the macro says, Rivendell always puts the switch into mute. Executing a *140 directly into th

Re: [RDD] Rivendell and Broadcast Tools switcher.

2017-03-07 Thread Mike Price
Subject: Re: [RDD] Rivendell and Broadcast Tools switcher. As far as producing the "correct" result...That would be a negative. No matter what the macro says, Rivendell always puts the switch into mute. Executing a *140 directly into the switcher via minicom doesn't do anything. So

Re: [RDD] Rivendell and Broadcast Tools switcher.

2017-03-06 Thread James Greenlee
1001...@interpring.com> To: "James Greenlee" <ja...@madsonics.com> Cc: "Wayne Merricks" <merricks.wa...@googlemail.com>, "User discussion about the Rivendell Radio Automation System" <rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org> Sent: Monday, March 6,

Re: [RDD] Rivendell and Broadcast Tools switcher.

2017-03-06 Thread Cowboy
On Monday 06 March 2017 03:12:39 pm James Greenlee wrote: > I see an output of *140 and the switcher goes to mute. Executing a *140 in > minicom does not produce the same result. Suggests your serial port parameters are not set the same. E7 vs N8 for instance. -- Cowboy

Re: [RDD] Rivendell and Broadcast Tools switcher.

2017-03-06 Thread Rob Landry
On Mon, 6 Mar 2017, James Greenlee wrote: Using screen, and executing a ST macro from Rivendell, I see an output of *140 and the switcher goes to mute.  Executing a *140 in minicom does not produce the same result. Does it produce the correct result, though?  It would appear then that the

Re: [RDD] Rivendell and Broadcast Tools switcher.

2017-03-06 Thread James Greenlee
ne Merricks" <merricks.wa...@googlemail.com> To: "James Greenlee" <ja...@madsonics.com> Sent: Monday, March 6, 2017 4:39:19 AM Subject: Re: [RDD] Rivendell and Broadcast Tools switcher. I wrote this a few years ago for a broadcast tools 8.2 plus switcher. It goes thro

Re: [RDD] Rivendell and Broadcast Tools switcher.

2017-03-05 Thread Steve Varholy
You might need to use the terminal and send commands to the BT outside of Rivendell to see what it is doing in reaction to manufacturers documented commands. That way you can assure that the switcher is working properly. Had a BT relay box that came half DOA and that is how we determined the