Facility Control

Ok, this question is a little off the wall, but I'm working on a Panel I want to be Xpression Project agnostic..

So, is it possible to send an additional value to Xpression with the Take Command, kind of like a state value on a GPI.

So something like, TAKE 9901:0:0:Int where Int is an additional integer. I want to use this to pass along a value of which datalinq instance to use.

For example, I have fields 1-Name, 2-Name, 3-Name, & 1-Stat, 2-Stat, 3-Stat etc. 1-Name and 1-Stat would go together on a graphic. I know I can do this with %relid but I want to have 1 take ID per scene design and all the data inside be dynamically created, including the datalinq keys. Am I crazy? This seems like it would be possible. Can the xpression API be accessed over network?These panels are almost always on different machines than the actual engine.

Thanks!!

Hi @bgreen965
"‹A good deal of the XPression API is exposed to DashBoard in version 8.4.1 via the new DashBoard plug-in. The plug-in allows XPression and its projects to present themselves (and all of their published fields/DataLinq keys) as DashBoard Parameters.

As for specifics of what you can achieve in XPression via RossTalk calls, you'll probably want to post over in the XPression side of the forum. DashBoard is capable of sending whatever String you want to XPression's RossTalk port but they are the experts in what those Strings can do in their software.

Cheers.

James
#DashBoard

Hi @bgreen965
"‹A good deal of the XPression API is exposed to DashBoard in version 8.4.1 via the new DashBoard plug-in. The plug-in allows XPression and its projects to present themselves (and all of their published fields/DataLinq keys) as DashBoard Parameters.
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How do I access this DashBoard Plugin? Where is it located etc?
Is there a tutorial for it?

#DashBoard

I believe the Xpression Dashboard plugin is an additional licensing fee, correct? I think I could create a GPI board listener in xpr and attach events to it, but I may be trying to make this too complicated to make another area simpler.
#DashBoard

@bgreen965 Yes, the XPression DashBoard Plug-in is licensed on the XPression side and is available in version 8.0 and later.

James
#DashBoard

@astalsberg I have reached-out to the XPression team to see where the information about the plug-in has been made available. In the meantime, there is an XPression U video that gives an overview of some of the plug-in's capabilities at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE2FxGFQ-cw

James
#DashBoard