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Can Dashboard control Ember+ devices?

Sorry I just now saw an article from a couple years ago on this. My first round of doing a search didn't result anything which is why I asked, but the second time it did show up. Maybe some further clarification. Yes Ember+ is something that talks over IP however it is it's own protocol system. Here is a GitHub link for further info. https://github.com/Lawo/ember-plus/wiki
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DashBoard does not presently have any built-in controllers for Ember+. From what I understand, the Ember+ protocol is a bit more complex than the protocols we typically would use listeners or fire/forget messaging for.
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Something I'm just wondering about... could I install and setup Ember+ as a protocol on a machine and then could I program in Dashboard and from that machine with Dashboard it control Ember+ devices? Kinda like Dashboard can run AppleScript on Macs?
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We've certainly seen that approach taken for other 3rd-party devices/protocols that are difficult to do directly inside of CustomPanels. One example is the way people are using Open Sound Control (OSC) to talk from DashBoard to a 3rd-party application which, in turn, talks native MIDI to an audio mixer.

In this case, it all comes down to what incoming protocols/commands your Ember+ software would take.

James
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There is at least one Ember+ translator I know of. We use it :-) It translates your Ember+ command (a 6-8 digit number in a tree) from/to a http command. It works like this: on your Ember+-controllable device you use a tool like Ember Viewer to find the command you need in the Ember-tree. You use this command in an http-URL pointed at the IP this 'Emberbridge' tool. It translates this to the correct Ember+ command. Works like a charm with our Lawo environment. Since you can send http commands from Dashboard, this could work.
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Hi Jan, which Ember+ translator are you using?

Greetings

Stefan

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