Facility Control

Hi,

I'm using an Ultrix router with BCS/Dashboard interface. I'm very new to all this and i'm trying to go a little beyond the basic softpanels editing.

For example I'm trying to make a simple custom panel where I can switch between a few sources and a few destinations with some basic buttons.

I only achieve this by drag-and-dropping a softpanel into a blank canvas and customize it. I also saw the built in api but the only command available is "take a switch"

Could you provide a simple example please?

Many Thanks

I did this by creating a salvo in the Ultrix and then calling that in a CC. You just need the Salvo ID number which is in parathesis to the right of the Salvo name in the Salvo panel.

 Here is a pic of the CC. Very simple one line command.

I hope this helps.

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Hi,

I'm using an Ultrix router with BCS/Dashboard interface. I'm very new to all this and i'm trying to go a little beyond the basic softpanels editing.

For example I'm trying to make a simple custom panel where I can switch between a few sources and a few destinations with some basic buttons.

I only achieve this by drag-and-dropping a softpanel into a blank canvas and customize it. I also saw the built in api but the only command available is "take a switch"

Could you provide a simple example please?

Many Thanks

Hi,

I'm using an Ultrix router with BCS/Dashboard interface. I'm very new to all this and i'm trying to go a little beyond the basic softpanels editing.

For example I'm trying to make a simple custom panel where I can switch between a few sources and a few destinations with some basic buttons.

I only achieve this by drag-and-dropping a softpanel into a blank canvas and customize it. I also saw the built in api but the only command available is "take a switch"

Could you provide a simple example please?

Many Thanks

Hi Dalot,

Assuming that you want to set a Crosspoint, please find below a sample custom panel source code on how to achieve it.

In the source code below, we have two params displayed as combo choices.

The first param stores the source and the second param stores the destination. To populate the combo box choices (int choices), we use the loadUltrixTable function. You can use the (CTRL + I) shortchut key to inspect the values, by double-clicking the dropdowns which should match available sources of your ultrix.

The most important function you are probably looking for is the doUltrixSwitch, which is the one used by the take button. In this scenario, the doUltrixSwitch creates a multiset to update all levels you wish to update using the relevant oid, and executes it.

I have created a second doUltrixSwitch function which uses rosstalk commands to achieve the same thing, the code snippet will be added below the first one.

<abs contexttype="opengear" gridsize="20" keepalive="true">   <meta>      <params>         <param access="1" constrainttype="INT_CHOICE" name="Sources" oid="Sources" precision="0" stateless="true" type="INT32" value="0" widget="combo">            <constraint key="0">Nothing</constraint>         </param>         <param access="1" constrainttype="INT_CHOICE" name="Destinations" oid="Destinations" precision="0" stateless="true" type="INT32" value="0" widget="combo">            <constraint key="0">Nothing</constraint>         </param>      </params>      <ogscript handles="onload">function loadUltrixTable(sources) {            var uOid = sources ? 'params.sources' : 'params.dests';            var pOid = sources ? 'Sources' : 'Destinations';                        var newValues = [];            var numValuesP = params.getParam('ultrix', 'params.sources', 0);            var numValues = 0;            if (numValuesP != null)            {               numValues = numValuesP.getElementCount();            }            for (var i = 0; i &lt; numValues; i++)            {               var name = params.getParam('ultrix', uOid + '.' + i + '.name', 0).getValue();               newValues[i] = { "key": i, "value": name };            }            if (newValues.length == 0)            {               newValues.push({"key": 0, "value": "Nothing Found"});            }            params.replaceConstraint(pOid, params.createIntChoiceConstraint(newValues));         }         function loadUltrixInfo()         {            loadUltrixTable(true);            loadUltrixTable(false);         }         loadUltrixInfo();</ogscript>      <api>function doUltrixSwitch(context, source, destination, level_string) {            level_string =  level_string + "";            level_string = level_string.replace(/\s/g, ' ');            var levels = level_string.split(",");            var multiset = params.createMultiSet(context);                  for(i=0; i&lt;levels.length; i++) {               multiset.setValue("params.statusByDestination." + destination + ".inputstatus", (levels[i] - 1), source);            }            multiset.execute();         }</api>   </meta>   <param expand="true" height="60" left="80" oid="Sources" top="100" width="280"/>   <param expand="true" height="60" left="80" oid="Destinations" showlabel="false" top="40" width="280"/>   <button buttontype="push" height="120" left="360" name="Take" top="40" width="200">      <task tasktype="ogscript">doUltrixSwitch("ultrix", params.getValue('Sources', 0), params.getValue('Destinations', 0), "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17")</task>   </button>   <simplegrid contexttype="opengear" height="40" id="ultrix" left="80" objectid="UltricoreBCS-TLO-0000-C8931&lt;br&gt;Slot 0&lt;br&gt;UltricoreBCS" objecttype="UltricoreBCS" rows="1" top="180" width="480">      <param element="0" expand="true" oid="0x105" showlabel="false" widget="1"/>   </simplegrid></abs>

function doUltrixSwitch(source, destination, level_string) {      ultrixIP = "yourIP or domain name";      var ultrixRossTalkPort = 7788;      var newDestination = parseInt(destination) + 1;      var newSource = parseInt(source) + 1;      var rossTalkCommand = "XPT D:" + newDestination + " S:" + newSource + " I:7 L:" + level_string;				      rosstalk.sendMessage(ultrixIP, ultrixRossTalkPort, rossTalkCommand);}

Hope this helps!

You can also find documentation on supported rosstalk commands here. 

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Aury R.
Ross Video
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Hi,

I'm using an Ultrix router with BCS/Dashboard interface. I'm very new to all this and i'm trying to go a little beyond the basic softpanels editing.

For example I'm trying to make a simple custom panel where I can switch between a few sources and a few destinations with some basic buttons.

I only achieve this by drag-and-dropping a softpanel into a blank canvas and customize it. I also saw the built in api but the only command available is "take a switch"

Could you provide a simple example please?

Many Thanks

Hi Aury,

I am hoping to accomplish the same thing as Dalot.  Where do I enter in the code that you provided to program a custom panel?  Is that ogScript?

Thanks

Andrew

Hi Dalot,

Assuming that you want to set a Crosspoint, please find below a sample custom panel source code on how to achieve it.

In the source code below, we have two params displayed as combo choices.

The first param stores the source and the second param stores the destination. To populate the combo box choices (int choices), we use the loadUltrixTable function. You can use the (CTRL + I) shortchut key to inspect the values, by double-clicking the dropdowns which should match available sources of your ultrix.

The most important function you are probably looking for is the doUltrixSwitch, which is the one used by the take button. In this scenario, the doUltrixSwitch creates a multiset to update all levels you wish to update using the relevant oid, and executes it.

I have created a second doUltrixSwitch function which uses rosstalk commands to achieve the same thing, the code snippet will be added below the first one.

<abs contexttype="opengear" gridsize="20" keepalive="true">   <meta>      <params>         <param access="1" constrainttype="INT_CHOICE" name="Sources" oid="Sources" precision="0" stateless="true" type="INT32" value="0" widget="combo">            <constraint key="0">Nothing</constraint>         </param>         <param access="1" constrainttype="INT_CHOICE" name="Destinations" oid="Destinations" precision="0" stateless="true" type="INT32" value="0" widget="combo">            <constraint key="0">Nothing</constraint>         </param>      </params>      <ogscript handles="onload">function loadUltrixTable(sources) {            var uOid = sources ? 'params.sources' : 'params.dests';            var pOid = sources ? 'Sources' : 'Destinations';                        var newValues = [];            var numValuesP = params.getParam('ultrix', 'params.sources', 0);            var numValues = 0;            if (numValuesP != null)            {               numValues = numValuesP.getElementCount();            }            for (var i = 0; i &lt; numValues; i++)            {               var name = params.getParam('ultrix', uOid + '.' + i + '.name', 0).getValue();               newValues[i] = { "key": i, "value": name };            }            if (newValues.length == 0)            {               newValues.push({"key": 0, "value": "Nothing Found"});            }            params.replaceConstraint(pOid, params.createIntChoiceConstraint(newValues));         }         function loadUltrixInfo()         {            loadUltrixTable(true);            loadUltrixTable(false);         }         loadUltrixInfo();</ogscript>      <api>function doUltrixSwitch(context, source, destination, level_string) {            level_string =  level_string + "";            level_string = level_string.replace(/\s/g, ' ');            var levels = level_string.split(",");            var multiset = params.createMultiSet(context);                  for(i=0; i&lt;levels.length; i++) {               multiset.setValue("params.statusByDestination." + destination + ".inputstatus", (levels[i] - 1), source);            }            multiset.execute();         }</api>   </meta>   <param expand="true" height="60" left="80" oid="Sources" top="100" width="280"/>   <param expand="true" height="60" left="80" oid="Destinations" showlabel="false" top="40" width="280"/>   <button buttontype="push" height="120" left="360" name="Take" top="40" width="200">      <task tasktype="ogscript">doUltrixSwitch("ultrix", params.getValue('Sources', 0), params.getValue('Destinations', 0), "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17")</task>   </button>   <simplegrid contexttype="opengear" height="40" id="ultrix" left="80" objectid="UltricoreBCS-TLO-0000-C8931&lt;br&gt;Slot 0&lt;br&gt;UltricoreBCS" objecttype="UltricoreBCS" rows="1" top="180" width="480">      <param element="0" expand="true" oid="0x105" showlabel="false" widget="1"/>   </simplegrid></abs>

function doUltrixSwitch(source, destination, level_string) {      ultrixIP = "yourIP or domain name";      var ultrixRossTalkPort = 7788;      var newDestination = parseInt(destination) + 1;      var newSource = parseInt(source) + 1;      var rossTalkCommand = "XPT D:" + newDestination + " S:" + newSource + " I:7 L:" + level_string;				      rosstalk.sendMessage(ultrixIP, ultrixRossTalkPort, rossTalkCommand);}

Hope this helps!

You can also find documentation on supported rosstalk commands here. 

------------------
Aury R.
Ross Video
------------------

Hi,

I'm using an Ultrix router with BCS/Dashboard interface. I'm very new to all this and i'm trying to go a little beyond the basic softpanels editing.

For example I'm trying to make a simple custom panel where I can switch between a few sources and a few destinations with some basic buttons.

I only achieve this by drag-and-dropping a softpanel into a blank canvas and customize it. I also saw the built in api but the only command available is "take a switch"

Could you provide a simple example please?

Many Thanks

Hi Andrew,

It is a combination of OGLML and OgScript. You can go in edit mode and use the source tab to enter it.

Here are the steps on how to:

- Create a new custom panel by choosing File > New > New CustomPanel File

- The new custom panel will load, click on PanelBuilder Edit Mode

- Double click inside the panel, and click on the Source tab.

Thank you,

Hi Aury,

I am hoping to accomplish the same thing as Dalot.  Where do I enter in the code that you provided to program a custom panel?  Is that ogScript?

Thanks

Andrew

Hi Dalot,

Assuming that you want to set a Crosspoint, please find below a sample custom panel source code on how to achieve it.

In the source code below, we have two params displayed as combo choices.

The first param stores the source and the second param stores the destination. To populate the combo box choices (int choices), we use the loadUltrixTable function. You can use the (CTRL + I) shortchut key to inspect the values, by double-clicking the dropdowns which should match available sources of your ultrix.

The most important function you are probably looking for is the doUltrixSwitch, which is the one used by the take button. In this scenario, the doUltrixSwitch creates a multiset to update all levels you wish to update using the relevant oid, and executes it.

I have created a second doUltrixSwitch function which uses rosstalk commands to achieve the same thing, the code snippet will be added below the first one.

<abs contexttype="opengear" gridsize="20" keepalive="true">   <meta>      <params>         <param access="1" constrainttype="INT_CHOICE" name="Sources" oid="Sources" precision="0" stateless="true" type="INT32" value="0" widget="combo">            <constraint key="0">Nothing</constraint>         </param>         <param access="1" constrainttype="INT_CHOICE" name="Destinations" oid="Destinations" precision="0" stateless="true" type="INT32" value="0" widget="combo">            <constraint key="0">Nothing</constraint>         </param>      </params>      <ogscript handles="onload">function loadUltrixTable(sources) {            var uOid = sources ? 'params.sources' : 'params.dests';            var pOid = sources ? 'Sources' : 'Destinations';                        var newValues = [];            var numValuesP = params.getParam('ultrix', 'params.sources', 0);            var numValues = 0;            if (numValuesP != null)            {               numValues = numValuesP.getElementCount();            }            for (var i = 0; i &lt; numValues; i++)            {               var name = params.getParam('ultrix', uOid + '.' + i + '.name', 0).getValue();               newValues[i] = { "key": i, "value": name };            }            if (newValues.length == 0)            {               newValues.push({"key": 0, "value": "Nothing Found"});            }            params.replaceConstraint(pOid, params.createIntChoiceConstraint(newValues));         }         function loadUltrixInfo()         {            loadUltrixTable(true);            loadUltrixTable(false);         }         loadUltrixInfo();</ogscript>      <api>function doUltrixSwitch(context, source, destination, level_string) {            level_string =  level_string + "";            level_string = level_string.replace(/\s/g, ' ');            var levels = level_string.split(",");            var multiset = params.createMultiSet(context);                  for(i=0; i&lt;levels.length; i++) {               multiset.setValue("params.statusByDestination." + destination + ".inputstatus", (levels[i] - 1), source);            }            multiset.execute();         }</api>   </meta>   <param expand="true" height="60" left="80" oid="Sources" top="100" width="280"/>   <param expand="true" height="60" left="80" oid="Destinations" showlabel="false" top="40" width="280"/>   <button buttontype="push" height="120" left="360" name="Take" top="40" width="200">      <task tasktype="ogscript">doUltrixSwitch("ultrix", params.getValue('Sources', 0), params.getValue('Destinations', 0), "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17")</task>   </button>   <simplegrid contexttype="opengear" height="40" id="ultrix" left="80" objectid="UltricoreBCS-TLO-0000-C8931&lt;br&gt;Slot 0&lt;br&gt;UltricoreBCS" objecttype="UltricoreBCS" rows="1" top="180" width="480">      <param element="0" expand="true" oid="0x105" showlabel="false" widget="1"/>   </simplegrid></abs>

function doUltrixSwitch(source, destination, level_string) {      ultrixIP = "yourIP or domain name";      var ultrixRossTalkPort = 7788;      var newDestination = parseInt(destination) + 1;      var newSource = parseInt(source) + 1;      var rossTalkCommand = "XPT D:" + newDestination + " S:" + newSource + " I:7 L:" + level_string;				      rosstalk.sendMessage(ultrixIP, ultrixRossTalkPort, rossTalkCommand);}

Hope this helps!

You can also find documentation on supported rosstalk commands here. 

------------------
Aury R.
Ross Video
------------------

Hi,

I'm using an Ultrix router with BCS/Dashboard interface. I'm very new to all this and i'm trying to go a little beyond the basic softpanels editing.

For example I'm trying to make a simple custom panel where I can switch between a few sources and a few destinations with some basic buttons.

I only achieve this by drag-and-dropping a softpanel into a blank canvas and customize it. I also saw the built in api but the only command available is "take a switch"

Could you provide a simple example please?

Many Thanks