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  • 1.  External Device

    Posted 04-07-2023 08:31

    Hi, there .

    I would like to make a connection between DashBoard and a video switcher in order to send GPI from DashBoard to a switcher in order to trigger Macro action. 

    How it can be accomplished ? 

    is it possible to utilize USB to GPIO to do it ? if yes which device can be used ? is there any specific device for a mentioned situation ? 

    Thanks in advance.



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    Shamil Gasim
    TV and Radio Engineer
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  • 2.  RE: External Device

    Posted 04-10-2023 10:03

    Hey Shamil - A few ways to think about this...
    1- If your switcher is a Ross switcher or some other switcher that can receive network triggers like Rosstalk, then you wouldn't need any external hardware and your Dashboard can send a simple TCP/IP command to do what you want.
    2- If you want to use the physical GPIO board on a switcher to trigger macros, then I'd use something that converts TCP/IP to contact closures, such as this Global Cache device... https://a.co/d/1fwPEng .  You could probably accomplish the same thing with a similar USB device, but I'm more hesitant to rely on USB in production.

    Hope that helps!



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    Bo Cordle
    Rocket Surgery
    Charleston, SC
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  • 3.  RE: External Device

    Posted 04-10-2023 14:08

    There is also a GPIO openGear card available that can either send RossTalk GPI messages or receive them.  We have used this to integrate physical GPIO functionality into DashBoard panels many times.
    https://www.rossvideo.com/infrastructure/opengear-modular/data-solutions/gpi-8941/



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    James Peltzer
    Ross Video
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  • 4.  RE: External Device

    Posted 04-14-2023 06:35

    Thanks for your precious recommendations. 



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    Shamil Gasim
    TV and Radio Engineer
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