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Controling Projector-Shutter Panasonic via Lan?

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Hey,

 

is it possible to control projector shutters (Panasonic PT-RZ670) via Lan from a BrightSign Player?

Is there any script or tutorial around I can use?

Thanks and best,

luke

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    Bright Scripters

    With HDBaseT video extenders, you can control with RS232

    https://search.cablestogo.com/?category_1=HDBaseT&category_2=HDBaseT%2FHDMI+and+Serial+RS232+over+Cat5&category_3=HDBaseT%2FHDMI+and+Serial+RS232+over+Cat5%2FHDMI+and+Serial+RS232+Kits

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    Benny Britten-Austin

    You can control the shutter via PJlink-commads, "AVMT 30" to open shutter and "AVMT 31" to close.

    You can easily modify the TCP-Network-command plugin to do this:

    https://github.com/brightsign/BrightAuthor-Plugins/tree/master/TCP-Network-Command

     

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    luke

    Hey Benny,

     

    thank you. Where do I define the IP of the Projector? I have 5 different ones to control.

    Is the command

    "%1AVMT 30$0D" or just "AVMT 30"?

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    luke

    EDIT: sorry, just read: "By default, this plugin sends a hexidecimal-formatted TCP message to an IP address, which is specified in the body of the Plugin Message command that triggers the plugin."

    How does the command line really look like?

    IP: 196.168.0.13

    Command: AVMT 30

     

    Do I have to also change the "Message Body" of the script?

     

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    Benny Britten-Austin

    I can't find my old project where is used this but I think you put the IP in the text field when you call the script: send -> Send Plugin Message -> "Script name" -> IPnr

    You have to change the message on line 28 in the script, and it has to be in HEX, so "%1AVMT 11" would translate to "253141564D542031310D" which is the shutter on command.

    Then you will have to make a separate script with the shutter off command "%1AVMT 10" which is "253141564D542031300D" in HEX.

    Be sure to use different plugin names (edit line 33 in the script) in the two scipts.

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    luke

    Understand. Now I see it in the script as well "projector_ip$ = pluginMessage$"

    So the actual command in HEX is hard coded into the plugin.

     

     I will try it out and get back with results :)

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    luke

    I am desperatly trying out, but am failing.

    If I include the plugin, the presentation doesn't start at all and a red LED is blinking.

    What could be wrong?

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    Benny Britten-Austin

    What Brightsign model do you have?

    Some trouble shooting ideas:

    Does the Brightsign player have an ip-adress (check by removing the memory card and reboot the player, it should show an ip-address after boot)?

    Try running the script unaltered, directly from Github, just to make sure it works at all, before you make any changes to it.

    If that works, double check that there are no errors in the script code after you made your changes.

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    luke

    It is the 4K242 Model.

    The Brightsign have Ips (for example 192.168.0.101). Does it matter to choose "Standalone" or "for local Network"?

    Tried the script unlatered as downloaded. Error.  (not even sending any commands. Just adding the plugin as such doesn't work already). I am pretty sure to have setup the projector correctly. But shouldn't the presentation at least run by itself even if the communication with the projector doesn't work?

    I also tried the other PJLink Plugin I found (tcp-plugin-async-ignore-serial.brs). That at least doesn't make an error, but doesn't shutter neither.

    Kinda running out of ideas.

     

     

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    Brandon

    > If I include the plugin, the presentation doesn't start at all and a red LED is blinking.

    You probably downlaoded the HTML source view page, rather than the actual plugin code.

    Make sure you are saving from the RAW link on the source view page.  BrightScript is plain-text, not XML/HTML.

     

    > The Brightsign have Ips (for example 192.168.0.101). Does it matter to choose "Standalone" or "for local Network"?

    You should select the publishing mode appropriate for how you publish to the player.  Standalone is for writing directly to the card from the computer - so you need to remove the card, write the update to the card, then put the card back in the player.

    Local Network (Local File Networking) is for publishing over the LAN to the player - no need to remove/replace the player's card.

     

    Friendly reminder, the community forum is intended for user-to-user discussion. For troubleshooting problems and to ensure a timely answer from a BrightSign representative, please submit a support ticket.
     
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    Alfonso Descalzo

    I don´t know why, changing the "PluginName" makes the script not working.. I remember I used time ago an worked fine, but now it doesn´t. 

    Did you try? 

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    Jennifer Truong

    Thanks for the insights! I’ve worked on a similar setup and PJLink over LAN worked smoothly after handling the handshake.
    If anyone needs reliable Ethernet cables for projector or BrightSign setups.

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