Overview
:
The Blade is a small solid-state controlled playback system that delivers video and audio to broadcast standards.
This MXM allows controlling and monitoring the Blade (play videos, execute scripts, control volume, etc...).
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Installation
(MXM) :
This MxM doesn't require any specific installation.
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Creation
(Device) :
Device creation window :

Blade IP Address : Enter the IP addres of the Blade unit to control. This information can be set/displayed in the OSD menu (Communication>General Settings>IP Address) of the Blade.
Blade UDP Port : Enter the UDP port of the Blade unit to control. This value can be set/displayed in the OSD menu (Communication>General Settings>UDP Client Port) of the Blade. The default value is 5001.
Listen Adapter : Choose the IP address of the adapter in the list of avaible IP address on the current computer. Note: in Showmaster, the default network adapter is always used regardless of this setting.
Listen Port : Enter the TCP port of the adapter. This value can be set/displayed in the OSD menu (Communication>Advanced Settings>TCP Server Port) of the Blade. The default value is 6001.
Auto re-connection : Mark the checkbox if the device must re-connect in case of disconnection.
Video Mode : Enter the default video mode. This value can be set/displayed in the OSD menu (System Settings>Audio/Video>Video Standard) of the Blade.
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Commands
(List Of) :
Load :
Description
: Load a video of the Blade unit and play it if
desired.
Parameters :
Video Name : [Type : String] : Name of a video
on the Blade Unit.
Time In : [Type : Time] : Time to start the
video.
Time Out : [Type : Time] : Time to stop the
video.
Auto Play : [Type : Enum] : Start the video
at the specified time parameter after loading.
Note :
- To use properly the 'Time In' / 'Time Out' parameters
of this command, the video must be preprocessed by
the DVS Blade unit (enter the OSD> Files>Clips>'Video
Name'>Preprocess).
- This command updates the variable "LoadedVideo"
to inform user which video is currently loaded on
the Blade Unit. As the Blade doesn't return information
about the video loaded, the variable "LoadedVideo"
will be updated even if the video file doesn't exist.
Usage : If Auto Play set to "On", the video
loaded begins at the specified time.
Play :
Play Loop :
Pause :
Description
: Pause the currently playing video on the Blade
unit.
Parameters :
Video Mute : [Type : Enum] : Mute the video
(black screen) when pausing.
Usage : When pausing, the current video time
is displayed. If video mute is set to On, a black
screen is displayed.
Locate :
Stop :
Close :
Switch Output :
Trigger :
Set Volume :
Start Script :
Stop Script :
Set Display Mode :
Set Letterbox Mode :
Set Audio/Video Sync Mode :
Reboot :
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Variables
(List Of) :
ConnectionStatus :
Type : Enum.
Description : Connnection status of the device
connection.
Available Values :
"Unconnected" |
: |
Not
connected |
"Connecting" |
: |
Connection
in progress |
"Ready" |
: |
Device
is connected and ready to work |
"Busy" |
: |
Device working |
Error :
Type : Enum.
Description : Current error status of the device.
Available Values :
"No
Error" |
: |
Device
is Ok |
"Network
Error" |
: |
A
network or transmission error occurred |
"Command
Error" |
: |
A
command error occurred |
CurrentStatus :
Type : Enum.
Description : Current status of the device.
Available Values :
"None" |
: |
No
video or script information |
"Video
Started" |
: |
Video
started on the unit |
"Video
Looped" |
: |
Video
looped on the unit |
"Video
Finished" |
: |
Video
finished on the unit |
"Video
Stopped" |
: |
Video
stopped on the unit |
"Video
Paused" |
: |
Video
paused on the unit |
"Video
Resumed" |
: |
Video
resumed on the unit |
"Script
Idle" |
: |
Script
idle on the unit |
"Script
Running" |
: |
Script
running on the unit |
AudioVolume :
Type : Integer.
Description : Current volume of the device.
LoadedVideo :
Type : String.
Description : Video loaded on the device. This
variable is only updated by the command "Load". As the
Blade doesn't return information about the video loaded,
the variable "LoadedVideo" will be only updated by the
command "Load" of the Mxm.
VideoList :
Type : String.
Description : List of video on the device.
ScriptList :
Type : String.
Description : List of scripts on the device.
CurrentScript :
Type : String.
Description : Script started on the device.
SpaceUsedPercent :
Type : Integer.
Description : Space used (percent) on the device.
Input1 :
Type : Integer.
Description : Value of the input 1 on the blade
unit.
Input2 :
Type : Integer.
Description : Value of the input 2 on the blade
unit.
Input3 :
Type : Integer.
Description : Value of the input 3 on the blade
unit.
Input4 :
Type : Integer.
Description : Value of the input 4 on the blade
unit.
Input5 :
Type : Integer.
Description : Value of the input 5 on the blade
unit.
Input6 :
Type : Integer.
Description : Value of the input 6 on the blade
unit.
Input7 :
Type : Integer.
Description : Value of the input 7 on the blade
unit.
Input8 :
Type : Integer.
Description : Value of the input 8 on the blade
unit.
Output1 :
Type : Integer.
Description : Value of the output 1 on the blade
unit.
Output2 :
Type : Integer.
Description : Value of the output 2 on the blade
unit.
Output3 :
Type : Integer.
Description : Value of the output 3 on the blade
unit.
Output 4 :
Type : Integer.
Description : Value of the output 4 on the blade
unit.
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Support
(Difference with previous versions) :
V 1.0.1:
- Added: Support for Showmaster.
V 1.0.2:
- Modified: in Showmaster: always uses the default network adapter as the listen adapter.
(uses the listen adapter specified in the setup in all other cases).
V 1.0.3:
- Added: Support for Showmaster Pro.
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