UDP control

The HTML application (udp-control-V1.10.10.hta) provides a graphical interface which can be launched from any MS-Windows computer. It supports:

• 4 buttons to send specific UDP commands (default UDP port: 2818),
• 5 checkboxes allowing to select until 5 devices, identified by their IP address.

The udp-control-V1.10.10.hta file can be edited to modify the button's labels, the list of devices to control, the device IP addresses, the UDP port value.

The four buttons are allowing to:

1. switch on the screen connected to the device,
2. switch off the screen connected to the device,
3. start to play a video content in full screen (UDP streaming for example) instead of playing the default playout,
4. stop to play the video content and play back the default playout.

To work properly:

• the udp-control-g4-V1.10.12.js playout script needs to be added in the Script to execute tab of the playout so that the device can execute the UDP requests (default UDP port: 2818),
• the VESA DPMS option must be activated in the device Web user interface.

The udp-control-g4-V1.10.12.js file can be edited to modify the UDP port value.

2022-03-15 udp-control-g4-V1.10.12.js download

BUG FIX, NEW FEATURES, MINOR UPDATES

• Change: clean unused software part

COMPATIBILITY

• PlugnCast V3.12.17
• Playzilla V4.13.12 (or above)
• Gekkota OS 4.13.15 for device
  • SMA300
  • DMB400
• Dynamic media: video (local or UDP streaming)

INFORMATION

UDP CONTROL HTA INTERFACE

• UDP-control-V1.10.10.hta download
• view the HTA interface

INSTALLATION

In PlugnCast:

• Import the UDP-control-g4-V1.10.12.js script in your PlugnCast library,
• Create a playout with a default content and drop the UDP-control-g4-V1.10.12.js playout script in the Script to execute tab of the playout,
  • the same port must be used in UDP-control-g4-V1.10.12.js playout script and udp-control-V1.10.10.hta HTML application. The default port is 2818.
• create a type text variable (variable name in the example: videoSource) and create values for this PlugnCast variable corresponding to some different video content to play,
  • Variable value examples:
    • LABEL: value1, value: udp://224.0.0.2:1234/,
    • LABEL: value2, value: .domain-repository/video.mp4.
• Edit the UDP-control-g4-V1.10.12.js script and check that the playout script variable name (variable name in the example: videoSource) is properly defined as value associated to the VAR_NAME,
  • var VAR_NAME = "videoSource".
• Associate a variable value from the videoSource variable name to all your devices (ex:LABEL: value1, value: udp://224.0.0.2:1234/),
  • in case using a variable referencing a video file (ex: LABEL: value2, value: .domain-repository/video.mp4), the video file must be also dropped in the playout's Manifest tab.
• Publish the playout on your devices.

From your MS-Windows computer, execute udp-control-V1.10.10.hta and press on the appropriate buttons.

HISTORY

2021-10-14 UDP-control-g4-V1.10.11.js download

BUG FIX, NEW FEATURES, MINOR UPDATES

• Change: supports only Gekkota 4 devices

2019-08-19 UDP-control-V1.10.10.js download

BUG FIX, NEW FEATURES, MINOR UPDATES

• Initial version

COMPATIBILITY

• PlugnCast V3.10.47
• Playzilla V4.10.20 (or above)
• Device 4.11.10
• Dynamic media: video (local or UDP streaming)