Events on Screen

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Events on Screen

Input Events allow you to trigger an action when the screen starts going On-Air.

 

A) INPUT EVENTS

 

Air-DDO awaits an event to start broadcasting the screen. At the beginning of the screen, Air-DDO receives an event. This starting mode can only be used with TIME LIMIT and TIME LIMIT FORCED modes (indeed, ON TIME mode will be triggered based on the exact hour).

 

To create a new Input Event, complete the popup with the name and the parameters of the events, then click on . Your event now appears in the drop-down menu and you can use it on any screen.

 

GPI

 

This type of event allows you to start the screen on reception of a GPI command.

 

Name : name given to the event

Duration : N/A

GPI# : number allocated to you GPI command, which will trigger the screen.

Type : ON or OFF or TOGGLE or INVERT ...

 

COM

 

This type of event allows you to trigger the broadcasting of a screen on reception of the COM command.

 

Name : name given to the event

Duration : N/A

 

The fields "Data", "Parity", "Num Com", "Baud Rate", "WordLenght" and "Stopbits" correspond to the configuration of your COM port.

 

IP

 

This type of event allows you to trigger the broadcasting of a screen on reception of the IP command.

 

Name : name given to the event

Duration : N/A

Address : IP address

Data : IP command sent

Port : IP port number

TTl : Time To live (value fixed at 255 by default)

Type : UDP or TCP

 

B) OUTPUT EVENTS:

 

Here, Air-DDO sends a command. The command can be sent at the beginning or at the end of the screen.

 

To create a new output event, complete the popup with the name and the parameters of the events, then click on . Your event  now appears in the drop-down list and it can be used on any other screen.

 

GPI

 

An output GPI event means Air-DDO sends a GPI command when the screen starts (for example, the ON-AIR light is on when broadcasting starts).

 

Name : name given to the event

Duration : N/A

GPI# : number allowing you to identify the GPI command to launch.

Type : ON or OFF or TOGGLE or INVERT ...

Offset : L’Offset defines the position from which the GPI command is sent.

 

COM

 

An output COM event means Air-DDO sends a command which triggers a COM command.

 

Name : name given to the event

Duration : N/A

 

The fields "Data", "Parity", "Num Com", "Baud Rate", "Wordlenght", Stopbits" correspond to your port COM settings

 

Offset : the Offset defines the position from which the COM command is sent.

 

IP

 

An output IP event means Air-DDO sends an IP command.

 

Name : name given to the event

Duration : N/A

Address : IP Adress

Data : IP command sent

Port : IP port

TTl : Time To live (value fixed at 255 by default)

Type : UDP or TCP

Offset : the offset position defines defines the position from which the IP command is sent

 

RECORD COMMAND

 

Name : name given to the event

Duration : N/A

Address : listening address

Ident : command identifier

Data : IP command sent

Port : Listening port

TTl : Time To live (value fixed at 255 by default)

Type : UDP or TCP

Action : Start or Pause or Stop

Offset : the offset position defines defines the position from which the command is sent

 

 

FADE AUTO

 

The FADE AUTO event only works with the ON TIME and OFF TIME modes. When the FADE AUTO option is activated, it means the screen will start on time, operating a fade out on the previous item (instead of cutting it abruptly).

 

Name : name given to the event

Duration : N/A (Leave this value to "0")

Duration (ms) : Duration in milliseconds of the fade out (1000 ms = 1 second)

Level : sound level to reach at the end of the fade out curve

Offset (ms) : The Offset defines the position of the beginning of the fade.

 

oIf the value is fixed to 0 = the fade out will start at the beginning of the ON TIME/OFFTIME screen,

OutputEvent-FadeAuto-ZeroOffset

 

oIf the offset is negative = the fade out will start BEFORE the starting time of the ON TIME/OFFTIME screen,

OutputEvent-FadeAuto-NegativeOffset

 

oIf the offset is positive = the fade out will start AFTER the starting time of the ON TIME/OFFTIME screen,

OutputEvent-FadeAuto-PositiveOffset

 

RECORD TO LIVE

 

The RECORD TO LIVE output event allows you to make a loop between the audio card Input and the audio card output.

 

Name : name given to the event

Duration : Duration to give if a RUN of the "event" type is used. (contact the administrator for more information)

Type : ON or OFF (to decide if the action must be triggered or stopped

Start Level (dB) : sound level at the beginning of the fade

Duration : Desired duration for the fade

Db Fade : sound level to reach at the end of the fade

Offset : The Offset defines the position of the beginning of the fade.

 

 

MODE AUTO

 

The AUTO command allows you to switch from manual to automatic mode in AIR-DDO, and conversely.

 

Name : name given to the event

Duration : N/A

Type : ON (the AUTO mode is triggered) or OFF (the AUTO mode is deactivated)

Start Auto : ON (synchronization on the current hour and automatic broadcast triggering) or OFF (awaiting a trigger to start the  broadcast-such as an ON TIME screen or a TIME LIMIT FORCED screen for example, a manual launch...)

 

In other words, if the START AUTO parameter is set to ON, the screen will start from the position to which the screen should be playing.  

 

SHELL COMMAND

 

Nom : name given to the event

Duration : N/A

Cmd : name of the command you wish to trigger (command executed by the workstation's OS)

Offset : the offset position defines the position from which the command is executed

 

                 - If the offset is set to "0" = command is executed when the screen starts

                 - If the offset is negative = command is executed before the screen starts

                 -If the  offset is positive = command is executed after the screen starts

 

VLSU

 

This type of event is used in correlation with localization players, in order to send a PLAY order to the different PLAYERS in use (Digitrack or LocPlayer)

 

Name : name given to the event

Duration : N/A

Ident : TIME SLOT EVENT identifier (cf. documentation "LocalisationSchedule_8.00_US.pdf")

Category : TIME SLOT EVENT category (if used)