Scripts, Creating a script – VBrick Systems ETHERNETV 4410-0118-0009 User Manual

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Global Settings

ETV Portal Server Admin Guide

Scripts

Scripts work with previously defined script devices such as VBricks, IP Receivers, or other
devices attached to a VBrick. Scripts can be used to control any type of VBrick or to control
other devices like cameras and VCRs that are attached to a VBrick. To script VBrick
commands, you select the VBrick and build a script by choosing parameters from a
dropdown list—the parameters vary depending on the type of VBrick you select (MPEG1,
MPEG2, etc.). You can script commands to change any of the parameters (in the MIB
database) that are available through IWS (MPEG and WM) or VBAdmin (H.264).

For non-VBrick (

Other

) devices, you write a script from scratch using the native language for

that device. This scripting functionality is designed for advanced users and you must know
the instruction set for the device in order to script commands that will control that device.
You can use a text-based script or a binary script to control devices connected to the serial
passthrough port (COM1 or COM2) on a VBrick encoder.

You can control devices that require binary input by pasting binary input into the

Script

Content

text box. Binary scripts let you provide a sequence of commands for devices that

require binary input. This type of script will pass binary input through the serial passthrough
port on a VBrick to the specified device. You will typically connect your device to the serial
passthrough port using the port number previously defined for the device (

4439

for COM1,

4414

for COM2).

Creating a Script

To create a script that can be executed from the Portal Server

1. Go to

Global Settings > Scripts

Port

TCP/IP port number range =

1040

–

65534

. If using serial port

passthrough, use the VBrick's passthrough port number:

4439

for

COM1,

4414

for COM2

Note If you are scheduling an event, any device for which you write a script must be

available to the network at runtime. If the device is not available the script will fail.