
Appendix D Production Computer Protocol 251
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PRODUCTION COMPUTER PROTOCOLD
Overview You can control a WATCHOUT production computer from an external device,
such as a touch panel or software capable of communicating using the TCP or
UDP IP protocols.
◆ NOTE: While similar in its basic capabilities and commands, this protocol
is different from the one described under “Display Cluster Protocol” on
page 257. This protocol allows you to control the production computer,
while the Display Cluster Protocol controls one or many display clusters,
with no need for any production computer.
The production computer control protocol includes commands allowing you to
• Load a show from a specified file.
• Start, stop, position and run the timeline.
• Access the standby mode.
To control WATCHOUT production software in this way, you must choose
“TCP/IP” or “UDP” as appropriate in the Preferences dialog box (see “Produc-
tion Computer Control (TCP and UDP)” on page 122).
Command Format To control WATCHOUT, open a connection to TCP/IP port number 3040 of the
WATCHOUT production computer. UDP communications also uses port 3040.
Each command is then sent as a string, terminated by a carriage return, line
feed or CR/LF pair.
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