Devices

Each trigger is linked to one device. The device stores the basic settings, such as IP address or login data, which is then used by all associated triggers.

Each device has the following base parameters:

Parameter	Description
Name	Name to identify this model
Enabled	Indicates if the model is enabled
Category	The associated category
Connect as Primary Only	If enabled, this device will only connect when the NodeState of this node is Primary
Description	Additional description
Device Type	Type to decide which parameters are needed
Initial Status	Status which is used after initialization
IP-Address or Hostname
Logging	If enabled, this item will create log entries
Location	Where is this Device located
Occurrences	Number of times this item has occurred
Sequence Number	The unique sequence ID of this item. Used for the Ember+ provider OID.
Status Code	The current status code
Status Message	The current status message
Status	The current status

Agent

Represents a Broadcast Suite Agent running on a Windows machine.

Parameter	Description
Agent ID	The ID of the agent on the Windows machine Must be a valid UUID
Access Token	Required so that the agent can authenticate itself to the Broadcast Suite

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Requires the Agent add-on.

API

Can be used for communication with any REST API or web service.

Parameter	Description
Port
Authentication Type
Username
Password
Bearer Token	Sets the Authorization: Bearer header
Header	Custom additional request headers. Format: KEY:VALUE
Allow Untrusted Certificates	If enabled, untrusted / self-signed certificates are accepted

The following Authentication Types are currently supported:

• Basic
• Bearer
• None

Blackmagic Design ATEM

Use this device type to control Blackmagic Design ATEM live production switchers.
Please make sure to install the Blackmagic ATEM drivers first, which can be downloaded here.

This device requires no further configuration

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Not available for Linux installations.

Blackmagic Design Videohub

Allows the remote control of Blackmagic Design Videohub switchers.
The port 9990 is fixed and cannot be changed.

This device requires no further configuration

Broadcast Suite

Represents a remote node (Broadcast Suite installation).
This allows several nodes to be connected and data to be exchanged.

Parameter	Description
Core gRPC Channel Credential
Core gRPC Port	At the remote Broadcast Suite
Override Core IP-Address or Hostname
Override API IP-Address or Hostname
API Port	At the remote Broadcast Suite
Username	The corresponding node user on the remote Broadcast Suite
Password	For the corresponding node user on the remote Broadcast Suite
Remote Node ID	Will be populated automatically
gRPC Connection	If disabled, no outgoing gRPC connection to this device will be created

The following Core gRPC Channel Credentials are currently supported:

• Insecure
• SecureSsl

Codec

Control a wide range of audio codecs using the DCM modules from DSA Volgmann.
Please contact SLG Broadcast for more information.

Parameter	Description
DSA DCM Port	Listen port of the DCM module
Polling Interval	In milliseconds

DHD Mixing Console

Control DHD mixing consoles using the DHD ECP protocol.
The port 2008 is fixed and cannot be changed.

Parameter	Description
Device ID	Only required if it has been configured in the DHD unit

G&D KVM Matrix

Allows the control of Guntermann & Drunck KVM matrices.

Parameter	Description
Port	Port of G&D API
Username	Leave empty when authentication is disabled
Password	Leave empty when authentication is disabled

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Requires the KVM Matrix add-on.

Generic Device

Can be used with a wide range of triggers and actions.

Parameter	Description
Port

Generic Device (With Authentication)

Can be used with a wide range of triggers and actions.
The authentication details are used to log in to the device, e.g. for Telnet connections.

Parameter	Description
Port
Username
Password

Generic Ember+ Device

Parameter	Description
Ember+ Provider Port
Enable Ember+ Cache	If disabled, the whole Ember+ tree will be traversed with each new connection
Enable KeepAlive Messages	If disabled, no keep-alive messages are sent or expected
Watchdog Interval	In seconds
Mute Source ID
Use Disconnect	If disabled, no disconnect operations will be made

IHSE KVM Matrix

Parameter	Description
Port	Port of IHSE API
Username
Password

Lawo Radio Console

Parameter	Description
Ember+ Provider Port	Only required for Ember+ triggers. Leave empty if you plan to use DMS
Enable Ember+ Cache	If disabled, the whole Ember+ tree will be traversed with each new connection
Enable KeepAlive Messages	If disabled, no keep-alive messages are sent or expected
Watchdog Interval	In seconds
Mute Source ID
Use Disconnect	If disabled, no disconnect operations will be made

Modbus

Parameter	Description
Port
Polling Interval	In milliseconds
Unit Identifier	Set to 0 except your device requires a different value

MQTT

Acts as a MQTT Client for MQTT messages.

Parameter	Description
Protocol
Port
Username
Password
Path	Only required for WS / WSS

The following Protocols are currently supported:

• MQTT
• MQTTS
• WS
• WSS

RDS Encoder

Parameter	Description
COM Port	Name of the serial port, e.g. COM1
Baud Rate	Serial baud rate
Data Bits	Amount of data bits
Stop Bits	Number of stop bits per byte
Parity	Parity configuration

The following Baud Rates are currently supported:

• 2400 baud
• 4800 baud
• 9600 baud
• 19200 baud
• 38400 baud
• 57600 baud
• 115200 baud
• 230400 baud

The following Stop Bits are currently supported:

• None
• One
• OnePointFive
• Two

The following Parities are currently supported:

• Even
• Mark
• None
• Odd
• Space

SIP User

Registers with a SIP server to monitor SIP connections. The field "IP Address or Hostname" is used for the SIP registrar.

Parameter	Description
Remote SIP Port
Username
Password
Register Interval	In seconds

Skaarhoj Panel

Parameter	Description
Port

Sound4

Allows the monitoring and control of Sound4 (http://www.sound4.biz) Voice- and Sound Processors.

Parameter	Description
Port	Link&Share API
Username
Password
Card ID	Only required if there are multiple Sound4 PCIe cards in one server
Preset List Placeholder	Placeholder in which the preset list is stored. This list is being updated automatically whenever the device reconnects. Supports Dynamic Placeholders
Request Timeout	Only increase this value if you have a slow connection to the device In milliseconds

Switch

Required by RMON and sFlow triggers

Parameter	Description
Port
SNMP Read Community	The SNMP read community string used for RMON polling
Polling Interval	In seconds

Telnet

Can be used for the telnet trigger and telnet action.

Parameter	Description	Supports Placeholders
Port
Init Commands	Init commands which are sent as soon as the connection is established One command per line. Supports system, static and dynamic placeholders.	✔️
Init Delay	Pause between each init command In milliseconds

vMix

Allows to control vMix video switchers.
The port 8099 is fixed and cannot be changed.

This device requires no further configuration

WebSocket

Parameter	Description
Protocol	Will be used to create the URL
Port
Init Command
Header	Custom additional request headers. Format: KEY:VALUE

The following Protocols are currently supported:

• WS
• WSS

Windows

Can be either Windows clients or servers which are being monitored with WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation).

Parameter	Description
Port
Username	This user needs the permission to make WMI requests
Password
Domain	Windows active directory domain name