Still have trouble with this:

Nate - do you think it is possible to use the serial feedback to distinguish between "in meeting, sharing content" and "in meeting, not sharing content" ?

DEPLOY for Crestron Home not working after recent updates to RMS and CP4r - has anyone experienced this.
Result DEPLOY fails wipes out program in the processor and you have to restart processor with new project then download backup.
Resulting in - that if you have made changes to the RMS - it will not be added to your config.

Hello, I'm looking for any help to build my first TCP Client in VS2019 to be used on 4 series SIMPL+ wrapper.
For my first test scenario I am running a QSYS project in emulation mode and using VS2019 console app so that I don't actually have to compile and load to a CP4 as I build and test this. Just trying to get the concepts down so I can also start learning to communicate with the Qsys Project and slowly write my own Qsys modules as a way to get better and understand how this is all done in C#.?
So far MyTCPClient class is able to send strings to Qsys but I am only able to receive the first message back. After the first response from Qsys comes back I get no more responses unless I close and restart the program.
Also, I want to be able to handle disconnects. For example if someone unplugs the Qsys or power cycles it than I would want the CP4 to re connect to it.

Here is my TCP Client class so far. Any help with be very much appreciated as I am learning.

using?System.Net.Sockets;

public?class?MyTCPClient { ????TcpClient?client?=?new?TcpClient(); ????private?string?_address; ????private?ushort?_port; ????public?MyTCPClient(string?address,?ushort?port) ????{ ????????_address?=?address; ????????_port?=?port; ????????try ????????{?????????????? ????????????client.Connect(address,?port); ????????????MyConsoleWrite.Write("Successful?TCP?Connection?To",?address,?"On?Port",?port.ToString()); ????????} ????????catch?(Exception) ????????{ ????????????MyConsoleWrite.Write("Could?Not?Connect?To",?address,?"on?port",?port.ToString()); ????????} ????} ????public?string?sendMessage(string?message) ????{ ????????string?response?=?""; ????????try ????????{ ????????????//?send?a?string ????????????NetworkStream?stream?=?client.GetStream(); ????????????byte[]?data?=?ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes(message); ????????????stream.Write(data,?0,?data.Length); ????????????//receive?a?string ????????????byte[]?responseData?=?new?Byte[256]; ????????????Int32?bytes?=?stream.Read(responseData,?0,?responseData.Length); ????????????response?=?System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetString(responseData,?0,?bytes).Trim(); ??????????????????????????? ????????????MyConsoleWrite.Write("sendMessage?is?successful",?_address,?_port.ToString()); ????????????MyConsoleWrite.Write(response); ??????????? ????????} ????????catch?(Exception) ????????{ ????????????MyConsoleWrite.Write("sendMessage?was?not?successful",?_address,?_port.ToString());???????????????? ????????} ????????return?response; ????}??????? }

Yes busy signal on 1way paging. Is there something wrong with setting up a group with only 1 panel/extension? That's how I'm doing it for testing due to only having 2 panels.

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Hi Danny,

I am far from an expert on this.? I did the development and wrote the article almost a year ago.?

1) The way I understood it was that a platform driver is for devices where there is a one to many relationship.? For example, I've thought about writing a CH driver for Shelly's lineup of smart home devices.? In my SimplWindows Shelly driver I have a communications manager module that handles bi-directional communications with all the Shelly devices and then there are individual modules for each Shelly device in your home that have inputs/outputs for controlling/feedback of an individual Shelly device.? This would require a platform driver and the added learning curve of fully understanding how platform drivers work is what has kept me from writing one.? An extension driver is for a one-to-one relationship.? For example, I wrote an extension driver to communicate with a Weatherflow smart weather station.? One module for one device.

2) From what I remember you still use the cloud connected transport to communicate with a device on your local network.? I believe that is exactly how my Weatherflow extension driver works.? Whether this is really the way that Crestron intended is another question.? But, it does work.?

Hope this helps

Jay

They're all in the rack - >5' cables.
All powered from (1) 20 amp circuit (install inherited...:(? )
All powered thru a single On-Line UPS...

It's a weird situation that I've personally never seen before...
As mentioned, we've had issues with the UPS and will be replacing it. hopefully that is the center of the issue (among other issues...)

I used this command to get audio to follow video as this installation has discrete RX endpoint for analog audio feed into the DSP:?
No need to send this all the time, just once after the server comes on line.?

join videoSource (RX host name) hdmiAudio\x0a\x0d

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One last thing, i promise,

Could not get RS232 or? CEC to work for display control.
Even when bypassing Crestron code and triggering direct from ZV web interface, this did not work for display control.?
Spent a lot of time on this and even with MFR assistance, we could not get it to work.?
Would recommend direct IP connection for display control.?

Nice! ?I too am interested and have been asked to write a driver. ?

Oh, one more thing. Use the ZV server web page to confirm the Crestron route commands.?
There is a graphic for each TX and RX in the system and if you mouse over a RX, you will see what is routed to it.?

Do not rely on video showing on the display to confirm your code, video endpoint may not always show video routed to it. Use the server web page for confirmation.?

The API for this is rather easy.?
I just did a project with server and about 35 endpoints.?

User manual is here if you do not have it already:?

This includes the plain text commands for controlling the server, start about page 88.?

You have to write into support to get a copy of the Crestron modules.?
That said, I only used the processor module (Zeevee_Zyper_4k_Processor_v1.0.1) that connects maintains connection with with the server.?

From there, I made my own modules because I could not get the supplied ones to work the way I needed.?
The supplied modules seem to link endpoints together via "join number" but not via the server.?
Seemed far more direct to tell the -server- to link this end point with that one, which is the case outlined in the API document above.?

If your system is small enough, you could use SIO to send commands for each route you may want to send.?
I made a S+ array handler that builds a string using the 'join' command, and has delay between route requests.?

Command to use for Video:?
Join (xmit host name} (receiver host name) (route type)\x0a\x0d





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Here is S+ snippet for outbound commands to the server:?

How far is the CP4 from the Marantz and APpro?? If they are on a different electrical subpanel you can get surges even though the ground too.? My policy is if an RS232 device is on a different electrical subpanel, different building, or to something outside, I surge protect the RS232 port.? In most cases a simple opto isolator is sufficient.? However, if it is going to a pool or irrigation system, those surges can easily exceed the 2KV rating of opto-isolators. In that case you will need to use fiber or going wireless.

The thing this is strange in your case is, at least for the case of the Marantz, it is just and RX and TX line that normally idles at -5 to -12V.? So disconnecting them does not change the logic level.,? Hence the reason it sounds like a latch up issue.

Why don't you monitor the RX and TX lines when the failure occurs and see what side stops communicating.? Also measure the difference between the grounds when disconnected,. It is not atypical to be 60VAC between the grounds of some subsystems if they are not grounded correctly.

Good luck,
Steve

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Do you use the Cisco SG Series switch?

i had the same issue with a DMPS3-150 and a Cisco SG350, turning off Auto Negotiation and POE should do it.
You could also try to use like a 10-20 Meter Networkcable or talk to TB, in my case i had to send the DMPS back to Crestron, they did some changes to it and it worked fine after we got it back.

I am also interested in this.? There doesn't appear to be anything available on the ZeeVee website, and the ZIP file included in this thread is encrypted.

Anyone have anything for the ZeeVee Zyper system?

Thanks in advance.

That's how I have it setup.? For testing I have 2 TSW560's, extensions 1001 and 1002.? They can call each other via extension.? If I setup a Paging/Intercom group under Call features of the UCM web gui, extension 1030 and add extension 1001 as a member, 1002 gets busy signal when dialing 1030.

Havent tried it in CH, but I personally have several Eufy cameras that are wifi and they also have a RTSP stream. Maybe CH would find that stream and allow it to be added as a camera? They are like $30-40 on Amazon and they work great. Maybe worth a shot.?

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Thorsten

I wrote a detailed article on extension driver development for CH for Residential Tech Today.? You can find the article here:

The article includes code snippets along with a link to a driver template that can be downloaded from my GitHub.

Hope this helps

Jay