back_ache Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 I would like to send some ready-made serial strings to our projector during a show. on, off, perhaps even a string of strings to make it fade to black has anyone come across some freeware that good for this simple job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukemh Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 I would like to send some ready-made serial strings to our projector during a show. on, off, perhaps even a string of strings to make it fade to black has anyone come across some freeware that good for this simple job?Which projector? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back_ache Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share Posted October 9, 2007 unfortunatly it's not a barco! I'm not sure which make and model it will be. I am hoping there will be a freeware program I can configure with the right strings as I do not enjoy programming! (I preffered lego to mechano!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olie Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 I was also hunting for some free software to do exactly this but eventually gave up and wrote my own. You will need to specify which projector you are using as different projectors require different strings. If you happen to be using either Sanyo or Proxima then I am happy to send you my software. It does allot of the basic functions and can easily be adapted to do more. The main thing I wanted from it was to shutdown the projectors when the computer is turned off. We where getting lots of problems with the projectors being left on. At the basic level there is always hyper-terminal :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back_ache Posted October 10, 2007 Author Share Posted October 10, 2007 I was also hunting for some free software to do exactly this but eventually gave up and wrote my own. You will need to specify which projector you are using as different projectors require different strings. <snip> At the basic level there is always hyper-terminal :-) Joking aside, you raise a good point, in theory I could put the strings in text files and just use the command line to copy them to the COM port. Come to thing of it, the sound cue software might be able to do it...hmm, time for some experimentation methinks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Duffy Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 I would like to send some ready-made serial strings to our projector during a show. on, off, perhaps even a string of strings to make it fade to black has anyone come across some freeware that good for this simple job? My MultiPlay freeware cue player can also output serial strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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