Blue Pill / Reactor

Unlike UniSketch where a change of configuration and included device cores needed an online excha...

DHCP or Static IP The Blue Pill’s user interface is accessed via the device’s IP Address and any...

There are two ways a panel can be added, Auto Discover and Manually.   Auto Discover Panels can...

The controller’s layout is determined by the Mapping. In most cases, the Generic mapping is all t...

There are two main ways a device can be added to a new Blue Pill, Auto Discover and Manually.   ...

The final step is to fill in any constant sets. The constant sets are available based on the chos...

The Blue Pill works as a wonderful add-on to connect and control  UniSketch controllers like neve...

In addition to our written guides, you can also watch our Youtube videos on how to get started. ...

Unlike UniSketch where a change of configuration and included device cores needed an online excha...

DHCP or Static IP The Blue Pill’s user interface is accessed via the device’s IP Address and any...

The controller’s layout is determined by the Mapping. In most cases, the Generic mapping is all t...

There are two main ways a device can be added to a new Blue Pill, Auto Discover and Manually.   ...

The final step is to fill in any constant sets. The constant sets are available based on the chos...

In addition to our written guides, you can also watch our Youtube videos on how to get started. ...

This is an example of an eventhandler that makes it so moving the full range of the physical fade...

You may wish to detect 'double-click' or 'triple-click' on buttons. This would be useful for show...

This documentation has moved, see here: https://docs.skaarhoj.com/3_configuration/ioreference.html

This guide show you how to make Page Layers. Say you wish control 8 parameters on a camera, but ...

For all our default PTZ configs we have pre-defined up to 4 variables for you to use to tune the ...

Presets - Generally speaking, presets store and recall parameter values and triggers in Reactor-...

This page has been made obsolete in newer versions of Reactor.  By default Pan, Tilt, and Zoom a...

This documentation might be outdated. Please consult the Reactor manual at https://docs.skaarhoj....

This documentation might be outdated. Please consult the Reactor manual at https://docs.skaarho...

This documentation might be outdated. Please consult the Reactor manual at https://docs.skaarhoj....

When getting started in Reactor you most likely want to get your configuration done fast, so you ...

Audio Class configurations are default configurations provided by SKAARHOJ that work with control...

Light Class configurations are default configurations provided by SKAARHOJ that work with Control...

Pro Class configurations are default configurations provided by SKAARHOJ that work with controlle...

Standard Class configurations are default configurations provided by SKAARHOJ that work with cont...

Switcher Class configurations are out of the box ready configurations! They will provide you with...

Quick Class configurations are parts of a configurations provided by SKAARHOJ that work with a Qu...

There are a couple of workflows that require the panel to be set into Raw Panel Mode. This is mai...

For some workflows it may be necessary to have a package running on a one Blue Pill and use it on...

There are four ways to access the parameter list for your devices.  Configuration Page Inspect...

The Parameter List gives a detailed breakdown of all of the supported parameters and the values a...

Enable Calibration Profiles Please note, The Calibration Tool is only for Blue Pill Inside panel...

Blue Pill Units 1 USB-A Port. See Settings page for more details 2 SKAARHOJ Expan...

Graphical Display The Blue Pill has a graphical LED Display. By default this is set to go into a...

  Operating Temperature: 0° C to +40° C / +32° F to +104° F Max Internal Temperature: 80°C / 17...

Power over Ethernet (PoE) Specifications  We use the PoE industry standard 5W-30W PoE (+) IEEE80...

3G SDI Arduino Shield The 3G SDI Arduino Shield imbedded in UniSketch panels is not compatible w...

Standard With SDI Option

Standard Dual

Formerly MKA1

Standard SDI Option

Standard Hall Effect Joystick Option                                                          ...

Standard   Hall Effect Joystick Option

Standard Hall Effect Joystick Option

Formerly MKA2

Formerly MKA4

Formerly Rack Fusion II

Standard Hall Effect Joystick Option

Standard Joystick Motorized Fader

Formerly MKT1A

Formerly MKT1B

Projects are the unit that have a title, description and references to a panel collection, a devi...

The Panels section is where new SKAARHOJ panels are added to the panel collection of the project....

The Devices section is where new devices are added to be connected with the SKAARHOJ panels. Ther...

The Mapping section is built into the Panels section and is designed to provide a view into the c...

Please Note: This page is about the configuration page but is not a guide on how to make an advan...

Reactor has a built in simulator too. There are two ways to do simulations in Blue Pill, through ...

Apps allow you to extend the capabilities of your Blue Pill with additional packages. These packa...

Blue Pill being a Linux system has a number of system settings and a package management interface...

On the System screen is additional system related information and tools. System Information ...

In this article we are going to set up a Blue Pill with a PTZ Extreme.This article is also releva...

An example of an audio channel config can be seen below. These can be different depending on the ...

An example of a setup table would be a camera selector and can be seen below. These can be differ...

Details coming soon.

An example of a router inputs selector can be seen below. These can be different depending on the...

An example of a Routing Triggers constant set can be seen below. From here the camera select will...

An example of a switcher inputs selector can be seen below. These can be different depending on t...

An example of a Tally Forwarding constant set can be seen below. From here the camera select butt...

The Transition Types constant set is used with the Panasonic Kairos curated configuration to set ...

Available on some controllers, Quick Class configs are not actually constant set tables, however ...

Links to the full length Blue Pill Reactor Manual and the Getting Started Manuals. The getting st...

Links to the User Guides for select Skaarhoj Controllers for use with Canon PTZ + Cinema Cameras....

Links for manuals for working with Blue Pill devices as 'dump panels' in Raw Panel mode. Raw P...

Links to the User Guides for select Skaarhoj Controllers for use with RED Cinema Cameras.  RCP...

For cameras that have a native thumbnail preset capture, like the Canon CR-N500 and the Panasonic...

With the help of Blue Pill and Reactor, it is now possible to get thumbnail presets for almost an...

If you have a Config, and would like to know what parameters aren't mapped to a config, is that e...

If you need to test displays and button-lights you can put a Blue Pill device into 'Demo Mode'. ...

Intro The engineering menu contains panel settings like, Brightness control and dim/sleep time. ...

Here you are able to disable the auto-deactivation of device cores on the Blue Pill. This is some...

You can access autosaved versions of the configurations. This is useful when a lot of changes hav...

Located on the Tools Page (https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/books/blue-pill-reactor/page/tools-page), th...

Here you can see what is using the CPU on the device, the internal operating temperature, and mor...

Within Blue Pill it is possible to ping devices on the network allowing you to check that they ar...

Reactor allows to switch the current project easily using a button. Please Note, changing the cu...

Reactor allows to switch the current project via an external HTTP POST request.The endpoint used ...

In Reactor there is a dedicated Tools Page to bring a few specific options into a single place.  ...

In some circumstances it might be useful to use a secondary network cable on your BluePill or Blu...

If the Blue Pill or Blue Pill Inside controller is showing in the panels sections of the Home scr...

Should my BPI product have an animation during startup ?  Below is a table summarising the sta...

This documentation has been moved. Please consult the Reactor manual at https://docs.skaarhoj.com...

If your panel is not lighting up as it should, but everything else seems like it is working as ex...

On occasion a supported device is not showing up as an option to add to the Blue Pill panel. In t...

If after setting up your controller and connecting it to a switching device, your Skaarhoj panel ...

A small batch of PTZ Extreme [BPI] have left factory with joystick rotated 90°.The fix for this i...

If your Blue Pill device has become totally unresponsive - you cannot contact it in any way - the...

Have you tried turning the device off and on again? Sometimes all that is needed is a reboot. Th...

"If you enter the correct username and password, but are left in a loop on the login screen." So...

Scenario: When trying to do an update or load a new Device Core, Package, or Operating System (u...

If your UniSketch panel is displaying weird in the Simulator tab, it may be due to old firmware o...

All device cores, packages, and SkaarOS can be loaded from offline onto the Blue Pill. The indivi...

If the controller is online If your controller is online and has internet access through its net...

Online Method Rolling back firmware package updates can be down via the Packages page if your de...

Follow this guide to update the Blue Pill software. Blue Pill needs to have internet access T...

All device cores, packages, and SkaarOS can be loaded from offline onto the Blue Pill. The indivi...

When you access Reactor (the configuration web page) you are met by a login screen, asking for us...

The login screen, where you enter username and password, can be disabled. This removes the need t...

If you have forgotten the username or password for your Blue Pill product you can use one of thes...

"If you enter the correct username and password, but are left in a loop on the login screen." So...