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Blue Pill / Reactor

Here you can find information about how to use our Blue Pill technology.
For a list of compatible devices see: https://devices.skaarhoj.com/

Blue Pill Server - Getting Started

Step by step guide to initial set up of a stand alone Blue Pill

Blue Pill Inside (BPI) - Getting Started

Step by step guide to initial set up of a Blue Pill Inside device.

Advanced Configuration

Information and references which are useful for integrators using Reactor to create advanced conf...

Advanced Fader Range Setup

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

Double click button

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

External Camera Select

With a few simple steps it is easy to set up an external camera selector on your Standard or Pro ...

IO References

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

Page Layers

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

Pan/Tilt/Zoom Rocker Sensitivity and Curve Setup

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

Presets Functions

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

RCP Pro / RCPv2 :: Control more than 8 cameras

Optimal control For optimal control we suggest having a separate RCP panel for each camera.This ...

Separating Zoom Sensitivity from Pan and Tilt Sensitivity

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

Understanding Flags

This documentation might be outdated.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

Variables

This documentation might be outdated.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

Virtual Triggers

This documentation might be outdated.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

Config Classes

Explanation of default configurations for devicecores

Connecting Multiple Blue Pill Panels

Tutorials on different workflows for connecting multiple Blue Pill panels

Device Core Parameter Lists

Hardware Calibration

Hardware Details

Here you will find hardware diagrams for various components and general hardware information.

Panel Diagrams

Diagrams of the panels.

Parts of Reactor

A breakdown of the different sections and elements within Reactor

Set Up Examples

Settings Tables

Examples and descriptions of settings tables

Skaarhoj Manuals GitHub Repository

Links to our GitHub Repository of manuals and guides in downloadable PDF format.

Thumbnail Presets

How to get Thumbnail Presets on select SKAARHOJ panels

Tools Inside Blue Pill

Various tools and how to access them inside the Blue Pill

Check Device Core for Unused Parameters

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

Demo Mode

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

Engineering Menu

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

Experiments

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

History View

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

HW Event Log

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

Internal Processes Stats

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

Ping Tool

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

Switching Projects via a Button in Reactor

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

Switching Projects via external HTTP Request

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

Tools Page

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

Using a USB Network Adapters or LTE modems

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

API Endpoints

The Blue Pill system manager provides multiple API endpoints, that can be triggered by simple htt...

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting scenarios and things to try.

Blue Pill Controller Showing Unknown

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

Blue Pill panels boot animation during startup.

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

"Customized" tag in Mapping on Home Page

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

No Lights on Panel

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

No Selectable Devices for an Added Device Core

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

Panel Not Displaying Connected Switcher

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

PTZ Extreme - Joystick rotated 90°

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

Reflash Blue Pill devices

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

Reset and Reboot Procedures

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

Unable to Login In

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

Unable to Update Device Cores/Packages/OS

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

UniSketch Panel Displaying Weird in Simulator Tab

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

Uploading Device Cores/Packages/OS from Offline

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

Fixing System Manager Fallback mode

System manager might enter a fallback mode if the current skaarOS version is not compatible with ...

Updating Software & Licenses

Follow this guide to update system software and packages

Username and Password

Default Username - Disabling Authentication - Resetting Password