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Raw Panel Mode or Using One Blue Pill Panel as the Main Unit
There are a couple of workflows that require the panel to be set into Raw Panel Mode. This is mainly used if you are having a 3rd party program take control of the Skaarhoj Panel in a custom integration or if you are connecting multiple Skaarhoj Panels with on...
Sharing Device Cores Across Different Blue Pills
For some workflows it may be necessary to have a package running on a one Blue Pill and use it on another. Example 1: You are controlling and Atem, and are on a different continent, the latency would probably not work well over the distance with Atem's own...
Networking
Unlike UniSketch where a change of configuration and included device cores needed an online exchange with the SKAARHOJ server, on Blue Pill everything is stored and enabled and disabled locally in Reactor. Only software updates or installations of non-existing...
Accessing Blue Pill Server
DHCP or Static IP The Blue Pill’s user interface is accessed via the device’s IP Address and any web browser. The IP address can be found on the display after it is plugged into a network connection with PoE or a network connection and a power supply (5V Micr...
Adding Panels
There are two ways a panel can be added, Auto Discover and Manually. Auto Discover Panels can easily be discovered by mDNS look ups on the same subnet the Blue Pill is on. This makes it very easy to discover and include a panel in the configuration. mDNS w...
Select Configuration
The controller’s layout is determined by the configuration. In most cases, the Generic configuration is all that is needed, though for some combinations of panel and device, there are specific configurations. The configuration is chosen in the drop down next...
Adding Devices
There are two main ways a device can be added to a new Blue Pill, Auto Discover and Manually. Auto Discover Searching on the network for devices will find many types by a combination of mDNS look-ups and other methods. However, not all devices can be dis...
Populating Settings Tables
The final step is to fill in any settings table. The settings tables are available based on the chosen configuration and should contain entries such as specific cameras for a PTZ controller, or the inputs for a video switcher etc. They can be found in a large ...
Connecting UniSketch Controllers
The Blue Pill works as a wonderful add-on to connect and control UniSketch controllers like never before. There are three ways to set a UniSketch controller to allow for connection to the Blue Pill. Two of the methods will involve using the SKAARHOJ Firmware ...
Networking
Unlike UniSketch where a change of configuration and included device cores needed an online exchange with the SKAARHOJ server, on Blue Pill everything is stored and enabled and disabled locally in Reactor. Only software updates or installations of non-existing...
Accessing Blue Pill
DHCP or Static IP The Blue Pill’s user interface is accessed via the device’s IP Address and any web browser. The IP address can be found on the display after it is plugged into a network connection with PoE or a network connection and a power supply (5V Micr...
Select Configuration
The controller’s layout is determined by the configuration. In most cases, the Generic configuration is all that is needed, though for some combinations of panel and device, there are specific configurations. The configuration is chosen in the drop down next...
Adding Devices
There are two main ways a device can be added to a new Blue Pill, Auto Discover and Manually. Auto Discover Searching on the network for devices will find many types by a combination of mDNS look-ups and other methods. However, not all devices can be dis...
Populating Settings Tables
The final step is to fill in any settings table. The settings tables are available based on the chosen configuration and should contain entries such as specific cameras for a PTZ controller, or the inputs for a video switcher etc. They can be found in a large ...
Camera Select
An example of a setup table would be a camera selector and can be seen below. These can be different depending on the selected configuration. From here the order on the camera selector row of the panel will be set as well as the desired name on the displays. ...
Routing Panels
An example of a router panel set up can be seen below. These can be different depending on the selected configuration and device. Device Selector Column Description Order Allows for quick rearranging of router order. Right cli...
Routing Triggers
An example of a Routing Triggers settings table can be seen below. From here the camera select will trigger a specific route on either a designated routing panel or an aux source of a router. Routing Trigger Settings Table Column Description O...
Tally Forwarding
An example of a Tally Forwarding settings table can be seen below. From here the camera select buttons will reflect the preview program status of the connected switcher. At the time of writing, it was not yet implemented to forward tally to cameras but it is a...
Cameras with Native Thumbnail Support
For cameras that have a native thumbnail preset capture, like the Canon CR-N500 and the Panasonic UE150, thumbnail capture is as easy as saving a preset on a Skaarhoj controller with color displays. This could be the MKA1, MKA2, Frame Shot, or any future color...
Devices Without Native Thumbnail Support
With the help of Blue Pill and Reactor, it is now possible to get thumbnail presets for almost any device with an HDMI video output. The Skaarhoj Frame Link package combined with an HDMI Video Capture card allows for thumbnail presets images on compatible S...