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1. Tal Li How it Works has Flash script associated with it that sends a startseq command to WEBster this Ey 2p 4D E It has and explanation and the source code for the first button in the text to the right of the screen Here is a copy of the source code here for our discussion on press 1 form startseq name 0 synfile none load VariablesNum formurl 0 POST In the Action Script source code for the button pressed event above we see the same parameter we saw in the HTML examples We are using the startseq command with its required parameters name and synfile Notice synfile is set to none When you use Flash you do not use syn files You tell WEBster that no synfile must be returned for this command After you have set up all the variables you submit your form by using load VariablesNum The value formurl is a variable that has the IP address entered in on the Welcome page of the tutorial and a form appended to it You can simply type in the IP address but 11 you ever change it you have to change it for all the buttons So if your IP address is 192 168 0 254 the resulting phrase that would need to go into loadVariablesNum is http 192 168 0 254 form All of the pages are like this showing you the source Action Script that makes the buttons work The buttons follow the same format but they fill in the appropriate required variables for the command
2. Page 62 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 1 9 The repeat number can be anywhere from 1 to over 4billion You can specify repeating a number of minutes which is why this is so huge Realistically though you would specify repeating in years if it got that large Whatever combination you choose between Repeat Number and Repeat Period should not multiply our to be greater than a century Example R 1 do it every period R 117 do it every 117 periods With a Repeat Set field present The Repeat Number and the Repeat Period become an index of the set These three fields should be read in conjunction like this Repeat this event every lt repeat number gt lt repeat period gt in lt set gt Ex Repeat this event every 4 Thursday in November Although many customers may come up with other uses we can use an example of holidays to explain what using a set can do for you Over the period of a year you may want to schedule events for some holidays Unfortunately not all holidays land on the same date every year By defining a set along with the repeat number and repeat period you can choose the first Monday of the month or whatever you like Sets can be specific months or general and periods can be specific or general too Example R 2 P Sunday S May E defaultwebpage 1 mothers htm Mother s Day R 1 P Day S Month E SetVarEQ 1 1 2 1 Tell controller to do show for day 1 R 1 P Day S Month E SetVa
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4. Port Setup WEB page byte followed by a null character The format of the message is as follows WEBster can send the error code lt 0xFB gt lt 0x00 gt automatically without requiring a GetError command where Byte Meaning 0xFB command byte that WEBster recognizes as the start of an GetError message 0x00 ASCII null WEBster responds to this error request command with the following lt error_code gt lt CR gt where Byte Meaning error code Byte containing the error code see below lt CR gt ASCII carriage return equal to hex 0x0d November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 79 Error Code Error Description 0 No error exists 1 Unrecognized serial message received 2 Ethernet timeout an IP address WEBster is trying to connect to is unreachable 3 File access error file not found media full media error 4 Email error unable to send email 5 Unable to read compact flash 6 7 8 9 100 Unknown error Accessing Error Status via the WEB Below is an example of WEBster s Error Status WEB page It is accessible from the logon page and lists the last 10 errors that have occurred TBD screen shot of Error Status page Page 80 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 9 Troubleshooting Guide Follow the guide below to solve the most common problems e
5. Gi ea pl Object Actions v 4 E Actions a break ile no a call syn 3 ne loadVariablesNum http 192 168 0 254 form 0 POST a comment status Looping 1 a continue h delete Line 10 of 10 Col 1 do while Each button has the action script associated with it that sends the commands to WEBster Select a button while having the Object Actions panel open and you get access to the button s Action Script You can copy and paste it into your application The script for each button looks like this on release form sendstring string 1SE lt 0d gt LP lt 0d gt responsestring R lt 0d gt synfile none loadVariablesNum http 192 168 0 254 form 0 POST status Looping 1 In the Action Script source code for the button reelased event above we see the same parameter we saw in the HTML examples We are using the sendstring command with its required parameters string response string and synfile Notice synfile is set to none When you use Flash you do not use syn files You tell WEBster that no synfile must be returned for this command After you have set up all the variables you submit your form by using loadVariablesNum Note the IP address in loadVariabesNum is the default one Set it to match your WEBster s IP address if you have changed it POST is required in many of the HTTP form submissions to WEBster Only when you are
6. None United States Universal Time Enable Serial Port Clock Output TCP IP Setup IP Address TTT Gateway Address r1 TI T Subnet Mask po I TI T Email Setup From Email Address Email Host Email Server s IP Address Customization Setup Initial Page To Load Require Users to Login Customer User Name Customer Password tds fald only used when requirtng a custom to dog Scheduler Setup Initial Schedule To Load Seconds to Delay Schedule After Bootup Geographical Setup Longitude Latitude Time Zone Admin Setup Administrator User Name Adrunistrator Password Log Out November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 15 Real Time Clock Setup Real Time Clock Setup Current Time 09 38 20 Set Time Daylight Savings Time None C United States C Universal Time Enable Serial Port Clock Output When you first pull up the setup page from your WEBster the time should be set to the current time on the Eastern coast of the United States where Alcorn McBride is located WEBster s Real Time Clock has a battery back up so that if power is removed it will still keep time If your WEBster is to be located elsewhere it will be necessary to change the hours and possibly the date of the Real Time Clock WEBSster s Real Time Clock operates in 24 hour time mode otherwise known as Military Time i e 1 00 AM 0100 hours 1 00 PM 1300 hours To ch
7. lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME synfile VALUE genindex syn gt lt form gt press image to send command Response Using Text Fields This is an example of how to add a data field to your forms so you can send customized strings to any serial device without having to tie them to a button lt form ACTION form METHOD POST gt lt INPUT TYPE submit VALUE Send Command gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME form VALUE sendstring gt lt INPUT TYPE text NAME strine SIZE 11 gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME synfile VALUE genindex syn gt lt form gt Send Command Page 42 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 9 Sample Flash Presentations WEBster ships with some demo Flash movies that you can use to teach yourself how to control WEBster via Flash One has also been designed as a general control panel for our show controllers You can use this one as is and take advantage of much of the functionality WEBster and our controllers have to offer General Flash Notes For those of you unfamiliar with Flash here are a few tips to bring you up to speed Please understand that this is not a tutorial on Flash There are plenty of tutorials available on the Internet Just go to your favorite search engine like www google com and search for Flash how to or Flash Tutorial Also if you have purchased Macromedia Flash they have a terrific tutorial to get you started complete with a thorou
8. Q Alcorn McBride Show Control RTC Message Format 53 ASCII Formatted RTC Message Format 2 3132131112313 ener nre HH HH 54 Sending Emails from WEBSster iii 55 Alcorn McBride Show Control Email Message Format 55 ASCH Hex Formatted Email 56 AA NO 57 Tale FORMAS 0 00 au an uas 37 Events in Detaile sc fetes cde etm e tdi e LAI AAA ed rein t u 59 Ereclds in Detalla a td Dl ti E es 61 Disi RCM e o E 64 Comments 65 Whitespace ini conoce ERE ED A DA A mete keo 64 Ordetiof Operations 50 BO icc A Re A E ea T et eed ane 65 Double Occupancy When Two Events Occupy the Same Slot 65 Using the Scheduler WEBpage t1 n a C didas 67 Schedule LESA siria dte d EE ME dM 7a acc 67 Uploading New Schedules to WEBSteT Ne 70 Test MOC s66 71 List of Test Mode Serial Commands iii 71 74 Format of Autoexec bat 74 Updating WEBster s 5010 76 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page v Updating Software Using the WEBster_Update exe Utility Cond OS I OO TI Determining Error Alcorn McBride Show Control Error Status ReQuest e ASCII Hex Formatted Error Status Request Message HH HH TH ng TH TH r t PIO EOL ESA a ie lillo e il eli Acces
9. takes you to the movie called feedbackMOVIE1 You should see this Em E He Edt Vew Imset Medi Tet Conr Window Hep ME 54 EB a x x eus scene ledborkOVET DE k asoj s 9 5 a s a s s s 5 5 85 5 5 5 9 95 8 E us e e GE abel CR DhpByflesul 2 A actor F o 8 sapra s Calf pr a Feedback a T qa meten dose El OupusTEXT ml o EI 5 ep F ken 00 om ua 7 OID Ob 3 2 ED Op lions E cms Ex re Age a RECTAS al pe mM f G AEIA a ca fo NM See how everything is grayed out except for button 1 Notice how the time line has now changed to the timeline for this little movie Below is a close up screenshot for your reference November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 49 Scene 1 feedbackMOVIE1 5 15 20 Submitandw Cha DisplayResult eE o P D D If you select button 1 while the Object Actions panel is open you ll see the following Action Script code on press form startseq name 0 synfile results txt loadVariablesNum root formurl 0 POST gotoAndPlay
10. Digital Binloop Programmer 9 bit mode Host 1064 9r 9 bit mode Remote configured for 9 bit operation see Note LightCue 8 bit mode MP3AM u 9600 baud 8TraXX RS232 PK8001 its character Note FTP download of script files 1s not possible with WEBster connected to any port other than Programmer All other functions are available however November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 31 Sample WEB Pages Once you ve read the previous sections to learn how to connect and establish a Network connection with WEBster you will immediately be able to perform simple monitoring and control tasks using the sample WEB pages included with WEBster on any browser enabled computer connected to your network The following sections describe the sample WEB pages that are included with WEBster and briefly explain the various HTML language elements that allow the associated Web page to accomplish monitor and control tasks IMPORTANT NOTE This section is not meant to be a tutorial on HTML code or WEB page authoring Fortunately there are dozens of very good HTML tutorials available for free on the WEB Two links appear below http www davesite com webstation html http archive ncsa uiuc edu General Internet WW W HTMLPrimerAll html Alcorn McBride will Although this is only a very brief explanation of how certain HTML elements be happy to custom contained in the sample WEB p
11. SubmitandWait In bold is the synfile name It is not a syn file and it is not none You use results txt to tell WEBster it should write the results of your command to a file called results txt Ifyou pressed button one in the final htm file you could look at the media in your PC or via FTP and see results txt on it Notice at the end of the script the command gotoandPlay is used to make the little movie go to SubmitandWait and start playing Until that happens the movie is stuck on frame one A couple of frames close to the end of the Submitand WaitSection see the labels at the top level the action signified by the little a places a request for the results txt file Here is the code loadVariables _root resultsurl _root feedbackMOVIEI GET loadVariables is used to kick off the loading process The first value passed _root resulturl is simply a variable in the big movie that has results txt appended to the ipaddress enterd in the Introduction section of the tutorial It looks like this http 192 168 0 254 resutls txt and you could manually type that into the parameter if you like Next the _root feedbackMOVIEI parameter tells Flash where to send the results of this file request _root refers to the master movie and feedbackMOVIE1 is this mini movie s name Next we wait a few frames to let the file request go through Then we check to be sure in the CheckResult section
12. controllers are in appendix B of the Show Control User s Guide in the manuals section of www alcorn com Page 38 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 1 9 Controlling Serial Products like AMI Audio Video Players Below is the sample WEB page MP3INDEX HTM included with WEBster for controlling the MP3 Audio Machine You can enter this file name into the Initial Page to Load in the Setup WEB Page 11 you want it to appear whenever you access WEBster via Ethernet You can access it by selecting Example Using the MP3 Audio Machine on the Welcome page index htm Remember to configure Each button on the WEB page is associated with HTML code which when the serial BOM Cory ectly activated sends a command string to the player For controlling products like to communicate with the the MP3AM the sendstring command is used For example the Loop button MES Audio Machine HTML code looks like this see Serial Port Setup WEB page lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME form VALUE sendstring gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME name VALUE LP lt 0d gt gt Button Label Actual serial string sent to device is an ASCII LP followed by a carriage return hex 0d indicated in HTML code by lt 0d gt lt INPUT TYPE submit VALUE Loop tabindex 2 gt Single Commands For more granular control use these buttons Which break up the commands into pieces You can right click on
13. doing feedback see the ShwCntrl htm tutorial below do you use a GET Tutorial V16 Family Control Panel ShwCntrl htm ShwCntrl htm is a console we developed for two purposes The first purpose 1s for those who don t want to learn flash but still want to have a pre made control panel for our V16 family of controllers ShwCntrl htm acts as your control panel GUI It is fully functional If you have a WEBster and a controller and you would like to see visual feedback on the show controller s LCD you can use ShwCntrl amw a script written specifically to write status to the LCD when a variable is changed a sequence has been started an output has been turned on etc It ships on your WEBster s compact flash but it 1s also available at http www alcorn com products WEBster November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 45 Just download it to your show controller and you are ready to display feedback on the LCD when WEBster sends it commands that you actuate with the ShwCntrl htm interface Once you are familiar with the console download your own script to your show controller and you are now ready to control that show The second purpose of ShwCntrl htm is to provide a tutorial for how to control a WEBster using a Flash presentation Flash presentations use the same HTML commands to control the WEBster as HTML pages do they just have a different syntax So if you have unanswered questi
14. expects back from P dd serial device is an ASCII R followed by a carriage return hex 0d indicated in HTML code by lt 0d gt Here is the parameter to setup your status string lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME dispresult VALUE Looping gt lt form ACTION form METHOD POST lt INPUT TYPE submit VALUE Loop tabindex 2 gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME form VALUE sendstring gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME string VALUEE LP lt 0d gt gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME dispresult VALUE Loopi lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME responsestrine VALUE R lt 0d gt gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME synfile VALUE mp 3index syn gt lt form gt Notice how the string and responsestring values have changed between the buttons that handle search and play in one and these buttons that do single commands Search File 1 Search File 2 Play Loop Pause Stop Feedback The feedback from the unit is displayed below To do this you insert a tilde character sequence in an HTML cornment lt gt where ever you want the response to go So below we have included it in the cell just after Response Note that you don t have to have any response from a product you are trying to control Simply remove the tilde in this page and it no longer gives a status When you do this you can also remove the optional dispresult and responsestring values from your buttons above The resulting code would look like thi
15. have been reached Example T 13 30 T Boot e Rev19 Page 61 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Delimiter SendString StartSequence SetVarEQ On off DefaultWebPage November 2 2005 D Start Date The Start Date 18 the month day and year your event becomes active For most cases being active simple means gets executed You specify it in a variety of ways You can use periods slashes or dashes to separate the fields of the dates Dates from the year 2000 to the year 2099 are supported Leap years are handled Examples D 1 1 00 D 1 1 00 D 1 1 00 D 01 01 2001 D 01 01 2001 D 01 1 2001 I End Time The End Time is the hour and minute your event stops being active See the T Start Time section for syntax Examples 1 1 30 A End Date The End Date is the month day and year your event stops being active See the D Start Date section for syntax Examples D 1 1 00 D 1 1 00 D 1 1 00 D 01 01 2001 D 01 01 2001 D 01 1 2001 R Repeat Number The Repeat Number acts in one oftwo ways e With no Repeat Set field present e With a Repeat Set field present With no Repeat Set field present This is the most common usage of the Repeat Number It acts as a multiplier of the Repeat Period They should be read in conjunction like this Repeat this event every lt repeat number gt lt repeat period gt Ex Repeat this event every 30 minutes
16. its date T 13 46 D 01 1 2000 E SendString 1 Hello World h0d Result The line number has been printed in front of the error 9 Error BAD STARTDATE Example2 This event has a typo in the event field T 14 46 D 01 1 2000 R 30 P minute A 1 3 00 1 3 00 E SrndString 1 Hello World Again h0d Result The line number has been printed in front of the error 10 Error BAD_ EVENT Batch Processing You can run many instances of ScheduleTester in a row This is handy for simulating a variety of scenarios with the press of a button Simply create a text file with the extension as bat Put into it the full command line like those in the examples above The run the batch file in the same directory in which ScheduleTest is located Example A batch file used to test 4 different schedules scheduletester sfulldayschedule txt ofulldayschedule out txt 4020702 w1 3 scheduletester ssrss_schedule txt ossrs_out txt d122802 m7 scheduletester sweeklyschedule txt oweeklyschedule_out txt d020402 w2 Scheduletester sboot_schedule txt oboot_schedule_out txt d010303 t0133 w2 Uploading New Schedules to WEBster FTP schedule new to You can FTP shedule txt to the WEBster replacing your current version immediately update Delete the schedule txt on the unit before FTP ing this one WEBster has the your schedule FTP current schedule in memory At midnight or after a fresh reboot the new aca IXE TO VI HH schedule txt will get loaded into
17. on the sendistring command and below is the Action Script used by this Flash presentation to send the message to WEBster Each parameter expected by WEB ster has been hilighted in mawon and its conesponding value has been hilighted in green on release form sends ting string 1SE 0d gt LP lt 0d gt resporsesting R 0d gt synfile none load Varid lesNum http 192 168 0 254 fbxm D POST status Looping 1 This presentation does not require 15605 ack You setsynfile to none to do this To leam how to get fsedback in a Flash presentation from your WEBstex please look at the SiwCntd htm flash demo that ships with WEBster Itis accessible from the main index page on WEBster and it is also available atwww alcom com incase it has been deleted from your WEBster s media Object Actions A Object Actions Object Actions vja E Actions ease form sendstring break string 1SE O d LP Od responsestring R d call synfile none loadVariablesNum http 192 168 0 254 form 0 POST comment status Looping 1 continue H delete Line 10 of 10 Col 1 do while The Timeline This presentation is only one scene with one layer Layer 1 It does nothing fancy L4 alol m Ej e 120tps 04s 4 Page 44 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 1 9 The Action Script
18. one end of an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet connector on WEBster DO NOT USE THE SUPPLIED RED NULL ETHERNET CABLE Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to your network hub On your computer launch a Web Browser Netscape Internet Explorer etc In the address box type http followed by the IP address of your WEBster Cho cu RIS Upon hitting the Enter key on your keyboard you will be presented with the logon WebPage from your WEBster Page 12 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 9 WEBSster s Main WEB Pages WEBster holds all of the WEB pages it uses in the Compact Flash card This memory card is fully DOS compatible and can be read or written to by any Windows laptop or desktop PC equipped with a Compact Flash socket The following sections explain each of the WEB pages that are contained on the Compact Flash card that is included with WEBster Welcome Web Page The first web page that WEBster displays is the Welcome page index htm which allows you to customize your WEBster It also provides tutorials and example pages you can use to learn how to interface to WEBster The Show Control Console is also a ready to use control panel for interfacing to our show controllers Alcom sme 3 3 TT 3 inc Internet Expansion Module Home Welcome Configure WEBster or use the Example Pages to Get Started What Would You Like To Do e Change WEBster s Settings Tutorials a
19. switch resets the hardware portion of WEBster No other operations of the unit will be possible while the switch is ON Switch 2 Serial RTC output When this switch is ON WEBster will output Real Time Clock information to the serial port The update rate is once each second and the format is either ASCII or 9 bit mode see Serial Port mode switch below Switch 3 Reset Defaults Powering up WEBster with this switch in the ON position will reset the security password to the default and will reset the IP Address of the unit to the default 192 168 0 254 It also clears the Gateway and Subnet Mask addresses and returns the serial port configuration to 9600 N 8 1 Default security password is admin Switch 4 Format Media Powering up WEBster with this switch in the ON position will format the compact flash No other operations of the unit will be possible while the switch is ON Switch 5 DHCP Enable Set this switch to ON if you would like WEBster to obtain it s Ethernet configuration from your network DHCP server Please refer to the section DHCP Operation for a complete description of this feature Switch 6 Serial Port Mode This switch should be set to ON if WEBster is to be connected to Alcorn Show Control equipment which requires 9 bit serial protocol Leave it in the OFF position if not connected WEBster to Alcorn McBride show controllers Switch 7 Test Mode This switch forces WEBster into a t
20. the WEB browser is configured for direct network connection of local area network and NOT using a proxy server Also make sure using FTP above that there is a valid index htm file on the Compact Flash This is the first WEB page that is displayed No problems Y N NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES Checkpoint Does the Red LED flash after bootup Is the LAN LED on and is the LINK LED flashing with short pulses Does WEBster respond to PING requests Type ping 192 168 0 254 at a DOS command prompt Replace the IP address shown above with the one you previously configured WEBster with Can WEBster communicate with a DOS FTP program Can the sample WEB pages be accessed in a WEB browser For the answers to other questions check out the Alcorn McBride Knowledge Base at http www alcorn com kb If you don t find it there please email our technical support staff at support alcorn com e Rev1 9 Page 81 Alcorn McBride WEBster Users Manual November 2 2005 Specifications 10BaseT TCP IP FTP SMTP Email HTTP 1 1 ARP UDP ICMP RS232C 9600 N 8 1 9600 N 9 1 for Alcorn McBride Show Control 6 VDC to 9 VDC at 1 Amp max Adapter for 115 or 230 volts provided 115 230 volts 50 60 Hz 30 W max TBD LAN LED Link LED 4 user programmable LEDs 8 position DIP switch Reset RTC clock ou
21. unit is plugged in White Ethernet activity Whenever any Ethernet packets are received or transmitted from WEBster this LED will blink When WEBster first Yellow Serial activity Any incoming or outgoing serial activity will cause owers up the Green TED will blink indicating that Red Green Status If WEBster ever encounters an internal error condition initialization is taking this LED will flash Specific errors are explained in a later section Error place Conditions This LED will blink green whenever the Compact Flash socket is accessed November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 3 Page 4 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Rear Panel Controls and Connectors The rear panel includes an Ethernet jack RS232 connector a power jack and an 8 position DIP switch Operation in a Serial Number residential area may cause unacceptable interference to radio and TV reception requiring the operator to take whatever steps necessary to correct it Not to be used for ride control or Made in USA by Alcorn McBride Inc Orlando Florida L4 9to14VDC 1A Max Enable RTC Output Reset Admin Pass Addr Reset Unit Serial Port Mode Format Media n Enable DHCP Test Mode Update OS om other safety critical applications Ethernet Ethernet Jack The Ethernet jack This RJ 45 connector provi
22. 13 E SetVarEQ 1 4 2 100 Set variable 4 to 100 E SetVarEQ 1 13 2 6 Set variable 13 to 6 On Turn on any flag or output on any connected Alcorn McBride Show Controller The flag or output index See the table below for the index values N A N A N A WinScript refers to 1820 as flag1 output13 as output 14 E on I h40 Turn on flag 0 E On 1 h13 Turn on output 13 Off Turn off any flag or output on any connected Alcorn McBride Show Controller The flag or output index See the table below for the index values NA NA NA WinScript refers to 1820 as flagl output13 as output14 E OFF I h50 Turn off flag 16 E off I h00 Turn off output 0 DefaultWebPage Change the default webpage Useful for certain modes or special events like holidays when you want the interface to default to a different initial page file name NA NA NA E defaultwebpage 1 newyear htm E defaultwebpage 1 Monday htm E defaultwebpage 1 Tuesday htm E defaultwebpage 1 Wednesday htm November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 9 Description Field1 Field2 Field3 Field4 Comments Examples Description Field1 Field2 Field3 Field4 Comments Examples Description Field1 Field2 Field3 Field4 Comments Examples Description Field Field2 Field3 Field4 Examples Page 60 Table of Events Here you will find the events in the WEBster you can schedule For a
23. 168 and IP1 00FE means IPI 0 254 for a combined IP address of 192 168 0 254 in decimal You can use Windows calculator in Scientific mode to convert decimal numbers to hex by pressing the Hex radio button Note CO hex equals 192 decimal etc System DHCP 0 IP0 C0A8 IP1 00FE SMTP sender nobody alcorn com receiver nobody alcorn com host alcorn com maillp0 D87A maillp1 2809 FTP FTP 1 Gateway GWIP0 C0A8 GWIP1 0001 SUBMSK0 FFFF SUBMSK1 FF00 StartPage index htm Page 74 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 9 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 75 Updating WEBster s Software To update the operating system in WEBster turn on the Software Update DIP switch and then cycle power or reset DIP switch 1 WEBster WEBster then waits for a software update via its serial port WEBster software updates are available from http www alcorn com s upport sofiware html Updating Software Using the WEBster_Update exe Utility Connect a null modem serial cable between the PC and WEBster Ona Windows 98 or higher PC use the program WEBster_Update exe to reprogram WEBster s operating system serially The program is described below Y WEBster_Update x Com Port Coml Read C Com2 Red Version Cancel Help Connect Serial Cable and Click Update Click on the Update button to download new a new op
24. Alcorn McBride Inc Internet Expansion Module User s Guide Every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of the information contained in this manual and the reliability of the Alcorn McBride WEBster hardware and software Errors can sometimes go undetected however If you find one please bring it to our attention so that we can correct it for others Alcorn McBride welcomes comments and suggestions on the content and layout of its documentation Applications described herein are for illustrative purposes only Alcorn McBride Inc assumes no responsibility or liability for the use of these products and makes no representation or warranty that the use of these products for specific applications will be suitable without further testing or modification Alcorn McBride products are not intended for use in applications where a malfunction can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury Customers using or selling Alcorn McBride products for use in such applications do so at their own risk and agree to fully indemnify Alcorn McBride for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale WEBster is a trademark of Alcorn McBride Inc all rights reserved Copyright 2002 Alcorn McBride Inc All rights reserved Hardware Design Jim Carstensen Jeremy Scheinberg Software Design Jim Carstensen Chris Harden WEBsterUpdate SW Design Steve Alcorn WEB page Design Chris Harden Documentation Jim Carstensen Chris Ha
25. Colon 0x3a 18 Tens place minutes 2 19 Ones place minutes 6 20 Colon 0x3a 21 Tens place seconds 0 Byte Meaning Example 22 Ones place seconds 0 23 Carriage return 0x0d Page 54 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 1 9 Sending Emails from WEBster The Sender s Address WEBster can send an email in response to a specific incoming serial message Email Host and Email The incoming serial message contains the recipient address the subject and the Server IP Address are message body All of this information is in the form of ASCII strings configured in the Email Setup WEB Page Depending on how the serial port is configured in the Serial Port Setup WEB Page the message format containing the email information for WEBster to send can either be Alcorn McBride Show Control Protocol or an ASCII Hex based protocol Alcorn McBride Show Control Email Message Format Below is a screenshot of a WinScript sequence showing how to send an Email request to WEBster using an Alcorn McBride show controller In this example portl of the show controller has been configured for WEBster and the WEBster protocol file is used to assemble a valid message from information entered into the data columns The example shows the email going to support alcorn com with the subject as Subject Here and the message body saying This is th
26. Mask Lists the currently assigned Mail IP address Sets the Mail IP address Lists the currently programmed Mail Host Name Sets the Mail Host Name Lists the currently programmed Startup WEB Page Sets the Startup WEB Page Lists the currently programmed Mail Sender Name Sets the Mail Sender Name Lists the last 8 errors logged Displays the current software version Command Help autoexec format setserial ip setip gw setgw sub setsub mailip setmailip mailhost setmailhost page setpage mailsender setmailsender errors 2V Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 71 November 2 2005 Page 2 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 9 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 73 Autoexec bat File Parameters set in the You can use an Autoexec bat file on the Compact Flash to configure WEBster Autoexec bat file take or perform certain tasks each power up precedence over those programmed previously Format of Autoexec bat File The following is an example of a typical Autoexec bat file It is a simple text file that can be edited using Notepad or any other simple text editor This particular Autoexec bat file configures the IP addresses and other parameters of WEBster Note the number fields are hexadecimal For example below the IPO C0A8 means IP0 192
27. P monday S month repeat 2 Monday of every month R 4 P Thursday S November repeat 4 Thursday in november Since the Scheduler is very flexible it is easier to explain what you cannot do than to explain what you can 1 When using BOOT as the Repeat Period the Repeat Number can only be one The unit does not keep track of the number of times hit has rebooted You can put in other numbers but it will ignore them 2 Whatever combination you choose between Repeat Number and Repeat Period should not multiply out to be greater than a century For example don t repeat an event every 102 years 3 Oneevent executes per minute If you want more and you haven t already purchased a small show controller like the InterActivator then get on of these It can increase the amount of events you can generate from lper minute to 30 per second 60 seconds per minute 0 events per minute 4 Ifthere will be retries associated with an event like SendString then the summed total amount of it timeout retries can be no longer than 59seconds so that it doesn t conflict with other commands waiting in the queue one minute later Total timeout 59sec number of retries Comments amp Whitespace Comments are prefixed with a semicolon Anything found after a semicolon is ignored by the scheduler You can place a comment on its own line if you like You can use spaces or tabs to organize your schedule They both are ignored Examples Th
28. Scheduler WEBster has a down to the minute scheduler based upon its internal real time clock According to the time of day and date of year WEBster can start a show make a video player play the next video or tell any device 1t is connected to to do whatever it is supposed to at 3pm on January 1 2002 for example This functionality is built into a feature called the Scheduler File Format Tutorial The Scheduler uses a text file loaded onto the compact flash of the WEBster The text file can be edited in a text editor like notepad or via the scheduler page built into WEBster The default filename is schedule txt but you can learn how to change this in the Scheduler Setup Webpage section A schedule is composed of a list of events An event is some sort of action that must happen at a given time whether 11 is sending a serial command out of the serial port or changing the default web page to a new one for the week All of the events you can use are listed in a table in the Events section below An event has a variety of parameters that can be applied to it in order to customize the WEBster s control to your show In order to understand how you define an event in WEBster let s take this simplest example and build it to the most feature rich example Example 1 1 13 46 D 01 1 2000 E SendString 1 Hello world An event exists on one line It is made up of several fields Example 1 shows the minimum number of fields you
29. We did this by looking at a true false value that gets set once the results txt file has been completely loaded Based on that result we either use the response info that was in the results txt file or we stuff No response into the variable associated with the status text box Just below button one Lastly in the DisplayResult section we simply display the text box in Layer 5 The part that is a little unintuitive about this is where we handle the event that says the results txt file was completely loaded If you go back to the main Page 50 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 9 movie select scenel just above the timeline and then select button 1 which is really the minimovie the Object Actions panel displays this code onClipEvent data 1 response result bresultreceived true This is the reason we have to use a movie to get feedback We put the onClipEvent data handler for the mini movie in this location When the file we requested inside the movie see the loadVariables function above and directed it to this specific movie our mini movie s data event gets thrown when the file has been loaded Inside results txt 1s result WhateverTheResultWas When Flash loads it it fills in the result variable in bold above We copy result to response which is the variable that 1s associated with the status box in the movie We then set out true false variable bresultreceived
30. ack Also be sure that the Test Mode DIP switch is OFF November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 35 e aWEBstery 21 Internet Expansion Module Home Alcorn McBride Show Control Current Status Command Sent Start Show Sequence Sequence 1 Sequence 2 Sequence 3 Sequence 4 Start Sequence without lt form ACTION form METHOD POST gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME form VALUE startseq gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME name VALUE gt lt INPUT TYPE submit VALUES Seguence 41 tabindex 3 gt lt form gt Button Label Sequence Index other buttons have 2 3 amp 4 Notice that no acknowledgement from the show controller is expected in this example The unit does not automatically send an acknowledgement when the Programmer port is used This can program this into your script however and use the next example 11 you need feedback from the controller Page 36 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Monitoring Alcorn McBride Show Controllers Below is the sample WEB page SHOWSEQ HTM included with WEBster for controlling Alcorn McBride Control equipment when acknowledgement from the controller is required Remember to set the Each button on the WEB page is associated with HTML code which when DIP switch setting on activated sends a 9 bit formatted Start Sequence command to the hy WEBster for 9 bit Pr
31. ages enable WEBster to communicate with design a WEB page Alcorn McBride products once you read and understand each section you interface for your should be able to use Microsoft FrontPage or other HTML authoring tools to installation make minor alterations to these sample pages and customize them to your application Please call us for a quote Page 32 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 1 9 Some Important Notes before Beginning This section covers a few details like representing hexadecimal strings and syn files that we will visit again in the sample webpages and sections discussing how to interact with WEBster via web pages In order to keep those sections clear here s an explanation of what they are beforehand ASCII and HEX string representation in HTML code In the WEB page and associated HTML code examples that follow the actual serial strings that are sent by WEBster and received back as acknowledgements from the serial device are embedded in the HTML code that you create These strings can be ASCII HEX or a combination of both For example an ASCII string is represented simply as This is an ASCII string HEX strings on the other hand need to be surrounded by special delimiting characters so that WEBster knows to separate them from the ASCII codes These delimiting characters are lt at the beginning of the HEX string and gt at the end For example to send a
32. ange the Real Time Clock click the Set Time button WEBster will immediately set its time and date to the time and date on your computer The setup screen will return the time and date that WEBster has been set to WEBster supports Daylight Savings Time for the United States and Universal Time To correctly follow these standards WEBster needs to know where it is located on the globe Appendix A has the timezones for the countries of the world Consult a map for Longitude and Latitude Note It is normal for the clock to be off a few seconds each month A future release of the WEBster software will allow the unit to automatically connect to the Internet to correct its time Enable Serial Port Clock Output To cause WEBster to output the current time and date to it s RS232 port check the Enable Serial Port Clock Output checkbox Please refer to the section Real Time Clock Output for details of the message formats November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 9 The backup battery will last 10 years under normal operating conditions Battery Part No Panasonic CR2032 or equiv Page 16 TCP IP Setup TCP IP Setup Enable DECP L IP Address Gateway Address Subnet Mask T TT The IP Addresses section allows you to change the current addresses that WEBster uses to access the Network Enable DHCP If the DHCP Enable DIP switch is ON this box will be checked and the remai
33. arted on a later slot will take precedence over earlier finites Infinites started on a later slot will take precedence over earlier infinites V ee cum Ib If two or more events with the same profile are scheduled for the same start slot the first one found in the file will be executed This should only occur as a mistake Ex Two one shots finite loops or infinite loops are programmed with the same startslot When Double Occupancy is Legal There are times that two events can legally occupy the same slot These are expected to occur as e Overlaps When two or more loops finites or infinites unintentionally line up Ex A 3hour infinite and a weekly infinite will eventually overlap 11 programmed on same timestamp of the day but not necessarily the same datestamp e One shot Overrides one shots that are intended to supercede a standard finite or infinite show Ex A special holiday show at the regular show s slot e Finite Overrides Finites that are intended to supercede another finite or infinite show Ex week finite that is placed in the middle of a 6month finite to override the standard show for 1 week then go back to normal e Infinite Overrides Replacements Infinite loops scheduled for the same datestamp at a later date Ex Daily infinite for three months another daily infinite for the rest of the year Although this probably should be programmed as finites a customer may program it as replac
34. based on time e prefix 0x refers to a The output occurs once each second and variables are set to the the hexadecimal value of the corresponding date time parameter The 7 table below shows which variables relate to which date time RSA parameter The example shown is for the date 1 15 59 and time of the number 9 26 05 AM Q Please refer to the Alcorn McBride Show Control Manual for details on the SetVarEQ command O Date Time a Variabl Example 1 Parameter e D Set Q Hex Q Actual Q Month a 6 Q 0x01 a a Day 7 a 0x0E a 1 15 59 Q Year a 8 a 0x3B Q Hours a 9 a 1 n Q Minutes O 0 a 0xIA a 9 26 05 PM Q Seconds a 1 Q 0x05 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 53 ASCII Formatted RTC Message Format The baud rate will be When the serial port is not configured for Alcorn McBride Show Control the whatever is listed on the date time message is in the form of an ASCII string and has the format Serial Port Setup WEB shown in the following table The example shown is for the date 1 15 59 and REC time 9 26 05 PM Byte Meaning Example 1 Tens place month 0 2 Ones place month 1 3 Hyphen 0x2d 4 Tens place day 1 5 Tens place day 5 6 Hyphen 0x2d 7 Tens place year 5 8 Ones place year 9 9 Space bar 0x20 10 Space bar 0x20 11 Hundreds place day 0 12 Tens place day 1 13 Ones place day 5 14 Colon 08 15 Tens place hours 1 16 Ones place hours 7 17
35. browser Tutorials and Examples HTML Flash Show Controllers Show Controllers Start Sequences e Show Control Console ShwCntrl htm General Serial Control General Serial Control e Example using the MP3 Audio Machine e Example using the MP3 Audio Machine e UsingText Boxes and Images This section deals with HTML and the next handles Flash WEBster is tightly integrated with our show controllers and also designed to handle general serial messaging which lets it access almost any serially controllable device The Select the Start Sequences link for the Controlling Alcorn McBride Show Controllers Section Controlling Alcorn McBride Show Controllers Below is the sample WEB page SHOWSEQ HTM included with WEBster for controlling Alcorn McBride Control equipment You can enter this file name into the Initial Page to Load in the Setup WEB Page if you want it to appear whenever you access WEBster via Ethernet Remember to set the Each button on the WEB page is associated with HTML code which when DIP switch setting on activated sends a 9 bit formatted Start Sequence command to the l ng WEBster for 9 bit Programmer port of the Show Controller mode when connected to the show controller Below is a description of the HTML code that performs the operation This Programmer port example assumes no feedback from the controller Please see the next section for an example which includes acknowledgement feedb
36. carriage return which is accomplished by sending 8 HEX 0D you would use lt 0d gt To send a combination of ASCH and HEX you just concatenate the ASCH strings and the delimited HEX strings For example to send a play command to an Alcorn McBride audio video player you would use PL lt 0d gt which would send an ASCII PL followed by a carriage return The same rules apply to the acknowledgement strings expected back from the serial device Please refer to the following examples to see how these strings are used in the HTML code November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 33 syn Files WEBster s Response Pages to Form Submissions When you click on a button on one of the sample WEB pages included with WEBster the browser expects to receive back another WEB page that is basically a duplicate of the original with some information filled in WEBster holds these duplicate WEB pages as files in memory and each has the same name as the original HTM file except that the extension is SYN instead of HTM WEBster fills in the required information monitor and status in the HTML code which forms the SYN file and sends it back up to the browser For some commands you can also program the text which is to be displayed on the returned WEB page in response to a successful acknowledgement string from the device you re communicating with Making a SYN file The SYN f
37. d terms used in the Scheduler Rules discussion below e Timestamp time portion of the event s starting point T and D e Datestamp date portion of the event s start point T and D e Slot the event s timestamp datestamp e Startslot slot when the event begins required e Endslot slot when the event ends not required e Profile an event s startslot endslot type defined below e Double Occupancy two events in the same slot The following types of events exist in WEBster e One shots One time events with no repeat e Loops Repeating events e Finites loops that have an end time and end date November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 65 e JInfinites loops with no end time or end date e Active Event events with today s datestamp that have been or will be loaded into the queue e Executable Event events with the current timeslot e Start Time Bootups events with start time listed as BOOT e Repeat Period Bootups events with repeat period listed as BOOT Scheduler Rules Precedence If two events occupy the same slot this is the precedence 1 StartTime Bootups take ultimate precedence during the bootup minute and are treated as normal events afterwards if they repeat Repeating Bootups take second precedence during the bootup minute One shots take precedence over Loops Finites take precedence over infinites during their period of execution Finites st
38. des connection for a standard 10 Base T Ethernet la BE cable This cable would normally be connected to a hub but may also be sui pad ld be ON connected directly to a PC s Ethernet card using an Ethernet null or cross and LAN should connect cable which is included with WEBster blink occasionally when connected to a network Ethernet is the primary mechanism for transfer of data to WEBster WEBster is shipped with a factory default IP address of 192 168 0 254 which 1s useful for configuring WEBster across an Ethernet LAN but must be changed if WEBster is to be connected to a router on the Internet Refer to the Networking WEBster section of this document for more information RS 232C Serial Connector A serial cable is This interface is a standard DB 9 male RS 232C connector intended to be provided with each connected to an Alcorn McBride show controller or audio video player with a WEBster straight through not null modem cable The pinout appears below Control and monitoring commands are transferred between this connector and the Ethernet interface November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 5 Pin Function TXD data from WEBster RXD data to WEBster Page 6 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Configuration DIP Switches There are eight small switches near the power connector used to configure or reset the unit Switch 1 Reset Unit This
39. detailed discussion see the previous Events in Detail section Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field 4 String Acknowledgment Timeout in seconds Number of string to look for before retry or retries failure lt sequence index gt N A N A N A lt variable index gt lt value gt N A N A lt output or flag index gt N A N A N A lt output or flag index gt N A N A N A lt pagename gt N A N A N A optional parameter Indices for sequences variables flags and outputs WinScript refers to resource as resource 1 like variable0 as variablel variable12 as variable13 etc so don t let this confuse you Resource Field 1 Sequence 0x00 OxFF State Variable 0x00 0xIF Output 0x00 Ox3F Flag 0x40 0x7F Fields in Detail There is a summarized table in the File Format Tutorial section that lists all the fields for your reference Since the Event and event Parameter fields E 1 2 3 and 4 have been been discussed in detail in the Events in Detail section we ll discuss the rest of the fields here T Start Time The Start Time is the hour and minute your event becomes active For most cases being active simple means gets executed You specify 1t in military time 00 00 is midnight 23 59 11 59pm 1s last minute of the day something can be scheduled You can specify the word BOOT as the field s value This used to make an event get executed upon every reboot after the start time and start day
40. e Message DO Default of Script SE Timeline View QJ R Label Time Event Data Data2 000001 00 00 00 SendMail port support alcom com Timecode Internal Data4 i This is the Message November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 55 ASCII Hex Formatted Email Message Format The ASCII Hex form of the email message consists of ASCII strings separated by HEX zero bytes nulls The format of the message is as follows lt 0xFC gt lt recipient address gt 0x00 lt subject gt 0x00 lt message gt 0x00 lt checksum gt where Byte Meaning 0xFC command byte that WEBster recognizes as the start of an email request message recipient ASCII string containing the address where you want to address send the email i e support alcorn com The Sender s address is entered into the Email Setup WEB page subject ASCII string containing the subject of the email i e system status message message ASCII string containing the body of the message The total number of characters is limited to 1024 checksum sum of all previous bytes shifted right by one bit Please refer to the WEBster will set an error condition if the checksum sent does not match what it Error Conditions calculates section for details Alcorn McBride Email Service TBD Page 56 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 1 9
41. e Show Controller issue the GetError command to which WEBster will respond with a Set Variable command SetVarEQ with the variable containing the error code The show controller can then initiate an error sequence based on the value of the variable Below is a screenshot of a WinScript sequence showing how to send a GetError command to WEBster In this example portl of the show controller has been configured for WEBster and the WEBster protocol file assembles a valid If selected in the Serial Port Setup WEB page WEBster can send the SetVarEQ command containing the error code automatically without requiring a GetError command message Please refer to the This example shows that var20 has been chosen to contain the error code Alcorn McBride Show returned from WEBster control Manual for more details on the SetVarEQ command E Error Request of webster olx R Label Time Event 1 Data2 Data3 4 Comment 000001 00 00 00 GetError porti 20 IB d gt Important Note If enabled the Real Time Clock message also alters the values of variables in the show controller Be sure to choose a unique variable that is not affected by the Real Time Clock operation Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 1 9 November 2 2005 Page 78 ASCII Hex Formatted Error Status Request Message If selected in the Serial The ASCII Hex form of the GetError command consists of a single command
42. ements Page 66 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 1 9 Using the Scheduler WEBpage Now that you understand the structure of the schedule file the WEBster has a web page you can use to conveniently build your schedule instead of having to type it all in manually As you add events the page does a minor amount of error detection for you where as the ScheduleTester exe program discussed below will do a more thorough analysis for you add page screenshots and discuss in detail here ScheduleTester exe ScheduleTester exe ST is a free console program you can use to simulate your schedule over a predefined time span This program accepts the same file that you load into WEBster analyses 1t for errors and then simulates the actions WEBster will take over the time period you specify It writes a log file listing the days and times of days the events will be executed It has the following parameters Switch Meaning Default S lt sourcefile gt schedule txt 0 lt logfile gt out txt p append output to logfile instead of off overwriting it a analyze schedule only no simulation off l show daily schedule loads only off during simulation no minute by minute executions e the simulation will stop on any errors off or warnings found in the file n nice mode sleep every minute off slower but tasks processor less d 6 digit start date mmddyy gt 010100 this 1s a
43. erating system software image to WEBster Click on the Read button to upload WEBster s operating system software to your computer This can be used to copy to other WEBsters that might need updating Click on Version to display the version of the operating system currently running November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 1 9 WEBster_Update exe is available from http www alcorn com s upport sofiware html The file WEBster hex must be in the same directory where WEBster update exe is installed The file webread hex is saved in the same directory where WEBster update exe is installed Page 76 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 77 Error Conditions If the Red LED on the front of WEBster is flashing an internal error condition has occurred The type of error can be determined either serially or via a WEB page The Error LED is turned off whenever the error condition is queried either serially or via the WEB When WEBster first powers up the Red LED will blink steadily for several seconds during initialization Determining Error Status Serially Depending on how the serial port is configured in the Serial Port Setup WEB Page the error messaging can be formatted in Alcorn McBride Show Control format or in plain ASCII Hex Alcorn McBride Show Control Error Status Request To obtain the error status using an Alcorn McBrid
44. essages sent to 1ts Ethernet port into RS232 messages All that is needed is to set up the UDP Receive Port UDP Send Port and the UDP Address These parameters are set up using WEBster in the Test Mode Here s how to set up WEBster for UDP operation 1 Place WEBster into Test Mode by turning DIP switch 7 ON 2 Connect up a PC running a terminal program to the serial port The terminal should be set up for 9600 N 8 1 assuming that WEBster is set at its default serial port settings 3 Type setudp followed by a carriage return Enter the IP address where UDP messages will be sent If this WEBster is supposed to send UDP messages to another WEBster this will be the IP address of the receiving WEBster 4 Type setudpsendport followed by a carriage return Enter the UDP Port you want to use to send UDP messages 5 Type setudprecvport followed by a carriage return Enter the UDP Port you want to use to receive UDP messages 6 Turn DIP switch 7 OFF to disable the Test Mode Your WEBster is now set up to send and receive UDP messages This information is stored in non volatile Flash memory in WEBster and will be retained after power cycling All data sent to the serial port will now be converted into UDP datagrams and sent to the selected UDP port and UDP address specified All UDP messages received on the specified UDP port will be sent out the serial port Only 8 bit messages can be used
45. est mode where a PC running a simple ASCII terminal program can be used to configure IP and other parameters via the serial port Please refer to the Test Mode section of this manual for further details Switch 8 Software Update With this switch ON WEBster will update its operating system either from the serial port of from a file contained on the compact flash Please refer to the Software Update section of this manual for further details November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 7 The power input is a 2 5x5 5x10mm barrel connector with center pin and the outer rim WEBster requires 6 to 9VDC at 1 Amp max An external universal 110 220 VAC power supply is supplied with each unit Page 8 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Networking WEBster WEBster is a conduit for transferring information between Ethernet and RS232 Ethernet is a physical medium for transferring data over a network TCP IP is used to transmit the data over the Ethernet TCP IP is a common protocol for transmitting data on local Ethernet connections Intranet and also global connections nternet WEBster allows both We will refer to the use of either an Intranet or the Internet as the Network The serial interface is standard RS232C and the protocol supports both 8 bit and 9 bit oriented protocols used by all Alcorn McBride products The baud rate is 9600 Connecting to WEBster
46. for UDP communications You can type Help to get a full list of commands in Test Mode If using two WEBsters to communicate to each other i e converting RS232 to UDP in one WEBster then back from UDP to RS232 in another WEBster make sure you select a UDP Ipaddress that matches the IP address of the receiving WEBster Page 24 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 9 FTP Operation File Transfer Protocol WEB pages and other data files are transferred to or from WEBster using File FTP is an Ethernet Transfer Protocol FTP These sections describe the basic FTP commands and protocol used to operations required to transfer files to WEBster transfer files from one computer to another Important Note WEBster currently only supports filenames in the 8 3 format and does not accept long filenames Long filenames contained on a Compact Flash media inserted into WEBster will be truncated to 8 3 format FTP Logon The previous IP setup With WEBster connected to the Network Open a DOS command prompt procedures must have window on your PC by clicking Start Run and then typing command in the been performed before window At the DOS prompt type FTP operation is possible ftp 192 168 0 254 If you have changed WEBster s IP address from the default or are using DHCP you need to use the new address instead of the one shown above You should get a response from WEBster that looks like
47. gh example application They have a support forum on www macromedia com too Flash is a movie based application When you use a Flash presentation on WEBster you embed it inside an html page just like a JPEG GIF video or audio file All of these example applications were created with Flash 5 0 When you publish your presentation you get a html and a swf file Place both of these on WEBster When you access the presentation via a browser load the htm file not the swf Remember to change Flashes publish properties to publish your HTML files with the htm extention instead of html WEBster trims your file names to the 8 3 standard when it initially looks at the media Simple Example MP3 Audio Machine Control Panel mp3flash htm Here is a simple example of how to control a serial product like the MP3AM with Flash On the Welcome page index htm select Example Using the MP3 Audio Machine You see the following screen LAFF lio Machin 00000 Status stopped November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 43 The source file MP3flash fla ships on WEBster s media And is avaialbe at www alcorn com products WEBster If you have Macromedia Flash copy the file from the media to your PC and open it Here s a screenshot for your reference The buttons on this page all search and play or stop an MP3AM orany product that speaks Pioneer LDP protocol They are allbased
48. ields associated it with it that are not required So let s look at it with those fields filled in Example 2 New fields are in bold T 14 46 D 01 1 2000 E SendString 1 Hello world again 2 R h0d 3 20 4 3 Repeats a while Here we have added Field 2 an acknowledgement string R lt carriage return which is hex 0d gt Field 3 a timeout in seconds 20 for this example Field 4 a number of retries 3 for this example Comment We also stuck a comment Repeats a while at the end of the line by prefixing 1t with a semicolon Anything found after a semicolon is ignored by the scheduler You can place a comment on its own line if you like Now let s finish up with the remaining fields Example3 New fields are in bold kept on one line for clarity T 14 46 D 01 1 2000 R 30 P minute A 1 3 00 1 3 00 E SendString 1 Hello world again 2 R h0d 3 20 4 3 Repeats a while We ve now added Repeat Number 30 Repeat Period minute Ending Time 3am in the morning 3 00 military Ending Date January 32000 The Repeat Number acts as a multiplier of the Repeat Period They should be read in conjunction like this Repeat this event every 30 minutes You may have noticed a slight change in the times and strings used in the examples above The events used in Examplel and the final one in Example3 are used in an example file on WEBster that you can run with ScheduleTester discussed below to see how these actuall
49. ile is a slightly altered version of the original HTM file that it represents Alcorn McBride provides a free utility HTML2SYN EXE which automatically generates a SYN file from the original HTM file To use it simply type html2syn lt filename htm gt lt filename syn gt where filename is replaced with the actual filename that you are using 1 6 index for index htm and index syn The information that WEBster fills in to the SYN file can be monitoring or other information such as whether or not a response was received from the player after a command was issued In the section labeled Monitoring Alcorn McBride Audio and Video Players we discuss syn files Here s what the HTML code looks like in the sample MP3 Audio Machine WEB page lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME synfile VALUE mp3index syn gt Duplicate WEB page that WEBster sends back to the browser with status information filled in Note that if you want to use a form and route through to another page that is not the one you are currently on you can simply substitute the syn file for that page HTML2SYN EXE can be downloaded from our website at www alcorn com suppor t software Page 34 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 9 Tutorials And Examples The introduction page index htm has links at the bottom to several example pages in HTML and Flash available for you to quickly see how to interact with WEBster via a
50. is is a comment on its own line T 1 00 D 1 1 01 E SetVarEQ 1 2 2 33 this is a comment too Page 64 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 9 Order of Operations Here 18 a listing oftimes when WEBster checks the schedule and the operations afterwards 1 WEBster loads the schedule from schedule txt default at a Boot up b After an FTP transfer c Scheduler Web page update d Every night at midnight WEBster gets today s date or already knows it from built in RTC WEBster parses the schedule and loads all of today s active events If it is a bootup that caused the schedule load the Bootup event gets loaded If there has been a bootup delay set via the setup webpage then the unit will wait until that time has expired before starting This allows WEBster to wait on products that boot slower than it does before sending a command An example is a hard disk based system that has a 20second boot time WEBster has to wait until it has booted before sending a search and play command IO Double Occupancy When Two Events Occupy the Same Slot If you plan on having a fairly complicated show you may want to be sure you don t have events competing with each other for execution when their time and date come around This discussion looks at what happens when to events end up on the same time and date It explains the rules used to determine which event wins Definitions The following are previously undefine
51. k 250k 500k Parity None Even Odd 9 bit mode is special parity mode activated by configuration DIP switch Bits Char 5 6 7 or 8 Stop Bits 1 or 2 Default configuration parameters are indicated in bold November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 29 Page 0 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 9 Control and Monitoring with WEBster WEB pages contained in WEBster s memory can be used to control the transmission of command and status information via the serial port The following sections explain how this is accomplished Serial Port Connections WEBster controls and monitors show control systems and other equipment using its serial RS232 port Be sure to select 9 bit Use the following guide to determine which serial interface to connect WEBster mode in the Serial Port to on each of the various Alcorn McBride products and what options to select in Setup WEB Page if using the Serial Port Setup WEB Page EBster with Alcorn pa one For other equipment please refer to the documentation supplied by the specific McBride show control NC 1 manufacturer for connection and serial port configuration information equipment Use the 9 pin cable supplied with WEBster Product Connect WEBster to Serial Port Setup Programmer V16 V4 V2 P 9 bit mode Interactivator any available port configured for 9 bit operation see Note DMX Machine SMPTE Machine
52. ld be To address WEBster alcorn com Subject and message text are sent to WEBster as part of the RS232 input message Email Server s IP Address Enter the IP address of the email server you are going to use You should be able to get the address from your Network Administrator Email Host Enter the Host Name that your Email server is expecting Again you should be able to get this information from your Network Administrator Page 18 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 9 Scheduler Setup Scheduler Setup Initial Schedule To Load Seconds to Delay Schedule After Bootup The initial schedule to load by default is schedule txt but you can change that by using the Initial Schedule To Load option The Seconds to Delay Schedule After Bootup option make WEBster wait that many seconds to execute any schedule events Some installations may require a delay before starting the schedule after bootup For example a video server may take longer to reboot than WEBster so you would want to wait a certain number of seconds before executing a bootup event in the schedule Please read the Scheduler section for more details Geographical Setup Geographical Setup Longitude Latitude _ Time Zone Appendix A lists As you may recall from the Real Time Clock Setup section WEBster Timezones for the supports Daylight Savings Time for the United States and Universal Time T
53. le to obtain this from your Network Administrator If no router or gateway 1s present leave this blank Page 7 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 9 Please refer to the section DHCP Operation for complete details You can reset the unit back to the default IP address with a switch on the rear of the unit You can clear the Gateway Address and Subnet Mask with a switch on the rear of the unit November 2 2005 Subnet Mask WEBster needs to The Subnet Mask is used by the router or gateway to determine which IP know the gateway Address are to be routed to the WAN or kept on the Local Area Network address and subnet Again this address should be provided by your Network Administrator It mask s that it can should be left blank if there is no router or gateway determine which addresses are part of your LAN address allowed by subnet mask IP addresses that are not part of your LAN are sent directly to the gateway to the WAN Wide Area Network to access to the outside world Email Setup From Email Address Email Host Email Server s IP Address WEBster has the ability send an email in response to a particular command sent into its RS232 port This page contains the setup parameters for email From Email Address The other email Enter the address or the name you want to appear in the From section of the parameters such as email message sent by WEBster For example it cou
54. memory If you want to cause an immediate your schedule at ERA update of your schedule without rebooting then name your schedule midnight like normal 2 3 Si schedule new before uploading it WEBster will rename your current schedule to schedule old rename schedule new to your current schedule s name and load it into memory Important The actual update of the schedule new occurs after the ftp session has terminated i e You type quit at the ftp gt prompt Page 70 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 1 9 Test Mode With the Test Mode DIP switch activated WEBster can be completely configured using a simple ASCII terminal program running on a PC Commands are listed below The Test Mode serial protocol is 9600 N 8 1 No other serial operation except software update is functional in this mode List of Test Mode Serial Commands If you type Help WEBster outputs the following list of available commands Explanation Prints out a list of available commands Executes the autoexec bat file contained on the compact flash Formats the compact flash media Warning all data will be lost Allows you to configure the baud rate bits char parity and stop bits of the serial port Lists the currently assigned IP address Sets the IP address Lists the currently assigned Gateway address Sets the Gateway address Lists the currently assigned Subnet Mask Sets the Subnet
55. ncountered Solution No errors were encountered WEBster could be trying to find a Gateway connection that is not responding Reset the address password using the DIP switch and re boot If the flashing Red LED stops you may have had the wrong Gateway address assigned or the Gateway is not responding No network connection is detected The Ethernet cable is either not plugged in or wrong type of cable is used For connection to a network with a hub or switch a normal network cable can be used For direct connection to a PC network card a null cable must be used A network connection is detected WEBster is connected to the network Reset WEBster s IP address using the DIP switch on the back of the unit and try again Make sure that your PC does not have a subnet mask set up which would mask WEBster s IP address Contact your Network Administrator to determine 11 this is the case Make sure that your PC does not have a software firewall program installed which is blocking WEBster s IP address The PC and WEBster are set up with a correct IP address and they are able to communicate with each other The Username and Password being used are incorrect Reset the Username and Password to default by using the DIP switch on the back of the unit and try again The user has access to the Compact Flash file system This is normally caused by the setup of the WEB browser In the options or preferences menu check that
56. nd Examples HIML Flash Show Controllers Show Controllers e Start Sequences e Show Control Console GhwCntrl htm e Set Variables General Serial Control General Serial Control e Example using the MP3 Audio Machine e Example using the MP3 Audio Machine e Using Text Boxes and Images November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 13 Administrator Login Page The default Admin Upon selecting Change WEBster s Settings The next web page that WEBster User Name is admin displays is the Administrator Login Page which asks you for a User Name and and the default Admin Password Password is admin Alcom AWEBstery 2 inc Internet Expansion Module Home Administrator Login Please Enter Your Username and Password Administrator User N ame Administrator Password Login Once you have entered a valid User Name and Password WEBster will display the Setup WEB page Page 14 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 1 9 Setup Web Page Note You can 0150 set The Setup Page is divided into 5 different sections each of which is explained WEBster s IP address individually in the following pages using the serial port See the Test Mode section for details Alcom _ wwe Vd 6 Internet Expansion Module Settings Please edit your settings for time TCPIP Email etc Real Time Clock Setup Current Time 09 38 20 Set Time Daylight Savings Time
57. need to define an event which are an Event a Start Time possibly a required data field and a Start Date Each field begins with a delimiter Here is a table of delimiters for your reference Delimiter Field T Starting time hh mm military time D Starting date mm dd yy or mm dd yyyy You can use periods slashes or dashes to separate dates Ending time hh mm military time A Ending date mm dd yy or mm dd yyyy You can use periods slashes or dashes to separate dates E Event 1 Parameter 1 for the event 2 Parameter 2 for the event 3 Parameter 3 for the event 4 Parameter 4 for the event R Repeat Number repeat after this number of periods has expired P Repeat Period Time to wait between executions used with Repeat Number and Set when necessary S Repeat Set special case usage described below November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 57 3 Although not a field this marks a comment Now that we have seen a table of the event fields let s look at the event in Example 1 Here are its fields Start Time 1 46pm in the afternoon 13 46 military Start Date January 1 2000 Event SendString event which is a generalized event allowing you to send a custom string to a product connected to the WEBster s serial port Field 1 the string defined as Hello world The SendString event actually has more f
58. ning fields will be read only and indicate the configuration parameters obtained from the DHCP server This Option has been removed from the web page and is now ONLY configurable from the DIP switch on the rear of the unit This comment and subsection will be removed in later versions of this manual IP Address If WEBsSter is not going to be connected to a Local Area Network or to the Internet you may leave the IP address set to 192 168 0 254 However if you intend to connect WEBster to a Local Area Network or to the Internet it will be necessary to change the IP Address To obtain a new IP address contact your Network Administrator or your Internet Service Provider When you have obtained your new IP address simply enter the new address in the New IP Address field and click the Change Settings button Write the new IP address down Upon clicking Change Settings you will immediately be rerouted to the WEBster at its new IP Address If you get to this page and decide not to change your IP address simply click the Cancel Settings button This will return you to the Welcome page without changing your IP address If you would like to reset WEBster to the default address of 192 168 0 254 simply click the Default button Gateway Address If WEBster is going to be connected to a Local Area Network that includes a router or Internet gateway to a Wide Area Network WAN you will need to type in the IP Address of the device You should be ab
59. nloaded to the attached show controller upon exiting the FTP session on the PC Important The actual transfer of data to the show controller occurs after the ftp session has terminated i e You type quit at the ftp gt prompt Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 27 Important Note The 8 9 Bit Serial Mode DIP Switch must be in the ON position and WEBsSter s serial port must be connected to the Programmer port of an Alcorn McBride Show Controller November 2 2005 Page 8 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 9 Serial Port Setup Set the Test Mode DIP With WEBster in Test Mode you can change the baud rate bits char parity and switch to access stop bits used for the serial port The default serial configuration 1s 9600 baud No WEBster s test commands parity 8 bits char and 1 stop bit With a terminal connected to WEBster s serial from the serial port port and set to the default configuration type setserial to access the serial configuration menu After the serial configuration is changed you will need to reconfigure your serial terminal program in order to communicate serially with it again You can reset the serial port configuration to the default 9600 N 8 1 with the Reset Defaults DIP switch turned on during power up Available Serial Port Parameters Baud Rates 2400 4800 9600 14 4k 19 2k 28 8k 38 4k 57 6k 76 8k 115 2
60. ntains a real time clock which adds real time scheduling capabilities to all Alcorn McBride products You can now trigger show control events based on the time of day week month or year Or you can playback audio video or lighting cues on a preset schedule New schedules or show control programs can be downloaded to WEBster via Ethernet which means that you can update and monitor your system s operation from virtually anywhere in the world WEBster offers a wide range of features including e Adds Ethernet Connectivity to all Alcorn McBride products e Provides WEB based control and monitoring e Can automatically send email in response to input from show controller e Accepts download of new show control programs via FTP e Enables time and date based scheduling with real time clock e Preloaded with complete and functional sample WEB pages e WEB page and setup data stored in removable PC compatible compact flash card included e Ethernet and serial cables included November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 1 Page 2 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Front Panel Indicators WEBster provides four LED indicators on the front panel Internet Expansion Module 5 er AX inc A ARS Power Web Serial Status 4 e VIVO Ethernet and Status LEDs The following defines the function of each LED Blue Power This LED will be illuminated whenever the
61. o world correctly follow these standards WEBster needs to know where it is located on the globe Appendix A has the timezones for the countries of the world Consult a map for Longitude and Latitude Customization Setup Customization Setup Initial Page To Load Require Users to Login Customer User Name Customer Password this field only used when requiring a customer to log in WEBster has the ability to require your end user to log in before gaining access to its pages This section contains the setup parameters for the following Initial Page to Load Enter the name of your default page here This allows you to set up the first page people will see upon browsing to WEBster s IP address without having November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 19 to rename the INDEX HTM file that comes on the unit by default Some popular names are index html default htm and home htm Require Users To Login Check this option if you need for users to log into the WEBster before continuing The User Name and Password entries are required if this 8 checked Customer User Name This section allows you to change your customer s login password The User Name and Password must each be 8 characters letters or numbers only or less Warning Keep your customer s User Name and Password in a safe location The default Customer User Name is customer and the default Password is cus
62. o logon to and configure WEBster When you are finished configuring your WEBster follow steps 3 8 to restore your computer s TCP IP settings Note If you are unable to connect to WEBster over Ethernet after following the above procedure the problem may be a result of internal conflicts in Windows TCP IP settings To avoid this Windows problem right click on the Network Neighborhood icon and select Properties Select each reference to TCP IP and click Properties Write down the old settings and then delete all references to TCP IP by highlighting them individually and selecting Remove Then click Add select Protocol and click Add Select Microsoft on the left side of the Select Network Protocol dialog Now select TCP IP from the right side of the Select Network Protocol dialog and press OK Windows will ask you to insert the Windows installation disk s to complete the process This procedure will eliminate any conflicts with other TCP IP entries in Windows You will need to perform the above procedure again to connect to WEBster Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 11 12 November 2 2005 Connecting WEBster to a Local Area Network LAN or the Internet Note This process can only be accomplished once you have already connected to WEBster directly and have changed the default IP address to an address approved by your Network Administrator To connect to WEBster over a LAN or the Internet 1 Connect
63. o set it to se Outputs 0 Most controllers have 8 16 or 32 63 Flags outputs and 32 flags 64 128 Index Outputs 0 Most controllers have 8 16 or 32 63 Flags outputs and 32 flags 64 128 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 41 Using Images as Buttons Text Boxes etc You can take advantage of pretty much anything HTML JavaScript and Flash have to offer in making your presentation Pretty much application that can submit forms via HTTP you can use to talk to WEBster From the Welcome page select Using Text Boxes and Images to look at examples for using Images as buttons and textboxes as inputs Here is a screen shot below Alcom _ EC inc Internet Expansion Module Home Using Text Boxes and Images gt Using Images Want to use images instead of buttons This example sends a search and play message to an MP3 Audio Machine when you click the car Just like any form you have fields that are necessary to communicate properly with WEBster whether it s a button image or text box lt form ACTION form METHOD POST gt lt INPUT TYPE tmage border 0 src car gf alt car gif gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME form VALUE sendstring gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME string VALUE 1SE lt 0d PL lt 0d gt gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME dispresult VALUE File 1 Played gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME responsestring VALUE R lt 0d gt R lt 0d gt
64. ogrammer port of the Show Controller mode when connected to the show controller Expected back is either an ACK character OxAA or a NAK 0x55 The result Programmer port is displayed in the Current Status section of the WEB page Below is a description of the HTML code that performs the operation Note you can right click on the white space of the page and select View Source to see the code or copy and paste it to your pages Alcom _ Inc Bster ED Internet Expansion Module Home Alcorn McBride Show Control Current Status ACK Received Start Show Sequence Sequence 1 Sequence 2 Sequence 3 Sequence 4 Start Sequence with acknowledge lt form ACTION form METHOD POST gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME form VALUE Startsega gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME name VALUE 1 gt lt INPUT TYPE submit VALUE Sequence 1 tabindex 3 gt lt form gt Button Label Sequence Index other buttons have 2 3 amp 4 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 37 StartSeq and Other AMI Show Controller Commands The previous section describes how you use the startseq and startseqack commands in WEBster WEBster also has sendstring on and off The next available page can be accessed by selecting Set Variables on the Welcome Page It s source code shows you how to set variables in WEBster Alcom _ McBride 4 Alcorn McBride Show Control Cu
65. ons during your ShwCntrl htm tutorial refer to the HTML Commands Summary table and the HTML sections for detailed explanations those commands Below is a screenshot of the opening page If you have changed your IP address in the WEBster enter the new one in the box provided MENU o Intro Start Sequences Set Variables Set Outputs Set Flags Feedback Welcome to WEBster s demo flash control Tal How it Works This section will show you the Flash Action script panel It is useful for controlling many functions in our V16 family of show controllers It is also useful as a tutorial for learning how to make your Flash based presentations communicate with WEBster If you do not find the source for this behind the buttons on each presentation with your WEBster it is page available from Alcorn McBride by request or from www alcorn com Before selecting one of the menu options from the top panel please verify the IP address below matches that of the WEBster with which you are communicating WEBster s IP Address http 192 168 0 254 The tutorial is broken into sections handling each of the commands available for interfacing to a WEBster attached to our show controllers For example here is a screenshot of the page that starts sequences November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 1 9 Page 46 MENU 0 Intro Start Sequences Set Variables Set Outputs Set Flags Feedback
66. or flags Feedback Starts sequences and details how to retrieve feedback in Flash 0 18 5 80 65 70 75 Introduction StartSeqs EOupts g Flags I Feedback 0 L2 background E alo al ss tzorps 825 a The actions layer has lowercase A s in certain sections you have the Object Actions panel shown below open select an a frame to see more action script that manipulate the presentation s operations Page 48 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 9 The ActionScript Select a button while you have the Object Actions panel open and you can copy and paste the Action Script to your own buttons Object Actions Fi Z4 jetta Object Actions v Actions Setvar break varindex varindex_a 1 varvalue varvalue_a file none call sm ToadVariablesNum formurl 0 POST ipaddress is defined in actions layer on first frame lt comment X continue delete Line 8 of 8 Col 1 do while Feedback The way you achieve feedback on Flash is by embedding your buttons and the result field in a movie Once you have issues the command you go back a little later and ask for the result in a file form Go to the Feedback section of the presentation Double click on the first button number 1 That
67. ord pp 20 da 21 Other Network Functions 23 DELGP OP Or QU OM da di 23 UDP Oper anion se rct ri aida 24 RIPOperdtiom o A a 25 DO 23 Downloading New Scripts to Alcorn McBride Show Controllers serene 27 Page iv November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Serial Port Setup AAA TIT 29 Available Serial Port Parameters omo iia t oder eet 29 Control and Monitoring with WEBster 31 Serial Port Connections 3l Sample WEB PACES cui iei oe UL Liana 32 3 Tutorials And Examples a 35 Controlling Alcorn McBride Show Controllers Ne 35 Monitoring Alcorn McBride Show Controllers 37 StartSeq and Other AMI Show Controller Commands 38 Controlling Serial Products like AMI Audio Video Players eese 39 Monitoring Serial Products like AMI Audio Video Players sess 39 HTML Commands Summary 25 ie ia soli 41 Using Images as Buttons Text Boxes etc HT Tnhh HH TH TH ng Hy 42 Sample Flash 6 ed 43 General NA 11016 43 Simple Example MP3 Audio Machine Control Panel mp3 flash htm 43 Tutorial V16 Family Control Panel ShwCntrl htm ee ee i 45 Flash vs HIME Pro sand CONS s ob a rs d d ra died rti i ate dubai aio 52 O Real Time Clock RIC terti ponen eot RD 53
68. power up Log Out ogon November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 21 Page 2 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 9 Other Network Functions The following sections explain the other network protocols and functions supported by WEBster DHCP Operation WEBster can obtain it s IP address subnet mask and gateway IP address from a DHCP server If DHCP operation is enabled WEBster establishes an Ethernet connection with the DHCP server immediately upon bootup Your Network Administrator will be able to tell you whether your network is connected to a DHCP server During bootup the red Error LED will blink indicating that initialization is taking place and that WEBster is establishing a connection with the DHCP server Once the LED turns OFF WEBster has successfully obtained a valid configuration from the DHCP server The parameters that the DHCP server establishes in WEBster are 1 IP Address 2 SubNet Mask 3 Gateway Address Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 23 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP allows WEBster to obtain numerous configuration parameters from a DHCP server These parameters will be unavailable in the Setup WEB Page whenever the DHCP Enable DIP switch is ON November 2 2005 UDP Operation WEBster can convert RS232 messages sent to its serial port into UDP messages and convert UDP m
69. rEQ 1 1 2 2 Tell controller to do show for day 1 R 2 P Day S Month E SetVarEQ 1 1 2 3 Tell controller to do show for day 2 R 3 P Day S Month E SetVarEQ 1 1 2 4 Tell controller to do show for day 3 P Repeat Period The Repeat Period defines how long to wait It is multiplied or indexed according to the presence of a Repeat Set field See the Repeat Set and Repeat Number sections for details Periods can be one of the following Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Minute Hour Day Year Boot Notes Month is not a valid period If you want to make a monthly schedule use a combination of repeat number period and set to do so See the example in the Repeat Number section for details Examples R sunday R year November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 63 I Repeat Set Using the Repeat Set field changes the way Repeat Number and Repeat Period operate Together they act as an index into the Repeat Set Please read the Repeat Number section above for a detailed explanation of the different behaviors they take on when the Repeat Set field is present In order to create a monthly schedule you can specify the Repeat Set as month In order to execute an event on Sets can be one of the following Month January February March April May June July August September October November and December Examples R 5 P day S month repeat 5 day of every month R 2
70. rden Mechanical Design Martin Chaney Part Number 230 10065800 Document Revision 1 9 11 2 2005 Alcorn McBride Inc Alcorn McBride Inc 3300 S Hiawassee Rd Bldg 105 Orlando FL 32835 407 296 5800 FAX 407 296 5801 Internet http www alcorn com e mail support alcorn com Page ii November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page iii Table of Contents INIA OO En O 1 7 1 M 3 Ethernet Gnd Status EEDs ep 3 Rear Panel Controls and Connectors 5 ET 2 RS 232C 000000 5 Configuration DIP Switches 3 min nan t reete LoL eee dun 7 POWER RR DER La 8 Networking WWEHSECT AA NN 9 Connecting to WEBster to the 9 Connecting WEBster directly ca nh 10 Connecting WEBster to a Local Area Network LAN or the Internet 12 WEBster s Main WEB 13 Welcome Web Page iii ii hare 13 Administrator Losin PAE reais rettet a d1 011x106 514 14 Setup WED PAGE ii ou ni pin Ue M info cool Moo LU Loos de 15 Real Time Clock Setup coro cet eee cet uet Na ete ete te t eR EUR Me Mn angie 16 TER PD a Rag ri li es e a lia a anh 17 Email Setup td oe tiet OR a 6 18 Scheduler Setup ta 19 Geoeraphicab Setup t des E eL e i SL c Sen 19 Customization Setups note est ee 9 19 Administrator User Name and Passw
71. required format January Ist 2000 t lt 4 digit start hour hhmm gt 0000 this 1s a required format midnight ty number of years 365 days each to 0 simulate m number of months 31 days each to 0 simulate gt W lt number of weeks to Simulate gt 1 d lt number of days to Simulate gt 0 h lt number of hours to simulate gt 0 i lt number of minutes to simulate gt 0 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 67 Examplel C scheduletester This calls the default operation of scheduletester This means open schedule txt simulate from January 1 2000 for 1 week and write the results to out txt Example2 C scheduletester sweekschedule txt oresults txt 4010302 t1230 d700 h4 m916 This means open weekschedule txt simulate from January 3 2002 for 700days 4hours and 916minutes and write the results to results txt Simulation When you analyze and simulate your schedule you ll see the following on your screen AMI Schedule Tester press Ctrl C to cancel Reading schedule txt and writing results to out txt 100 complete When your reach 100 it s done and you can open the log file Results When you use ST to test a schedule you have created it first does a syntax analysis of the whole schedule and then does a simulation Error codes are generated mainly at the analysis but can be generated during simula
72. roperties x Bindings Advanced 805 DNS Configuration Gateway WINS Configuration IP Address T amp n IP address can be automatically assigned to this computer If your network does not automatically assign IP addresses your network administrator for an address and then type it in the space below C Obtain an IP address automatically E Specify an IP address APA 2 SubnetMask 255 255 255 0 Write down your current IP address and Subnet Mask settings and keep them in a safe location Change your IP Address to the value shown above 192 168 0 2 Change your Subnet Mask to the value shown above 255 255 255 0 Click the OK button twice to exit and save the changes to the Network setup Your computer will require you to reboot to change the settings Click the Yes button to do so Once your computer has finished rebooting launch a Web Browser Netscape Internet Explorer etc In the address box type http followed by the IP address of your WEBster If this is your first time connecting to WEBster or you have not changed the IP address the correct entry should be http 192 168 0 254 11 Upon hitting the Enter key on your keyboard you should be presented with the logon WebPage from WEBster Please refer to the section November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 1 9 10 Page 10 Logon WEB Page for details on how t
73. rrent Status Internet Expansion Module Home Set Variable Set Var 1 Set Var 2 Set Var 3 Set Var 4 b S4 cs pj Here is the source code for the Set Var 1 option above The values required by the setvar command are highlighted in black below lt form ACTION form METHOD POST gt lt INPUT TYPE submit value Set gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME form VALUE setvar gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME varindex VALUE 0 gt lt INPUT TYPE text name varvalue size 4 value 0 gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME synfile VALUE setvar syn gt lt form gt Using on and off you can control flags and outputs on our show controllers Here is source code to turn ON flag 1 in an AMI show Controller lt form ACTION form METHOD POST gt lt INPUT TYPE submit value On Flag 1 gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME form VALUE on gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME index VALUE 0 gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME synfile VALUE whatver syn gt lt form gt Here is source code to turn OFF flag 7 in an AMI show Controller lt form ACTION form METHOD POST gt lt INPUT TYPE submit value Off Flag 7 gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME form VALUE 0ff gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME index VALUE 6 gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME synfile VALUE whatver syn gt lt form gt Outputs use the same command with a different index Note that the indices for flags variables etc in the
74. s lt form ACTION form METHOD POST gt lt INPUT TYPE submit VALUE Loop tabindex 2 gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME form VALUE sendstring gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME string VALUEE LP lt 0d gt gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME synfile VALUE mp 3index syn gt lt form gt Response Looping Text displayed on returned WEB page Page 40 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 9 If the serial device sends back a response that is not declared in the HTML code the value of responsestring above then WEBster displays the string received on the return WEB page as Unexpected Response lt string received gt Where lt string received gt is the actual serial message returned from the device If the serial device does not respond and the responsestring and dispresult lines are present in the HTML code then WEBster displays No Response on the return WEB page HTML Commands Summary Here is a convenient list of the commands available through the HTTP interface on WEBster Look to the previous sections for detailed discussions and examples Form Name Name Value comments num startseq name actually and index 0 255 Starts a sequence in AMI controllers num Expects NO response from the controller startseqack name actually and index 0 255 Starts a sequence in AMI num controllers Expects a response from the controller Variable to be set 0 255 Value t
75. sing Error Status viathe WEB dnte dentem ie rte entente bn Troubleshooting Guide e sio UCI RR A Part Numbers AAA AAA AA AAA e ng gan Appendix A World Map of Time Zones iiien piane arnie Rev 1 9 Page vi November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page vii Welcome Thanks for purchasing Alcorn McBride s WEBsterTM WEBster adds Ethernet connectivity to all Alcorn McBride products enabling remote control monitoring and programming of your system from any computer in the world using an ordinary Internet Browser such as Microsoft Explorer or Netscape WEBster comes preloaded with a complete set of WEB pages that form a remote graphical control and monitoring interface for Alcorn McBride audio video players show control and lighting products Use these pages just as they are or edit them using an HTML authoring package such as Microsoft FrontPage and create a custom interface tailored exactly for your show WEB pages can even be password protected for secure access Other Internet Protocol capabilities such as SMTP email and FTP File Transfer Protocol allow WEBster to automatically send email or data For example a fault condition detected during a show could cause WEBster to automatically send a service request email to a maintenance address Alcorn McBride s WEBster also co
76. te space or commas as separators if your string is a combination of hex and ASCII Field2 Acknowledgment string to look for You can format it in the same manner as Fieldl Field3 Timeout in seconds before retry or failure Field4 Number of retries before quitting Comments Field one is required Fields 2 3 amp 4 are optional Examples These examples talk to a player like the DVMHD DVM2 DVD player etc E SendString 1 215SE h0d Select file 215 E SendString 1 215SE 206 PL h0d Select 6 play file 215 using hex E SendString 1 215SE nPL n Select 6 play 215 using escapes E SendString 1 alcorn mpgW SE h0d Select file alcorn mpg Select with R lt carriage return gt ack message 10second timeout and 2 retries E SendStrng 1 215SE n 2 R n 3 10 4 2 StartSequence Description Start sequence by number to any connected Alcorn McBride Show Controller Fieldl The sequence index See the table below for the index values Field2 N A Field3 N A Field4 N A Comments 1 will refer to Sequence 1 Examples E StartSequence 1 Start sequence 1 E StartSequence 1 12 Start sequence 12 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 59 SetvarEQ Set a variable on any connected Alcorn McBride Show Controller The variable index See the table below for the index values The value NA NA WinScript refers to variable0 as variablel variable12 as variable
77. ter to your PC For example type get index htm at the ftp gt prompt to copy the index htm file from WEBster to your PC Use the del command to delete files For example type del index htm to delete the index htm file from the Compact Flash Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 1 9 November 2 2005 dir WEBster will time out and you will need to log back on if you wait too long between ftp commands This is a security feature bin ha put lt filename gt Hint It s best to start the command prompt in the directory on your PC containing the files you wish to transfer to WEBster That way you don t have to type in any path before the file name get lt filename gt del lt filename gt You must always delete a file from WEBster before replacing it with another of the same name Page 26 rename lt filename gt Use the rename command to rename a file on WEBster After you type the filename and hit Enter the ftp program will ask what you want to rename the file to For example type Rename index htm At the ftp gt prompt The FTP program will respond with To file At which you type the file name you want to rename to such as index2 htm Use the quit command to end your FTP session quit Downloading New Scripts to Alcorn McBride Show Controllers Anytime that a DAT file with the name load dat is transferred to WEBster via FTP the file is automatically dow
78. th a red Null Ethernet also known as a cross connect or peer to peer cable This cable allows two peers such as a PC and WEBster to communicate directly without going through a network hub DO NOT USE THIS CABLE TO CONNECT WEBster OR A PC TOA NETWORK HUB OR SWITCH Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 9 192 168 0 254 represents the official test IP address If your network is set up for DHCP set the DHCP Enable DIP switch on the rear of the unit Please refer to the section DHCP Operation for complete details November 2 2005 Connecting WEBster directly to a PC If you are not connecting to WEBster from your Local Area Network LAN the Internet or an Ethernet hub you should follow these instructions 1 Plug one end of the red Null Ethernet cable that came with your WEBster into the Ethernet port on the rear of the unit Plug the other end of the red Null Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port on your computer Using Windows 95 98 NT ME XP right click on the Network Neighborhood icon and select Properties If you are not using Windows or you do not have TCP IP Networking installed on your computer please consult your computer s documentation for further instructions on Network Configuration Double click on the TCPAP option The TCP IP Properties window should be displayed Select the IP Address tab Network l l x Co TCP IP P
79. the page to refresh e Ithas static webpages O Please visit Q In addition to providing the command and status interface for the www alcorn c HTML based WEB Page operations described previously om to WEBster also uses the serial port to accept email message requests download a output Real Time Clock information and provide error status protocol file which O The following sections describe each of these capabilities in detail implements all Message formats for both Alcorn McBride Show Control and simple of Hei 5 8 bit ASCII communications are documented seria interface commands for Alcorn McBride show controllers Page 52 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 1 9 Real Time Clock RTC e When enabled via the Real Time Clock Setup in the Settings WEB page WEBster outputs the date and time to its RS232 port once each second Depending on how the serial port is configured in the Serial Port Setup WEB Page this can be formatted in simple ASCII or in Alcorn McBride Show Control message format Alcorn McBride Show Control RTC Message Format Q Inthe Q When enabled via the Real Time Clock Setup in the Settings WEB following page or the DIP switch WEBster outputs the date and time to its table and RS232 port in the form of SetVarEQ messages When connected to throughout an Alcorn McBride show controller sequences can be designed to this manual i dh use these variables to perform various tasks
80. this Connected to 192 168 0 254 220 Welcome to the Alcorn McBride Embedded WEB Server 220 Please log in User 192 168 0 254 none Type your UserName here 331 Password required for Username Passsword Type your Password here it will not show on screen 230 User Logged in ftp gt In the spaces indicated above type in your current User Name and Password WEBster will respond Follow the step by step list of commands as shown below to transfer a file to to all FTP commands and from WEBster to your PC listed here but not all commands available on some ftp client programs are supported November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 25 Type dir Atthe ftp gt prompt You will see a directory listing of what is on the Compact Flash card Use the bin command to force all file transfers into binary mode You need to do this to successfully transfer WEB files and other data to WEBster You can use the ha command to have the ftp program print hash marks on the screen while files are being downloaded This is helpful for getting feedback on file transfer progress Use the put command to transfer a file from your PC to WEBster For example type put index htm at the ftp gt prompt to transfer the index htm file from your PC to WEBster Be certain that you have issued the bin command once before this command is sent Use the get command to copy a file from WEBs
81. this page and select View Source to see the specific code for each button but here 1s the code for the Loop button below lt form ACTION form METHOD POST gt lt INPUT TYPE submit VALUE Loop tabindex 2 gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME form VALUE sendstring gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME string VALUE VP 0d 2 lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME dispresult VALUHKE Looping gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME responsestring VANUE R 0d gt gt lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME synfile VALUE mp 3index syn gt lt form gt Notice how the string and responsestring values have changed between the buttons that handle search and play in one and these buttons that do single dammands Search File 1 Search File 2 Play Loop Pause Stop Monitoring Serial Products like AMI Audio Video Players Handling feedback with WEBster is easy with syn files By simply inserting a tilde in a comment string like this lt lt into your HTML code you have given WEBster the location to place the response from your form posting November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 39 Displaying the response from controlled device If you want to display a particular message on the returned WEB page based on the response received from the device you re controlling include the following HTML code in your WEB page lt INPUT TYPE hidden NAME responsestring VALUE R lt 0d gt gt String that WEBster
82. tion as well Just like the WEBster the Schedule Tester skips over the errored events and attempts to execute the schedule anyway unless you use the e option to make it stop on any error Open the output file in the same directory with notepad or your favorite text editor to see the results Inside the log file you ll see a few lines like this Starting Syntax Analysis Errors have a corresponding line number in front of them Valid Event D 01 01 00 T 13 46 E SENDSTRING 1 Hello World Valid Event D 01 01 00 T 14 46 A 01 03 00 1 03 00 R 30 P Minute E SENDSTRING 1 Hello World Again Starting Simulation time is military Will simulate for 10080 total minutes Bootup at 00 00 on 01 01 00 Page 68 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 1 9 Saturday 01 01 00 Loading Events Event Added D 01 01 00 T 13 46 E SENDSTRING 1 Hello World Event Added D 01 01 00 T 14 46 A 01 03 00 1 03 00 R 30 P Minute E SENDSTRING 1 Hello World Again Executing Events 13 46 13 46 starttime AlcornSendString Hello World Ack null Retries 0 Timeout 0 14 46 14 46 starttime AlcornSendString Hello World Again Ack null Retries 0 Timeout 0 Done November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 69 Errors During analysis and simulation if ScheduleTester finds errors it gives you an explanation of what is wrong along with a line number Examplel This event has a space in
83. to the Ethernet WEBster is shipped with a factory default IP address of 192 168 0 254 which is useful for transferring data across an Ethernet LAN but must be changed if WEBster is to be connected to a router on the Internet WEBster is configured with default TCP IP settings These settings are the IP address the Administrator Username and the Administrator Password These settings need to be changed only if the unit is to be used on an Intranet or the Internet where other computers or equipment with other or the same IP address may be present If you are connecting WEBster to an existing Ethernet LAN Intranet then the Network System Administrator will need to provide you with a unique IP address for WEBster If you are connecting WEBster to the Internet then your Internet Service Provider ISP will either provide you with a unique IP address or indicate that your network is set up for DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol If you are on a DHCP enabled network WEBster s IP address will be automatically configured The default Admin Username is admin and the default Admin login password is admin The password should be changed if WEBster is going to remain on the Network To change any of these three settings you need to connect to WEBster using a web browser such as Netscape or Internet Explorer which is freely available on most computer platforms like Windows 95 98 NT ME XP Unix Macintosh and so on WEBster comes wi
84. to true signaling the CheckResult section that it is completely loaded It s a little hairy at first but they all work this way The way you make it possible for many buttons on one page to control different WEBsters or to have different responses is by making little movies of each set of buttons and responses There are two examples on the tutorial for this One is for single buttons talking to different IP addresses and one is for multiple buttons talking to the same ip address and reporting to the same status box You can also have multiple buttons talking to different ip addresses and reporting to the same status box e Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 51 November 2 2005 Flash vs HTML Pro s and Con s Q Why would you choose to use Flash instead of HTML and vice versa a So you don t need syn files either Q Dynamic screens take advantage of Flash s potential Flashes drawbacks a There s a small learning curve Flashes benefits O Super fast interface there s no need to refresh It s not free The price varies depending on the version 0 to a few hundred dollars Q Your customer has to have a Flash player installed 5 0 or later recommended HTML benefits e It s free e Ithas a smaller learning curve than Flash e Itis supported by any browser e You can use JavaScript to liven it up a bit and automate some things HTML drawbacks e It s slow e You have to wait on
85. tomer Customer Password To return to the Welcome page without making any changes to the Username or Password click the Cancel button Cancel Changes and Log Out You can reset the Customer User Name and Password to default by setting the DIP switch on the rear panel during power up Administrator User Name and Password Admin Setup Administrator User Name Administrator Password This section allows you to change your Password The Administrator User Name and Password must each be 8 characters letters or numbers only or less Warning Keep your Administrator User Name and Password in a safe location These parameters will allow the holder full access to WEBster To change the settings in your WEBster press the Update button To return to the Welcome page and cancel any changes you made on the current page press the Logout button Rev1 9 The default Admin User Name is admin and the default Admin Password is admin You can reset the Admin User Name and Password to default by setting the DIP switch on the rear panel during power up Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual November 2 2005 Page 20 Update You can reset the To change the settings in your WEBster press the Update button To return to Admin User Name and the Welcome page and cancel any changes you made on the current page press Password to default the Logout button by setting the DIP switch on the rear panel during
86. tput mode Address Password Reset Format media DHCP Enable Serial Port Mode Test Mode Update Firmware Enable RJ 45 10 Base T Ethernet connector DB 9M serial RS 232 connector Barrel connector 2 5 mm x 5 5 mm x 10 mm for power Part Numbers 230 100658 00 798 001377 00 CFUSB 1 CFPC 1 Contact factory for sizes and part numbers Contact factory for sizes and part numbers 699 001138 00 699 000634 00 Rev1 9 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual WEBster with 110 220 VAC Power Supply Spare 110 220 VAC Power Supply Compact Flash Docking Station for USB port Compact Flash to PC Card Adapter Compact Flash Media Micro Drive Media RS232 Cable Ethernet Cable null Ethernet Serial Power Physical Indicators Controls Connectors November 2 2005 Page 3 Rev 9 Alcorn McBride WEBster Users Manual November 2 2005 081 MOSI MOTI A 06 SINO DUDA joonneN WH q pepdumo sdopy yaipy imuno c supino dey sa2e ouros ut do st auin PugpueIS jo ui moy auo A jensn ow p 42 00 Surses weyAeg de 2 SIJU 0007 unf 0 paj2a1107 S3NOZ AWIL GI VGN V LS i i International Date Line AMI M 9 A 0t d 0t paidope spz sug prepis ON DE 6 vi 6 I g H L 9 89 4 d ost d wg
87. y operate The only field not discussed yet is a set Example 4 T 1 00 D 11 28 02 R 4 P Thursday S November E defaultwebpage 1 thanksgi htm A set defines a certain range of valid repeat periods In Example 4 only the Thursdays in November are eligible for this event When a set is used in an event the Repeat Number takes on a different meaning Instead of being a multiplier of the Repeat Period it and the Repeat Period become an index Page 58 November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev 1 9 of the set These three fields should be read in conjunction like this Repeat this event every 4 Thursday in November Events in Detail There are predefined events you can schedule They are discussed in detail below and summarized in a table at the end of this discussion SendString Description This event sends a customized string out of the serial port Field1 The message You use quotes around the characters that are ASCII There are also several escapes that you can use inside the quotes to allow you to insert carriage returns bells etc These follow the syntax of a C program values Supported escape characters v Insert a doublequote n Insert a line feed hex 0A r Insert a carriage return hex 0D t Insert a tab hex 09 b Insert a bell hex 07 Insert 8 Backslash You can enter hexadecimal characters in the strings as well by prefixing them with the letter h You use whi
88. you are sending You can set variables turn on and off outputs and flags and learn about getting feedback using Flash To keep from duplicating much of that information here we ask you to use the tutorial to learn more Instead we will discuss some of the work behind the scenes November 2 2005 Alcorn McBride WEBster User s Manual Rev1 9 Page 47 The Flash application file ShwCntrl fla used to create the console is also shipped on WEBster s media from the factory You can also download it at www alcorn com products WEBster Below is a screenshot for our discussion of its design with the Set Variables portion of the presentation showing Tools Scene HS 8 SIE s u ss o 6 n Bw f Introduction Stantsegs Seas p Outputs Flags f Feedback Y alol al Intro Start Sequences Set Variables Set Outputs Set Flags Feedback Var Value AED 8 4 2 Object Actions Actions The Timeline The timeline is setup for each page as follows Start loops until the whole presentation is loaded Introduction holds the intro and asks for the IP address StartSeq Starts sequences and details the startseq function SetVars Set variables and details the setvar function Outputs Toggles outputs and details the on off function for outputs Flags Toggles flags and details the on off function f

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