Trigger event over ethernet / telnet

[Brandon81]

EventGhost 0.3.7.r1030
Windows Vista SP1 x64


Hey all. I'm a first time user.

I have a Crestron control system that can send text commands over ethernet to communicate with other control systems or components. It's just simple text. Just like serial.

My question is whether EG can listen for these events and they can communicate in this way? Crestron can use any port.

Thanks

[stottle]

EG can with a plugin. Take a look at the TheaterTek or Zookplayer plugins for an example.

Brett

[Brandon81]

Thanks man

I added that plugin for theater-tek but I wasn't able to make a telnet connection to the default port 2663. I tried locally to the loopback address to verify no firewall issues and from another pc.

Any idea what i'm doing wrong?

[stottle]

I'll start with the obvious:
1) You have Theatertek installed and running, correct?
2) Theatertek defaults to have the IP control turned off. Did you go into TT and enable the TCP/IP control? It's in the configuration menu, under General tab -> Startup -> Enable TCP/IP Control, with the textbox set to 2663?

Brett

[Brandon81]

I don't actually have the Theatertek device. I'm just trying to kind of "prove concept" that EG can indeed listen over ethernet for standard strings.

I suppose it definately can, if it has the ability to control the devices like Theatertek etc. But what I'm really looking for is a simple way to just "turn on" listening over a certain port for serial commands. It should work just like the serial plugin only for a TCP/IP port.

Nothing like that? I'd have to learn how to make the custom plugin?

[jinxdone]

Ofcourse it can do that. If you want to make one yourself you have to know some python and then just make your own plugin/script, perhaps using one of the existing ones as a starting point. The thing is that usually you need to implement some sort of protocol on top of the tcp/ip as well..

It is possible to make a plugin that simply triggers events on incoming strings and then allows you to send strings over a tcp connection. (I can make one when I find some free time, probably not this weekend though..)

btw: somebody asked the same thing just two weeks ago..

[jitterjames]

Brandon81: I am interested in interfacing with crestron systems in general. I don't yet have access to the hardware but I may soon. If I have anything to report I will do so here. Please do the same.

Jitter

[Drabert]

I am also interested in this. I would like to capture events from a Phillips Pronto remote control using a socket connection. I dont know how to program in python but i will give it a shot. would the TheatreTek plugin be a good place to start?

Thanks for the advice