Access Media Transport Control in-buit IO variables via LOGIC?!

Dear All,

I found a template page in PICED 4.8 for color touchscreen about Media Transport Control. I was very impressed.

The buttons in that page is set to SPECIAL FUNCTION and use to control the Media Transport IO variables.

I wondered if can we access these Media Transport IO variables by LOGIC . Because by this way we may control the Music server via Wiser.

I did search in LOGIC help and it showed that I couldn't access Media Transport IO variables by LOGIC?

Would you please give me advisement on this?

Thank you very much!

 

Link Media Control with Window Media Player?!

Dear All,

One more thing I need your help!

Can I use the Media Transport Control to control Window Media Player?

Thanks!

 

Thanks for your post. Might be worth a look at the app note for MRA located here... http://www2.clipsal.com/cis/cis/__data/page/4129/AN03_Configuring_MRA_with_PICED_Software.pdf

This looks at the use of media links groups in PICED and includes the use of logic too.

The Media Link Groups work with the new version of the C-Bus MRA system

 

Yes you can do this. For example, to execute the "Next Track" Special Function for Media Link group 1 from logic:

Code:

ExecuteSpecialFunction("Media Transport Control Next Track", 1);

The help file doesn't so much say you can't do it, it just doesn't specifically say you can do it.

I will get this clarified in the help file.

In the logic editor, right click and select other | Special Function. You will see the media control special functions listed in there.

 

Thanks for your kind help!

Dear Helpers,

Thank you for your kind help.

I checked the special functions for Media Control.
This shows maybe only "Next track" and "Previous track" is usefull.

Please guide me how to excute the PLAY and STOP control.

Could we do anything by logic with Window Media Player control?!

Thanks a lot!

 

You need to use in-built System IO variables for this. See main help file topic "Media Transport Control In-built System IO"

To get Media Link Group 1 to Play:

Code:

SetBoolIBSystemIO("Media Transport Control Play", 1, true);

To get Media Link Group 1 to Stop:

Code:

SetBoolIBSystemIO("Media Transport Control Play", 1, false);

If you look at the components in the template, you will see which buttons are controlling which In-built System IO Variable or Special Function.

I am not sure what you are wanting to do here. Can you explain more?

 

Window Media Player control via Logic

Dear Daren,

For my understanding:

+ Window Media Player is not considered as a Media Link Group?
+ PICED provide Media Director utility to control Window Media Player.

So we may not use Special Function and In-built System IO variables in LOGIC to control Window Media Player?!

What I intend to do is:
+ I have Window Media Player run on a PC connected to Color TouchScreen. This PC will act as Music Server.
+ From DLT switch or Wiser I create some Group Adress.
+ When these buttons pressed, Touchscreen will run the LOGIC then control Window Media Player to turn on the appropirate Playlist and do Play, stop, next, previous control.

Would you please help to advise how to do these things in LOGIC!
Thank you very much in advance!