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Appendix B: Connect Tally and GPI Control
Overview
DekoMOS items in a rundown can be played manually at the DekoMOS Playback Controller.
Commands can also be invoked with a GPI pulse to the DekoMOS Playback Controller. Or, the
playout process can be partially or fully automated by configuring the DekoMOS Playback
Controller to respond to GPI pulses triggered by the tally condition of the production switcher or
other external device.
This streamlined workflow can reduce errors and free graphic artists to spend time on the creation
process rather than on recall. GPI signals sent to the Playback Controller can:
• advance DekoMOS graphics
• play motions
• clear clips
• clear channels
• resume or cancel effects
• hold events for repeat use
• navigate through a rundown
Hardware Components
Devices external to DekoMOS such as production switchers, routers, or master control switchers,
can be connected to the Burst GPI-10 Converter. Tally signals from these devices trigger the Burst
GPI-10 to invoke certain predefined DekoMOS actions. Hardware components involved in tally/
GPI control include:
• Deko playout channels
• machine with the DekoMOS Playback Controller installed, typically one for each control room
• Burst GPI-10 RS-232 Converter (user supplied) with the Firmware I-96 upgrade, typically one for
each control room
• production or master control switcher, or router, with tally and/or GPI outputs
Optional hardware components include:
• P.I. Engineering X-keys Desktop or X-keys Professional programmable keypad (user supplied)
This device can be interfaced with the switcher for additional GPI capability. This is especially useful
for functions not normally associated with tally condition, such as list navigation.
• tally matrix (user supplied)
This facilitates changes to switcher tally connections, avoiding the need to resolder connections to the
switcher.