User manual

Table of Contents
Introduction.........................................................................................................................................................................4
Basic architecture...............................................................................................................................................................4
BootStrap.exe...................................................................................................................................................................4
GUIapp.exe......................................................................................................................................................................5
MediaPlayer.exe..............................................................................................................................................................5
Quitting the Application..................................................................................................................................................5
Operating system optimisations......................................................................................................................................5
Install/Upgrade process..................................................................................................................................................6
Logging system................................................................................................................................................................7
Master control file “MediaSettings.xml” and “Settings.xml”........................................................................................8
Control File linking or includes......................................................................................................................................8
Key XML Tags..................................................................................................................................................................9
<LocationName> and <ScreenName>........................................................................................................................9
<Groups>....................................................................................................................................................................9
<Interface>................................................................................................................................................................10
<Channels>...............................................................................................................................................................12
<DisplayDevices>.....................................................................................................................................................14
<AudioDevices>.......................................................................................................................................................16
<TCPIPServices>......................................................................................................................................................18
<Reboot>...................................................................................................................................................................19
<IP>...........................................................................................................................................................................20
<Logging>.................................................................................................................................................................21
<Variables>...............................................................................................................................................................23
<IPcamera>...............................................................................................................................................................24
IP camera Configurations................................................................................................................................24
<AutoSchedule>.......................................................................................................................................................26
<Security>.................................................................................................................................................................29
<IO>..........................................................................................................................................................................31
Automation and the GUI.................................................................................................................................31
<Devices>........................................................................................................................................................34
<Serial>...........................................................................................................................................................37
<IP>.................................................................................................................................................................38
<Events>..........................................................................................................................................................39
<Trigger>.........................................................................................................................................................41
Trigger syntaxEach trigger can be defined using the following process:...................................................41
Trigger types...............................................................................................................................................42
Defining a trigger messagePart of defining a trigger requires setting up how and what messages will be
sent from the dCine. The dCine allows for messages to be sent via any of the following three methods.
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<Macros>.........................................................................................................................................................46
Theatre states..............................................................................................................................................46
Macro Sytex................................................................................................................................................47
Command SyntaxA macro can be made up of two different types of commands. “Trigger” and “Sleep”.
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Error Handling............................................................................................................................................48
<DCIDevice>............................................................................................................................................................49
<MediaStore>...........................................................................................................................................................51
<Streamer>................................................................................................................................................................53
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