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External control - Overview
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Touchscreen
Freestyler support One touchscreen to be controled with the Touchscreen Interface 1 or 2.
and Of course you can connect more touchscreens to a Pc.
Using Touch Screen Interface1
Using Touch Screen Interface2
Keyboard Shotcuts
You can use the keyboard to make Shortcut keys for triggering button on freestyler.
Keyboard shortcuts
JoyStick
The joystick control is enabled by checking “on” the checkbox.
When this is enabled all buttons on the joystick is active.
To control movement the external “Toggle pan/tilt” are be used.
This makes it possible to switch the movement control between normal fader control and joystick control.
See Joystick control
Midi interface
One Midi interface is available via a usb port.
If more midi interfaces are to be used then a patch program like Midi-ox and Midi yoke are to be used.
Midi-ox combines midi signal from more devices into one.
You can do alot more with midi ox and Midi yoke is a Virtual Midi cable, so you can connect the midi controler to Midi ox and from midi ox with a virtual Midi cable (Midi yoke) to freestyler
Using Midi Interface
Midi OX setup
Using BCF2000
Using 3x BCF2000 tutorial
Go and back on a encoder tutorial
Enttec wings
Up to 3 Enttec wings can be added
External commands
TCP IP Control
Fresstyler supports external control using a simple TCP/IP connection, developers can communicate with Freestyler using either a simple byte[] or ASKII protocol.
Example commands for ASKII FSOC002255 The command above is broken down into FSOC : Freestyler Command. 002 : Command Code from reference document. 255 command parameter, in this instance 002 is blackout and 255 and button Click.
Software utilising this protocol are Android Freestlyer Remote Lite https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.matthewgroberts.freestylerlite&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwidWsuY28ubWF0dGhld2dyb2JlcnRzLmZyZWVzdHlsZXJsaXRlIl0.
Freestyler Remote Pro https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.matthewgroberts.freestylerPro&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwidWsuY28ubWF0dGhld2dyb2JlcnRzLmZyZWVzdHlsZXJQcm8iXQ..
IOS Freestyler DMX Remote https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/freestyler-dmx-remote/id417748124?mt=8