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External control - Overview
Everything you want to do with FreeStyler can be done with a keyboard and mouse in the software itself, but for many people, having tactile controls like buttons, faders and knobs is more intuitive and more like what some people are used to with traditional lighting desks. FreeStyler allows you to hook up a number of different external controls including touchscreens, MIDI controllers and mind-controlled devices (provided they send standard MIDI signals).
Touchscreen
FreeStyler supports one touchscreen to be controlled with the Touchscreen Interface 1 or 2.
And of course you can connect more touchscreens to a PC (for standard PC control).
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 the checkbox “on”.
When this is enabled all buttons on the joystick are active.
To control movement, the external “Toggle pan/tilt” can 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 can be used.
MIDI-OX combines MIDI signal from more devices into one.
You can do a lot more with MIDI-OX, and MIDI Yoke is a Virtual MIDI cable, so you can connect the MIDI controller to MIDI-OX and from MIDI ox with a virtual MIDI cable (MIDI Yoke) to FreeStyler.
Enttec Wings
Up to 3 Enttec wings can be added
External Commands
Here you can find a list with all the External Commands:
External Commands
TCP/IP Control
FreeStyler supports external control using a simple TCP/IP connection. Developers can communicate with FreeStyler using either a simple byte[] or ASCII protocol.
Example commands for ASCII FSOC002255
The command above is broken down into:
- FSOC : FreeStyler Command
- 002 : Command Code from reference document (in this instance 002 is blackout)
- 255 command parameter (255 is button click)
Apps
Android
- FreeStyler Remote Lite
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.matthewgroberts.FreeStylerlite
- FreeStyler Remote Pro
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.matthewgroberts.FreeStylerPro
iOS
- FreeStyler DMX Remote
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/FreeStyler-dmx-remote/id417748124?mt=8