Alex Ramos Posted March 25, 2016 Report Share Posted March 25, 2016 Hey all, Is there any software to link Xkeys and WO5? Maybe something that send TCP or UDP on a Xkey press. Thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Leong Posted March 25, 2016 Report Share Posted March 25, 2016 From the X-keys website, seems that they have 2 versions: TruCom or Virtual Com. Both would essentially communicate with a Watchout PC via serial port (RS232). So you would need a RS232-TCP/IP converter installed in the Watchout PC which would convert any serial input signals to TCP/IP which Watchout can understand. I have used the single port freeware version of HW-VSP3 from http://www.hw-group.com/products/hw_vsp/index_en.htmlnot with X-Keys but another serial keypad device by Genovation. Just direct the serial port for the X-Keys to TCP port 3040 of your Production PC. (hint: You have to 'login' with the default password to make any changes to the Virtual Port). In my opinion, with today's PCs/Laptops, the Virtual Com version with USB connection would be more convenient. The TruCom version would need a RS232-USB adapter. Thomas Leong 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Fahl Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 X-Keys seems to be able to run a program when a key is pressed. Assuming you can pass command line parameters to such a program, you can make it run something like netcat or (perhaps even more convenient) the udpsend sub-command of swiss-file-knife. The udpsend sub-command can send a string with both ascii characters as well as other data specified as hex bytes. Seems quite useful for this kind of purpose. More details here: http://stahlworks.com/dev/index.php?tool=udpsend 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Ramos Posted March 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Thanks, Found SDK for Xkeys, and compiled a small soft in .NET USB to Xkeys and outputs UDP to WO Production 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjsisko Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Alex, I just started working on a hybrid MIDI/TCP controller for WO 5/6 with x-keys. Using Just Macros on windows. Maybe we can collaborate and come up with something useful! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiesemann Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 And maybe you could sell it to the rest of us.... keep posting. cheers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Ramos Posted May 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 mjsisko Do you have any thing on MIDI for VB.NET ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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