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General Category => DMX512 Discussions => Topic started by: samm1234 on September 03, 2011, 08:06:25 PM

Title: DMX to trigger a powerpoint
Post by: samm1234 on September 03, 2011, 08:06:25 PM

Does anybody know of any way to get a GRANDA MA to trigger a powerpoint presentation. Thanx Sam.

Title: Re: DMX to trigger a powerpoint
Post by: DMX512 on September 03, 2011, 11:51:37 PM

Hi Sam

There are a number of ways one can do this, none of them perfect.

First off, canibalise a USB mouse, and connect the mouse buttons to a DMX relay board or box, and then by just setting a channel to full for half a second you can get the next slide up.

I think that Screen Monkey (free, from here (http://www.screenmonkey.co.uk) can display PPT presentations, and if it can do this to your satisfaction, then the Professional Edition (£120) can be triggered from DMX, and so should do what you want.

If a Ma can send strings out of the RS232 port, then another possibility is TriggerPoint (http://triggerpoint.irwdesign.com).

Let us know what you decide to do, or if you find another solution.