Interoperability - what does that mean? After this 1-hour conversation with Robbie Green and Chris Tarr, I would say it means “controlling or checking on one device by using another device or system”. Scaled up intelligently, it implies having control and understanding of complex systems from a single location, or doing so automatically. So, rather than separately checking on an automation system, an audio processor, an audio router, a satellite receiver, a transmitter, or a security system, these individual systems can connect meaningfully to a central monitoring and control (M&C) system and/or to each other as appropriate. GPIO is a low-bar baseline for interoperability. Serial control, RS-422, and CanBUSS moved us forward, but a variety of TCP/IP protocols, including SNMP, have brought us to a good level of general interoperability if we’re willing to do the work and research to implement them. These ideas have motivated Robbie Green and Chris Tarr to implement interoperabilities that make broadcast operations more reliable, stable, and convenient.

Show notes:

* Robbie mentioned the LANTRONIX UDS2100 as a good Serial Device Server

* We mentioned live, on-line demos of some Inovonics devices, which are also interoperable

* Connect SNMP to other protocols with these...https://www.controlbyweb.com/x600m/

* Robbie’s example of vMix TCP integration - https://www.vmix.com/help26/TCPAPI.html

* Messaging on various display platforms, like Paravel's WallTime

Guest

Robbie Green - Product Manager, Communication Products at Telos Alliance

Hosts

Chris Tarr - Group Director of Engineering at Magnum.MediaKirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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