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Author Topic: Web User Interface from a cp2000 christie Stephan Shelley Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 854 From: castro valley, CA, usa Registered: Nov 2014 posted 10-21-2017 01:05 PM                     It can be done and was taught how to in a Christie class and they gave us the app to install if needed. I have done it on a CP2000-H and XB. Note the H predates the S and SB. I know that TPC software 2.9 has the VNC app built in. You just have to start it.  |  IP: Logged Dave Macaulay Film God Posts: 2321 From: Toronto, Canada Registered: Apr 2001 posted 10-22-2017 10:10 AM                     Interesting. I will look into this... you have to install an extra package to the TPC? I think he's still got an expensive paperweight if there's no TPC.  |  IP: Logged Ioannis Syrogiannis Expert Film Handler Posts: 147 From: Reykjavík, Iceland Registered: Jun 2005 posted 10-22-2017 01:54 PM                     I do get the impression that Stephan and Dave are not in sync here, and question different statements of Azabu. Stephan, if I may add to your post, the terminal program is the “NetTerminal” by Christie. You’ll have to connect to the projector (not projector head) by pressing the lightning bolt icon or selecting connect by the “Connection” menu. You then can enable the VNC service by entering (VNC 1) as you mentioned. The truth is, in lack of the program (PM), you can sent the command (if possible) by adding the text to a doremi DCP2000 macro to be sent to the projector, in a similar manner that you would add any other command, but by using text. A number of commands are documented in the manuals, like queuing for douser position or lamp status or changing channels [(CHA 1) for instance], not all projectors have their documents describing the exact same text outputs for all uses though (different serial APIs, I guess). Yet, the thing is, you might have trouble connecting, even then, with the latest versions of VNC clients. The truth is that all that projectors and working modes are in need of a TPC (or similar). I wonder what Azabu was talking about in writing that one of the projectors didn’t have the TPC and wanted to connect via web user interface. Could it be that the projector is one of the kind of the ZX or M (or H?) models that doesn’t have an actual TPC, but a Control Display Panel (CDP) and feature a web interface?  |  IP: Logged Stephan Shelley Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 854 From: castro valley, CA, usa Registered: Nov 2014 posted 10-25-2017 02:17 PM                     You can send the ASCII commands with any terminal program including net terminal but putty will work as well. Make sure you set it to port 5000. While I did not state so I agree that without a TPC the projector is not much use. Christie sells a retrofit kit so one can use a currently available TPCs. Series 1 TPC software 2.9D is compatible with the newer hardware. While all of the 2.9 versions of the software contains the VNC server app, if one is running an older version you will need to FTP the app into the TPC. One can get it from Christie tech support though I suspect they will recommend one brings the TPC to the most current software.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 10-26-2017 06:13 AM                     I'll say that 2.9c has been rock solid for me on the series 1 (CP2000) projectors we still have in our service area. The VNC does work as advertised. And yes, with each reboot of the TPC, you have to restart the VNC "app" with a (VNC1) to port 5000 via telnet (pick your favorite program to do that).  |  IP: Logged

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