[slinkelist] Re: Missing Discs

[Tony Golden]

----- Original Message -----
From: <AndyStein@aol.com>
To: <slinkelist@nirvis.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 1999 12:57 AM
Subject: Re: [slinkelist] Re: Missing Discs


>     For how much does this Crestron sell?

The CNMSX-Pro retails for around $2000, and the CT-3500 is $4000, but they
will do A LOT of stuff.  Crestron *does* make less expensive equipment,
though, that can do what we're talking about.

>I take it that since the program
> retrieves CD information from the changers, the Crestron cannot display
track
> titles (because the S-link laungage apparently does not offer commands for
> tracks).

That is correct.

>Or could the Crestron get tracks from CDJ somehow (after the user
> enters the tracks into CDJ)?

That's my plan.  I'm sure it can be done, I just haven't tried it yet.


>
> In a message dated 10/29/99 10:13:14 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> MrGolden@swbell.net writes:
>
> << Subj:     Re: [slinkelist] Re: Missing Discs
>  Date:  10/29/99 10:13:14 PM Pacific Daylight Time
>  From:  MrGolden@swbell.net (Tony Golden)
>  To:    AndyStein@aol.com
>  CC:    slinkelist@nirvis.com (Slink-e Users List)
>
>  This particular installation uses the CNMSX-Pro controller, and CT-3500
>  touchpanels.  It has the capability to display the CD information on the
>  touchpanels (using Slinke to obtain the data from the changers), but I
>  haven't written that part of the software for it yet.
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: <AndyStein@aol.com>
>  To: <slinkelist@nirvis.com>
>  Sent: Friday, October 29, 1999 12:03 AM
>  Subject: Re: [slinkelist] Re: Missing Discs
>
>
>  >     Which Crestron model do you use? Does it display tracks, artists,
and
>  > titles on its own screen, and does it handle multiple changers?
>  >
>  >
>  >     Andrew
>  >
>  >
>  > In a message dated 10/28/99 9:20:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>  > MrGolden@swbell.net writes:
>  >
>  > << That's one of the main reasons I prefer Crestron -- It's
architecture
>  is
>  >  much more open.  I originally bought the Slinke (and subscribed to
this
>  >  list) with intentions of getting it to communicate with a Crestron
>  system.
>  >  I know it's possible -- I just haven't had time to actually do it.
>  >
>  >
>  >  > In a message dated 10/28/99 9:27:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>  >  > RJT4RE@aol.com writes:
>  >  >
>  >  > > Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 18:34:21 -0500
>  >  > >  From: Tony Golden <MrGolden@swbell.net>
>  >  > >  Subject: Re: [slinkelist] RE: Missing Discs
>  >  > >  To: Slink-e Users List <slinkelist@nirvis.com>
>  >  > >
>  >  > >  There should be a way for Slinke/CDJ to send data to the PHAST
>  system,
>  >  > which
>  >  > >  could in turn be displayed on the keypads.
>  >  > >
>  >  > PHAST is what one would call a "closed architecture".  There's no
one
>  >  getting
>  >  > through their door without them having a software/hardware hand in
it!
>  I
>  >  > actually had to link CDJ/PHAST through the IR interface that PHAST
>  >  supports.
>  >  > CDJ sends commands to the PHAST A/V software by looking like a PHAST
IR
>  >  > remote which is totally programmable within the PHAST software.
>  Likewise,
>  >  > PHAST sends commands to CDJ by emulating a SONY Changer IR that
>  triggers
>  >  > events.  Mean while PHAST has all the changers defined with all the
CD
>  >  info
>  >  > loaded in it to enable the LCD keypad display. Not the way I would
have
>  >  > chosen, but it does work.  It would have been nice if PHAST would
have
>  >  > allowed for some type of appl-appl communication, I could have then
>  >  dedicated
>  >  > another 6 months trying to get it working as advertised (from a
PHAST
>  >  > perspective).
>  >  >
>  >  > Rich
>  >  > >>
>
>
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