Virtual IO - Examples

Virtual I/O is a feature for activating scripts on station events.

The scripts mentioned in this article can be downloaded here.

Door Opening - Controlling relay located in safe area

Due to security requirements it is sometimes not allowed to operate the door lock from the relay in the Turbine station at the door.

Instead of operating the relay in the door station, one can use the "Virtual I/O" feature to control the relay of a remote I/O unit (e.g. TKIS-2 unit) which is located in a secure area.

The script RelayTimer_v1.lua can be used for this prupose. The script let you pulse a relay of a remote unit for a set time.

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Select SIP Configuration > Script Upload, and click Browse to upload the script to the station

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The RelayTimer_v1.lua script requires 4 parameters:

lua RelayTimer_v1.lua <username> <password> <Turbine IP address> <Timer>

- username is by default admin

- password is by default alphaadmin

- Turbine IP address is the IP address in dot notation

- Timer is the relay pulse time in seconds

Configure the script with the required parameters. Select SIP Configuration > Script Configuration

When this script is triggered, the relay of station 10.5.101.149 will be pulsed for 3 seconds

Finally you need to define which event should rtrigger the script. Select SIP Configuration > Script Events:

There are three different scripts for relay control.

RelayTimer_v1.lua: Pulse the relay for a set time
RelayOn_v1.lua: Turn relay ON
RelayOff_v1.lua: Turn relay OFF

The RelayOn_v1.lua script requires 3 parameters:

lua RelayOn_v1.lua <username> <password> <Turbine IP address>

username is by default admin
password is by default alphaadmin
Turbine IP address is the IP address in dot notation

To configure the script, select SIP Configuration > Script Configuration

When this script is triggered, the relay of station 10.5.101.149 will be turned ON

The RelayOff_v1.lua script requires 3 parameters:

lua RelayOff_v1.lua <username> <password> <Turbine IP address>

username is by default admin
password is by default alphaadmin
Turbine IP address is the IP address in dot notation

When this script is triggered, the relay of station 10.5.101.149 will be turned OFF

Script Event assignement
After a script slot has been created the user can choose which event(s) which will start the script(s).

TruPortal Integration

By using Virtual I/O the Pulse system trigger a script that can control the door lock in a TruPortal system.

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Script configuration
TruPortal script requires 4 parameters:

username
password
TruPortal device IP address
Door number to activate

Script Event assignement
After a script slot has been created the user can choose which event(s) which will start the script.

Milestone Integration

By using Virtual I/O the Pulse system trigger a script that can control the Milestone Video Management System. In this example we want to activate a camera when the Turbine station calls the reception. The camera should switch off when the conversation ends.

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