Pro-Bel SW-P-02 Implementation notes

Pro-Bel SW-P-02  (General Switcher) protocol for router control is supported in Helm, RouteMaster and RouteMaster VR RouteMaster uses the protocol for both outgoing and incoming connections, allowing third-party systems using SW-P-02 to control RouteMaster.  Helm uses...

Pro-Bel SW-P-08 Implementation notes

Pro-Bel SW-P-08 protocol for router control is supported in Helm, RouteMaster and RouteMaster-NDI. RouteMaster uses the protocol for both outgoing and incoming connections, allowing third-party systems using SW-P-08 to control RouteMaster.  Helm uses it for outgoing...

How to edit RouteMaster’s configuration file manually

Sometimes you’ll need to override the standard settings that RouteMaster uses to connect to certain routers. This might be timeouts, passwords, name lengths, or other protocol-specific functions. This isn’t possible in the RouteMaster UI, but can be done...

RouteMaster command line options

RouteMaster can be passed options via the command line that affect the operation of the program. -f </path/to/folder> Overrides the folder path used for RouteMaster configuration and logging files. If omitted, these are stored in the user’s application...
Using Shadow Devices

Using Shadow Devices

In critical broadcast workflows it’s common to have redundant processing to guard against equipment failures. Using Shadow Devices, Helm provides the ability to control redundant devices in parallel with the main signal path. Here’s how we set this up. An...