How to configure PLURA Timer

Owned by Ramya Raman
Last updated: Aug 06, 2024
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Version 5.7.1 onwards MCM9000 supports PLURA Auxillary protocol.

The connection to the Plura timer is TCP-based (bidirectional connection), including the keep-alive connection. The connection is initiated by the MCM and the Plura acts as the server. Whereas, in TSL, the MCM is the server waiting for connection from the TSL source. For this reason, it is mandatory to configure both the Plura device IP and PORT defined by the Plura device.

Plura source has a limitation for the number of connections, so there is a limit on the number of MCMs (or other devices) that can be connected to the source. The Plura supports up to 6 timers and those are mapped to our internal timers 0..5

The timers can be displayed in the tile UMD or/and in the standalone clock/timer object. Tally config for such timer should be: tally_id,mode=timer,timer=3 same as Tally and Timers.

External TSL

  1. Navigate to Output → Auxiliary Protocols.

2. Click on add a TSL configuration and select the Protocol as PLURA. For a detailed description of the fields please refer to Auxiliary Protocols.

 

  • The “Port” is usually 8851.

  • The “HASH” id can be any string - TSL is the default in the GUI for the auxiliary items - but for Plura it makes sense to use something else, otherwise it might be confusing.

  • The “IP Address” - Plura device IP.

  • The “Device Serial” - Is relevant for stack scenario and it defines which of the system will connect to the Plura source. If not specified all systems will connect, and due to the connection limitation it will not work. In case of a non-stacked system, should be ignores.

3. Navigate to Outputs → Layout Editor. In the Editor drag the clock to which you need to assign the Plura timer. In this example, BW Digital Clock is selected as shown below.

4. Navigate to Outputs → Layouts. Hover the pointer on a clock and click on the edit icon as shown below.

 

4. Input the Tally settings as specified below. The Tally settings should be in the format,

tally_id,mode=timer,timer=1.

For example, plura01_B,mode=timer,timer=1 where the “_B” is A, B, C, D, E, F depending on the timer.

  • The tally_id should be the same PLURA HASH as specified in step 2.

  • mode=timer

  • timer can range between 0 to 7 since every plura timer has 7 clocks.

 

Click on Update. The Plura time is updated.