Hi
A feature I'd like to see would be functionality to:
Open a TCP/UDP connection
Send an ASCII String
Where required, close the connection.
You would set this up through the fixture editor so different channels could send different strings, and in the case of a channel operating as a switch (above DMX 128 is on, below is off) send different commands for off and on.
This would enable direct control of the shutter/blackout on PJlink projectors as well as sending commands to devices like the ITACH IP2IR boxes. (http://www.globalcache.com/products/itach/) Allowing you to control any device with an IR port (Tv's, dvd players etc...)
For me this would significantly increase the value of ion/eos as a standalone show control solution. For a couple of my shows I've needed to have a computer on the network just to take artnet input and spit out some ASCII strings. Given this is so simple technically it would be fantastic if the console could do it directly.
EDIT: Ideally strings could also be imported from a txt file, in the case of dealing with particularly long strings or strings with unusual characters.
[edited by: Chax at 8:02 PM (GMT -6) on Wed, May 25 2011]
