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Sending UPD Packets
by admin | Jun 24, 2016 | Knowledge Base

You can add the UPD Output system command to a cue to send strings to a specific target IP.

Registry Settings

The UPD ports are defined in the Windows Registry.

From the Run window enter ‘regedit’ and click Run. The registry editor will open.
Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREShowCADArtist3
Right-click in the right-hand pane and select New/DWORD
Name it ‘Count’ and set the value to 1
Right-click in the right-hand pane and select New/DWORD
Name it Port0 (that’s Port) and set the value to the IP port you wish to send on.
Adding the System Command

Right-click the Cue, Scene or Step you want to send the command from.
Select ‘Add System Command’
Select ‘UDP Output’ and click Next
Enter the IP address of the Target device
Enter the text required to send on the port defined in the registry