Monthly Archives: December 2015

FSR to LXC-200 via telnet server

Posted on December 29, 2015 by

So, after all the work I put into investigating the HTTP RPC method, it turns out that the LXC-200 supports running a telnet server on a user-selectable port which communicates directly with the serial port. Select “Remote Session Method: Telnet … Continue reading →

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FSR fun: Bit-banging HTTP POST

Posted on December 29, 2015 by

So, now that I have the Aurora LXC-200 RPC API figured out, I’m moving closer to my ultimate goal of having an FSR FLEX-LT use an LXC-200 as an expansion serial port. There’s just one problem: The FLEX doesn’t speak … Continue reading →

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Scripting an Aurora LXC-200 from the command line

Posted on December 29, 2015 by

Aurora Multimedia produces a number of network-attached port expanders for their WACI line of A/V control systems. Among these is their LXC-200, which provides 3 RS-232 serial ports, 2 IR ports, 2 relays and 1 GPIO in a small, POE-powered … Continue reading →

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Slides from my Monitoring talk at UVa-LSP

Posted on December 10, 2015 by

I’ve posted the slides from my Automated Systems Monitoring talk I gave at the recent UVa LSP conference. Slides are available with and without my presenter notes. This talk covered high-level concepts in automated systems monitoring as well as some … Continue reading →

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