DMP-8000: How Do I Setup the Fire Alarm Trigger with GPI2ERTD?

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• To ensure this program is able to control the DMP-8000, please follow DMP-8000: How do I setup ERTD via HTML web interface.

1. Open GPI 2 ERTD by going to Start>Programs>Daktronics>Utilities>GPI2ERTD. Once the program is open, it can then be accessed by the icon tray by right clicking on the blue D and selecting Open.
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3. Click Configure.
4. In the Configure window, set the below settings:
   1. Input Port:  COM# - Select for the 9-pin that will connect the computer the program is on to the Fire Alarm Interface.
   2. Output Port:  Follow the following notes to determine the UDP port that will be used.
      1. NOTE: if using in conjunction with a VP-6000 and not running in Dak Alpha mode, use port 1337 instead so that you can script commands to change the look package to the DMP Fullscreen as well as trigger content when a fire alarm event is triggered.
      2. NOTE: if using port 27000 with DMP-8000s version 8.40+, create a copy of ctrl_udp27000.dsrc to the data folder and/or a custom dsrc will need to be created for the 8000 to know which port to have open to listen to the GPI interface.
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5. Double click Set.
6. Click Add.
7. Select function that is required.  Ex. "ErtdScripting.ErtdPlayFile"
8. Click OK.
9. Fill in function details:
   1. Sign Number:  Input the proper sign number for the zone Fire Alarm content message will play on
   2. Mode:  Continuous
   3. Number of Times:  0
   4. Drive:  C
   5. Library: 
      1. If the File being played is in the Content folder on the DMP, leave this section blank.
      2. If the File being played is in a folder deeper than the Content folder, input the folder name here.
   6. Filename:  Input the filename of the content without the file extension.
      1. NOTE: Keep file name short, if file name is too long ERTDPlayFile command will not output from GPI2ERTD.
10. Click OK.
11. Either OK if done, or click Add to add another line for another player/content that is different from above as needed. (Add lines for VP-6000 control if required to change the look).
12. Double click Cleared if you want to set up a default message to play once the fire alarm is cleared and the emergency is over.
13. Repeat steps 6 to 11. 
15. To test messaging to the displays:
    1. Open Data Monitor or DakTerm to monitor the Output UDP port from the Configure window.
    2. Short the appropriate pins of the Terminal Block, (TB) (test through Fire Alarm Interface) or 9-pins (test bypassing Fire Alarm Interface) connected to the Input Port setup and testing from the Configure window.
       1. For Input 1:  TB pins 7 and 8 = 9-pin Pins 8 and 7
       2. For Input 2:  TB pins 5 and 6 = 9-pin Pins 6 and 7
       3. For Input 3:  TB pins 3 and 4 = 9-pin Pins 1 and 7
16. In Data Monitor or DakTerm, look for filename(s) of content from Set to show on short and filename(s) of content from Cleared to show on open.
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