Evertz

Evertz VIP-X for Companion

Transport: TCP JSON-RPC 2.0 (default 31001)
Handshake: required on connect.
Ping/Pong: VIP-X pings ~5s; module replies automatically.

Actions

• Refresh Lists – Re-fetch displays, layouts, windows, inputs, snapshots.
• Fire Snapshot (by ID) – Loads a snapshot by numeric ID.
• Fire Snapshot (by Name) – Loads a snapshot by name (exact match).
• Set Display Layout (by ID/Name) – Put a layout on a display or clear it.
• Set Window Input (by IDs/Names) – Assign or clear a window’s source.
• Set Window Audio (by ID/Name) – Assign or clear a window’s audio.

Saving/creating snapshots from the client is not supported by the VIP-X JSON-RPC (no method exposed). Create snapshots on the MV, then use this module to recall them.

Variables

• $(vipx:connected) – true/false
• $(vipx:handshake_version) – negotiated interface version
• $(vipx:last_snapshot_loaded) – name or id of last recall

Feedbacks

• Connected – Turns style green when connected.