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ToucanType

Make and update lighting cues from Disguise, driven from Companion.

ToucanType talks to ETC EOS, comparing the cue tags in a Disguise track against the console's cue list and creating or updating whatever doesn't match.

Setting up

In ToucanType, open Settings → OSC Triggers:

1. The incoming trigger port is fixed at 5050. Nothing to configure.
2. Under OSC Status (Send), turn on Send Status.
3. Set the IP Address to the computer running Companion, and the UDP Port to the Status Listen Port you set in this module (5051 by default).
4. Leave the Status Addresses at their defaults so this module recognises them.
5. Press Apply Changes, then Send Now to push the current values straight away.

In this module's config, set the ToucanType IP to the Mac running ToucanType.

A licence is required in ToucanType before it will act on any trigger.

Actions

Action	Sends
Make / Update Cues (Live)	/toucantype/make
Make / Update Cues (Blind)	/toucantype/make/blind
Refresh Disguise	/toucantype/disguise/refresh
Delete Unmatched Console Cues	/toucantype/delete

Make and Delete act on every unmatched cue in the tracks currently selected in ToucanType. Nothing happens if there is nothing to do.

Variables

Variable	What it holds
cues_to_make	Cues in Disguise with no matching console cue
cues_to_update	Matching cues whose label, scene or delay differs
cues_to_delete	Console cues with nothing behind them in Disguise
show_progress	Show progress, 0 - 100
message	One line summary, sized for a key title
last_update	When the last status arrived

message is the quickest thing to put on a key. It reads Make 4 / Update 2 when idle, Up to Date when there is nothing outstanding, and mirrors ToucanType's own progress window (Refreshing Disguise, Making 6 Cues) while something is running.

Feedbacks

Cue count comparison — restyles a button based on one of the counts, or on make plus update together. The usual setup is "make + update, greater than 0" to light a key amber when there is work to do.

Notes

ToucanType only sends a value when it changes, so the variables stay empty until something moves. Press Send Now in ToucanType's settings to populate them immediately — useful after restarting Companion.

The connection shows OK once the status port is bound. Because UDP is connectionless and the feed is silent when nothing changes, that means "listening", not "ToucanType is definitely running".