Use Flowstone to control external FX unit

[incubatorjones]

Hello all,
I did a cursory search of the internet and didn't find anything about using Flowstone to control external (hardware) FX units.
For instance, if I own an Eventide Eclipse and wanted to build a GUI interface with Flowstone to control and program my own patches on the Eclipse, can I do that in Flowstone?
How difficult would it be?
Thanks for any information....

J

[KG_is_back]

Hi!
Controlling external devices from Flowstone is possible. The implementation depends on how the device receives data. If the device is controlled by midi, then the implementation should be fairly simple. Flowstone can both send and receive midi data of any kind including SYSEX. One of the main features of Flowstone is to connect to and control robotic devices, perhaps external FX units may be connected in the same way. If everything fails, Flowstone also contains DLL component, so you can get your hand dirty and write DLL that connects to desired device and send data to/from Flowstone.

I probably wasn't very helpful, since I never used these features of Flowstone, but many guys around here do, so they may provide an answer. I just know it certainly is possible... On how difficult would it be, that depends on the device...

[incubatorjones]

Thanks for your reply.
I am trying to see if I can write a better interface for the Eventide H7600 because VSIGFILE is "ok" but clunky and can be updated to a much cleaner, friendlier GUI. It of course does have MIDI but the VSIGFILE uses the serial port to send info back and forth. I hope others can give me some insight as to how to even start such a project.
Thanks...

[KG_is_back]

There is a COM port primitive in Flowstone that cal be used to receive and transmit data via RS232 serial port. Again, I do not know how it actually works, but it is the matter or sending right data and interpreting the incoming data correctly.
Check both Eclipse and Flowstone manuals to learn how to set the thing up. It shouldn't be overly hard to do it.